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Pizzuti's Jaeger Square apartments near German Village now leasing

By submitting your information you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and User Agreement . Join the Columbus Business First to unlock even more insights! Pizzuti Cos.' Jaeger Square apartments at the cross section of Schumacher Place, German Village and Merion Village are now open to residents, after a winding road to finalize the mixed-use project. Pizzuti Cos.' Jaeger Square development at the cross section of Schumacher Place, German Village and Merion Village is now open to residents. The 261-unit apartment development, located at 850 Jaeger St. at the site of a former Giant Eagle, welcomed its first residents in March. Units range from studios to three-bedrooms apartments, with monthly rents starting at $1,000. There also are a few penthouse units with private terraces. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Occupancy is at 25% in the first few weeks and weekly leasing rates are in the double-digits, developer and Pizzuti Cos. President Joel Pizzuti told Columbus Business First. Expand The second floor of the Jaeger Square development features at art studio with connecting outdoor terrace space. Expand to read more Paul Cunningham, Repli Creative 1 of 7 "The reception to the building has been incredibly positive ... people like the project; they're responding well to it and it's filling up," Pizzuti said. The project opened its doors after nearly five years of reconciling the developer's vision with pushback from the neighborhood over size and design. The company purchased the property in 2017 and began planning for the development in 2020, after the grocery chain decided not to renew its lease in 2019. After a two-and-a-half-year process of incorporating feedback from area residents, construction began in 2022. Pizzuti remembers that period as "frustrating" but concludes that the final product speaks for itself. "We have a housing challenge in Columbus, so embracing density where appropriate makes a lot of sense," he said. "I think (the Jaeger Square project) is additive to the neighborhood. It doesn't look intrusive or out of place." The property includes five floors of tenant amenities: a first floor coworking space and outdoor meditation garden, a second floor indoor club room with a bar and kitchen, art studio and outdoor bocce court, a third floor fitness center, a fourth floor yoga studio and a fifth floor solarium. As with many Pizzuti projects, the building also incorporates public art from local and international artists. "The idea is to live with art, not feel like an art gallery," Pizzuti said. "The point was to make it feel natural, comfortable so as people move throughout their day, they're exposed to it but it feels more like a living room." The ground floor currently has 8,250 square feet of vacant retail space that faces Whittier Street. Pizzuti said they are in discussions with a handful of potential partners but predict finding two or three different tenants with concepts to pique the interest of residents and attract visitors from outside the neighborhood. In addition to the 262 parking spaces at the development's underground garage, Pizzuti also owns a nearby parking lot that could be used as a valet lot for a potential dining establishment.