City and county leaders have unveiled a final vision for the future of The Banks, a long-awaited blueprint designed to transform Cincinnati’s riverfront from an event-driven destination into a mixed-use neighborhood.
The updated urban design plan, presented Tuesday to Cincinnati City Council’s Housing and Growth Committee, outlines how the undeveloped land in the riverfront district could be built out over the next decade with housing, hotels, retail, offices and expanded public spaces.
The proposal includes up to 1.5 million square feet of residential development, a second hotel, more than 140,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, plus a network of new plazas, pedestrian connections and riverfront amenities…