Home to the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Capital of Ohio, Columbus is the 14th largest city in the US. With 905,000 people in the city proper and just over 2 million in the metro area, Columbus is the second largest midwestern city behind Chicago. Home to 5 of the Fortune 500 and a major hub for both insurance and banking, Columbus is growing rapidly due to major growth in jobs and an educated workforce.
The city boasts many diverse and affluent neighborhoods including Upper Arlington, German Village, Bexley, Dublin, Worthington and New Albany.
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Here are the 25 most expensive homes in Columbus, Ohio (UPDATED Jan 18, 2022):
HONORABLE MENTION: 2 Crescent Pond New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Michael Redd
Appraised Value: $2,146,600
Last Sold: $1,400,000 in 2006
This home was originally #12 on our first version of this list in 2017! It has fallen completely off the list after the appraised value dropped by $671,000. The home is owned by Michael Redd, a former OSU Buckeye basketball star who had a long NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Redd retired from the NBA in 2013.
HONORABLE MENTION 2: 673 S Mohawk St Columbus, OH 43206
Neighborhood: German Village
Owner: Robert Walter
Appraised Value: $2,349,200
Last Sold: $830,000 in 2013
Thanks to a commenter on this post for mentioning this house! We thought for sure it would make the updated list in 2022 but somehow is all the way down at #58 with an appraised value of $2.35 million. Zillow does give is a value of $3.2 million which would put it very close to top 25.
The 13,250 square foot home is the second largest home in Columbus proper. It is the former St. Mary’s school and was purchased by Cardinal Health founder Robert Walter and his wife, Peggy and converted into a residence. The 37 car parking lot was turned into gardens/green space and a solarium was added on the roof.
25) 435 N Columbia Ave Columbus, OH 43209
Neighborhood: Bexley
Owner: 435 N Columbia LLC
Appraised Value: $2,524,400
Last Sold: $2,750,000 in January 2008
This 10,000 square foot, 5 bed, 8.5 bath French limestone estate in Bexley starts off our list. The home was purchased by an LLC from Cathy Kurgis in 2008 for $2.75 million. It appears to now be the residence of Michael Lenhart Jr.
24) 21 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: 21 New Albany Farms Road LLC
Appraised Value:$2,543,000
Last Sold: $2,850,000 in March 2016.
This 12,000 square foot, 6 bedroom & 8 bath home was purchased from the Rahal family in 2016 by an LLC. It appears to now be the home of James Merkel. Mr. Merkel is CEO of Rockbridge, a private investment firm focused on hotels and hospitality.
23) 5 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: NAF NO 5 LLC
Appraised Value:$2,550,200
Last Sold: $2,250,000 in 2013.
The former home of racing legend, Bobby Rahal. This home was purchased for $2.25 million in 2013 by an LLC. The LLC and home appear to be owned by Tyler Lucks. Mr. Lucks is a real estate developer and son of Jack Lucks, who co-founded Continental Real Estate Companies with Frank Kass.
22) 22 Kitzmiller Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Richard Donovan
Appraised Value:$2,668,800
Last Sold: $2,600,000 in 2006.
Mr. Donovan is a prominent tax attorney in Columbus.
21) 2321 Onandaga Dr. Columbus, OH 43221
Neighborhood: Upper Arlington
Owner: 2321 Onandaga Dr LLC
Appraised Value: $2,550,000
Last Sold: $2,700,000 in 2011
The former home of ESPN analyst and former OSU quarterback Kirk Herbstreit. The home was sold in 2011 when the Herbstreit’s moved to Nashville and is now owned by an LLC.
20) 140 Park Dr Columbus, OH 43209
Neighborhood: Wolfe Park
Owner: Robert Ouellette
Appraised Value: $2,707,500
Last Sold: $2,750,000 in July 2015
This amazing tudor style estate sits on 3.5 acres just west of Bexley. The property was purchased by Robert Ouellette, who is a partner at the IceMiller law firm in 2015.
19) 4986 Kitzmiller Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Matthew Walter
Appraised Value: $2,731,000
Last Sold: $1,200,000 in 2006
Mr. Walter is the founder and managing partner of Talisman Capital Parnters, a private equity firm. He is also the son of Cardinal Health founder Robert Walter.
18) 2375 Lane Woods Dr Columbus, OH 43221
Neighborhood: Upper Arlington
Owner: Bowen Company LTD
Appraised Value: $2,736,000
Last Sold: $738,275 in 2006
Another Upper Arlington home added to the list! This home is owned by a business entity but appears to be owned by Kent Bowen, CEO of ContactUS Communications. Mr. Bowen previously founded CallTech Communications, which was the fastest growing business in Columbus for several years before being acquired by Teleperformance USA in 2004.
17) 1738 Fishinger Rd Columbus, OH 43221
Neighborhood: Upper Arlington
Owner: Roger Blackwell
Appraised Value: $2,767,700
Last Sold: $315,000 in 1993 (land only)
Another new entry to the list! Roger Blackwell is a marketing expert, author and public speaker who has worked with the likes of Les Wexner and Jack Welch. Mr. Blackwell was formerly a marketing professor at Ohio State University before being sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for his role in the Worthington Food insider trading scandal. He was released from prison in 2014.
16) 2407 Tremont Rd. Columbus, OH 43221
Neighborhood: Upper Arlington
Owner: Karen Doody
Appriased Value: $2,861,200
Last Sold: $1,850,000 in 2004
Karen’s husband, Chris Doody, is the CEO of Piada. Piada is a fast casual Italian restaurant chain.
15) 9 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: K9 Morse LLC
Appraised Value: $2,994,200
Last Sold: $2,700,000 in March 2018
This property was purchased by an LLC in early 2018 from Richard Bates. Mr. Bates is the President and CEO of SingleCare / MHNet Behavorial Health Inc.
14) 19 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Arlene Weiss
Appriased Value: $3,000,200
Last Sold: $550,000 in 1993
Mrs. Weiss’ husband, Michael Weiss, was the CEO of Express from 1982 until 2016. Express was a division of L Brands until 2007 when it was sold to Golden Gate Capital.
13) 4966 Riverside Dr. Columbus, OH 43220
Neighborhood: Upper Arlington
Owner: Lawrence Abbott
Appraised Value: $3,014,300
Last Sold: $645,000 in August 1989
Mr. Abbott is the former owner of Abbott Foods (he sold to Sysco in 2004). He now owns Aquatic Adventures in Hilliard.
12) 7321 Waterston New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Kevin Klingele
Appraised Value: $3,031,000
Last Sold: $350,000 in 2006 (land only)
A new entry in the top 25 list! Kevin Klingele, MD, is the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Nationwide Children’s Fellowship program. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
11) 7519 E. Dublin Granville Rd. Columbus, OH
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Whitebarn Organics LLC
Appraised Value: $3,041,500
Last Sold: $240,000 in 1987
Whitebarn Organics is an investment firm run by Les Wexner’s wife, Abigail Wexner. This home includes 57 acres of land in New Albany.
10) 12 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Frank Benson III
Appraised Value: $3,115,300
Last Sold: $695,000 in 2006
Mr. Benson is a partner at Casto, a real estate development firm founded by his grandfather.
9) 7690 Wills Run Lane Blacklick, OH 43004
Neighborhood: Blacklick
Owner: Colts Neck Manor LLC / Samuel B Davis
Appraised Value: $3,212,400
Last Sold: $3,600,000 in 2006
Mr. Davis is the former CEO of Liqui-box. Liqui-box was acquired in 2002 for $333 million by Dupont.
8) 4520 Kitzmiller Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Charleen Hinson
Appraised Value: $3,382,500
Last Sold: $1,000,000 in 1991
Mrs. Hinson’s late husband, Charles “Doc” Hinson was a close friend and business associate of Lex Wexner. Mr. Hinson helped open the first Limited store in 1963.
7) 2285 Crooked Mile Rd. Columbus, OH 43230
Neighborhood: Gahanna
Owner: Robert Schottenstein and Jeri Block
Appraised Value: $3,670,100
Last Sold: $1,800,000 in 2001
Robert Schottenstein is the CEO of M/I Homes. M/I is one of the largest builders of single family homes in the United States.
6) 1 New Albany Farms Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: One New Albany Farms LLC
Appraised Value: $3,900,000
Last Sold: $5,111,631 in 2010
This home was sold for over $5 million in 2010 and is now owned by an LLC.
5) 445 N. Parkview Ave. Columbus, OH 43209
Neighborhood: Bexley
Owner: Jay Schottenstein
Appraised Value: $4,270,100
Last Sold: $475,000 in 1986
Jay Schottenstein is the Chairman and CEO of Schottenstin Stores, which include both American Eagle Outfitters and DSW shoes. The Schottenstein family fortune is estimated at $2 Billion.
4) 4500 Dublin Rd. Columbus, OH 43221
Neighborhood: Hilliard
Owner: Charley Shin
Appraised Value: $4,479,200
Last Sold: $2,100,000 in 2013
Mr. Shin is the founder of Charley’s Philly Steaks and Bibibop franchises.
3) 7103 Dublin Granville Rd. Columbus, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: JW & CPK & Co Trustee
Appraised Value: $5,260,100
Last Sold: $6,700,000 in 1991
This one is a bit of a departure from the mansions and mega-estates that make up the rest of the list. This is a very modest 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. The value comes in the form of 75 acres of land in prime New Albany territory. This property is owned by a trust that we suspect is owned by the Wexner’s, as the transfer took place in 1991 which lines up with the timeline of his entry into the area.
2) 5025 Dublin Granville Rd. New Albany, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: HHD & B LLC
Appraised Value: $7,836,000
Last Sold: $8,000,000 in 1998
This one is was a bit of a mystery. We could not find a picture of the main house, only the entry way, which is guarded by private security. The home sold for $8 million (!) in 1998. The main house is 11,000 square feet and is owned by an LLC.
Update: Thanks commenters for the tips! This property is also owned by the Wexners.
1) 4155 Kitzmiller Rd. Columbus, OH 43054
Neighborhood: New Albany
Owner: Leslie (Les) Wexner
Appraised Value: $47,754,600
Last Sold: $5,200,000 in 1989
The most expensive home in Columbus, Ohio belongs to non-other than Les Wexner, who also happens to be the richest person in Ohio. Mr. Wexner is the founder of the Limited, now L Brands. His net worth is estimated at $10 Billion.
Mr. Wexner sold $2.2 Billion in L Brands shares in July 2021 which reduced his ownership stake in L Brands to around 2%.
Thought I’d share that #2 is owned by none other than Wexner himself! His LLC is registered to an address that serves as an office for Whitebarn Organics, which is obvious Bath & Body Works.
I shoulda been a detective or private investigator!
lol I like that in you Jealous. 😉
If you would have done a 30 second Google map search on house #2 you would realize who owns it.
Les Wexner is a child trafficker and r****t. He will be going to prison for the rest of his miserable life. See Jeffrey Epstein.
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn! That’s one hell of an accusation Bob. Better be careful comments like that could easily land you in the poor house or worse. I’m sure he’s probably been called worse money ad power tends to bring out a lot of opinions from people.
Turns out it was not a “hell of an accusation” huh? Hope next time you actually look into stuff before just commenting back
Your reminder that Leslie Wexner financed the mass rape and trafficking of thousands of American children for over a decade and, right now, he is sitting in a 26k square foot mansion in New Albany, Ohio thinking that he is above the law.
Last I heard Epstein was hanging by himself.
^ This f***in’ guy is a moron.
Or actually right about everythingggg he said in that comment. Huh
#2 was originally purchased in 1992 by none other than Jeffrey Epstein. Check the transfer parcel image on the franklin county property site
Wow. You are correct! I just saw that. That is pretty interesting!!!
#3 is owned by Wexner friend Jack Kessler.
JW and CPK trust is JCk and Charlotte Kessler
9/11 inside job. Let me comment on Wexner. He is a child molester, and a satanist, and works for Israel. He runs honey-pot operations with Jeff Epstein and Dershowitz . BTW I am a 2004 graduate of OSU and I am embarrassed to have Wexner name on any building….We need to suspend Wexner like they did the Tressel and Urban Meyer…..Your school is not good for anything but football. Very sad ohio state does not give academic scholarships to “white” students…..they are all about diversity, and Jews hate America and want to put America back in the third world…..REMOVE WEXNER NAME,,,,,or should I say, Wexner the Molestner….Its obvious the New World Order has a “homosexual” agenda and there are more rainbow flags on campus then Ohio State Flags….The campus is full of homos…..Everyone needs to google “trannies in Hollywood” to expose the elite agenda. Colleges, news out lets, military, and politicians are corrupt, by way of Satanist pretending to be Jewish. Drugs, child molestation, wars, Iran contra, jfk, 9/11, freemasons, operation paper clip…How many Jews dies on 9/11. How many Jews were molested by the elite. I don’t care about “good party at fashion week” or “high cheekbones from conflict areas” I know construction workers who have been in the Wexner home and they said 2 Columbus police officers run daily warrant checks on every worker that’s come in, ON A DAILY BASIS. It is said if there is a warrant, the Columbus police watching Wexner New Albany home will take the construction worker to jail.. Do you really think Wexner had no idea of what Epstein was up to, yet gave him power of attorney…..Bullshit…..Lets get together buckeyes, lets remove the Wexner name from ohio state, and why we are at it, lets expose Bob Hope and Jimmy Seville……fucking Illuminati Jew monsters.
#2 is nothing more than the entrance gate to #1. It’s where they check vehicles and guests for safety.
#9 states that it’s the first entry outside of the 270 outerbelt, but there are 9 before it (as well as the honorable mention) that are outside of the outerbelt. All of the New Albany properties are outside of the outerbelt, as all of New Albany itself is outside of it.
@TT – Thanks for the tip! This was true in the original version of the post but after we updated the list this year, it is obviously now incorrect and has been edited.
Yes, all documented! These “people” are quite literally monsters!!
There is a property on 673 S Mohawk St in German Village that should be on this list. The Franklin County appraised it at above $3.1M and is owned by a LLC (Mohawk Village Properties). I’m sure some prominent person is behind the LLC.
Good call! That house is owned by Cardinal Health founder, Robert Walter. We will get it added in our updated list.