3CDC

We talk with the group's president and CEO.

3CDC has gotten massive results — and sometimes, big criticism — with its approach to redevelopment. How have organizations elsewhere approached the work?

The name, of course, is a nod to the Tyler Davidson/Genius of Water fountain on Fountain Square.

The building has been vacant since the department store left it in 2022. 3CDC has plans to renovate and reopen it as office space, with room for a restaurant and retail.

The architectural drawings show sunnier interiors and lots of windows.

Businesses and merchants in Cincinnati's core want to draw people away from malls and suburban shopping centers and are offering a few new events to lure visitors Downtown.

The property on West Fifth Street Downtown has been vacant since the department store closed in 2022. The city purchased the building for $3 million earlier this year.

From a convention center district to converting offices into residential, new developments are bringing changes to downtown Cincinnati.

A city-sponsored working group has been meeting since November and conducted a survey of businesses and residents. Nearly 50 business owners said crime is too big a problem.

Cincinnati Council is expected to approve $460,000 for 3CDC's small business pop-up program, which will offer short-term leases for vacant storefronts on Main Street.