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Real Estate Grant Programs in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine historic district is one of the largest contiguous urban historic districts in the United States — creating massive runway for Ohio Historic Tax Credit projects that stack with NMTC, JobsOhio, and federal programs.

Grant Landscape in Cincinnati

Over-the-Rhine's Italianate and Queen Anne commercial and residential building stock has driven decades of historic tax credit activity in Cincinnati, and the pipeline remains strong. Beyond OTR, Walnut Hills, Avondale, and Price Hill present historic rehabilitation and affordable housing opportunities with NMTC and LIHTC stacking potential. The Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation holds brownfield-eligible properties across Cincinnati's west side. JobsOhio Revitalization grants have funded multiple Cincinnati adaptive reuse projects, and the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program is active in Hamilton County.

Key Funding Opportunities

1Over-the-Rhine — largest urban historic district in US, HTC runway
2Walnut Hills — historic residential and commercial rehab
3Avondale — NMTC, affordable housing, brownfield
4Price Hill and West Side — brownfield remediation eligible
5Riverfront industrial corridor — brownfield and NMTC

OPTIMAL STACK FOR CINCINNATI

OTR projects demonstrate the full Ohio incentive stack: Ohio HTC (25%) + Federal HTC (20%) + NMTC (39%) + JobsOhio Revitalization + CRA abatement — five programs simultaneously on a single qualifying historic project.