⚡ GAMEDAY · HOCKEY NIGHT ON THE RIVERFRONT · FRI 7:35 🎟 RIVERFRONT DOORS OPEN 90 MIN EARLY 🎶 LIVE MUSIC AT CAFE ON THE RIVER · SAT 9PM 🏒 PLAYOFF WATCH PARTY ON THE PLAZA · SAT 6PM ⛸ FAMILY SKATE · SUN 11AM 🍺 PATIOS OPEN LATE ALONG THE WATER 🛍 RIVERFRONT MARKET ON BARRY LARKIN WAY · ALL WEEKEND
Cincinnati Riverfront Arena at dusk with the downtown skyline and boats on the Ohio River
⚡ A Riverfront Concept by MAA

Puck Drop On the Riverfront

A new home for hockey — and the riverfront district that wraps around it.

Ohio Riverfront · Cincinnati 18,000 seats Est. 2024 · Concept
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Gameday District

One arena. A whole district. Every day of the week.

01 · The Arena

The Roar
on the River

18,000
Seats
365
Event nights
02 · Entertainment District

Pucks & Pints,
Every Night

2 levels
Podium retail
Ground
Street-edge shops
03 · The Riverfront

Barry Larkin
Way, Reborn

Retractable
Flood wall
Riverfront
Retail + park
04 · Live Above It All

32 Floors
of Frontrow

280
Residences
32
Floors
05 · Rooftop Event Center

The Party
Up Top

537
Pete Rose Way
Rooftop
Event venue
06 · Getting There

Skywalk to
the Ballpark

5,500+
Parking spaces
Direct
Stadium link
Site Plan

Every piece, on one block.

Tap a marker or a line item to see where it lands on the riverfront.

Master site plan of the Cincinnati Riverfront Arena and Entertainment District
  • 1New 18,000-Seat ArenaFaceted-glass bowl, lower + upper concourse
  • 2Luxury Residential Tower32 floors · 280 units over the podium
  • 3Pete Rose Way RetailPodium + ground-floor shops on the street edge
  • 4Podium Park + Garage3 up / 3 down · ~3,000 spaces under green roof
  • 5Riverfront RetailNew shops + patios along a reworked Barry Larkin Way
  • 6Retractable Flood WallProtects the promenade, hidden when dry
  • 7Garage · 2,500 Spaces5 up / 3 down with ground-floor retail
  • 8Rooftop Event CenterAtop 537 Pete Rose Way · retail below
  • 9Street-to-Podium ConnectionsPedestrian links + skywalk to the ballpark

Let's Drop
the Puck.

A concept for the next great riverfront in Cincinnati — a new arena and the district it deserves.

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