Retail Space for Lease in New Albany's Village Center
5,048 SF Divisible
Corner of High Street & Founders Way
Now Pre-Leasing
FOUNDERS WAY + HIGH ST
NEW ALBANY, OH 43206
Upper East is the only new-build, street-level retail space available in New Albany's Village Center a rare opportunity in one of Central Ohio's most affluent, supply-constrained submarkets. Positioned at the high-visibility corner of High Street and Founders Way, this 5,048 SF divisible retail space is part of a walkable mixed-use development built for restaurants, boutiques, and wellness brands ready to reach an established, high-income customer base.
PROPERTY OVERVIEW
Located at High Street & Founders Way in New Albany, Ohio, Upper East delivers 5,048 square feet of ground-floor retail space designed for flexibility and fast tenant delivery. The space is divisible to accommodate multiple tenants and is delivered as a vanilla shell with tenant improvement allowances negotiable so operators can move from lease to opening with less buildout time and cost.
Upper East sits within a broader 2.96-acre mixed-use development that includes 103 residential units directly onsite, generating built-in daily foot traffic, and 186 total parking spaces across surface, structured, and on-street options.
The Village Center’s Newest Mixed-Use Destination
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High Street & Founders Way New Albany, OH 43054
Market / Upon Request
TBD
Long-term preferred
5,048 SF (Divisible)
Vanilla shell (TI negotiable)
Tenant‑metered
Pre-leasing now
103
CPD
186 Parking Spaces (surface, structured, on-street)
June 2026
Spring 2027
Founder & CEO, Principal CEO
614.284.2083
Will@RothREGroup.com
william roth
Partner - SVP Commercial
614.404.1423
Scott@RothReGroup.com
scott steidel
Built for Restaurants & High-Traffic Retail
Upper East's retail spaces come with restaurant-ready infrastructure already in place, cutting down the time and cost most operators spend on buildout.
Covered patio opportunities with operable garage doors
Grease traps and venting already installed
High ceilings and expansive, large-format storefronts
High-visibility corner location with strong street frontage
Flexible, divisible floor plans to fit a range of concepts
Tenant Space
BUILDING A
Garage Doors
Patio Space
WALKABLE VILLAGE CENTER LOCATION
in the heart of new albany
Upper East places tenants directly in the path of New Albany's most established residential and civic activity, steps from the amenities that already draw daily foot traffic to the Village Center.
Corner visibility on High Street & Founders Way
Walkable access to Rose Run Park, Town Square, and City Hall
Surrounded by established neighborhoods, schools, and civic spaces
Direct access to US-62 and SR-605
5 minutes to SR-161 · 10 minutes to Easton
15 minutes to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Near Intel's Ohio One semiconductor campus, a multi-billion-dollar regional economic driver
Minutes from the $1B Nationwide Children's Hospital expansion
Trendy Eateries
Home Turf Clothing Co.
Hayley Gallery
Pearly Vine
Red Twig Farms
Griffin’s Floral Design
specialty retail
Hudson 29 Kitchen + Drink
Bendi Wok N’ Bar
BrewDog New Albany
Rusty Bucket Tavern
Elliot’s Wood Fired Kitchen
El Rey
Harvest Pizzeria - Coming Soon
must-do hangouts
New Albany Farmer’s Market
Market + Main
Community Events & Trails
Brickhouse Blue @ Innovate New Albany
McCoy Community Center for the Arts
DEMOGRAPHICS
Upper East sits inside one of Central Ohio's most affluent suburban trade areas, giving tenants a customer base with strong household income and consistent residential growth.
8.5K resident population within trade area
12K daytime population
Median age: 33.3
60% hold a bachelor's degree or higher
Radius Population Avg HH Income Avg Home Value
1 Mile 3,125 $158,200 $489,000
3 Mile 16,740 $142,600 $436,000
5 Mile 48,900 $126,000 $379,000
High household income in this trade area translates directly to strong restaurant and boutique retail spend the exact customer profile Upper East is designed to serve.
Ideal Tenants
Upper East is built for high-quality, daily-use concepts that benefit from visibility, walkability, and repeat traffic.
Chef-driven restaurants & premium casual dining
Wine bars
Boutique coffee & dessert concepts
Boutique fitness (Pilates, barre, yoga)
Upscale boutique retail
Wellness-focused brands
Upper East sits at the center of one of Central Ohio's fastest-growing corridors, backed by billions in nearby investment that's driving population growth, employment, and daily foot traffic straight to the Village Center. From hospital expansions to semiconductor manufacturing, the momentum surrounding Upper East isn't speculative it's already funded and underway.
New Albany's Economic Growth Is Accelerating Around Upper East
$1b
Nationwide Children’s Hospital expansion
$50b
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL + ROSE RUN PARK II
$1M+
Ganton Parkway Extension improving regional connectivity
$900m AMGEN’S EXPANSION
26K+ EMPLOYEES FROM New Albany Business Park
multi billion dollar Intel Ohio One semiconductor campus
For retail and restaurant tenants, this means a growing customer base, rising daytime population, and long-term demand right at Upper East's doorstep.
Why Upper East?
The only new-build, street-level retail space in New Albany's Village Center with built-in residential and civic foot traffic, restaurant-ready infrastructure, and a high-income, low-retail-supply trade area that's hard to find anywhere else in Central Ohio.
leasing contact
For leasing information, site plans, and test fits, contact:
WILL ROTH
Founder & CEO, Principal CEO
614.284.2083
Will@RothREGroup.com
SCOTT STEIDEL
Partner - SVP Commercial
614.404.1423
Scott@RothReGroup.com
Frequently Asked Questions
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5,048 square feet of ground-floor retail space is available, and it is divisible for multiple tenants.
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Upper East is located at the corner of High Street and Founders Way in New Albany, Ohio, within the Village Center.
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The space is ideal for chef-driven restaurants, boutique retail, coffee and dessert concepts, boutique fitness, and wellness brands.
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Retail space is delivered as a vanilla shell with tenant improvement allowances negotiable. Restaurant infrastructure including grease traps, venting, and patio garage doors is already installed to reduce buildout time.
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Upper East is now pre-leasing, with construction completion estimated for Spring 2027.
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186 total parking spaces across surface, structured, and on-street parking.
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