Interested in learning how the Uptown Innovation Corridor’s five newest developments are positively impacting our economy? Check out our infographic.

Uptown Consortium is dedicated to ensuring that Uptown residents benefit from new development happening in their neighborhoods, and Uptown organizations are answering the call. Partnerships prove that economic inclusion is more than possible in construction and development projects—more and more companies are stepping up to help Uptown residents play an active role in the changes in their community.

It’s been fourteen years since the leaders of the University of Cincinnati, UC Health, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, TriHealth and the Cincinnati Zoo came together as the Uptown Consortium to collaborate to improve the lives of all of those who live and work in the Uptown neighborhoods. The Uptown Consortium (UCI) continues to achieve that mission by growing our neighborhoods through the power of collaboration and leading the way for economic development and community advancement in the Uptown region.

Q&A with Chad Yelton, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

The Uptown Consortium, master developer of the Uptown Innovation Corridor, will welcome MORTAR to recruit, host and train a new pool of promising entrepreneurs in the Avondale, Clifton, Corryville, CUF and Mt. Auburn neighborhoods.

Over the past few months, Uptown Cincinnati and the many businesses and organizations who call the neighborhoods home have garnered significant national media attention. Check out the stories below to see the world-class medicine, innovation, entrepreneurship and partnerships happening in Uptown.

Recently the Cincinnati City Council approved the land sale for two significant developments coming to the Uptown Innovation Corridor: The Uptown Gateway project by Terrex Development and Messer Construction, and the MLK Investors I development by Neyer Properties and Kulkarni Properties.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center recently launched the Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to the advancement of stem cell-organoid technology. It is believed to be the first facility at a pediatric medical center focused on this type of research. 

The regular cadence of new real estate and economic development continues in Avondale, with this week’s groundbreaking of a $43 million Avondale Town Center.  

After negotiating a preferred developer agreement, this week the Uptown Consortium (UCI), MLK Investors I, Avondale Comprehensive Development Corporation (ACDC),  and the City of Cincinnati began planning the development for the northeast quadrant of the Uptown Innovation Corridor.