Battelle planning to sell 15 acres near its campus for development

Battelle is negotiating to sell 15 acres to a developer that plans to build single- and multi-family housing, offices and retail stores south of W. 5th Avenue across from the Battelle campus. One reason Battelle is doing this: It’s a way to help the research giant recruit employees who want to live in an urban area near work. “Our goal has been to bring this piece of underutilized land to what it was – mostly residential way back when,” said Patrick Jarvis, Battelle&rsquo