The Ohio State Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a South Campus alley located south of the 11th Avenue parking garage at its Thursday meeting.
The alley, which the city of Columbus is offering to sell for about $56,000, will be connected to the future William H. Hall Student Residential Complex, a new South Campus dormitory set to be constructed starting in December.
The motion was introduced by Mary Lynn Readey, associate vice president of Facilities Operations and Development at OSU, who said the strip of land would be made into a pedestrian walkway and vehicle path used to access the new dorms. It would also be used for deliveries and transporting furniture and other materials to and from the housing complex.
Readey said the city of Columbus would retain utility and water rights for the 25-foot wide, 411-foot long alley located next to other OSU-owned properties such as the Younkin Success Center and south campus dorms.
Facilities Operations and Development plans to improve the alley’s appearance through landscaping and re-paving.
