The Mingo, a planned 240-unit, mixed-income apartment complex in Evanston on the site of the old Hoffman School building, cleared a major hurdle Friday during a Cincinnati City Planning Commission meeting.
The commission voted unanimously to approve a proposed zoning change from residential mixed to planned development to allow multi-family development on the approximately 5-acre site of the old school building and playground at 3060 Durrell Ave.
The proposed zoning change will require final approval from Cincinnati City Council.
The developer − Walnut Hills-based Kingsley and Company, led by former Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe − must also submit a final development plan to the planning commission and City Council.
The estimated $60 million to $65 million project would include a mix of market-rate studio; one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; and 24 units restricted to renters earning no more than 75% of the area median income, or about $60,000.
The development is named The Mingo after well-known community activist, Rev. Peterson Mingo of Christ Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church, which previously owned the building and held services there for years.