COhatch wants to tear down a landmark structure at 62 N. Riverview St. in Historic Dublin. The coworking company filed two applications with the city's Architectural Review Board seeking demolition approval and a new mixed-use building on the site.

Case 26-057ARB-DEMO, filed Aug. 31, requests approval to demolish the landmark on a 0.523-acre parcel zoned HD-C, Historic District – Historic Core. A companion case, 26-058ARB-AFDP, seeks an amended final development plan for a mixed-use development on a combined 0.86-acre site at the same address.

Matt Davis, COhatch's CEO, is the applicant on both filings.

The demolition request marks a shift from what ARB members heard as recently as June 24. At that meeting, staff member Sarah Holt told the board that no houses would be demolished on the Riverview corridor. She said some outbuildings had been removed, but the main residential structure had been preserved following an earlier change in the development plan, according to ARB meeting minutes.

It is unclear whether the landmark structure in the new demolition case is the same building Holt referenced or a different one. The city's case filings do not explain the change.

Both cases fall under the broader Riverview Village project, a 2.85-acre public-private partnership between Dublin and COhatch. The project calls for a 14,250-square-foot COhatch headquarters and coworking space, plus four restored historic homes for offices and events. Plans also include restaurants, pop-up venues and a weekend market with outdoor kiosks, according to a city economic development announcement from March 31.

City Council approved the underlying development agreement, Ordinance 33-23, on Sept. 11, 2023, according to a city manager's report. That agreement includes a 20% income tax incentive for 2027 through 2033 and annual grant payments tied to at least $8 million in private investment, according to the city's economic development office. COhatch must keep its headquarters at Riverview Village for at least 10 years from the first grant payment.

The original agreement called for COhatch to secure all ARB, Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council approvals by Dec. 31, 2024, according to a development agreement memo. The September 2026 filings suggest that deadline was not met. No public record confirms whether it was extended.

"Restoring the historic houses and maintaining the charm of Historic Dublin is critical in our design," Joel Limes, COhatch co-chief brand officer, said in the city's March 31 announcement.

Bassem Bitar, Dublin's deputy director of planning, is the assigned planner for both cases. No hearing date has been confirmed. The ARB meets at Dublin City Hall, 5555 Perimeter Drive. Residents can submit comments at dublinohiousa.gov/boards-commissions/architectural-review-board/.