Beulah Park: Transforming a Historic Racetrack into a Residential Community

Creative Consideration

Designed with unique considerations in mind for different residential groups and negotiated green infrastructure—leading to the inclusion of reconstructed wetlands as part of the project

Advocacy & Partnership

Collaborated with a variety of partners and home builders throughout the project and supported the client as a trusted advisor, negotiating with the City to balance engineering and design considerations

Multi-Use Site

Blended past, present, and future together into a holistic site that integrates single-family and multifamily residential, a retirement community, a public park and greenway, and a mixed-use development

For nearly 100 years, Beulah Park was a renowned horse racing track that brought economic development and a vibrant, unique culture to Grove City, Ohio. After the track shut down, we helped transform the more than 200-acre site into a contemporary residential, retail & dining, and walkable outdoor space for Grove City residents.

Beulah Park Project Recognition

2022 Building Industry Association of Central Ohio Parade of Homes Featured Community

From History to Modern Community Living

Working on a site with nearly a century of use and impacts, our team had to adapt to new discoveries and a lack of clear geotechnical records. Alongside our partners, we navigated unique site challenges—from exhuming a champion racehorse to creating a stormwater management plan that mitigated water detainment from the site’s racetrack features.

Kimley-Horn worked with a variety of stakeholders—including G2 Planning & Design and PLANIT Studios—and completed the following services to bring the historic racing track into a new era of integrated living:

When completed, the final site will include 260 single-family homes, 216 apartment units, 104 condominium units, 94 townhomes, and a mixed-use development. Additionally, the Park at Beulah is an expansive community park with a nearby trail network that connects the site and leads into downtown Grove City.

Advocacy and Partnership for a Forward-Thinking Site

We operated as an advocate for our client with Grove City’s staff, helping bridge the gap between code and practical application. This advocacy supported the City’s evolution alongside the site’s unique considerations and visioning. For instance, we negotiated sanitary sewer placement in front of the houses—evaluating lines of influence and house bearing pressures. The analysis provided a sewer placement solution while also permitting the 15-foot maximum front yard setback for the houses in Beulah Park, contributing to the community’s urban design.

Additionally, we collaborated closely with the groups managing separate subareas of Beulah Park, including PulteGroup, Townsend Construction Co., Epcon Communities, and Falco, Smith & Kelley, Ltd. Our multidisciplinary team members strategically maintained a holistic vision of the site’s backbone while also working with specific subarea builders, resulting in a successful, cohesive site for all stakeholders.

Cultivating Green, Community-Centric Features

As part of our City partnership, we promoted green infrastructure to support floodplain mitigation beyond standard retention basins. As a result, the project team integrated in reconstructed wetlands, which help retain, infiltrate, and evaporate flowing water.

For the residential subareas, we strategically implemented the preferences of different communities into our designs. For instance, the apartment buildings located closest to downtown Grove City allow young residents to access the greenway trail and easily connect to the local nightlife and other resources. Additionally, we considered how empty nester residents in ranch homes might prefer quieter spaces, leveraging sound buffering to reduce noise from other areas.

As of summer 2025, Beulah Park is substantially completed, although construction is continuing on some residential areas, the mixed-use development, and the community park. From apartments to starter homes to empty nester ranches and a retirement community—Beulah Park has an entire spectrum of homes for residents to experience throughout their lifetimes.