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So how does this merger benefit the city? Just generally curious...

Wow I'm so confused...like what lol?

There is about 50 restaurants currently scattered between South of Liberty/Pendelton/Findley Market area. No doubt, I see the cap of restaurants with a fully gentrified OTR/Mohawk/Pendelton to be about in the range of 120-150 when all is said and done. OTR is has been praised by multiple large publications from the NYT, to Food and Wine Magazine, to the Chicago Tribune as being the foodie capital of Ohio.... With that said, I really hope that many of the immigrants who live in Sharonville/Reading/West Chester decide to open up a future restaurants in OTR. We still badly need Ethiopian, Indian (Injoy is pretty good though), Chinese, Mediterranean Food (please someone open up a shwarma window or cart like they have everywhere in Columbus!!), etc. Hell, we still don't even have a damn Cincinnati Chili Parlor in OTR. How pathetic is that? OTR has come a very long way. It's restaurants are all (for the most part) well run, and the food is rock solid. That said, we definitely need more ethnic options and variety. We also need a damn chilli parlor. It shouldn't take this long for someone to do this people!!! I've been moaning about this on urban ohio for years now..But honestly, why is this taking so long? There are alot of small commercial spaces (look at the philly cheese steak window on East 13th street and Main) scattered throughout OTR. Open up a carry out window that serves cincinnati chili, that's near Main St and your guaranteed to make money. I'm drowning in college loan debt, but if that wasn't an issue that would be my first venture. It would be such easy money (especially on weekends, and fcc west end game days).

Holiday sports is the name of the bar. Not really connected with Christmas, more so with the British meaning of holiday.

To think 10 years ago (2008) we were still adament on the success of the gate way quarter and if people would venture into otr to try Lavomatic. Now 10 years later we are arguing about these otr establishments are becoming homgemized chains. I'm super curious where otr will be in 2028. Will be very fun to go back to this thread page 10 years later and get an update!

I think city bird has better chicken than the eagle and the sauce that comes with it Is amazing. Similar Mayo Chipotle based to Cain's but the chicken is much more tender at city bird. I also love that they are open till 3am on weekends as well. One time I came with my friends Saturday night to City bird and they literally ran out of chicken. The employees were super nice though and gave us free chicken from the uber eats that weren't picked up. Regardless of there authenticity to Cincy, otr is lucky to have birthed this mega success story. This restaurant group knows there stuff on how to create a good atmosphere, and a solid drink and food menu. Also Thunderdome group has inspired many restaurant groups to create chains throughout otr. It's a great thing we have going on and should consider this is happening to otr. This is only inspiring folks to become the next eagle, or the next Senate, or any of the other success story restaurant groups in otr.

Talk about an OTR success story. Thunderdome group is exceptionally well run restaurant group. All of there ventures have been a home run in Cincy and in other cities as well (the Bakersfield in Indy is always packed). They know there stuff. I'm just slightly surprised there isn't a currito in OTR. I know there is one in the CBD but you would think they would add a currito in OTR and cater to the office crowd that work there that want something to grab and go.

With all these hotels popping up in the CBD, it would be really cool to see a large major brand hotel take over somewhere along Central parkway. It would be great location for visitors who are there for FCC games/looking to explore otr

I remember even the mighty John Schneider going on record saying this building wasnt able to be repurposed. The reality was that it was a detoriating building smack dab in our CBD. It was a very visible building that only purpose was a ground floor retail donatoes location. At least we are getting something tall and dense from this project as opposed to the pocket parks Dennison hotel fiasco.

I would send an email blast to city council and the local media outlets about this.

Probably someone with deep pockets. Wouldn't be surprised if it's already an established group in otr like Thunderdome group or 4EG..that lacheys space is really large and from what I understand is a very expensive location.

I don't think immitating Nashville music industry success is the right path. It took many decades for Nashville to have gotten where they are now. I still think the best bet is to gentrify the basin (South to North liberty of OTR, Old West End, Mt. Auburb, Mohawk/Brighton) and promote the area similar to the way New Orleans promotes the French Quarters. Focus on the beer history, allow for even more breweries to be built in North of liberty. Distribute even more liquor licenses in OTR where there will be a bar on each block (like how it was back in the early 1900s). Make OTR the number 1 destination to go to for people who like to drink, who like history, who like architecture. OTR is the only "DISTINCT" thing about Cincinnati. Without OTR, I for one would have left Cincinnati as a city many years ago. Then my friend, on a whim introudced me to otr for the first time in 2015 and I was shelll shocked that a) this kind of neighborhood existed in Cincy and b) that the architecture was so damn gorgeous, it was unlike what I've seen in majority of America. Then I saw the revitalizion efforts and the gentrification and the new bars and restaurants that continue to open up in the droves every year and it makes you excited to live in Cincinnati again. It makes you want to see and be here throughout the process as OTR transforms. Our CBD is fine. Mt Adams is cool for what it is. So are the surrounding urban neighborhoods. But OTR is a pure utter gem that few American cities can boast in America. Many of the visitors I encounter roaming the streets of OTR for the first time acknowledge similar sentiments, in that there is something truly special about this neighborhood and it similarly makes you want to live in the thickets of the transformation process.

Random news, but Servatti has shut down it's last urban core location on Walnut Street, completely exiting the urban core. Strange news, considering it seems like the urban core has been on the upswing. Maybe there business model is just completely falling apart and are a failing bakery business?

https://www.facebook.com/131039400251923/posts/2096949580327552/ Large powerful generator lights illuminating north of liberty streets at night. Will this work? Especially during the summer when crime rises in North of Liberty? I would personally like to see many more of these units installed all throughout North of Liberty, especially the more dim lit, and vacant streets. I would also like to see maybe similar tactics used for the U-Square in Clifton, where over head speakers will play nice classical music by Mozart and Beethoven. I head it creates a calming effect. Add that with additional patrols in the summer for North of Liberty. I could see a murder rate of 1-2 if those tactics are to be applied? Also...How many murders were there in OTR this year? I'm just curious about what the current trends are. I want to say there have been 5-6 murders for OTR in 2018 (thus far), but I could be wrong. I'm curious what 2017, and the years prior were as well. Anyone have any data sheets that they could point to?

In aww because of it's architecture mostly. Many of them will highlight the murals, restaurants, bars, etc in otr. But many of them will first note OTR architecture and how it just transports you back in time. My friend rents out a few Airbnb units in otr and his business year over year is booming. He charges $139 a day and rarely has his units vacant for longer than 2 weeks max before a new guest books one of his units. He's planning on expanding this Airbnb business with more units coming online next spring, but noted many others are doing similar tactics in otr. There is a concern of over saturating the neighborhood, but so far he's seen no negative effect on his business.

Over the Rhine has essentially become Cincinnati's dining and bar hub. My personal picks: Abagail Street Taft Ale House The Eagle Bakersfield LouVino Maize The best restaurant in OTR hands down though goes to, "Please". It's experimental culinary arts at its finest. Expensive though. But worth every penny. Definitely grab a drink at Sundry and Vice (rated one of the top 5 bars in the US), and 16 bit and Pins Mechanical Co. They are bars that include free arcade games. Pins is a 4 story bar with duck pin bowling, pinball, and ping pong.

My route would be to focus and advertise OTR. Go on Instagram and you will see many visitors who are in aww of otr. I say continue the gentrification past north of liberty, into mohawk and Brighton. Gentrify the old west end and have it merge with otr as a mega historic district. Attract retail tenants like H and M, Express, etc on critical corridors like Vine. Attract chains...Im talking Starbucks, urban McDonald's on say Main St, Chipotle, etc.. Add a few botique hotel chains in OTR. All while staying true to the home grown restaurants/retail and let them co-exist like they do in NYC. My idea is to focus on Cincy most unique trait as a city that makes it stand out from the majority of other cities and that being OTR. Advertise it as, "Prague of the Midwest"

I've always been curious, what exactly is causing this building frenzy? Is this more to do with the growing student population of UC? Is this because of the numerous health care organizations? For the longest time up until maybe 5-6 years ago it felt like Clifton was very stagnant with development and high crime rates. I'm curious what exactly is causing for developers to all of sudden want to spend millions upon millions of dollars in new development when in the past there was no desire whatsoever to do so?

Way more night time activity at least. New residents, retail, restorations

Yeah I was thinking to myself a few days ago about how many new botique hotels are coming online in the future. I'm hoping that this will be a catalyst for more bars/restaurants/cafes/general retail in the CBD and would ultimately result into a CBD that is at least active as south of liberty otr is at night.

What do you like..?

I have no qualms about the stadium. The design is modern enough to where it will provide a nice jauxtaposition compared to the surrounding historic architecture. Anything faux would just remind me of City west.

Hence the reason why I said, "rarely". It can happen but is rare that it does happen.

Sure. But in my 4 years following hcb packets I have rarely ever seen the recommendation flipped from approve to deny.

1629 Pleasant St approved for rehab by the HCB. Seems like pleasant Street will be fully gentrified, rehabbed and completely infilled from North to South of liberty in the next few years.