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Lower Price Hill was originally Storrs Township. West Price Hill contains later annexations from Green and Delhi townships. EPH is the rest. I don't know when or how the usage of East, West and Lower came into vogue, though.

Issue 430...That was the Parisian and parking garage at the Kenwood Towne Center, where they're building the new Nordstrom. seicer...Yeah, those first couple were taken from alleys. That's one of the few positives of the development--most of the homes in there are served by alleys.

UPDATE: The Cinelect building is already down. Tax exemption for Skyline expansion? Building Cincinnati, 11/2/07 The City is considering a tax exemption that would allow Skyline Chili to build a larger restaurant in Walnut Hills. KMS Realty would receive a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption (CRA), estimated at $172,860, for a new restaurant at 1216 E McMillan Street. The tax exemption would last for fifteen years. In Ohio, the CRA program was created in 1977 and is typically used to encourage development in under-invested areas. KMS Realty plans to demolish the Cinelect building that currently occupies the site and to build a 3,600-square-foot restaurant with 140 seats, 60 parking spaces and a drive-thru. The estimated cost for the project is $1.3 million. The larger restaurant would create 16 new jobs, four of which would be full-time. Construction of the new restaurant would be completed by May 2008. The current Skyline restaurant at 1202 E McMillan Street has been tentatively leased to Taco Casa, pending the outcome of this legislation. In January, City Council approved a rezoning of several properties at the corner to CC-M Commercial-Community Mixed. The developers were granted a variance for the drive-thru, which is not allowed under that zoning. KMS Realty's concept plan for the site included a strip center, though no final development plan has been released. The tax ordinance is currently in Finance Committee. http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9591/1216mcmillaniq1.jpg[/img] Cinelect building, 1216 E McMillan Avenue http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/tax-exemption-for-skyline-expansion.html

City to request $3 million in lead funds Building Cincinnati, 11/2/07 Within the next few days, the City of Cincinnati plans to make a formal request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of $3 million in lead abatement grant funds. The funds, which come from HUD's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control program, were awarded to the Health Department in September as part of a $143 million disbursement to 65 programs in 23 states. The City plans to use the money to remove lead paint from more than 200 housing units, with the focus being pre-1978, privately-owned homes with lead-poisoned children. Rehabilitation will include the removal of paint and lead-containing structural components. Some of the money will also be used for blood-lead screenings, training for property owners in the elimination of lead and the recruitment of neighborhood residents as lead abatement workers. The City has until 2010 to meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's goal of eliminating lead poisoning. No date has been established for the release of the funds. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/city-to-request-3-million-in-lead-funds.html

Jordan Park photo update, 10/29/07 Building Cincinnati, 11/2/07 Foundations are being poured for Jordan Park in Mariemont. Griewe Development Group is building the 29 condominiums on Miami Avenue, just off of Mariemont Square. The buildings will be designed to complement the architecture of the square and units will start at $440,000. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/jordan-park-photo-update-102907.html

City taking action on streetscape TIFs Building Cincinnati, 11/1/07 Although seven local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts were rejected by the State of Ohio, the City is still pursuing improvement projects in three of them. Ordinances authorizing the floating of $3.75 million in bonds, or $750,000 per project, had been in Council committee in early September. Only two of the TIF-based projects, those for Evanston and Walnut Hills, were recognized by the state. Their bond ordinances passed in late September. In West Price Hill, the City is applying $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to begin public meetings on their project. Two projects are on the table for Glenway Avenue: * A full-scale streetscape, which would require some building demolition and would require the addition of $750,000 in TIF-supported bond funds. * A more limited streetscape, allowing for some or all TIF-generated funds to be steered toward business district development In Oakley, TIF funds could be used as gap financing for one of two proposed major development projects, or could be used for infrastructure such as a rumored parking garage. Westwood would like to use the funds to acquire and demolish multi-family housing along Harrison Avenue. The City is planning to work with the neighborhood to study issues such as blight and tenant relocation expenses. Walnut Hills and Evanston Design work has begun on a Peebles Corner streetscape. Working with a budget of $1.05 million ($300,000 existing budget), work will improve the four corners as well as portions of Gilbert and McMillan avenues. In Evanston, TIF funds will fund Phase I of a streetscape that will stretch along Dana Avenue from I-71 to just past the Keystone Parke development. The design has already been funded by Al Neyer, Inc. and Xavier University. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/city-taking-action-on-streetscape-tifs.html Columbia Tusculum: 3629-3633 Woodbridge Pl Building Cincinnati, 10/31/07 http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/723/36293633woodbridgecl0.jpg[/img] Rendering from the Greater Cincinnati MLS Andrew James Custom Builders is planning three new single-family homes at 3629-3633 Woodbridge Place in Columbia Tusculum. The homes will feature three bedrooms, three baths, a gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors and an outdoor deck. All three are priced at $495,000 and are being sold through Comey & Shepherd. Completion is expected by March. The half-acre site previously contained a single-family home, which was built in 1958 and was valued at nearly $200,000. http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8232/3629woodbridgerz5.jpg[/img] Formerly 3629 Woodbridge Pl, demolished http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/columbia-tusculum-3629-3633-woodbridge.html

Apparently their franchisees in the field submitted photos, which were sorted through and narrowed down by a designated panel back at the home office. I don't know who these people are or how they were selected, though.

Here is a series of 27 photos I took on October 20, 2007. If you read my blog, you have probably already seen them, but there are a few at the end that have never been posted before. Bond Hill Villages of Daybreak 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Blue Ash Park Manor 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Blue Ash Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park and Towne Square Avenue 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. See you later!!! ;) 27.

Manhattan Harbour conceptual plan online Building Cincinnati, 11/1/07 Site plan, courtesy of DCI Properties: Click to enlarge The conceptual master plan that DCI Properties presented to the City of Dayton in April is available online. Developer David Imboden is planning a $200 million riverfront project that could include up to 1,100 housing units as well as civic, retail and entertainment uses. A retirement community and medical village is planned for the center of the project. DCI is also trying to acquire the Watertown Marina and Yacht Club, which it would renovate and add to the development. Work is currently going on to install an 84-inch water main on the site, at a cost of $15 million. View the concept plan http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/manhattan-harbour-conceptual-plan.html

Anderson Center photo update, 10/29/07 Building Cincinnati, 11/1/07 Anderson Township is about two months away from the completion of Anderson Center, just north of Anderson Towne Center. The $21 million, 54,000-square-foot complex will include township offices, a performing arts center, an emergency operations center, a large community meeting room and space for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce. Also pictured is Anderson Center Station, a Metro park-and-ride facility located adjacent to the complex, and Uno's, which (allegedly) will open in the Towne Center in December. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/anderson-center-photo-update-102907.html

Poor sales may mean style change at Daybreak Building Cincinnati, 11/1/07 Townhomes of this type have not sold well Due to slow sales, the developers of the Villages of Daybreak are asking to revise their development plan by abandoning multi-story townhomes. On Friday, the City Planning Commission will consider a revised subdivision improvement plan from Allen Temple + Tried Stone Development that will replace the townhome units with single-story, attached carriage homes. The number of units in this building phase, Phase 3B, will increase from 48 to 50. Three of the buildings will front on Sunwalk Drive. The other eight will have access via a private drive. There will be no frontage along Seymour Avenue. Revised Phase 3B plan: Click to enlarge Previous Phase3B plan: Click to enlarge http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/11/poor-sales-may-mean-style-change-at.html

Attorney alleges "gross mismanagement" on sidewalks project Building Cincinnati, 10/31/07 Attorney Jeffrey Bakst has alleged "gross mismanagement" on the part of the City regarding a recent sidewalk project on Kinsey Avenue in Mount Auburn. In a letter to City Council dated September 21, Bakst, whose law office is at the corner of Auburn and Kinsey avenues, claims that the City squandered thousands of dollars by not coordinating the nearby sidewalk project with Duke Energy. Duke Energy is beginning the installation of gas mains, requiring them to rip up brand new sidewalks completed by the City early this year*. Bakst alleges that "there was no planning done whatsoever" and fears that this type of waste will cause the City to "go down the tubes". Copies of the letter have been sent to the City's Department of Transportation and Engineering and City Council's Vibrant Neighborhoods, Environment and Public Services Committee. A report from City Manager Milton Dohoney is expected by late November. * The sidewalk project went along Kinsey Avenue from Auburn Avenue to Reading Road. The gas main project is going from approximately Auburn and Kinsey avenues to Highland and Kinsey avenues. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/attorney-alleges-gross-mismanagement-on.html Beechmont and Roxbury photo update, 10/29/07 Building Cincinnati, 10/31/07 Structural and masonry work continues at Beechmont and Roxbury avenues in Mount Washington. Cole Realty Associates is building the 9,700-square-foot center that will include up to six tenant spaces. No tenants have been announced. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/beechmont-and-roxbury-photo-update.html

Northside HOME elevations and floor plans Building Cincinnati, 10/31/07 Fergus Street Homeownership Project Architect Alice Emmons has supplied Building Cincinnati with the following elevations and floor plans for the HOME project at Chase Avenue and Fergus Street in Northside. The Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Revelopment Corporation is in the process of building two LEED-certified, affordable single-family homes. These should be completed by December. Please click on each image to enlarge to 2592 x 1728 (300-400 KB). Elevations First floor and foundation Second floor http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/northside-home-elevations-and-floor.html

Council approves Pleasant Ridge hospital Building Cincinnati, 10/30/07 City Council has unanimously approved a diagnostic hospital for a vacant building in Pleasant Ridge. The passed ordinance codifying a zoning change to IR Institutional-Residential District means that an unidentified operator can begin a $1.2 million rehabilitation of 5500 Verulam Avenue, which has been vacant since 2004. The diagnostic hospital will provide behavioral health care for residents of nearby nursing homes, with patients staying for seven to ten days. Work on the interior of the structure will provide between 21 and 28 large patient suites. The hospital is expected to employ 85. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/council-approves-pleasant-ridge.html Park Manor photo update, 10/20/07 Building Cincinnati, 10/30/07 Models are open for the Park Manor project in Blue Ash, and work continues on the second building. Kurlemann Homes is building 42 attached landominiums on 7.2 acres at the corner of Cooper Road and Monroe Avenue. Ten more buildings will be constructed on the site. The homes are being sold through Sibcy Cline. Prices start at $679,000. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/park-manor-photo-update-102007.html

Local entry in Ugliest House of the Year contest Building Cincinnati, 10/30/07 609 Steiner Avenue, courtesy of HomeVestors A Cincinnati house has been included in HomeVestors' Ugliest House of the Year contest. 609 Steiner Avenue, in Sedamsville, is among 10 other houses chosen from hundreds of photos submitted by HomeVestors franchisees. Voting is open until November 15, with only one vote allowed per visitor. The winner will be announced in December. The house, which was built around 1885, was purchased by HomeVesters in September for $3,000. Surprisingly, it is not condemned, but it has generated some civil fines for the previous owner. There is no word on when the Ugliest Signs and Billboards contest will commence. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/local-entry-in-ugliest-house-of-year.html

Great set, ink.

Time well spent. This is beautiful:

That Brooklyn pic is sick. I've actually seen a few large Christmas displays around. How sad is that?

Kenwood Towne Place photo update, 10/20/07 Building Cincinnati, 10/29/07 Work continues on the five-story, 1,600-space parking garage at the Kenwood Towne Place development in Kenwood. Bear Creek Capital is building the $180 million project along I-71, next to the Kenwood Towne Centre. Tenants will include Crate & Barrel, Fresh Fare by Kroger, Ethan Allen, Container Store and LA Fitness. A 10-story tower will hold 250,000 square feet of office space. Also pictured below is the muddy site of the former Parisian store and garage at Kenwood Towne Centre. A 140,000-square-foot Nordstrom is scheduled to open there in 2009. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/kenwood-towne-place-photo-update-102007.html

Council to acquire property for Colerain-West Fork-Virginia improvements Building Cincinnati, 10/29/07 City Council has voted unanimously to appropriate property for improvements to the Colerain-West Fork-Virginia intersection in Northside. The $4.9 million project, which has support from the Northside Community Council, will impact ten properties, including two businesses. ... WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW LABELLED GOOGLE AERIAL MAP: Appropriated parcels* Portion of 1863 Chase Avenue, facing demolition http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/council-to-acquire-property-for.html

In February 2003, when I started posting on SkyscraperPage. And to think that I was using dial-up to view 100-photo threads. These days, I don't really post on any message boards other than here. I have posted on others from time to time. For example, I spent a lot of time on Yappi the year that Colerain won their last D-I Championship.

Haha.

UC is on quite a roll lately....

Rando, I will sue you for posting my stories!!! :D Somewhat. I've heard them be compared to shopping malls, but I don't believe that's a very good comparison either. It would be closer to a HOA. As for the makeup of Downtown's district, I do not have a list of the property owners involved. Perhaps you should contact DCI.

^ Yeh...thanks again for the beer.