In the City of Newport, a 360,000 sq. ft. mix-use entertainment district, Newport on the Levee was acquired for $100+ million dollars and plans are underway to investment another $100+ million dollars.
Just a few feet to the east is an $80 million expansion of Newport on the Levee-Aqua on the Levee. Aqua features 238 luxury apartments, 8,300 square feet of retail, an 800-car parking garage, and the region's first Aloft hotel.
In the City of Newport, with views of the Cincinnati skyline we have an award winning bourbon distillery in the urban core, New Riff. “We are a new riff on an old tradition, that tradition or theme being Kentucky Bourbon. New Riff was founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur; and in 2018 expanded its roots in the urban core. This expansion features a barrelhouse, used to store 3,600 barrels; along with a new rickhouse to hold around 18,000 barrels. To learn more about this expansion click here and to learn more about their double-gold award winning products click here.
In the City of Dayton is another Signature TIF project. Manhattan Harbour will be complemented by the most desirable recreational, cultural and lifestyle amenities. Plans include a marina, unique retail and restaurants, river walk, pedestrian plazas and a full range of housing choices. Offerings will include heritage homes, townhouses, urban lofts and an assisted living development. For more information see an overview video here and drone video here.
In the City of Bellevue, a $10 million adaptive reuse project is turning an old urban industrial building into loft-style apartments, Kent Lofts. The redevelopment of the 60,000-square-foot building will be one of the largest-ever adaptive reuse projects in Northern Kentucky’s urban core. To learn more about this project click here and the Orleans Development click here.
Along the Ohio River, extending from the City of Covington in the west to the City of Fort Thomas in the east the new $50 million Riverfront Commons trail project is a planned 11-mile, uninterrupted walkway/bikeway/ and pathway. The impact will extend to the economy, arts, culture, tourism and health.
In the City of Alexandria, a 327 Acre Community Development by Drees Co. and Fischer Homes expected development of Arcadia, a 1,000-unit mixed-use housing development expected to "change the face" of Alexandria.