Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati will host a groundbreaking ceremony for eight Over-the-Rhine homes in the Brewery District on May 29 as the organization scales to meet the region’s housing affordability crisis.
The development will include eight new-construction homes, seven townhomes and one standalone, ranging from two to three stories with three to four bedrooms and brick-and-hardie-board exteriors designed to complement the urban setting. The $3 million project is located at 301-307 Mohawk St. and 294-302 McMicken Ave.
The new homes sit alongside a historic home at 305 Mohawk St., built more than 100 years ago and currently being renovated by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati volunteers. That home will be sold later this year. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati built five other homes on Mohawk St. in 2003 and 2012…