What is the Rose Music Center and when did it open?
Construction of the $19.3 million music center started in 2013, and it opened in 2015.
Situated off Interstate 70 at 6800 Executive Blvd., Rose Music Center is a 4,200-seat, fully covered amphitheater owned by the city of Huber Heights and managed by MEMI-Music and Event Management, Inc.
The venue hosts a diverse array of acts catering to various genres from country, rock and pop to soul, hip-hop and R&B.
What has happened in the area around the Rose since it opened?
Soon after The Rose opened, TJ Chumps opened its fourth restaurant location close by at 7050 Executive Blvd.
A Tru by Hilton hotel opened near the Rose in 2019.
A Warped Wing restaurant/brewery location opened just west of the Rose, featuring a large taproom with an outdoor biergarten, warehouse and production space, and private event space with a small pilot brewing system.
A Sheetz gas station opened on the corner of Brandt and Executive Boulevard.
Credit: Marshall Gorby
Credit: Marshall Gorby
How many apartments are coming to that area?
Horizon Line Development received the green light to construct the 530-apartment complex in 2022. Since then, the project has been handed off to multiple subsequent developers and is now being lead by Pride One. The new developer has plans for over 300 new housing units.
The city expects Pride One to submit its final development plans for approval in July.
In 2023, the city entered into a development agreement with Metropolitan Holdings for a project to construct a 312-unit apartment complex, to be called Reverb, on 25 acres west of the Pride One site.
Groundbreaking for Reverb is set for late June.
If both projects come to fruition, the area could see well over 1,000 new residents in a matter of years.
Besides apartments, what else is coming to the area?
Both apartment projects include land set aside for commercial developments in an area. No end users have been named for the proposed commercial spaces, but as of now, no gas stations or similar operations will be permitted, with establishments like taverns/bars, restaurants, and similar retail businesses preferable.
City Manager Bryan Chodkowski said, “We’re trying to drive more retail and restaurant activity in that area, as opposed to just quick service (fast food) establishments,.”
What is on the upcoming concert schedule at The Rose?
Looking ahead, audiences can anticipate several shows already scheduled for the 2025 season, including The String Cheese Incident (May 18), Brit Floyd (May 24), Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ (June 10), Chase Rice (June 13), Buddy Guy (June 14), Lynyrd Skynyrd (June 15), David Foster and Chris Botti featuring Katharine McPhee (June 19), The Wiggles (June 20), Rick Springfield (June 23), and more.
