Business View Civil & Municipal | July 2022

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 creation of approximately 95 jobs. • Bodimer Real Estate, LLC, Inn on the Park, Gallipolis, OH – Revitalization of 2-5 buildings with a total of 60,000 sq. ft. into a Boutique Hotel. The space would also maintain retail spaces that could support the hotel such as restaurants, bars, spa, and pool. This boutique hotel will overlook the historic Gallipolis City Park and the surrounding park square. Estimated costs total $15 MM with anticipated job creation of approximately 75 jobs. • City of Zanesville, 5th Street Gateway Project and Pioneer School Redevelopment Project, Zanesville, OH * (Pending) – These two requests support projects designed to be cornerstones of redevelopment in downtown Zanesville. The first project involves the historic Ohio Power Building, a 1,600 sq. ft. facility purchased by the Muskingum County Convention and Facilities Authority, that will be redeveloped into a multi-tenant structure featuring both retail space and restaurant/ bar areas. The second project is the Pioneer School that has been redeveloped to serve as an art studio with loft apartments, and will be further renovated to buildout 20 new apartments overlooking downtown Zanesville. Estimated costs for the projects total $4 M and $1.5 M and creation of 30 jobs. • Jefferson County Port Authority, Exchange Realty Building Redevelopment, Steubenville, OH – Renovate the 47,000 sq. ft. Exchange Realty Building in the Commercial Historic Business District into market rate housing or mixed-use office and housing. The preliminary construction vision is 15-20 loft apartments with ground level restaurants, coffee shops, retail and office space. Estimated costs total $10 M with anticipated job creation of approximately 20-25 jobs. • Noble County Community Improvement Corporation, The Mills Building, Caldwell, OH - The Mills Building in downtown Caldwell is a 4545 sq. ft. building of prime architectural significance and key to the economic and cultural health of Caldwell, but is in a state of disrepair. Redevelopment concepts include mixed use on lower floors including retail, food, office space and living spaces, creative use of the courtyard for outdoor events, and use of the third floor space for a community event venue. With the shortage of housing, the project hopes to demonstrate that housing on second and third floor spaces will be in demand in the community. Estimated cost of the project is $1 M with the creation of 10 jobs. • Maxwell’s Hospitality Group, Maxwell’s Pizza Somerset, Somerset, OH – Renovation of a 5,300 sq. ft. building located in the mixed-use Somerset Historic District. The project will create a successful restaurant in the ground floor space, three renovated apartments on the second floor, renovated street frontage and new outdoor dining space in the rear of the property. Estimated cost of the project is $1 M and total estimated job creation is approximately 60 jobs. • Swisher Partners, LLC, Swisher Development Complex, Somerset, OH – Renovation of three historic structures adjacent to Hotel Swisher, which will serve as part of a lodging and entertainment complex. The total space renovated is 10,500 sq. ft. and will incorporate the historic Jacob Miller’s Tavern, an 1807 log tavern built on the original Zane’s Trace. The project will build out five lodging units, a retail spirits shop and tasting room, distillery, and cider house. The women- led project sponsor estimates the cost of the project at $2.5 M and total job creation at approximately 65 construction jobs and 10- 15 permanent jobs. • Switchback Properties, RowHammer Brewing Company, Chauncey, OH – Restoration OPENING L INES