Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation

TO STRENGTHEN THE CORE ASSETS OF DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, CREATE GREAT CIVIC SPACES, (SEE SCHEDULE O) HIGH-DENSITY/MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS, AND PRESERVE HISTORIC STRUCTURES.

MIXED-USE REAL ESTATE: MUCH OF 3CDC'S MIXED-USE FOUNDRY PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022, RESULTING IN 700 NEW EMPLOYEES IN CINCINNATI'S URBAN CORE ACROSS THE BUILDING'S THREE OFFICE TENANTS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO WORK TO CONNECT THE FOUNTAIN SQUARE AREA TO THE CONVENTION CENTER DISTRICT WHILE FILLING ITS STREET-LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF TENANTS. THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH CURRENLTY HAS OVER 100 TENANTS IN STREET-LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACES, IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN ITS SPACES. CURRENTLY, 30% (32/107) OF 3CDC'S LEASED, STREET-LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACES ARE MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES, WHILE 36% (39/107) OF 3CDC'S FIRST-FLOOR RETAIL TENANTS ARE WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES.

PARKING: 3CDC BROUGHT ITS PARKING SERVICES IN-HOUSE IN 2022, OPTING TO HIRE 40 NEW EMPLOYEES AND FIVE NEW MANAGERS TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 10 GARAGES AND SEVEN SURFACE LOTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PORTFOLIO. 3CDC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CLEAN, SAFE, WELL-LIT GARAGES, AND OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES A TOTAL OF 5,918 PARKING SPACES IN CINCINNATI'S URBAN CORE, SETTING ITS PRICES AT OR BELOW MARKET RATES TO ENSURE PARKING IS ACCESSIBLE TO VISITORS, RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN DOWNTOWN. ADDITIONALLY, PARKING SERVES AS AN AMENITY THAT SUPPORTS THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE URBAN CORE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PATRONS TO VISIT RETAIL, FOOD & BEVERAGE, AND SERVICE-BASED ESTABLISHMENTS.

CIVIC SPACE EVENT MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMMING: IN 2022, 3CDC HOSTED OVER 1,500 FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS ACROSS THE SIX CIVIC SPACES IT MANAGES IN CINCINNATI'S URBAN CORE FOUNTAIN SQUARE, WASHINGTON PARK, ZIEGLER PARK, MEMORIAL HALL, COURT STREET PLAZA AND IMAGINATION ALLEY. THIS INCLUDED OVER 25,000 VISITORS TO THE ZIEGLER PARK POOL, FREE SWIM LESSSONS FOR OVER 600 ADULTS AND CHIDREN, A LOW-COST SUMMER CAMP CATERING TO NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH PRIMARILY UTILIZED BY FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND A FREE SWIM TEAM. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL DOZEN AMBASSADORS WORKED TO KEEP THE SPACES CLEAN AND SAFE. THESE ACTIVITIES ALL SUPPORT CREATING VIBRANT, DYNAMIC CIVIC SPACES THAT RESULT IN SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS, DUE TO POSITIVE ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, PATRONS WHO VISIT THE PARK OFTEN SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY PARKING AT NEARBY GARAGES AND VISITING SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.