Governor DeWine Announces More Than $52 Million  
for Demolition and Brownfield Remediation Projects 

The Department of Development is awarding the funding through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program and Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program. Both grant programs were developed by the DeWine-Husted Administration in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly to create room for new economic opportunities in areas that currently cannot be developed due to contamination or the presence of vacant, dilapidated structures.  

Today’s announcement represents the sixth round of funding for both programs.  

The Ohio Brownfield Remediation grants announced today total more than $29 million to clean up and redevelop 36 hazardous brownfield sites in 23 counties, including nearly $10 million in funding for the remediation and redevelopment of the former Terrace Plaza Hotel, a historically significant part of Cincinnati’s Central Business District. Once remediated, the building will be redeveloped into residential apartments, retail spaces, restaurants, and a public parking garage. 

Since the launch of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program, the Department of Development has awarded more than $490 million to support 462 projects in 84 counties.

The Ohio Demolition and Site Revitalization grants announced today total $23.3 million to demolish 292 vacant, dilapidated buildings in nine counties, including the demolition of a former student housing facility on Capital University’s campus in Bexley.  

Since the launch of the Ohio Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, more than $270 million in grants has been awarded to support more than 5,000 demolition projects in every county in the state. 

Both programs are part of Governor Mike DeWine's Ohio BUILDS Initiative, which focuses on supporting targeted solutions that impact quality of life, such as water infrastructure improvements, broadband expansion, brownfield redevelopment, and the demolition of blighted buildings.