Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation

Programs: Over-the-rhine: 3cdc continued its summer programming at washington park in 2017, highlighted by the increased popularity of the deck in its third year of operation. The organization hosted more than 545 events at the park, drawing approximately 1,000,000 people to otr. 3cdc operated its first full year at memorial hall, a performance space and event venue listed on the national register of historic places. 3cdc hosted more than 325 various corporate and third-party events. 3cdc also completed the renovation of ziegler park, expanding the park from 1. 5 to 4. 5 acres of usable green space as well as constructing a new garage, pool and basketball courts. The garage and pool were both opened to the public midyear. The organization also began and substantially completed construction on its next phase of an overall affordable housing initiative, abington race & pleasant, which will produce 50 affordable housing units and five new commercial spaces. Additionally, various residential projects completed construction during the year, for which 24 of the completed condominium units were sold and construction began on various residential projects which will yield 28 additional condominium units.

fountain square district/central business district: in 2017, 3cdc hosted over 520 events at fountain square, welcoming over 3,000,000 visitors to downtown cincinnati. In addition, the organization began construction of a mixed-use development at the corner of court & walnut that will yield a new 560-space above-grade parking garage, 139 residential units and a multi-story kroger grocery store.