The proposed building, with the existing German Village Music Haus building shown in white. Rendering by BKV Group.

Downtown Columbus could see another parking lot replaced with an apartment building if a new proposal moves forward.

A Detroit-based developer wants to build a 220-unit apartment building at the northeast corner of Grant Avenue and Mound Street downtown.

The guitar store German Village Music Haus, which occupies a small brick building at 350 S. Grant Ave., would not be a part of the project – the new development would be built around it.

The rest of the site is currently owned by Franklin University, which uses it as a parking lot.

The proposal, from Broder & Sachse Real Estate, will get a conceptual review from the Downtown Commission on August 27.

Site plans and renderings submitted to the city show a seven-story building featuring a central courtyard and a three-story, internal parking garage. The ground floor would hold a lobby and “possibly some retail space,” according to a letter submitted by the developer.

The Downtown Commission meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, in Room 204 of 111 N. Front St. Also on the agenda for the meeting is the new soccer stadium and mixed-use development proposed for West Nationwide Boulevard.