Gloria’s Place is a new construction development that will provide 44 apartments of Permanent Supportive Housing on a parcel currently owned by Over-the-Rhine Community Housing. With a total development budget of $14.7 million, the project has been awarded $10 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and will expand OTR Community Housing’s long history of providing stable, well-operated supportive housing for some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
The project builds upon the success of similar developments, particularly Jimmy Heath House in Over-the-Rhine, which has successfully provided dignified housing for people who have experienced homelessness for more than a decade. Gloria’s Place will focus on individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and who often cycle between the streets, shelters, jail, and emergency rooms. This cycle is both costly for communities and deeply harmful for those living through it. Gloria’s Place aims to interrupt that cycle by offering permanent housing without requiring sobriety first, while surrounding residents with robust supportive services to help them stabilize and rebuild their lives.
The four-story building will include studio and one-bedroom apartments and will feature an elevator, a laundry room, a shared lounge and dining space, and a common kitchen designed to accommodate volunteers and community programming. The building will also include on-site case management offices, space for visiting medical professionals, and supportive services provided by OTR Community Housing and partner organizations. Security and stability will be supported through a single point of entry, secured building entrances, and a front desk staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Partners
Cincinnati Development Fund · City of Cincinnati · Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati · Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services · Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition · Hamilton County · Model Construction · National Equity Fund · New Republic Architecture · Ohio Housing Finance Agency · Stock Yards Bank and Trust · Strategies to End Homelessness · The Corporation for Supportive Housing
