City Planning and Engagement

 

 Background

In May of 2024, Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) received authorization from the City of Cincinnati to construct an outdoor plaza between West 5th and West 6th Street in the Central Business District. This development is intended to become an outdoor plaza across from Elm Street and will utilize the previous Millennium Hotel site.

On April 8, 2024, the Department of City Planning and Engagement received an application for a Notwithstanding Ordinance (NWO) from the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) requesting zoning relief to construct an outdoor plaza located between W. 5th Street and W. 6th Street. The property in question is located in the Central Business District, directly east of the Duke Energy Convention Center and directly west of the 84.51 building, on the site where the previous Millennium Hotel once stood. The site is zoned DD – Downtown Development District and consists of property owned by the City of Cincinnati and The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development (The Port). The property that The Port owns will be transferred to Hamilton County and then leased by the City.

The proposed development, to be called Elm Street Plaza, will consist of an outdoor plaza across Elm Street, utilizing the previous Millennium Hotel site to incorporate a mix of gathering space, a pavilion with outdoor seating and public restrooms, a dog park, a lawn, fencing, landscaping and greenery, and new entrance spaces complimenting the soon-to-be renovated Duke Energy Convention Center (DECC).

Past Public Meetings

• Community Engagement Meeting
  Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
  Held in-person at 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati OH, 45202
   

Contact

Jeremiyah Hairston, Community Engagement Specialist
jeremiyah.hairston@cincinnati-oh.gov | (513) 477-5171