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.
Like all Habitat homes, these are income-restricted to households earning 30-80% of the area median income. Homeowners purchase with a 0% interest mortgage. All homes in the development have already been matched with buyers.
The development is the first built under an external general contractor, Kaiker Construction. By leveraging larger developments, prioritizing density and partnering with external experts, Habitat is increasing its capacity to build more homes faster and enabling more local families to transition to affordable homeownership sooner.
“We have been working toward this day for several years and are so excited to see this project come to fruition,” said Joe Hansbauer, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati. “At a time when half of Ohio renters are living in unaffordable housing, we are grateful to our partners for making new, affordable homeownership opportunities possible for families looking to build stability and equity through homeownership.”
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati addresses the housing affordability crisis across a nine-county region in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has partnered with more than 700 families on their path to homeownership, assisted more than 800 homeowners with critical home repairs and sponsored home projects for more than 1,400 international families through its tithe program.