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Housing & Growth

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Aug 21, 2026

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Race Street rezoning recommended for office

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Aug 4, 2026

Historic District and Housing Tax Breaks Advance

The meeting recommended that Cincinnati City Council designate 370 properties in North Avondale as a historic district and advance four tax-exemption agreements for residential, commercial, and hotel projects. The agreements would exempt 100% of qualifying improvements for 12 or 15 years, with an additional 10-year historic extension for the 530 Walnut Street project.

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Briefing

Jun 9, 2026

Committee Advances Banks Development Plan

The committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council approve an updated urban design plan for The Banks and a major amendment expanding its planned-development boundary and setting new development parameters.

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Briefing

May 27, 2026

Council advances Marvin G. Butts Way designation

The committee recommended passage of an emergency ordinance giving East 13th Street in Pendleton the honorary name “Marvin G. Butts Way.” A motion for the Administration to facilitate a Community Benefits Agreement between the Bond Hill Community Council and LDG was held, while a report on LEED tax abatements was approved and filed.

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Briefing

May 12, 2026

Committee Advances Major Property Tax Exemptions

The committee recommended that City Council approve a 15-year, 100% tax exemption on improvements for a $24 million office and retail renovation at 15 W. Central Parkway. It also recommended tax exemptions for projects adding 22 rental units at 21 West Court Street and 2280 Harrison Avenue.

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Briefing

Apr 28, 2026

Council requests review of tax abatements

The committee adopted an amended motion directing the administration to provide a report within 120 days on the impact of Cincinnati’s 2023 Residential Tax Abatement Reform. It also recommended passage of three city-property leases, including a 55-year lease for 1720 Race Street.

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Briefing

Apr 14, 2026

Committee Advances Northside Duplex Agreement

The committee recommended emergency passage of an agreement to sell city-owned property at 1318 Boyd Street for construction of a two-story duplex with two rental units, at an estimated project cost of approximately $272,900.

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Briefing

Mar 31, 2026

Data Center Overlay Extension Advances

The Housing & Growth Committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council extend the interim data center overlay district for nine months. It also recommended passage of Plan Hyde Park and adopted a motion requiring a report within 60 days identifying vacant public land and buildings along proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridors on Reading Road and Hamilton Avenue and within one-eighth mile of them.

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

Tax exemptions advance four Cincinnati projects

The Housing & Growth Committee recommended passage of four Community Reinvestment Area tax-exemption ordinances, including a 12-year, 100% exemption for improvements tied to converting 7 W. Court Street into 19 rental units and about 7,300 square feet of commercial space. The project lists an estimated construction cost of approximately $1.92 million.

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Briefing

Feb 10, 2026

Temporary Data Center Development Overlay Recommended

The Housing & Growth Committee recommended emergency passage of an ordinance creating Interim Development Control Overlay District No. 89 for data centers for three months.

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Briefing

Feb 3, 2026

Growth Office and Neighborhood Planning Advance

The committee adopted a motion directing the City Manager to begin creating an Office of Strategic Growth and launch it within 90 days using the fiscal year 2026 operating budget. It also adopted a motion for a neighborhood planning cycle that would provide each neighborhood or neighborhood group with a new or updated comprehensive plan about every 10 years.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Cincinnati Advances Tax Exemption Amendment

The committee recommended emergency passage of an amendment preserving a 100% tax exemption for improvements at 2022–2024 Freeman Avenue while removing the requirement that the company obtain LEED certification.

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Briefing

Dec 2, 2025

Committee Advances Street Renaming and Senior Housing Expansion

The committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council approve two ordinances: renaming Mercy Health Place in Bond Hill to Patricia McCollum Way and allowing more square footage for the proposed senior housing structure at 2800 Robertson Avenue in Oakley.

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Briefing

Nov 18, 2025

Housing and growth updates reviewed

The committee approved and filed a report on the capital arts grant program after reviewing an update to The Banks Project Urban Design Plan.

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Briefing

Oct 21, 2025

Oakley development amendment advances

The committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council approve changes to Planned Development District No. 94 in Oakley, allowing additional uses and construction of two pickleball courts, a dog park, a maintenance garage, and a pavilion at 3033 Jared Ellis Drive. The committee also recommended passage of a revised ordinance permitting permanent signage at 101 W. 5th Street Downtown; the original signage ordinance was indefinitely postponed.

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Briefing

Oct 7, 2025

Avondale development changes advance

The committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council approve two Avondale zoning measures: expanded permitted uses at Uptown Gateway, 3020-3090 Exploration Avenue, and rezoning at 3425 Burnet Avenue to Planned Development District No. 105.

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Briefing

Sep 9, 2025

Tenant Retaliation Protections Advance

The committee recommended that Cincinnati City Council approve an ordinance prohibiting retaliation against tenants and tenant organizations that report hazardous or substandard housing conditions or advocate about their tenancy.

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Briefing

Aug 5, 2025

Race Street rezoning recommended for office

The committee recommended passage of a zoning change for 1813 Race Street in Over-the-Rhine, changing the property from Park and Recreation to Commercial Community-Pedestrian-Transportation Corridor zoning to facilitate an office building. The committee also adopted a Community Investment Subcommittee focused on coordinating investment in underserved neighborhoods.

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