A Cincinnati developer and brewery owner bought the Oskamp Mansion and adjoining senior‑care buildings in Westwood, handing a long‑idle campus to a private buyer and kicking off preservation and redevelopment questions.

Epic Entertainment opens this week in the former Xscape cinema at Northgate Mall, bringing go-karts, trampolines and a rope course to a nine‑acre parcel bought for $1.8M.

Colerain Township's BZA will consider a Central Plaza cannabis dispensary and two residential variances at a Feb. 25 public hearing. Applications are available for review at the planning office.

A Lexington developer paid more than $17.2M for 11 former Frisch’s sites across the Tri-State, positioning the properties for redevelopment.

Paycor has opened a 40,000‑sq‑ft downtown HQ in the former Saks building, intended as a training and events hub to bring more daytime activity to Fountain Square.

City council committee advanced a three-month pause on data‑center permits so planners can craft zoning rules to study energy, water and job impacts. Officials say the move is meant to protect neighborhoods and utilities while rules are written.

Long Beach-based Image Solutions will invest about $14.5 million to relocate and expand a Cincinnati-area distribution hub at a Fairfield site. The project includes a sizable addition and local incentives.

Neyer has tapped CASTO to build a $120M, 390-unit apartment phase at Three Oaks in Oakley, part of a roughly $300M redevelopment of the former industrial site.

A RentCafe analysis shows Cincinnati roughly doubled completions of fully affordable apartments in 2020–24 versus 2015–19. Local advocates say the increase is welcome but not enough.

Cencora will convert the Harrison Commerce Center into a roughly 530K-sf automated distribution hub, a project local outlets describe as a $106M Cincinnati investment. The facility will add cold-storage capacity and is expected online by spring 2027.

Inventory is rising and mortgage rates are stabilizing near 6%, giving Cincinnati buyers more negotiating room. Local experts say preapproval and asking for credits can pay off.

The Hilton Garden Inn in Loveland has been declared uninhabitable due to serious structural issues discovered by multiple inspections, requiring emergency repairs. The hotel is currently closed, with no set reopening date.

Only 15% of corporate-startup partnerships last; the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub suggests communication, flexibility, and humility as key for success.