Cushman & Wakefield Appointed as Property Manager for OneNKY Center and SparkHaus by the NKY Port Authority
In a significant development for the city of Covington, Northern Kentucky, the Northern Kentucky Port Authority has selected Cushman & Wakefield to provide property management services for the OneNKY Center and the innovative SparkHaus.
Located in downtown Covington, alongside the OneNKY Center, SparkHaus is breathing new life into a historic building on Madison Avenue. This dynamic space offers co-working space, private offices, and caters to both short-term and long-term tenants. Tenants moving into SparkHaus include many startups investing in physical office space for the first time.
The OneNKY Center, a new construction that will change the Covington skyline, houses a state-of-the-art life sciences lab run by LifeSciKY. The OneNKY Center and SparkHaus, Class A buildings encompassing nearly 100,000 square feet of space, are attracting approximately 90 employees and hundreds of guests each week.
Tenants in SparkHaus will begin moving in during late summer, with a grand opening celebration planned in September. Christian Hinkle, managing director, asset services at Cushman & Wakefield, expressed excitement about the partnership with the Northern Kentucky Port Authority.
Cushman & Wakefield's services are designed to support the operational efficiency and appeal of the OneNKY Center and SparkHaus. These services include regular cleaning, maintenance, snow removal, and additional facility management tasks such as security, landscaping, and possibly administrative support. The exact scope of these services will be outlined in the official contract or further announcements.
The OneNKY Center is home to 10 Northern Kentucky growth organisations, including BE NKY Growth Partnership, Catalytic Fund of Northern Kentucky, EducateNKY, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, LifeSciKY, meetNKY, Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, OneNKY Alliance, and Thomas More University Division of External Affairs.
This partnership underscores a shared commitment to operational excellence and delivering exceptional value to support long-term growth and community impact. With Cushman & Wakefield's expertise, the OneNKY Center and SparkHaus are poised to become key hubs for entrepreneurship and innovation in Northern Kentucky.
- The OneNKY Center and SparkHaus, located in downtown Covington, Northern Kentucky, will soon be managed by Cushman & Wakefield, a move that emphasizes a shared commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in the Northern Kentucky community.
- With the grand opening of SparkHaus in September, startups in the Covington area will have access to modern co-working spaces and private offices, further bolstering the region's growing tech sector.
- As both buildings, the OneNKY Center and SparkHaus, draw a significant number of employees and guests each week, Cushman & Wakefield's services, including maintenance, snow removal, and security, will ensure these facilities maintain their operational efficiency, further elevating Covington's position as a hub for sports, technology, and community development in Kentucky.
