Stonehenge Co., which purchased the Westerville, Ohio property in 2015, continues to redevelop the property with new amenities and updates to the golf course. The $100 million transformation will also include a pool and workout facility, along with hundreds of new apartments and condo units. “This may have been a golf club before, but we want it to be more than that,” said a Stonehenge VP.
The updates going in and around The Golf Club at Little Turtle in Westerville, Ohio has expanded to a $100 million transformation, reported Columbus Business First.
Hundreds of apartments and condos and new amenities and upgrades to the golf course itself are in the works or are underway, reported Columbus Business First.
Stonehenge Co. bought the private club in April 2015 and quickly committed to some upgrades of its clubhouse. The Columbus developer has been busy ever since at the golf course, which was built in 1969, reported Columbus Business First.
“This is an ongoing project,” said Adam Trautner, Vice President of Stonehenge.
The Pete Dye-designed golf course was in bad shape when Stonehenge took over, Trautner noted. “It was probably close to closing,” he said.
There already have been updates made to the restaurant, a spacious event space has been created and a virtual driving range has been put in that stays busy in the wintertime, reported Columbus Business First. Trautner’s wife Shelia is President of Taste Hospitality Group and manages the event space.
The developer is making significant upgrades on the golf course, too. Bunkers are being regraded and cart trails are being redone, reported Columbus Business First.
The course already is tough – while not notably long, it is narrow and its bunkers are clustered around the approaches. Some holes have been upgraded. Two require driving at least 100 yards over water hazards, reported Columbus Business First.
Longer-term, the golf course could see upgrades to its irrigation system as well. A driving range and tennis court have been removed and several of the holes have been completely rebuilt, reported Columbus Business First.
There have been a number of aesthetic upgrades, too. Old, rotting railroad ties have been dug up in favor of stone. Hurdzan Golf and Serafin Golf Course Design have been retained to help with the plans and renovation, reported Columbus Business First.
More is coming, too. The club is planning a pool and workout facility, and construction will start this fall, Trautner said.
“Amenities are a push,” he said. “This may have been a golf club before, but we want it to be more than that. We’re more than just a country club now.”
Housing is a key component, too, and soon several holes will be lined with residences, reported Columbus Business First.
Plans in the 1970s called for 5,000 residences in the 225-acre Little Turtle area. The development, however, remains about 400 units short of that goal. Stonehenge now plans to build another 170 condos and 204 apartments along the golf course, reported Columbus Business First.
“This is going to feel like a very different place,” Trautner said.
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