CincyMan

Which project is currently going up directly across the street from 3CDC's Race Street Condos? Does anyone have a rendering?

I bought a house in St. Bernard. There were 7 bids and I got it about 6% above asking price. I've seen about 10 houses fly off the market in less than a week over the last few months. Seems like lots of doctors, grad students, and Xavier professors are moving in.

^ Looks like a small makeshift office has been set up as well. Here's hoping for some more good news for downtown.

^ I think they have about 3 different stock designs that they choose from when building these towers. They keep their costs low by not having to do a new design for each building, which bodes well for us to get something over 20 stories.

I just read over on SSP that a piece of land next to the Purple People Bridge is under contract with Atlanta based Novare Group. That's the group that has been building the Skyhouse apartment towers all over the place (Atlanta, Charlotte, Denver, Austin, etc.). Does anyone know if there's any truth to this?

^ Then consider the impact of the university requiring sophomores to live on campus, which will take 10,000 potential renters out of the market.

As an OSU grad I'm honestly pretty upset about these high street proposals. Sad to see so many campus staples being forced out.

I'm not positive but it looks like work has started on the Newberry building apartments on W 6th. I saw a guy on the roof this morning and heard some hammering and sawing coming from the upper floors. Anyone know for sure?

I drove by today and it looks like demolition is underway on the non-contributing structure attached to the old firehouse on 15th Street.

^ I have no tech experience but I have a pretty expansive spreadsheet I'd be willing to contribute.

^ Glad he likes it. I'm looking forward to seeing the new auditorium when it's finished but will definitely miss the old one.

^ Yeah they've been working inside for over a month now. I know they applied for a liquor license, but did we ever hear exactly what's going in there?

Unless the evidence clearly shows otherwise I'm giving the police the benefit of the doubt, not the man with over 75 bookings. Does no one remember the police officer that got dragged to death by a car a back in 2000? http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/09/01/loc_cop_dragged_to_death.html I found this quote particularly applicable:

They started clearing out the old Cadillac Ranch for Bru Burger today.

Nearly 200 luxury apartments planned for former school Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/06/24/nearly-200-luxury-apartments-planned-for-former.html

I can't give an address, but I can say it may be underground...

The fine dining part, yes. Not the steakhouse part though. You might not have to wait too long. I happen to know that a very popular local restaurant group is considering an upscale steakhouse on Vine Street.

I agree with this. I know it's stupid but I absolutely cringe every time I hear someone say OTR instead of Over-the-Rhine.

I graduated from Bacon several years back so I can weigh in there. I drove to school everyday all the way from Fairfield and I can honestly say I have no regrets. It is a small, extremely tight knit school. All of the students get plenty of indivual attention, the teachers are fantastic, there is a strong emphasis on community involvement, and the student body just feels like one big family. The only downside I see in your situation is that Roger Bacon is not a particularly strong sports school outside of basketball and girls volleyball. There is a much stronger emphasis on academics, especially in recent years. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Looks like the first of the bike share stations has been installed in front of city hall.

^ They looked pretty clear to me. Definitely not blue at all.

I don't have pictures but the first of the glass panels have been installed on the Northeast corner of the building.

Here's my ideas: Sorry for the crudeness/blurriness of my map. Microsoft paint was all I had to work with. As such, it is pretty sloppy and out of scale, but I think it conveys the gist of my ideas. It consists of two light rail lines (blue and orange: shown by thick lines) and three streetcar lines (red, green, and black: shown by narrow lines). Main nodes and line terminuses are shown by black tick marks and labels. All five lines would converge at Central Parkway, which would become the main hub/transfer point of the system. Red Line: -This is the current streetcar route and the extension to uptown. After Findlay Market the line would head North using John Schneider's forest route and follow Jefferson Avenue to the Zoo. The downtown portion of the red line will become the main trunk line for all three streetcar routes. Green Line: -This is a streetcar line running from Union Terminal to the Banks and across the river to Newport. It would run in the median of Ezzard Charles, turn onto Central Parkway and follow the median to the trunk line pair on Walnut and Main. After travelling to the Banks it would cross the river to NOTL and continue further South into Newport (perhaps using the Monmouth/York Street pair). Black Line: -This is the third streetcar line which would run out to the Eastern neighborhoods. It would follow the same path as the red line from the Banks all the way up the hill to the intersection of Jefferson and MLK. It would turn right onto MLK/Madison and follow it through DeSales Corner and O'Bryonville. It could then continue on to Oakley or turn right onto Erie/Observatory to Hyde Park. Blue Line: -This is an East/West running light rail line using primarily dedicated right of way. It would follow the Wasson right of way from Newtown through Hyde Park and onto Xavier. It would then cross a bridge over I-71 and continue onto Gilbert Avenue. The line would run along Gilbert in the median all the way to Downtown. A short tunnel would need to be built connecting Gilbert to the existing subway tunnels. It would travel through the tunnels to the Central Parkway hub and continue to Cincinnati State and Northside. It would then follow a dedicated right of way near I-74 through the Western suburbs. Orange Line: -This is a North/South light rail line running between Mason/Kings Island to CVG. It would follow the I-71 corridor from Mason to Kenwood, and then merge with the Blue line on Gilbert. It would continue along Gilbert to the Central Parkway hub. After this it would take an unidentified route across the river to Covington and CVG. Rolling Stock: -The streetcar would use CAF Urbos 3 rolling stock. Since the streetcar lines would mostly run in the streets/medians of the densest areas of the city, the trains would only be three sections long so as to be more maneuverable and less disruptive of traffic. -The light rail lines would also use CAF Urbos 3 rolling stock. Since the lines run mostly along dedicated right of way and in the subway tunnels, they would use longer trains, probably seven or more articulated sections in length. That pretty much sums it up.

Finally, some good news! The Crosley Building could be converted into 238 apartments. Historic Crosley building could be converted into apartments Source: http://www.fox19.com/story/25415761/historic-crosley-building-to-be-converted-into-apartments

If you do a quick google image search for "streetcar substations" you will see pictures of the substations in Washington DC, Atlanta, and Tuscon. They are absolutely hideous. We definitely need to find a way to hide these.