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Very quick sketchup of what that might look like on the site: Good job! So how did you do that cut and paste?

10-12 would be fine. Here is 8 stories on 4 levels of parking: Scale looks close enough, or try any office building in DC as an example,

There are still plenty of vacant parcels that could support high-rise residential: - St. Xavier Park area (Sycamore both north and south of Seventh and extending north of Seventh all the way to Main) - NE corner of Seventh and Vine and half of the entire block east of Vine - NW corner of Sixth and Sycamore (both the vacant lot and the lot that is currently wasted on the single-story Red Fox diner) - mid-block east side of Main between Sixth and Seventh (infill could be larger part of massive vacant lot next to St. X) - SW corner of Ninth and Sycamore directly north of the Power Building (though this would be across the intersection from the jail) - SE corner of Walnut and Eighth - the vacant land on Eighth St. that the old Blue Wisp was on - NW corner of Race and Garfield Place - mass vacant land between One Lytle Place and the PP bridge on both sides of the street (originally slated for condo high-rises but scuttled due to the economy) - perhaps even some decent-sized infill on the SW corner of Fifth and Broadway Not to mention the mass amounts of vacant space at and near the Court/Elm/Central area. And I wouldn't count out residential being at least part of this Fifth & Race development either. And why can't the lots near the courthouse and especially City Hall ever be high-rise residential? What's the roadblock? Ahhhhh has no one read anything???? They physically can't fit at the Banks site. It is a MAXIMUM 250,000 square foot building over 15 floors (revisions in construction limited the buildings size from the original plan). That is about 16,000 square feet per floor. They want 250,000 square feet TODAY and to own the building. That means, if 5 years from now they hit their 1000 staff goal (currently 515 employees) they might need to move again. And who would buy a building only to have to move 5 or so years later since it has no room for growth. Dunnhumby has now on several occasions very clearly said they want large open floors, hence they are going with 40,000 square foot floors instead of the 16,000 square foot floors they would have been limited to at the Banks. It's lovely to fantasize about what's best for downtown. But we have to face reality and Dunnhumby was not going to move to the Banks site. Period. Finally- this is not the end of the world. The old enquirer building, Barlett co. building, etc. are all empty. Updating beautiful old office buildings to residential is all the market is interested in. No one is taking old c-class office space from 120 year old empty buildings and making into new apartments. Finally, if anyone watches citicable religiously, yes, guiltily pleasure, the City manager said residential is still part of the plan. Excellent post FWIW. There are still tons of old Class C buildings that be converted in Residential. Fifth & Race has the footprint Dunnhumby requires.

Shaq should get some playing time next year, but as a slot guy he is going to have to work hard because McClung is very good in the slot.

Looking forward to football season. Good in depth article, "Season breakdown & prediction In a nutshell Cincinnati’s going to make a nice improvement. The Bearcats are headed back to bowl play, as this team is far too talented to not make a three-game improvement in the win column. But U.C. cannot be considered a Big East title favorite — alongside Pittsburgh and West Virginia — with these two major question marks: the offensive line and the defense as a whole, the secondary in particular. The defensive line will be better, which should help the pass defense at large, but U.C. does not have what it takes in terms of depth and proven talent in the secondary to stop the sort of teams that await on this schedule. The offensive line, weak in pass protection a year ago, has big holes along the interior and dangerously little depth, though the Bearcats can feel at least somewhat secure in what they have at left tackle, left guard and right tackle. Even with this line, I don’t think the offense is going to struggle: I think the offense will be better than it was a year ago. Collaros is a very good Big East quarterback, Pead can clearly get it done on the ground and the receiver corps, though unproven, has more than enough talent to get by. It just all comes back to this defense. It will be better, pushing this team away from the bottom of the Big East, but it won’t be good enough to vault U.C. past the conference favorites. Maybe next year. Dream season From 4-8 to the top of the Big East: 10-2, 6-1 in conference play. Thanks to this offense, but with a nod towards a vastly improved defense." http://www.presnapread.com/no-55-cincinnati/

Thanks twosense. My wife picked out everything, floors, counters, fireplace, and I have to say the backsplash looks like a million bucks. Brick Tech? installed the new fireplace and the guy told me that my wife selected the most expensive stuff they install. I don't know what it is but will find out. Even the pendant lights look great. She has better interior design eye than I do. The backsplash is a darker gray tile that is real smooth, but not shiny at all.

That small section of Covington homes is very very nice. A mini garden district. That area could be a little longer east to west but the licking river gets in the way.

Pretty much gutted the flooring, kitchen, fireplace, etc.

^Where are you getting your information from? While Kasich is not an anti-casino zealot he sure was not a supporter of the constitutional amendment or casinos in general. Newspapers quoting Strickland. Strickland didn't want to allow Casinos is Ohio and was 100% against the ballot amendment. Not sure if Kasich was allowed to do what he did, renegotiate the business terms?

So is this a the right board for posting pics of your house that we all might find interesting? Has anybody renovated or made some significant improvements that are pretty cool?......same for new construction or condos. I am getting close to finishing a total gut of my kitchen, great room, living room, and yes even demolished the fireplace, gutted the old floors also. Should have some pics real soon. Feel free to share whatever you might have.

Radical conservatives don't believe in law. Just collective security, which isn't "law" in the sense that most people here think about government. At least Kasich isn't anti Casino Radical conservatives don't believe in law. Just collective security, which isn't "law" in the sense that most people here think about government. Compared to Strickland, who was not in favor of any Casinos, he isn't that bad.

The Nordstrom at Keystone is a better business model then a 210,000 sq. ft. downtown store. As jbcmh81 said, people like to walk the street. Might work on Michigan in Chicago but even Lord & Taylor or somebody closed a store in WaterTower mall there.

More along the lines of global

Pictures of Harrahs, downtown New Orleans.

"Architects Wary of Casino Design" Cincinnati Enquirer By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn • [email protected] DOWNTOWN - A board of top local architects says early designs for the $200 million Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati downtown lack the architectural appeal they had hoped to see. Full Article: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110208/BIZ01/102090353/Architects-wary-of-casino-design

The Banks is going have multiple eating dining options, pretty diverse. The Harrahs casino in Omaha/Council Bluffs is much different than Downtown Cincy.

Indy spends about $1,160,000,000 a year. Cincy is projected to spend $1,170,000,000 a year. Indy is servicing a population of 780,000 and 372 sq miles. Cincinnati is servicing a population of $340,000 and 79 sq miles.

You should license your info to the city for a fair dollar amount. Your records and info is probably much better than what they have on file.

I don't know Neville..............but you might want to look at some of the mega architectural engineering firms, most will be publicly traded. I am talking about the firms that do really big projects like URS Corporation and their competitors. In this economy I wouldn't be concerned with "transportation" only, just get in somewhere. Large Commercial real estate developers might be an option, Hines etc. research "REITs", real estate investment trusts. I am in the Commercial RE consulting brokerage business, and you do see some former Architects, lawyers, Urban Planning types move over to this industry. The larger firms are JLL, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman Wakefield, etc. Individual offices vary quite a bit. I am a 89' DAAP grad. Thanks a ton for the direction! I've now contacted numerous companies with hopes of hearing something. I feel like I might be getting unnecessarily nervous about finding a job. I don't graduate until June, but it feels like I need to get a job now! Senior year stress sucks. Good luck!

With 81 home Reds games every year, Cincy is going to see more out of town people staying longer. They will make it more of an extended weekend and Reds games and the Casino. When I went to the Sugar Bowl to watch the Bearcats we stayed next door to the Casino. It was a great time. Will be neat to follow the construction of this.

60 Million seems like a really big $ amount. Akron is doing a 95,000 sq. ft. law building for 29 Million. Marquette finished their new law facility, over 205,000 Sq. Ft. original estimates were 80 Million. Private schools do design - build which can be very cost efficient, Opus did that project. UC current building isn't that big is it, any guesses.

Wow, big money for a project like that. UC law school builds on services By Cliff Peale • [email protected] • January 29, 2011 * Comments (8) * Recommend (4) * Print this page * ShareThis * Font size:AA A new law school building on a high-profile corner at the University of Cincinnati will have to wait until UC raises up to half of the more than $60 million required. Building on the site of the existing college at Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street will mean moving the College of Law to another location for two years. But until that project gets started, the school is moving ahead with a series of services designed to expand its student base beyond traditional students in their 20s seeking a law degree. One new program is a law clinic where students can serve small companies and non-profits, with the first batch of clients coming to UC in early February. Another is a four-week summer training program targeting lawyers in China. Starting this year probably with fewer than 20 students, the Institute for the Global Practice of Law will cost $4,000, Dean Lou Bilionis said. More at http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20110129/NEWS0102/101300301/

Of course there is or can be a conflict of interest, so the owner can hire an A/E firm, as a consultant to sit on their side of the table when Design/Build is the delivery option.

The state has way too many mandates for capital projects. I really don't care that much about if it is or isn't mfg in the USA. If you want to know about the red tape you can find it here, http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/153. The design build firm is responsible for overall design, GC capabilities and cost increases (not including change orders down the road). Ask any University employee who manages these projects if they would like to have the design build option available. Free of defect? Ask Peter Eisenman how UC's DAAP building turned out. Design Build firms tackle much more difficult projects than a law school building. Metal buildings? They do major office projects, hospital surgery centers, healthcare facilities, urban redevelopment projects, mixed use projects, Higher Education projects, Labs etc. Virtually anything including Athletic Facilities.

I think the area you mention is just west of UA's law school and south of UA's performing arts hall. From what I've learned, that area is slated for a new law school since C. Blake McDowell is under serious scrutiny and must expand if not rebuild. Law School Renovation and/or Addition - Feasibility and Site Selection Study "The Associate will provide options to The University of Akron for modifications to the school of law building. All options will reflect architectural character compatible with recently completed buildings on The University of Akron Campus. The exterior of the building will feature masonry, glass and aluminum elements to match other new University buildings. The project will include approximately 120,000 square feet. Several site configurations (up to five) requiring different building solutions will be studied by the Associate. Solutions may include renovation and expansion of the existing law school, or demolition of existing buildings. Relocation costs (interim or permanent) for affected departments will be included in the feasibility study. A comparative analysis of the sites and related project costs will be provided by the Associate. Final architectural design and site selection will be approved by The University of Akron, Department of Capital Planning and Facilities Management. " UA moves forward with plans for new law building By Carol Biliczky Beacon Journal staff writer POSTED: 06:54 p.m. EST, Dec 16, 2009 http://www.ohio.com/news/79453982.html I saw the plans and UA has chosen to rebuild the law school just across the street west of the existing law school. Also, the fact that UA may become a more residential campus is not all that germane to attracting a large number of students to large events. UA students can drive their cars back to campus and fill up a facility as they have done for years. They don't have problems driving to the Q or other places far away. If it's worth it, they'll drive back to their own campus. The trick is to give them what they want to see. Other people drive to campus for what they want to see. What makes a UA student any different? Cleveland State has The Wolstein Center on its campus. I believe it seats between 12,000 and 15,000 and they don't have any dorms on their campus currently. All in all, It's still good to see UA become more residential. And, the only logical place for a new UA arena is near the remaining sports, recreation and physical education facilities already on campus such as the stadium, Jackson Fields and Rec Center. Article said Arkron is going to spend half a million on initial architectural fees, and the final cost is about 26 million (95,000 sq. ft.). The state requirements that universities have to jump through are a terrible deal for the taxpayers, related to capital projects. Akron, or any state u, should be allowed to interview and get proposals from Design Build firms, and there is no initial $500,000 fee. Also the cost of construction would drop dramatically with design build. They could build a really facility for 16-17 million. The state requires state universites, state community colleges to all kinds of crazy stuff, like the project must have steel mfg in the USA, all contractors must pay union wage, and it goes on and on.