Wheeling City Council Approves $200,000 Grant for Waterfront Hall Renovations through Upper Floor Incentive Program

After more than a year of its implementation, the Upper Floor Incentive Program in Wheeling has approved its first participant for funding. LSRG LLC, represented by Richard Milleson, has been granted $200,000 by Wheeling City Council for the Waterfront Hall project. Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron explained that the grant is the maximum amount allowed and will contribute to the successful opening of the several-million-dollar project.

Waterfront Hall, located on Water Street in downtown Wheeling, is a three-level facility situated inside the renovated Berry Supply Building. The building now houses a tavern, live music venue, two leased commercial spaces, and AirBnB apartments. The upper floors have been transformed into event spaces. The Upper Floor Incentive Program was created in July 2022 by the city council to motivate property owners to renovate the upper floors of multi-level buildings. It aims to address the common problem of vacant upper floors due to economic challenges and fire code requirements. The program provides matching funds, similar to the city's Facade Improvement Program, to reactivate and bring these upper floors back into use.