City Planning and Engagement

 

Background:

On December 22, 2022, Queen City Hills, LLC, formally applied for a zone change from Commercial Community – Auto (CC-A), Commercial Community-Pedestrian (CC-P), and Office General (OG) to Planned Development (PD) to allow for a large-scale, mixed-use development. Major site components include: A commercial development lab, a research lab and office, multi‐family housing, street level retail space along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, a structured parking garage and podium, and a large public plaza.

The project is planned to be accomplished in three phases:

• Phase 1: Full site development, including utility infrastructure, deep foundations, rough grading and retaining walls

• Phase 2A: Construction of commercial development lab, parking garage, and retail component   

• Phase 2B: Construction of the research lab and office center

• Phase 3: Construction of multi‐family housing and amenity deck with associated upper parking garage podium

 

Location of Project:

The project is located at the southwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Reading Road in Avondale.

 

Past Public Meetings:

• Public Staff Conference
  Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 4:00pm via Zoom

Related Materials:

• Zone Change Application

• Development Program Statement

• Appendices (linked below):

  • Site Plan

  • Renderings

  • Property Control Letters

  • Project Schedule

  • Geotech Report

  • Hazmat Reports (please reach out to Stacey for file - stacey.hoffman@cincinnati-oh.gov)

  • CSPRO Committee Letter

  • Rezoning Map

  • Rezoning Legal Description

  • Uptown Innovation District Design Guidelines

  • Traffic Counts

  • Conditional Availability of Sewers

  • Coordinated Report (CR)

  • Major Subdivision Plan

  • Streetscape Design Standards

Contact:

For questions related to the proposed project, please contact:

Stacey Hoffman, Senior City Planner
stacey.hoffman@cincinnati-oh.gov | 513-352-4890