Developer outlines Sunbury Parkway district plans; says 27 acres sold to OhioHealth and preliminary user interest underway

Wheels Creek representatives briefed the Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 about a large landholding along the planned Sunbury Parkway. Jim Schramm, speaking for Wheels Creek and partner Cleanbill Capital Management, said the firm controls roughly 63 acres of the original parcel and has sold about 27 acres to OhioHealth for a proposed medical campus.

Why it matters: The developer’s property sits adjacent to major planned transportation improvements (Sunbury Parkway and an interchange with I‑71), making it central to the city’s gateway and economic development strategy. Decisions about lot configuration, stormwater, road alignments and future uses will shape long‑term traffic, employment and open‑space outcomes.

Schramm said the developer is building a regional detention basin that consolidates stormwater for the OhioHealth parcel and the interchange work, and that the team negotiated an agreement with ODOT enabling borrow‑fill coordination that lowered construction costs for the interchange. He said the team has an executed letter of intent with a potential user for about 18 acres and is preparing draft PUD text to present to the city.

The developer said they are not focused on multifamily housing for the near term and are exploring options for additional green space and a second borrow pit that could become a pond or neighborhood amenity. Commissioners and the mayor welcomed the update and asked to schedule a site visit in coordination with staff, observing sunshine‑law requirements for public notice.

No formal action was requested or taken. Developers said they would coordinate future meetings and submit PUD text and specific development proposals through the city’s formal review channels.