Hollywoodland: Proposed Middletown development to include amusement park – WLWT Cincinnati

IT IS A PROJECT LE IKMIDDLETOWN HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AN INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK, AND ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT AND CONRTCE VENUE, OUTDOOR WALKWAYS, RESTAURANTS AND SHOPPING ALONG THE RIVERFRONT. >> SOME PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF MIDDLOWN,ET OHIO AND NOW THEY WANT A HOLLYWOOD HE.ER HELENA:HE T PROPOSED PLAN IS CALLED HOLLYWOODLAND, WCHHI WOULD INCLUDE MEOR THAN 50 ACRES OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS, OVER $1 BILLNIO IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND ATTRACT MILLIONSF O VISITORS ACCORDING TO THE CY.IT >> NOT NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE ABOUT IT, TTHA IS SHOCKING TO ME. HELENA: WILLIAM AND ROSEANN LA IMO LIVE HERE AND FEEL BLINDSIDED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT. CITY COUNCIL HEARD ABOUT IT TONIGHT. >> IT WOULD IMPACT THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND IT WOULD BE A COURTESY TO REACH OUT. >> HE HAS A HOME AND PROPERTIES FEET AWAY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. HE SAYS NEIGHBORS COULD HAVE BEEN ALERTED SOONER. >>4 9 PAGES IN A 164 PEAG PDF FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN GOVERNMENT AGENESCI RELEASED AND WERE INFORMATION — INFORMATION THEY BURIED FROM THE PUBLIC. HELENA: OTHERS FEEL IT DOES NOT REPRESENT WHAT MIDDLETOWN IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN. >> IOULD W PREFER TO SEE THE MONEY PUT INTO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE STARTED REBUILDING MIDDLETOWN YEARS AND YEARS AGO. >> A MAJOR CONCERT VENUE FOR INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS, ARE WE GOING TO COMPETE THWI CINCINNATI, DAYTON AND COLUMBUS? WHY DON’T WE SUPPORT PLESAC HERE? HELENA: THE CITY WODUL USE $7.5 MILLION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY TOWARD DESIGN AND ENGINEERING. THE PROJECT WILL BE VOTED ON IN TWO WEEKS. AS YOU CAN TELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC, DID NOT HAVE THE BEST FEELINGS ABOUT THE PROJECT, BUT SOME PEOPLE DID STEP UP AND SAY THEY DO BELIEVE MIDDLETOWN COULD BENEFIT FROM SOME REDEVELOPMENT. THEY JUST DON’T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT PLAN. NO FINAL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT CITY OFFICIALS THINK THIS COULD BE GREAT AND PUT MIDDLETOWN ON THE MAP.

Hollywoodland: Proposed Middletown development to include amusement park

A proposed $1.3 billion so-called “super development” would transform downtown Middletown, bringing in an indoor amusement park, concert venue, multiple hotels and a movie studio. Dubbed Hollywoodland, the mixed-use development would be the first of its kind in the nation and span more than 50 acres along the Great Miami River. The city of Middletown City Council will vote to approve an ordinance authorizing a purchase, sale and development agreement with Main Street Community Capital LLC. That vote is slated for Oct. 21, following a Tuesday presentation on the entertainment district from Main Street Community Capital LLC and their development partners.The new development is expected to include: A first-class destination hotel and attached, publicly-owned convention center with rooftop bar, themed restaurant(s) and assorted amenities.A second family-oriented hotel and water park.A third boutique hotel located within the adaptively redeveloped First National Bank building.A major indoor entertainment and concert venue for large, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and touring Broadway productions.An indoor amusement park containing multiple themed entertainment-based rides, virtual reality experiences, immersive entertainment opportunities and integrated retail, food and beverage.Structured and integrated underground deck-based parking (publicly-owned) of no fewer than 3,000 spaces.On-site mid-rise luxury apartment units and/or condominiums.A permanent pre-and post-production motion picture studio sound stages and support offices and infrastructure.Multiple restaurants, bars, brew-pubs and cafes, and a likely comedy club.Integrated fashion, electronic, lifestyle, convenience and recreational retail.City officials say the development would create thousands of new jobs, and over $1 billion in private investment, drawing an estimated 3.5 million yearly visitors to Middletown. “This will be a transformational redevelopment opportunity for Middletown that came out of a redevelopment study for our riverfront property. It will encompass over 50 acres of our historic Downtown,” city Manager Jim Palenick said. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take full advantage of a myriad of local, city, state and federal incentives we have found a way to access, and in turn, and change the future of our city.”If approved, the city will utilize $7.5 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds toward pre-construction design, engineering, financial structuring and other pre-closing, due-diligence efforts.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio —

A proposed $1.3 billion so-called “super development” would transform downtown Middletown, bringing in an indoor amusement park, concert venue, multiple hotels and a movie studio.

Dubbed Hollywoodland, the mixed-use development would be the first of its kind in the nation and span more than 50 acres along the Great Miami River.

The city of Middletown City Council will vote to approve an ordinance authorizing a purchase, sale and development agreement with Main Street Community Capital LLC.

That vote is slated for Oct. 21, following a Tuesday presentation on the entertainment district from Main Street Community Capital LLC and their development partners.

The new development is expected to include:

  • A first-class destination hotel and attached, publicly-owned convention center with rooftop bar, themed restaurant(s) and assorted amenities.
  • A second family-oriented hotel and water park.
  • A third boutique hotel located within the adaptively redeveloped First National Bank building.
  • A major indoor entertainment and concert venue for large, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and touring Broadway productions.
  • An indoor amusement park containing multiple themed entertainment-based rides, virtual reality experiences, immersive entertainment opportunities and integrated retail, food and beverage.
  • Structured and integrated underground deck-based parking (publicly-owned) of no fewer than 3,000 spaces.
  • On-site mid-rise luxury apartment units and/or condominiums.
  • A permanent pre-and post-production motion picture studio sound stages and support offices and infrastructure.
  • Multiple restaurants, bars, brew-pubs and cafes, and a likely comedy club.
  • Integrated fashion, electronic, lifestyle, convenience and recreational retail.

City officials say the development would create thousands of new jobs, and over $1 billion in private investment, drawing an estimated 3.5 million yearly visitors to Middletown.

“This will be a transformational redevelopment opportunity for Middletown that came out of a redevelopment study for our riverfront property. It will encompass over 50 acres of our historic Downtown,” city Manager Jim Palenick said. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take full advantage of a myriad of local, city, state and federal incentives we have found a way to access, and in turn, and change the future of our city.”

If approved, the city will utilize $7.5 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds toward pre-construction design, engineering, financial structuring and other pre-closing, due-diligence efforts.