Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation

Parking: 3cdc's in-house parking service oversees the management of 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 5,839 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 small businesses in the urban core, making it easier for patrons to visit retail, food & beverage, and service-based establishments. 3cdc has on-site management at its garages 24/7 and focuses on making fair chance hires and employing individuals in recovery for many of the garage management and operational positions, working with various job readiness programs to identify potential employees.

Civic space event management and programming: in 2024, 3cdc hosted over 1,100 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 nearly 34,000 visitors to the ziegler park pool, free swim lesssons for nearly 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.

Business district management: 3cdc employed over 40 full-time ambassadors in 2024, as well as 40 additional part-time employees. Ambassadors assist in the management of the six civic spaces 3cdc oversees, in addition to providing clean, safe, and beautification services throughout the two special improvement districts the organization manages - the downtown cincinnati improvement district and over-the-rhine (otr) south special improvement district. Ambassadors patrol the streets on foot, cleaning sidewalks and alleys and providing guides, maps and friendly assistance to visitors. Similar to its garage management staff, 3cdc focuses on making fair chance hires and employing individuals in recovery for many of these ambassador positions, working with various job readiness programs to identify potential employees.

Residential real estate: in 2024, 3cdc's portfolio of managed residential units continued to grow, reaching 125 apartments (37 of which are affordable) with the completion of the annie lofts project. As of september 30, 2024, 98% of the residential units were leased, as residential demand in the otr remains strong.

Development: the majority of 2024 was focused on two pockets of the urban core the convention district and north over-the-rhine. While prioritizing these areas, 3cdc completed the annie project which resulted in 29 new housing units, six having affordability restrictions. Other pre-development efforts were done on projects like the capitol at 7th & vine and whex garage. All of this work contributes to 3cdc's overall mission of strengthening and revitalizing cincinnati's urban core, as the projects involve increasing the number of housing units and activating street level commerical spaces to create jobs.