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Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects happening in your community.

Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects are happening all over the Queen City! According to the Cincinnati Business Courier, more than 35 projects are underway or will start soon. These Cincinnati building projects include new construction, renovations, and expansions.

Architects and builders, if these Cincinnati building projects align with your property management, community development, building, demolition, zoning, or architectural capabilities, contact the company to learn more. Tenants, renters, and property owners look for these new construction development projects and mixed-use developments in office buildings, apartments, commercial space, and more!

The information in this article is as current as the publication date. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information about Cincinnati Building Projects before acting.

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Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects being completed in 2026

Covington City Hall​

620 Scott Street, Covington 41011​
A three-story, 42,000-square-foot building was upscaled in the design process to future-proof it with excess space and to fit the denser development pattern of Covington’s Madison Avenue. ​Owner/Developer: The City of Covington​
Cost: $26 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated completion: May 2026

Findlay Community Center​

1811 Vine Street, Over-the-Rhine 45202​
The two-story, 65,000-square-foot rec center will include a gymnasium, a running track, an indoor pool, a fitness center, a roller rink, a childcare center, multipurpose rooms, administrative space, a rooftop outdoor fitness space, and play areas. ​
Owner/Developer: 3CDC, City of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission​
Cost: $65.5 Million​
Status: Expected to break ground the Q2, 2025​
Estimated Completion: Fall 2026

Xavier University College of Osteopathic Medicine​

1714 Dana Avenue, Evanston 45207​
The 130,000-square-foot building will house a state-of-the-art simulation hospital with 16 exam rooms, five flexible simulation rooms, a testing kitchen, a lecture hall, and a meeting hall.​
Owner/Developer: Xavier University​
Cost: $109 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: Late 2026


Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects being completed in 2027

NKU Science Center Expansion​

Highland Heights, 41076​
An Expansion to the Dorothy Westerman Herrmann Science Center allowing for the consolidation of multiple academic programs into one facility while enhancing its lab and research spaces.​Owner/Developer: Northern Kentucky University​
Cost: $86 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: Spring 2027​

Farmer Music Center at Riverbend

6199 Kellogg Avenue, California 45230
A new music venue to replace Riverbend Music Center. The venue will be about the same size – 20,000 seats – but with more pavilion seating and new types of seating, including private clubs, VIP seating, and corporate boxes. ​
Owner/Developer: Music and Event Management Inc. and The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ​
Cost: $160 Million​
Status: Foundation work is underway
Estimated Completion: Spring 2027

UC Block 1 & 2​

27 Calhoun Street, Clifton 45219​
New student housing on 2.1 acres of vacant land at the northwest corner of East McMillan and Vine Street.​
Owner/Developer: University of Cincinnati​
Cost: $326 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated completion: Fall Term 2027

Factory 52 – Phase 2​

4590 Beech Street, Norwood 45212​
This addition to the first phase will include townhomes, apartments, a hotel, office space, and a parking garage.​
Owner/Developer: PLK Communities​
Cost: $134 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: Q4, 2027 or Q1, 2028

FC Cincinnati Mixed-Use District​

North of TQL Stadium, West End 45214 ​
Two 13-story mixed-use buildings immediately north of TQL Stadium in the West End featuring apartments, condos, a hotel, office space, an entertainment venue and a large public plaza.
Owner/Developer: FC Cincinnati
Cost: $332.8 Million​
Status: Ready to break ground
Estimated Completion: 2027/2028

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Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects being completed in 2028

Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence ​

TBD in Covington​
Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Northern Kentucky campus will co-locate​
Owner/Developer: Kenton County and the Northern Kentucky Port Authority​
Cost: $125 Million​
Status: Q4, 2025​
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028


Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects being completed in 2029

Crosley Tower Project​

301 Clifton Court, Clifton 45219​
The 200,000-square-foot building will include classrooms, labs, research facilities, collaboration spaces, and offices.​
Owner/Developer: University of Cincinnati​
Cost: $240 Million​
Status: Demolition will begin January 2026​
Estimated Completion: June 2029


Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects being completed in 2030

Procter & Gamble Relocation and Expansion​

8700 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason 45040​
The expansion of the Mason Business and Innovation Center will include 500,000 additional square feet and state-of-the-art laboratory space to enable continued product innovation.​
Owner/Developer: Procter & Gamble​
Cost: $300 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: 2030


Cincinnati Commercial Construction Projects with an unknown estimated completion

Three Oaks

2800 Robertson Avenue, Cincinnati 45209
A development at the former Kenner Toy factory in Oakley that includes townhomes, apartments, an active senior apartment complex, car condos, and high-end amenities.
Owner/Developer: Neyer Properties is the master developer
Cost: $300 million
Status: Under Construction
Estimated Completion: Late 2020s

Fort Washington Way Caps

Fort Washington Way, Cincinnati 45202
Lids over Fort Washington Way for a greenspace to be built over a 5.6-acre space covering a three-block portion of Interstate 71
Owner/Developer: City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Cost: $187 million
Status: Proposed, applied for $25 million in federal grants
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Ovation

1500 Ovation Way, Newport 41071
A massive mixed-use development at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the project includes an indoor/outdoor music venue, office space, hotel, and residential units. Additional portions of the five-city-block project are in the works.
Owner/Developer: Corporex
Cost: More than $1 billion in total
Status: In progress
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Sharonville Downtown Loop

11189 Reading Road, Sharonville 45241
A scattered-site revitalization of the city’s downtown loop with several new mixed-use buildings bringing 225 new residential units and ground-floor retail.
Owner/Developer: Elevar Design Group and the Mayerson Co.
Cost: $75 million
Status: The City Council on December 16, 2025, approved measures related to a development agreement, project financing, and site demolition.
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Alms & Doepke

222 E. Central Parkway., Over-the-Rhine 45202
150 residential units, two-thirds of which will be workforce housing
Owner/Developer: Stough Development Corp. and Chavez Properties
Cost: Unknown
Status: Expected to break ground in 2026​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Trenton Data Center

5721 Kennel Road, Trenton 45067
The region’s first hyperscale data center
Owner/Developer: Prologis
Cost: Over 1 billion
Status: Likely to be constructed starting in 2026
Estimated Completion: Unknown

New Cincinnati Arena

Four sites remain on the table: the current Heritage Bank Arena site; the Town Center Garage/WCET-TV site along Central Parkway; a parking lot north of Hard Rock Casino; and land on the east side of downtown reclaimed from the Brent Spence Bridge project
Owner/Developer: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Stakeholders are creating a capital stack plan, providing a target for public and private dollars.
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Masonic Temple Redevelopment

317 E. Fifth St., Central Business District 45202
Potentially opening up fascinating development opportunities near the Fortune 500 company’s downtown corporate campus. The company has engaged Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval on how it might repurpose and program the historic building.
Owner/Developer: Western & Southern Financial Group
Cost: Unknown
Status: Expected to close on purchase of the Cincinnati Masonic Center in the second quarter of 2026
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Lot 24 at the Banks

16 W. Freedom Way, Central Business District 45202
The Banks’ new Urban Design Plan calls for high-rise development at the site
Owner/Developer: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: 2026 will be the year public leaders must decide what happens to the Banks
Estimated Completion:
Unknown

CVG Upgrades

3087 Terminal Drive, Hebron 41048​
A host of planned upgrades with demolition of its baggage handling system, allowing for installation of a new one
Owner/Developer: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ​
Cost: Over $200 Million​
Status: Under construction
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Parkside Lebanon

1784 Ohio state Route 63, Lebanon 45306
1,135 new homes as well as apartments and a senior-living community arrayed around a 60-acre public park in western Lebanon.
Owner/Developer: Three homebuilders have taken over nine of the 14 available single-family pods, and a pair of firms have scooped up the multifamily sites.
Cost: Unknown
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: The first model home from M/I Homes made its debut in December; several more will be delivered in time for the spring buying season.

Garfield Suites

2 Garfield Place, Central Business District 45202
The building is located on a pivotal stretch of Vine Street between the Fountain District and Court Street Plaza
Owner/Developer: A developer in early 2026 may take the former Garfield Suites building out of receivership and carry out a long-planned, many-times-abandoned residential conversion.
Cost: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Cincinnati Club

30 Garfield Place, Central Business District 45202
The basement and first two floors will remain event and catering space, while the upper floors are likely to become 99 apartments
Owner/Developer: Sunflower Development
Cost: $49 Million
Status: Unknown
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Former Terrace Plaza Hotel

15 W. Sixth Street, Central Business District 45202
180 apartments and retail and restaurant space while turning much of the eight-story base into a parking garage.
Owner/Developer: Birkla Investment Group
Cost: $101 million
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Northern Kentucky Convention Center Expansion, Hotel

1 W. Rivercenter Boulevard, Covington 41011
Likely to be renovated and expanded with some sort of outdoor plaza immediately to the south on 1.7 acres of land comprising Block P at the Covington Central Riverfront.
Owner/Developer: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Covington Central Riverfront​

200 W. Fourth Street, Covington 41011​
The total redevelopment of the former IRS facility in Covington, a 23-acre site that will host a mix of uses​
Owner/Developer: City of Covington​
Cost: More than $308 Million​
Status: Under Construction​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

The Lockard (Grammer’s Place)​

1422-1450 Walnut Street, Over-the-Rhine 45202​
A mixed-use project that will see several buildings renovated and include an infill component on currently vacant land. The project will deliver 117 apartments, of which 104 will be income-restricted to those making less than the area median income. ​
Owner/Developer: Urban Sites and Triversity Construction​
Cost: $33.4 Million​
Status: Expected to break ground in summer 2025​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Oskamp Flats​

26 W. Seventh Street and 223 W. Fourth Street, Central Business District 45202​
The historic renovation and adaptive reuse of two downtown buildings into 70 residential units targeting seniors with incomes between 60% and 80% of the area median income, though seven of the units will be set aside for those with incomes at or below 30% AMI. ​
Owner/Developer: Model Group ​
Cost: Unknown​
Status: Expected to break ground Q2, 2025​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

The Blue​

4750 Cooper Road, Blue Ash 45242​
A mixed-use development on 6.2 acres is expected to include 248 apartments, a significant amount of office, retail, and restaurant space, and 641 structured parking spaces.​
Owner/Developer: Circle Development​
Cost: $129.7 Million​
Status: Expected to break ground Q2, 2025​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Miami University/Butler Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce and Innovation Hub​

101 Knightsbridge Drive, Hamilton 45015​
An advanced manufacturing training and research hub in the 55-acre former Vora Technology Park building.​
Owner/Developer: Miami University and Butler Tech​
Cost: Unknown​
Status: Expected to break ground in Fall of 2025​
Estimated completion: Unknown

Renaissance Pointe​

Southeast corner of Union Road and U.S. Route 122 along Interstate 75 in Middletown, 45005​
The 50-acre site will house a 200,000-square-foot indoor arena for sports and live music, apartments and townhomes, medical office space, hotels, dining, and more.​
Owner/Developer: Warren County Port Authority​
Cost: $100 Million​
Status: Expected to break ground in Spring of 2026​
Estimated completion: Unknown

Hyde Park Square Redevelopment​

2713 Erie Avenue, Hyde Park 45208​
A rejuvenation on the south side of Hyde Park Square along Erie Avenue and Edwards Road with apartments, retail and potentially a hotel
Owner/Developer: PLK Communities, NorthPoint Group and the Loring Group​
Cost: $150 million
Status: Proposed​
Completion: Unknown

The Mingo​

3060 Durrell Avenue, Evanston 45207​
A 240-unit mixed-income apartment complex on the site of the former Hoffman school. The project is rife with controversy. A community effort to save the Hoffman school by designating it as a historic landmark failed in August 2023.​
Owner/Developer: Kingsley + Co.​
Cost: $67 Million​
Status: The developer must get Cincinnati Panning Commission approval to proceed.​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Brent Spence Bridge Project​

Between the Western Hills Viaduct in Cincinnati and Dixie Highway in Fort Mitchell ​
A companion bridge that will allow for the separation of local and through traffic is needed to help motorists travel safely through this growing region and to keep goods moving without costly delays along this vital national freight corridor.​
Owner/Developer: Ohio and Kentucky transportation departments ​
Cost: $3.6 billion​
Status: Construction starting in 2025 ​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Convention Center Marriott Hotel

251 W. Fifth Street, Central Business District 45202​
80,000 square feet of meeting rooms and 45,000 square feet of ballroom space just south of a revitalized Duke Energy Convention Center.​
Owner/Developer: Portman Holdings​
Cost: $536 Million​
Status: Groundbreaking will take place in the second quarter of 2026 ​
Estimated completion: 2028

Burnet Quarter​

3433 Burnet Avenue, Avondale 45229​
5 acres of an Avondale thoroughfare into a vibrant mixed-use business district. The project went dormant during the Covid-19 pandemic but resurfaced in September 2024. ​
Owner/Developer: Steiner + Associates and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority ​
Cost: Unknown​
Status: The next step is securing city zoning approvals and funding for public infrastructure, which could advance in 2025.​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Atrium One & Two​

201 E. Fourth Street, Central Business District 45202​
The Atrium One conversion would yield 246 new apartments across a third of the building and accommodate a new childcare center. The conversion of Atrium Two would yield 205 additional new apartments. ​
Owner/Developer: Acabay​
Cost: $71 Million and $47 Million​
Status: The developer is seeking state funds to be announced in January.​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Ormsby Retirement Community​

2477 Royal Drive, Fort Mitchell 41017​
A 203-unit luxury retirement community is being built on the site of the former Drawbridge Inn in Fort Mitchell. Residents will have access to future on-site health care, such as assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation.​
Owner/Developer: Greenbrier Development and Brandicorp​
Cost: Unknown​
Status: Unknown​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Divert’s Harrison Township Plant​

8090 Kilby Road, Harrison Township 45030​
A 75,000-square-foot Harrison Township anaerobic digestion facility on 45 acres of former farmland. The company, whose facilities turn inedible food from retail stores and distribution centers into renewable natural gas, is amid a significant national expansion. The facility will employ around 50.​
Owner/Developer: Divert Inc. ​
Cost: $100 Million​
Status: Unknown​
Estimated Completion: Unknown

Gwynne Building Hotel Conversion​

602 Main Street, Central Business District 45202​
The 111-year-old Gwynne Building, formerly Procter & Gamble’s corporate headquarters, will be converted into a 174-key boutique hotel with a ballroom, event spaces, a fitness center, a restaurant, and a cafe.​
Owner/Developer: NuovoRE​
Cost: $125 Million​
Status: Has been at work for more than a year with contractors gutting the interior and repairing the facade
Estimated Completion: Unknown

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