CINCINNATI — Trinitas Ventures and its partner Crawford Hoying have received approval from the Cincinnati City Council for the development of The District at Clifton Heights, a $500 million mixed-use project near the University of Cincinnati campus. The development will be completed in two phases.
Phase I of the project will include The Deacon, an existing 1,029-bed student housing community; The Hub at Cincinnati, a 1,112-bed student housing development featuring 2,300 square feet of commercial space; a 175-room hotel with 22,000 square feet of retail space; a new Delta Delta Delta sorority house; and a 169-space public parking garage. The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in October 2024 and is estimated at $315 million in development costs.
Phase II, set to total $185 million in development costs, will consist of 45,000 square feet of commercial space; 170 seniors housing units with a private parking garage; 350 multifamily units; and a public parking garage. The second phase of development is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025.
The project will also include the addition of public infrastructure, utility improvements and streetscape enhancements funded through $80 million of tax-increment financing. In total, the development will house over 3,200 residents, establish 815 permanent jobs and 1,200 construction jobs and generate $11.8 million in annual tax revenues, according to Trinitas.