Planning Commission approves Incline Square zoning

Cincinnati's City Planning Commission has given its approval for a rezoning that could make way for a $50 million mixed-use project in East Price Hill.

"I think it's a step in the right direction," says Michael Wigle, president of the East Price Hill Improvement Association.

City Lights Development has proposed Incline Square, which will include condominiums, restaurants, and offices near the Queens Tower and the remnants of the Price Hill Incline.

Part of the plan also calls for the exposure and lighting of the old incline supports and improvements to Olden View Park, including a new promenade.

The rezoning will create a planned development district, making the redevelopment of multiple single-family and multi-family parcels much easier.

"I'm glad to see someone investing in Price Hill at a time when many people are afraid to invest," Wigle says.   "I certainly think Incline Square will do well, and hope that encourages other investors to follow suit in our neighborhood."

A public hearing before City Council's Economic Development Committee will be required before a full council vote.

The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati Associated Physicians have signed on as tenants for a medical office building in the development.

If approved, City Lights Development plans to break ground on the medical office building this summer.