The Columbus Urban League recently held a Restoration Ceremony for the building on the corner of Mt. Vernon and St. Clair Avenue. The property will be known as the Huntington Empowerment Center after an estimated $1.7 million in renovations are completed. Restoration is underway including preserving the building’s front architecture.
Built in 1930, 780 Mt. Vernon Avenue housed retail shops and apartments in the heart of the King-Lincoln district. It was in disrepair and empty when CUL acquired it in 2017.
In August 2018, the 6,500 square foot Huntington Empowerment Center will open. It will include the Urban League’s social enterprise My Brother’s Closet, a suiting boutique for low-income men. It will also house a high-tech learning lab and additional business incubation initiatives.
Published in OhioMBE June 1, 2017
