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I walked the mall the other day and was impressed with the infill selection coming to Kenwood. I think we will see a couple more luxury retailers arrive on the scene. The big question is will Nordstrom turn the "C" level store into a B or A level store? Every Rally House is crammed, I am really surprised fire marshal lets them stay open at any of there locations. Let alone someone hasnt sui'd for accessibility of disabled.

The 321LR and the 321XLR will have the "throne seat" which lies flat into bed, plus every other aisle in business is a single seat so you dont have to step over anyone. I think it would be a great product offering for the city and airport https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-10282187/Business-class-review-majesty-Aer-Lingus-A321-throne-seat-Manchester-NYC.html

Fendi does have a hard shops in both Chicago and Atlanta, along with soft shops in both cities.

I worked on the store design for Kering who is the owner of Gucci, but its all good. I have my contacts out at LVMH about the Fendi space now at Kenwood.

Glad to see CLE getting an international route again. Looks like you all might get tee'd up with the new 321XLRs once they come onboard to Aer Lingus.

Everyone mocked me two years ago about the Gucci shop, still waiting for people to line up and eat crow...

That use to be one of the nicest Thriftways in the City. When Lindner owned and ran Thriftway, they were very nice stores. Was good competition for Kroger to be competitive in pricing and store appearance. Once Winn-Dixie bought them, Kroger knew it was game over and they had won.

Indian Hill is the highest per Capita in the state of Ohio, and out ranks the highest in Indiana and Kentucky, so they alone have that in there back pocket.

Fendi is rumored to go next to Gucci. I have heard it now from multiple sources that have zero relation.

Yep proof its coming.

Cracks me up how everyone is shocked and asking questions about 20% increase. The whole entire construction industry is seeing 20-30% cost increases due to material and labor cost skyrocketing. They need to buck up and get the project done before the cost balloon anymore instead of squabbling about the price.

I am more concerned about the amount of cooling that will have to happen in the summer for the residence in the building. The black is very cool looking, but man that is going to be an oven in the summer...

* should also have a tunnel to the Lee's chicken next door, for ease of access for city workers...

I wouldn't worry about it, basically loud clothing with a lot of logo and branding brazen across everything. It's a bunny head over cross bones, looks like a one trick pony i.e. von dutch, affliction, Ed Hardy...

The idea just wouldn't work unfortunately. It's be a long narrow convention center and it would have to be built up a floor to prevent cutting the N/S roads between Second and Third. The long and narrow design wouldn't appeal to most convention users. Plus you would basically create a wall between CBD and the Banks. Plus there are height restrictions at the Banks so convention hotel wouldn't work with those restrictions either.

Couple things that immediately pop into my head, The extra cost of the caps to hold buildings over a park. Also the fact we as a city still cannot develop the empty blocks at the banks(5 more if memory serves me right), but expect the blocks over Fort Washington Way, to be developed sooner? Would i love to see buildings, hell yeah. But I am also a realist in this city that understands id take caps with a a nice boulevard of park space than the existing openings now. Think of the sound reduction along the corridor, the nice big welcome mat for visitors coming into the city with a beautifully designed park. If Oktoberfest stays in this part of the city, the parks will be a nice area for big tents and biergardens during festivals.

But this isn't a renovation, this is a new build. The Sheakley athletic center will replace the bubble and existing bleachers/turf area. I am not surprised by the cost increases, we are seeing it on all projects we are working on anywhere from 20-30% increase in both labor and materials.

They wanted there own building, that they could really make impactful, and become a signature project for the company. Nothing to do with the expansion. The building they are in now was the Delta Call Center building, its maybe 20 years old if that and sits on a huge parking garage. I dont see it disappearing anytime soon, unlike the old garages along Sixth Street.

Four items that could hinder solid redevelopment in the area. 1. This area outside the levee wall is lower than Riverside Drive closer to the city. From Riverview East Academy to Rivertowne, the land significantly looses elevation. Which is understandable since this is more of a flood prone area first when the river starts coming up. 2. Still a number of junk yards and dumps along this stretch that would require some heavy remediation. 3. The water treatment area, and yes there are days when the vicinity stinks really bad. 4. The gravel yards and Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminal, costly and expensive to move any of them, and who wants to invest/build a home next to any of them.

He wants to reduce the density of the project way too much. It doesnt make a solid investment for any bank or financial institution to approve loans. You need to have a proper size and unit count in order to make the project viable for loan approval. So what will happen is the developer will walk away and the lot will continue to remain undeveloped and derelict, not spuring other development in the immediate area.

Anything with Danny Klinger's name or finger on will not receive my endorsement or help. He is hurting more than he is helping Cincinnati and OTR. Cannot wait for the day when he runs out of funds for all his legal shenanigans he produces on every potential new development in the city.

You must have projects confused, Liberty and Elm was always going to be market rate apartments, parking garage and leasable retail space on ground floor. The Hotel we are discussing is on Central Parkway almost where Ezzard Charles hits Central. The FCC hotel is still being planned on the property they acquired north of TQL Stadium

There is a new court date set by both Waller and Klinger in Common Pleas, Mr. Patel's attorneys have been preparing for along with the team at Luminaut.

I am very curious what the levels of abatement are in the hotel and surrounding site. I am assuming asbestos and possibly lead. That hotel was built and developed by the Frischs family along with the now Radisson Inn in Covington and The Delta hotel in Springdale. I believe the Quality Inn was there first hotel project before the other two buildings.

I wont say how I really feel about Margy Waller and Danny Klinger, since some of the moderators on here have a soft spot for both of them. But this is ridiculous, you have a developer Ohm Patel, who is willing to go above and beyond and really spend his money to create an attractive hotel that works with the surrounding neighborhood and met the concerns and needs of the Historic Conservation Board. I have worked with plenty of developers that look for the cheapest fastest solution, Mr. Patel is going to opposite route on this project. Then you have the hard working architects and designers at Luminaut who have spent alot of time and effort to make this project work to avoid the insane backlash from these two individuals. I will never understand why people still support them or financially back there endeavors. If Margy and Danny keep killing projects are they going to employ architects, engineers and designers that have to be let go because firms in this city arent able to realize actual projects in the city? If the city doesnt put a stop to the both of them, we will see a huge slow down of good healthy redevelopment in our core. Cincinnati has really risen from the ashes since 2001, and everything that has been built, renovated, or redeveloped has been successful. Yet now we are trying to kill great infill projects all over the city. This is why Columbus and other similar size cities will surpass us and keep on going...