Community Engagement Meeting for Duke Energy Convention Center Hotel
Background
3CDC has been contracted as the City's development manager for the Convention Hotel project as well as the renovation of the Convention Center. The developer for the Convention Hotel project is Portman Holdings based in Atlanta, GA. They were selected as the developer for the project after a request for proposals was issued by 3CDC, the City, and the County. Portman has developed over 20,000 total hotel rooms, including multiple convention headquarters hotels in Salt Lake City, San Diego, Charlotte, and additional cities nationwide. The project site is currently vacant, functioning as a surface parking lot. The site is owned by the Port Authority. Project will be a 700-room convention ‘Headquarters’ hotel including 63,000 SF of meeting space, 17,000 SF outdoor terrace space, and multiple restaurants. Total estimated project cost is approximately $470MM. The Department of Community and Economic Development plans to offer a 30-year project Tax Increment Financing (TIF) property tax exemption, 30-year hotel tax exemption, $50MM loan, Multiple property interest conveyed at below Fair Market Value.
Location of Proposed Project
Upcoming Public Meetings
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Virtual Community Engagement Meeting | Notice
Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The purpose of this meeting is to present information about the proposed project and collect public input and feedback on the proposals and allocation of funds. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Please send a request to the contact listed below for the meeting link to join and it will be sent directly to you.
If you would like to submit a written comment, please submit it no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25th. Please note that all written public comments received will be included in a post-meeting memo packet that will be made available to the public and are considered public records.
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Contact
For questions or assistance, please contact:
Eunique Avery, Senior Community Engagement Specialist
eunique.avery@cincinnati-oh.gov | (513) 713-8982