This fall, the stretch of Edwards Road that runs off Hyde Park Square is where most of the change is happening. Dovetale Bakery opens at 7 a.m. at 3441 Edwards Rd. A few doors down, the former Macaron Bar space at 3431 Edwards Rd. is set to become the new home of Green Farm Juicery. Up at the corner, the old MexCantina space at Erie and Edwards is being built out for Parkside.
All three point toward the same corner of the Square. One of them, Green Farm's move, comes directly from the redevelopment proposed for the Square's south side. That plan was still awaiting zoning approval as of the latest reporting this summer, and it is already moving part of the Square's daily routine onto Edwards Road.
The corner is getting a new anchor first
Parkside has operated at 2637 Erie Ave. It is moving a few steps to 2635 Erie Ave., the corner spot at Erie Avenue and Edwards Road where MexCantina operated until it closed in December 2025. Local 12, reporting from the Cincinnati Business Courier, says the current Parkside stays open while crews finish the new space, which is expected to open in spring 2027. According to the Business Courier, the larger space will let the restaurant serve more guests and expand its menu, and a new concept will fill the original space.
For a regular, this works out about as well as a relocation can. Dinner stays on the same block with no dark months in between. The difference is position. Parkside goes from a mid-block storefront to the corner where Erie meets Edwards, the hinge between the Square proper and the shops running along Edwards Road.
The same owner, Trevor Snowden, also runs Delwood and Guardia in Mt. Lookout. A Hyde Park corner restaurant and two Mt. Lookout dining rooms therefore share an operator, which connects the two squares more closely than the map does.
Edwards Road is becoming the morning block
Move down Edwards from that corner and the morning routine already has a shape. The Hyde Park Square business directory lists these storefronts in the 3400 block:
- 3431: Green Farm Juicery's planned new home, the former Macaron Bar space
- 3433: Ossie
- 3435: Castle House
- 3439: Monkee's of Hyde Park
- 3441: Dovetale Bakery, with a listed 7 a.m. opening
- 3443: AR Workshop Hyde Park, Goldsmith Cardel and Neko Sushi & Korean and Japanese restaurant
- 3445: Khakis
- 3451: Diane Firsten
- 3440, across the street: Peace Love and Little Donuts of Hyde Park, also with a listed 7 a.m. opening
- 3442, across the street: Shop Jacob James
Dovetale is the reason this block now gets busy so early. Co-owners Laura Houston and Ellie Wells opened the bakery and coffeehouse on April 3, which gave Edwards Road a combined bakery and coffee shop serving laminated pastries, sourdough breads and espresso. Peace Love and Little Donuts already had the other side of the street covered at the same hour.
Green Farm Juicery is the piece still in motion. FOX19 reported in July that the juice and smoothie bar would leave 2727 Erie Ave. for 3431 Edwards Rd. because of the redevelopment's construction plans. Owner Mara Boord told What Now Columbus the new shop would be about 500 square feet, roughly half its current size, and built for grab-and-go. "We have dedicated parking behind the store, which is a huge game changer for our customers," she told the outlet. Her stated plan was to close one day and open in the new space the next.
She was hoping for an end-of-summer opening. As of mid-October, Green Farm's own locations page still lists the Hyde Park shop at 2727 Erie Ave., open 9 to 3 daily, so check before you walk over for an açaí bowl.
A bakery, a donut shop and, soon, a juice bar with its own parking will sit within a few doors of each other on Edwards, all serving people who come for a few minutes and leave. The Square itself is still the place to linger, but the quick morning errand is moving to Edwards Road.
The project behind Green Farm's move was still waiting on approval
The building that set Green Farm in motion was sold as part of the redevelopment. The plan itself has had a long run. Developers won City Council approval for an earlier version in 2025. Opponents then sought a referendum on the rezoning, and Council rescinded it at Mayor Aftab Pureval's request, FOX19 reported.
PLK Communities, The Loring Group and NorthPointe Group filed a revised plan in early June 2026. It covers a 2.9-acre site and calls for:
- One six-story mixed-use building in place of the two larger buildings proposed in 2025, with the hotel dropped
- About 161 apartments: 116 new units plus 45 renovated units in the existing A L'aise building
- About 21,250 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space along Erie Avenue and Edwards Road
- Two outdoor plazas and two entrances to an underground parking garage
- A facade of about 65 feet at the street, rising to a peak of about 75 feet 6 inches, with the top floor set back
When the plan was unveiled, City Planning Commission and City Council hearings had not been scheduled. WCPO reported that the project was a long way from being finalized and that the developers hoped for approval by the end of the year. The Cincinnati Business Courier's July coverage of the Green Farm move put it plainly: zoning approval is still pending.
That gap in timing explains this fall. Approval, if it comes, may be months away and construction further off still. A small business in a building that has already been sold cannot wait for a vote, though, because its customers are on a different schedule. Green Farm went looking for space close to the Square and found it on Edwards. The street has started adjusting to the project before the city has decided on it.
Two more 2027 dates are already on the calendar
The redevelopment is not the only thing scheduled for this part of Erie Avenue. The city's Erie Avenue & Murray Road Safety Improvements project is in design. Plans include protected bike lanes, a closed sidewalk gap on Murray Road, intersection changes and repaving, with construction slated for summer 2027. The Department of Transportation and Engineering held an open house on the designs at the East Side Rec Center on September 29.
Parkside's spring 2027 opening and the summer 2027 street work leave about one season between them. Anyone planning patio dinners or a bike commute along Erie next year should keep both dates in mind.
The water problem in this area is older than either project. After the July 17 downpour, WCPO reported temporary flood closures at Hyde Park businesses including Dovetale Bakery and Poeme. In Mt. Lookout, WLWT reported that Zip's Cafe would stay closed for floor replacement, with damage also at The Crystalary and Dark Stallion Tattoo. The Hyde Park Neighborhood Council organized a supplies drive for the affected businesses, with drop-off at Poeme on Michigan Avenue. Since then, the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council has reported that MSD finished two studies of sewer backups and flooded manholes in Hyde Park. One looked at a stormwater tunnel, and the other at detention and green infrastructure.
Where to be between now and the Fountain Lighting
The Square is still hosting the neighborhood's big gatherings, and the fall schedule runs straight through the changes on Edwards Road:
- Friday, October 23: The Ault Park Advisory Council's HallowEve Brew Bash at the Ault Park Pavilion, 5090 Observatory Circle. The event page lists two different end times, so confirm before you go.
- Saturday, October 24: Hyde Park Square Trick-or-Treat runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with library storytime at 10:30 a.m. A Dovetale stop at 3441 Edwards beforehand makes for an easy morning.
- Thursday, October 29: The Cincinnati Observatory's Pop-up Planetarium at MadTree Brewing in Oakley, with planetarium shows, children's activities and telescope viewing if the weather allows.
- Saturday, November 21: The Fountain Lighting on the Square, 5 to 6:30 p.m., with storytime, live entertainment, caroling and holiday drinks.
Living Magazines lists the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council's dates in one place. By the Fountain Lighting, Green Farm's new shop on Edwards may be open, and the old MexCantina corner will be partway through its conversion into Parkside.
When the Square starts changing, people who live within walking distance usually want to know what it means for their own block. Paige and the team at Paige Von Hoffmann follow these Hyde Park corners as closely as the listings, and we're glad to walk you through how your home fits into the next two years of change on Erie and Edwards. Request your personalized home valuation and we'll start with your street.
