HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A huge development in Hilliard has been in the works for years now and project leaders said the end of construction is near.   TruePointe will be a mixed-use development filled with apartments, office space, restaurants and more. People in and around Hilliard have been a sking for a place where they can live, work and play, and TruePointe is meant to be just that.   TruePointe is currently a huge construction zone off of I-270 in Hilliard on Trueman Boulevard and a company called Equity is in charge of the project.   Downtown officials back Columbus State plan for new health sciences building “This is really important real estate on this side of town because this is the last freeway frontage here,” Equity CEO Steven Wathen said. “In fact, some of the very last freeway frontage anywhere in central Ohio, so we had to do it right.”   The development will have apartments, condos, office spaces, restaurants, a hotel and more. Hilliard leaders said the development will fill a huge gap the city has been missing.  “You think of Bridgepark, Easton or even Short North, one of the reasons those areas are so successful is because you have all of the amenities without needing to get in a car,” Hilliard Economic Development Director David Meadows said.  Hilliard has seen a population boost over the last few decades, but Wathen said the economic boost hasn’t been quite as big.   “It’s becoming a major urban city and it was lacking a lot of amenities; it’s literally a restaurant desert,” Wathen said. “We’d like this to become a center of activity for this side of town, Hilliard in particular but way beyond that.”   Wathen said Hilliard leaders and community members alike have been supportive of the TruePointe development, and he said he knows residents are anxiously awaiting the grand opening. He said some of the restaurants, apartments and offices spaces will be opening within the first few months of 2026.   Nine Ohio stores among Forever 21 locations to close after bankruptcy “We had tremendous community support, not just from residents who wanted to see these things come to the community, meaning the restaurants, things that this area really doesn’t have enough of, but also our city leaders here in Hilliard have been fantastic to work with,” Wathen said.   “I think the great thing about TruePointe is now Hilliard can be a destination for all those restaurants and amenities that you may travel to go to,” Meadows said.   A brunch restaurant, coffee shop and hair salon are all slated to be open at TruePointe. Wathen said even more restaurants and amenities will be announced over the next few months, many of which will open early next year.   Learn more about the project by clicking here.  ...read more read less