MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - The Warren County Port Authority, on behalf of the City of Middletown, received a $2.5 million Brownfield Remediation Program grant from the Ohio Department of Development that will go towards the cleanup and demolition of the Towne Mall. This award is part of a larger $60 million in state support to help clean up and and redevelop brownfield sites across Ohio.
“Over the years, we’ve helped transform hundreds of unsafe, blighted, and abandoned sites into new centers of opportunity across Ohio,” said Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. “Through this program, we’re building stronger, safer neighborhoods and turning yesterday’s liabilities into tomorrow’s assets.”
The Towne Mall Project, with the help of this grant, will abate asbestos-containing materials and demolish multiple unsafe, deteriorating structures at the site. The abatement and demolition will prepare the 32-acre site for commercial and light industrial redevelopment, addressing known environmental hazards, and enabling future development opportunities.
Earlier this year, the City of Middletown issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for possible development of the Towne Mall. Midland Atlantic was awarded negotiations and an announcement on a final development deal is expected in late summer 2025.