$370 million project would bulldoze Latitude Five25, renovate Wedgewood Village

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A real estate investment firm is planning one of the largest affordable housing projects in Franklin County history, including demolishing the vacant Latitude Five25 towers and rehabilitating the Hilltop's Wedgewood Village.

Nuveen Real Estate's plans call for Latitude Five25 at 525 Sawyer Blvd. in east Columbus to face a bulldozer and be replaced with a 390-unit apartment complex for low-income families. The 15-story Sawyer Boulevard towers have sat empty since late 2022...