Columbus · Commercial sale

High St Residences buys 161 N High St in Columbus for $3 million

An office building at 161 N High St, Columbus sold for $3,000,000 on October 2, 2026. See the seller and buyer net sheets for this sale.

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Aerial view of 161 N High St, Columbus with the parcel outlined
Aerial photo: U.S. Geological Survey. Parcel outline: Franklin County Auditor. The photo can predate the sale.
Sale price
$3,000,000
Sold
October 2, 2026
Property type
Office building
Building area
27,267 sq ft
Price per sq ft
$110

At $3,000,000, the sale of an office building at 161 N High St came in 75% above its recorded market value of $1,716,700, according to Franklin County Auditor's records.

The Franklin County Auditor's records show 27,267 square feet of building area on an 11,683-square-foot lot. The price works out to $110 per square foot.

The building sold on October 2, 2026, according to the Franklin County Auditor's conveyance records, which list Empire Square LLC as the seller and High St Residences LLC as the buyer.

What this sale costs to close

What does closing cost at this price? Under Franklin County custom the seller's larger charges are $10,275 for the owner's title insurance policy and $9,000 for the real property conveyance fee (state $1 + county permissive $2 per $1,000). The seller's estimated net is $2,946,426 before brokerage commissions and any loan payoff. A cash buyer would need about $2,966,480 at closing.

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161 N High St, Columbus, OH.

Source: Franklin County Auditor, Daily Conveyances, document 260016204. Property details: Franklin County Auditor. Net sheets are estimates from the NetSheet.org rules engine, not the parties' actual closing statements. Request a correction or removal.

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