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Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing
Career Gateway Homes – Columbus, Ohio

The NRP Group LLC (NRP) and Community Development for All People (CD4AP) developed Career Gateway Homes as a workforce housing model located near Nationwide Children’s Hospital on the East side of Columbus. Career Gateway has created a strategic partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital as part of its Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) initiative to provide high quality housing, financial support, training, and job placement for area residents all in close proximity to the companies in the area, including the hospital and the local Columbus State Community College.

Career Gateway Homes offers 44 units in a three-story elevator apartment building and 14, three-story townhomes with attached garages. Additionally, Career Gateway offers a training center, community room, computer room, play area, and fitness center. Financing for the project included a $10.6 million investment from Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing’s Ohio Equity Fund XXVI. Financing partners include RiverHills Bank, City of Columbus, Chase Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio Capital Finance Corporation, and Ohio Housing Finance Agency.