The Covington Board of Commissioners has signed off on the beginnings of the next phase of utility installation at the Central Riverfront Development, located at the old site of the IRS building along the northern Ohio riverfront. The Board voted Tuesday night to approve contracts with KZF Design and Messer Construction, the former of which […]
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Covington seeks developers for two more blocks at IRS site
The City of Covington is seeking developers for two more blocks at the Central Riverfront development site, located at the site of the old IRS building. Specifically, the city is looking for developers for block C, which spans just under an acre, and block F, which spans 1.52 acres. “We’re not just looking for a […]
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Covington to vote on debt payment extension for IRS site purchase
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to extend the debt for the site at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.–LINK nky editorial, Nov. 18, 2025. The Covington Board of Commissioners will vote in November to extend the payment schedule for the debt it incurred in 2020 to buy the land of the […]
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Eight finalists chosen for public art display at Central Riverfront
Eight finalists have been chosen to advance for consideration as the public art project that will eventually go into the Central Riverfront Development site, located on the site of the old IRS building in Covington. There were 25 submissions to the contest, each of which was judged by a panel of art experts, community members […]
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Covington approves financing for mixed-use complex at CCR site
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners approved final contract documents for the financing at the their meeting on April 14, 2026, effectively serving as the final prerequisite to actually issuing the financing in earnest.–LINK nky editorial, April 17, 2026. The Covington Board of Commissioners approved municipal financing Tuesday night for a mixed-use area in the […]
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Sanders Development Group chosen as new developer for IRS site
Cincinnati-based Sanders Development Group will be the next developer for the Covington Central Riverfront site, located on the old site of the IRS building. This follows the approval of two development agreements Tuesday night. “With what the city invested, they were really intentional around creating a walkable community,” said Sanders Group Principal Robert Sanders (not […]
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Former IRS site rezoned to allow single-family homes
The Covington City Commission has approved the rezoning of the Covington Central Riverfront site to allow for single-family detached homes and single-family lot line properties.
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Covington greenlights $8.545M development in Central Riverfront project
Covington City Commission has approved an $8.545 million development with 10 single family homes and two mixed-use buildings, which will be built on the former site of the IRS building, with the first phase of construction set to begin in May 2025.
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Get a sneak peek of the proposed Covington Central Riverfront development
Covington Pointe Joint Venture, an LLC composed of the Funke Real Estate Group and its financial partners, has proposed to build 10 single-family detached homes and two mixed-use buildings on the site of the former IRS building in Covington, with the city expected to receive a return on investment of 6%.
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Zoning request for single-family homes at former IRS site moves forward
The Kenton County Planning Commission has recommended a zoning request for single family homes at the Central Riverfront Development, paving the way for the development of single-family homes at the site.