CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

Over the past several years, it has become increasingly evident that the Cincinnati Convention Center and surrounding area, referred to as the Convention District, has a variety of issues that are preventing Cincinnati’s tourism industry from bringing in the volume of large-size and high-quality shows and conventions that our region must attract to compete with our peer cities. The City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County selected 3CDC to serve as a Development Manager for the Convention District in order to address these challenges.

One critical piece of the Convention District is the construction of a new convention headquarters hotel to support the travel and hospitality industry. The hotel will be built on a current surface parking lot just south of the Convention Center, at Fifth and Plum streets. Portman Holdings, a developer with experience overseeing many similar projects, has been recommended by stakeholder groups in the Cincinnati region to enter into exclusive negotiations with 3CDC to serve as the developer of the hotel. It will consist of 700 rooms including 36 suites, more than 62,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a full-service 3 meal restaurant and outdoor bar overlooking 5th Street, an outdoor event terrace including a lawn and deck, and a skybridge connecting to the convention center. The hotel will join the Marriott Hotels brand portfolio and anchor Cincinnati’s reimagined Convention District, marking a major milestone in the city’s efforts to transform the area into a premier destination for large-scale meetings, events and tourism. Construction will begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 and will be completed in the second quarter of 2028.

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