MIDDLETOWN, OHIO — Main Street Community Capital has unveiled plans for Hollywoodland, a 50-acre mixed-use development along the Great Miami River in Middletown. The city, which boasted a population of about 50,000 residents as of the 2020 census, is located 25 miles southwest of Dayton and 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati. Development costs for the project are estimated at $1.3 billion. The Middletown City Council met for over six hours this week to discuss the project with the public. The official vote on approving or denying the development is scheduled for Oct. 21. If approved, Hollywoodland would be a public-private partnership between the city and Main Street Community Capital. If approved, the development would include: A luxury hotel with an attached, publicly owned convention center, rooftop bar and themed restaurants; a family-oriented hotel with a water park; the adaptive redevelopment of an existing First National Bank building into a boutique hotel; an indoor entertainment and concert venue; an indoor amusement park; 3,000 deck-based parking spaces; luxury, mid-rise multifamily units and condominiums; a pre- and post-production motion picture studio with sound stages and support offices; restaurants, bars, brew-pubs and cafes; a comedy club; and lifestyle, convenience and recreational retail space. The project …
