Cygnus

Technically they have as they've been installing the cast piles. We were supposed to have info on restaurant signings 3-4 months ago. I'm wondering if they had to restart their search...

We are well into Spring and still no news on what two restaurants will be in the park. Not a good sign...

Even more went up today!

iPhone photos from Wednesday - 05/06/09

Ugh, I hate overhead power lines...

No, Wendy's > Burger King

^^ http://queencity.siteisight.com/

Rebuild the Incline! Nothing is built in it's old space...

Cincinnati Business Courier Poll: Business Pulse: What do you think of the Banks design?

^ I couldn't agree more. Same with the signs on 471S that say "Columbus, OH" while the 471N signs say "Cincinnati".

At GABP this weekend and snapped this pic. It's hard to imagine a giant skyscraper will be peaking in very soon!

Burbank's

Wow, I've never seen so much loathe for Montgomery Inn. While a tad overpriced, I've always enjoyed the food and atmosphere of The Boathouse. I really can't see them vacating that site. Perhaps a smaller venue for The Banks? Similar to the Comerica Park location?

^ They should allow that thing to be a true web cam...

Actually, the UDF really should be in QCS...

^ Hear, hear Better yet, Moerlein House.

Contractor takes $2.5M in Towne Place glass http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090422/BIZ01/904230308 By Laura Baverman • [email protected] • April 22, 2009 About $2.5 million worth of glass curtainwall yet-to-be installed at the halted Kenwood Towne Place project is being removed from the construction site Wednesday. Click on link for article.

I really wonder how much time, effort, money was put into this renaming push only to have the vote overwhelmingly for what has been and shall continue to be known as "The Banks".

Nice shot of the bird hiding in the rebar!

^Agreed I walk the site almost daily throughout the week. The decking for Freedom Way (East) is roughly 75% complete. The columns are also almost complete. I fully expect that once June arrives, we'll see buildings rising from The Banks.

Roebling Point is a good name for a part of the Central Riverfront Park. Better yet, name the park Roebling Point. My vote is to keep the name "The Banks" as it has been known as that for almost a decade now.

Created a Tiny URL that will take you directly to the Survey. http://tinyurl.com/votethebanks

Is anyone able to see the link to vote in IE 6? I'm seeing it in Firefox (also not able to see in in IE Tab)...

Residents Asked for Final Vote on Banks Renaming Developers Include Residents’ Suggestions http://www.carterdawson.com/press-releases/04-14-2009.aspx Cincinnati, OH (April 14, 2009) – The Master Development Team of Carter and The Dawson Company announced that the final public voting process began today at 12 a.m. to determine the name for the up-to-$1billion mixed-use development on the banks of the Ohio River. The choices are: * North Shore * Roebling Point * The River District * The Banks “This development belongs to the people of Cincinnati and Hamilton County,” said Malloy Peterson, director of marketing at Carter. “We want their input to help us choose the best possible name for a development that has come to mean so much to the community.” Residents interested in defining a piece of Cincinnati may vote at www.carterdawson.com. The survey will be live for one week, closing Monday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m. The final result will be available for public viewing and announced Tuesday, April 21. Members of the development team evaluated the number of votes that each of the four given names received and reviewed more than 650 online submissions from the first round of voting. Many write-ins appeared multiple times or had similar themes, which allowed the team to divide the suggestions into categories. Some write-ins used the opportunity to shorten their favorite name, Riverfront District, to The River District. Other popular entries focused on the development’s location on the river, the Roebling Suspension Bridge and Cincinnati’s location on the “north shore” of the Ohio River. The team organized a panel of some of Cincinnati’s top marketing, branding and communications experts from business, economic development, tourism and young professionals groups to review the most common submissions and categories from the write-ins. The panel discussed connotations of the submitted names, their favorites and the shortened version of one of the top vote-getters from the previous survey – The River District. After much discussion, the 11-person panel put it to a vote to determine names that would be added to The Banks and The River District. “This is more than just a new development to the people of this region,” said Tamara Kimble, vice president of strategic marketing & external affairs at The Dawson Company. “This represents the region’s progress and promise for future opportunity, and we need a name that the people can get behind.” Known as The Banks since its inception, the development is a joint City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Carter, Dawson project. Once completed, The Banks will be Cincinnati’s largest single, mixed-use development and be composed of a dynamic blend of residential, office, hotel and retail components. Phase 1A of the riverfront development is under construction and will include a revised street grid, parking facility, a minimum of 300 apartments and 70,000 square feet of retail.

Start stocking up on the Charmin! ;-)