The Seneca Hotel as reported in the Columbus Dispatch, is now being renovated with funds directed by the Ohio State Department of Development and the City of Columbus is a 10 story historic, brick structure designed by architect Frank Packard

Frank Packard

Frank L. Packard was a prominent architect in Ohio.He designed the porch for the home of President Warren G. Harding in Marion, Ohio . Known as stick style architecture the house was designed by Harding and his wife and constructed in a neoclassical architecture style...

 in 1917. The former hotel is on the corner of Broad Street and Grant, in the Discovery District

Discovery District

The Discovery District is an area of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that features a high concentration of hospitals and research institutions, particularly those related to biotechnology...

 of downtown Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

. The building, although vacant for nearly twenty years, is now being renovated

Renovation

Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...

. Ohio Development has recommended that the state Controlling Board approve a Clean Ohio Assistance Fund grant to aid Campus Apartments Inc., a development firm based in Philadelphia, according to Nick Zaferes, Vice President of Development & Construction with Campus Apartments.

After renovations are complete, The Seneca will house apartments and a new retail center.

External links

• Columbus Dispatch - Long-shut Seneca Hotel to reopen as apartments focused on students