Columbus High End Residential Rental Market is Getting Expensive.

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New High end apartments in the vicinity of downtown or the short north are commanding up to $3,000 per month.  A wave of swanky apartments are coming online within the next 12 months with two bedroom unit approaching $2,000 per month, and townhouses and penthouses at up to $3,000 per month.

The Wood Co. apartments in the short north start at $1,250 per month for one bedroom units and up to $2,350 for two bedrooms.

At 600 Goodale, rents start at $875 for one bedrooms and $2,995 for two bedroom penthouses.

The 302 units in Highpoint at Columbus Commons start at $1,095 for one bedroom and up $2,765 for two bedroom townhouses.

Downtown’s Annex at River South starts at $925 for one bedroom and two bedroom tounhouses up to $2,225.

It’s said that tenants fall into four categories: wealthy empty nesters who have a retirement home elsewhere, affluent young professionals, the recently divorced, and corporations that keep apartments handy for visiting executives.

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