The Route 4 corridor will become home to a leading non-profit agency in 2024. The Cincinnati Center for Autism (CCA) has purchased 100 Commercial Drive, a vacant office building located directly south of Furniture Fair. The agency is currently renovating the building and plans to relocate operations to Fairfield in late summer.

CCA supports individuals with autism through programming in the areas of academics, adaptive behavior, communication, and social participation. CCA serves clients from throughout Greater Cincinnati, including students of Fairfield City Schools. CCA was founded by a Fairfield father nearly two decades ago and currently operates in a former church building within the City of Springdale.

The relocation brings 60 new jobs to Fairfield, as well as additional growth potential for the organization. Fairfield City Council is supporting the project through a forgivable loan funded with a federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant for Route 4 revitalization.

Cincinnati Radiator, a well-established local company, has leased space within the newly-constructed Seward Pointe Commerce Park development. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and services heavy duty radiators and other cooling products that are used in a variety of industrial and large equipment applications. The new facility will allow the company to onshore manufacturing of radiator components that are currently sourced from overseas.

Currently located on Port Union Road on the Fairfield-Hamilton border, the company will initially occupy 75,000 square feet within Seward Point Commerce Park. Cincinnati Radiator is the first signed tenant in the industrial park, which offers 450,000 square feet of Class A industrial space located in two buildings accessible from both Symmes and Seward Roads.

Construction is largely complete at Riegert Square, the commercial strip on the east side of Pleasant Avenue spanning roughly from Lindenwald Station to Little Caesars Pizza. The project included consolidating access points from 15 curb cuts to four major driveways. As part of the project, the City installed improved sidewalks, landscaping, pedestrian lighting, and new ground signs, creating a greatly-improved streetscape along Pleasant Avenue. The project was a public-private partnership primarily funded through federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

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The northwest corner of Route 4 and Symmes Road will see some big changes in the coming months as the Dixie Imports car lot is redeveloped into a new Wawa gas station and convenience store. The new Wawa will be one of the first locations of the chain to open in the region. Wawa is primarily based along the East Coast of the United States, and has announced plans to build multiple locations throughout the Cincinnati market.



Wawa began as a dairy company outside of Philadelphia, originally delivering milk and other dairy products to customer homes. In the 1960s, the company began operating food marts, which evolved into the modern convenience stores. Wawa is known for its robust food offerings, including made-to-order hot or cold hoagies.

The Route 4 & Symmes Wawa will occupy approximately 3.5 acres and feature 10 fuel pumps and a nearly 6,000 square foot convenience store. Much of the current site has pavement extending to the roadway. When redeveloped, the site will include new sidewalks and landscaping, greatly enhancing the visual appearance of the area. Other sites are under consideration for Wawa locations within Fairfield, including the corner of Tylersville Road and Bypass 4.

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The Fairfield Business Spotlight video series highlights new and expanding businesses, new development projects, and other economic development news across Fairfield. The series recently visited Mofongo City on Route 4.

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PROPERTY HIGHLIGHT:

630 Commerce Center

Located just off Seward Road between Union Centre Boulevard and Port Union Road, 630 Commerce Center Drive is a 176,800 square foot modern industrial building. The building was completed in 2018 and features 32 foot clear height, 18 dock doors, 2 drive-in doors, and 2,505 square feet of finished office space. The property is available for sublease through Cushman & Wakefield through August 31, 2024 and for a long-term lease through CBRE.

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