TroyEros

Uc lost?

Exactly why I don't like the concept of the john schneider tunnel. It might not be as much development, but at least you will see SOMETHING in terms of new retail/condo's along the street car routes. I can't say the same for a tunnel that will be isolated.

What part of the city is that officially though? Again, I don't necessarily care if it's part of OTR, its just a shame to see these historic buildings so vulnerable to demolition if not put in a designated histroic zone. It just made sense to expand it to OTR since it's so nearby.

Why aren't we able to have this section of the map added to the OTR historic boundries the same way we recently added the Mohawk district to the OTR historic boundries? I feel with CIncinnati, if it's not in a designated historic district is has an exponentially higher chance of being demolished later down the road. Plus it's basically footsteps away from OTR already. Why can't we simply expand the historic boundaries till it hits Clifton?

I know plenty of people who go to OTR restaurants/bars just so they can see the unique architecture. OTR has a atmosphere that no neighborhood in Cincinnati has. It's NYC, without having to go to NY. Plus those rainy summer nights, with a vodka, tonic, and some smooth jazz playing from the balcony. It's beautiful.

Forgive me if this was known already, but was I the only one who wasn't aware how extensive the Oratory Project is going to be? Apparently all the historic housing stock before Old Saint Mary on Clay Street, will be part of the project, which includes... http://www.spncincinnati.com/support-us/our-projects/ I honestly thought it was going to be a single building, with some preists. But it's a pretty extensive project. Again, that whole block will be dedicated to the church.

What didn't the historic board like about the design

It's on WLWT http://www.wlwt.com/news/chunk-of-building-collapses-in-overtherhine/38606538 It seems to be a partial collapse. It looks to be salvageable?

Off topic, I know, but Che is probably one of the most overpriced resturaunts in all of OTR. The food is good, but the size of the empanadas are ridicously small..and charging 12 dollars for a small salad is ridiculous.

Wow that's very nice looking. I'm guess the success of this tower, will essentially be the "test" for other developers? If this is a success, I imagine more out of town developers will jump on board as well, and start eating up the available lots.

Does anyone know what's the details about this motorcycle culture that's developing in Cincinnati? There's a huge congregation of them that hang around downtown. I've noticed alot of "bikers" in OTR as well, they cruise there bikes and walk around OTR quite frequently. Now, there opening up shops in OTR now. I'm just curious where this biker culture came from? It just sort of appeared out of the blue.

Retail is picking up on Clay Street. "Gia and the Blooms" floral shop is opening on 13th and Clay in May. Along with the floral shop, Chef Santos restaurant, "Please" will be opening up in August at 14th and Clay.

Urban Motorcycle Shop, "Piston Society" will have a retail store front that focuses on Motorist gear, will also be first Cincinnati shop to bring Scooter and Motorcycle hourly rentals to cruise around OTR/Downtown. 1428 Race Street=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/03/17/urban-motorcycle-shop-opening-in-otr.html

The big concern after this news is about Mt. Adams. I feel like businesses are either closing left and right, or relocating to different neighborhoods. Even the wealthy people who used to live in MT Adams are moving to OTR because of the proximity of the restaurants/bars. That's one thing I don't understand about Cincinnati. I feel like in a healthy city, you would have the success be spread out from neighborhood to neighborhood. But I feel like in Cincinnati's case, the success just sort of shifts from neighborhood to neighborhood like a see-saw. So many businesses of different sorts are opening up shop in OTR, but why isn't happening in The Central Business District, Walnut Hills, Mt Adams, etc? Why is it so isolated to one location, as if an island of sorts. Mt. Adams will always be the nice part of town, if nothing more because of it's outstanding views. But one has to admit that concerns are warranted about the health of the business district there. It's just getting worse and worse.

That's pretty big news. I'm surprised 3CDC was able to find a tenant so quickly. Is this the biggest office tenant in OTR now?

Hopefully after this project developers won't need to rely so much on parking garages especially with the streetcar opening soon

Whelp, that area looks EXTREMELY unpedestrian friendly. I can't imagine how I could freely walk to say the cincinnati library, very much an island like someone mentioned earlier. That highway overpass is brutal.

It has to be approved be the Historic Board right? I just don't understand how they will approve the demolition considering it's part of a historic district, and especially if there is no future plans and will just be used for a parking lot. The building is not on the verge of collapse. The demolition of The Dennison would be nothing more for but for pure greed, and if I was apart of the commission board this would be such an easy no for me.

what can we do as a collective group to stop this from happening?

Um what? The historical zones of Paris/London are applicable to OTR. Historic zones have a strict guideline in terms of architectural styles, and height limitation. Within the Central business district, height matters. As you can see, the historical zone of Paris, and the CBD of Paris in the background.

I'm hearing, "rumblings", that those empty central parkway lots across from the Emery are going to be seeing development very soon. Can anyone confirm?

Cincinnati Oratory making progress...not sure if that sign was always there though? https://www.instagram.com/p/BC27RmyOocV/?tagged=thisisotr

Anyone know what street this is on?

No, thebillshark, what I'm referring to is if you look at Toronto pictures on google from the 1970's/1980's, it's still a relatively small city thats only a bit more developed than Cincinnati is today. But as we all know toronto experienced a growth spurt after that period. I'm wondering if cincinnati is at the beginiing preliminary stages of a similar growth spurt that Toronto has experienced/still experiencing.

Is anyone getting early 1980's Toronto vibes, when it comes to Cincinnati? Especially with all the new building boom as of just recently. Makes you wonder if Cincinnati is on a similar path to toronto in that regard.