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Neighborhood Update: Walnut Hills

As one of our neighborhoods of focus, the Redevelopment Authority has been working in Walnut Hills since 2013. Our work is based on collaborative input from the City of Cincinnati, Walnut Hills Community, and Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation. From transformative…

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Growing from general contractor to private developer in Evanston

UPDATE: January 2018 1529 Ruth is complete and on the market. Below are some photos of the finished home on a formerly vacant lot in Evanston.                   Unlimited Carpentry…Unlimited Potential as Partners…

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Program Highlight: Lot-to-Yard

While saving homes is always the preferred option, far too often by the time a home makes it to the Hamilton County Landbank it is beyond repair. These homes have typically stood vacant for years and may have been in…

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Elmwood Place: Replacing Blight with Pride

Shirley and Joe Anneken have been married for the past 40 years and have lived in the same house for nearly 30 years.  They’ve put down roots in Elmwood Place, having raised two children over the course of that time,…

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747 Morgan Street

All of our home rehabs come to us with a rich history, but rarely do we have the opportunity to hear more about a home's past from those who know it best. So, when Gerald Lancaster reached out to us…

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Bond Hill + Roselawn

The City of Cincinnati has championed revitalization projects in Bond Hill and Roselawn by providing significant capital funding for The Port's redevelopment work in these neighborhoods. The Port has leveraged public funds with grants and private capital, as well as…

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Bond Hill + Roselawn Timeline

2012 February - Began conversations with Allen Temple July - Engaged UC Economic Center for Market Study Report December - Engaged MKSK to develop Midpointe Masterplans 2013 January - MKSK facilitated Community / Stakeholder Conversations February - Final MKSK masterplan…

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Port Authority uses “impact investing” to drive industrial revitalization

PROJECT SUMMARY The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority has raised $8.8 million from social impact investments to fund the acquisition of underutilized urban industrial sites to be repositioned for advanced manufacturing. This unique combination of “locavesting” and impact investing…

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Neighborhoods of Summit Park

From the runway of the former Blue Ash Airport, a new 98-acre, mixed-use development is taking shape. June 2017, the City of Blue Ash held a groundbreaking for the first phase of the Neighborhoods of Summit Park. The new development…

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Job Training a Key Component of Revitalization Near Historic Public Market

On May 15, the Port Authority Board of Directors approved a resolution allowing the Port Authority to use its capital lease finance program for an extensive mixed-use revitalization project near Findlay Market. Jobs Café at Findlay Market is the LEED-Certified…

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