lumpy

Speaking of denial, praise the Lord that we have the Saviour of OTR arisen. Heaven forbid we build 116 mixed income units with comparative Liberty St. heights and 4 rehabs rejuvenating a tired section of Walnut.

It's an obvious display of disrespect for the 505 Gest St wooly mammoths.

Liberty St at the northern terminus does seem to be a natural end to improvements. But extending some improvements 800' farther north to Logan St would enhance access to the new garage at Findlay Market (region's 4th? largest attraction). Even a narrow median in the more limited right of way would seem useful. Also, reducing to 1 lane in the proposed plan would appear to hamstring the $300m FC mixed use development access along with any other new development initiatives (new arena?, redeveloped WCET site, etc) counter to the rationale for improving the roadway in the first place.

FC's mixed use project looks to be a boon for Findlay Market neighborhood economic development certainly and I suppose for the West End as well, maybe less directly. Does anyone have a recap on the initial FC: West End community agreement status and what was tangibly contracted/built? At one time a series of infill homes were to be built but no evidence to date. It would just seem to be a good time to drop $2.5m on St. Joe's school to keep it open or some similar gesture for the community.

Probably, although the 4 shells were subject to successful historic tax credit application and then would have been offered as affordable units. The point for me always remains: OTR Adopt views himself as saving the neighborhood from virtually any development, meanwhile North of Liberty vicinity businesses continue to fail due to lack of clientele. And 500 market rate tenants spending money in the neighborhood wouldn't hurt anybody except Danny.

I wonder how many Elm & Liberty residents (306 apartments plus 4 renovated shells) would be enrolled in Chatfield today.

Sarcasm doesn't work in text sometimes. The point being made is simple, however: Like others have recently said, retaliating against the obstruction of OTR economic development projects probably needs some organized resistance. Writing a letter to city council is a small step but more awareness doesn't hurt.

Please help Danny save the neighborhood. Below is a stalled initiative, needing a jumpstart: From: mbruggeman tipmllc.com <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2022 3:06 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Subject: North of Liberty economic development: Freeport Row legal delays North of Liberty economic development: Freeport Row legal delays Mayor/Councilmember How are you. I’m a resident here at Findlay Market with an interest in ongoing neighborhood economic development. The $85m Freeport Row project by Kean Ventures Freeport Row at Liberty and Elm Streets in Over-the-Rhine: History (cincinnati.com) received full building permit approvals last year after extensive due diligence and public input. Unfortunately, this landmark mixed-use project is under prolonged strategic legal delay by a local resident. With additional neighbors, we’re gathering ideas and local support to bring some daylight to this project’s benefits. We don’t contemplate legal action but rather signature gathering and media support to highlight Freeport Row’s attributes. As this is in essence a political issue, Councilmembers’ input may be helpful. Please note that this is strictly a preliminary grassroots initiative. We are community members only with no vested interest in the project nor developer. Can you suggest any available times to discuss this issue at City Hall offices? Thanks MB TIpm,LLC design-build tenant improvements Mark Bruggeman RA, NCARB, principal 111 W. Elder St. #4, Cincinnati OH 45202 T 513.315.1788 www.tipmLLC.com [email protected] Public Architecture STRENGTHENING NONPROFITS THROUGH DESIGN

North of Liberty has so much promise in the pipeline. Model projects on the Market are nearing start of construction while near-Market builds are underway (Elm, Elder, Vine), Sugar Creek is actively working on brewery buildings, and the neighboring hotel projects are pursuing approvals. Here's hoping the Elm/Liberty nimby runs out of legal fees, and then we're cooking with gas up here.

So a prevalent comment is that Suder is a good lawyer because he can delay or even kill a pivotal $85m project for North of Liberty, a project fully approved and permitted by city officials, worked on by numerous building professionals, advocated by city government as solid economic development and ultimately fully approved and permitted by the city building department and financed by investors. The merchants at a lonesome midweek Findlay Market and the neighbors affected by crime may even laud Suder's prowess. The fact remains that the guy represented a small-minded interest to the disadvantage of Cincinnati in a system that gives outsized leverage to bad actors. Let's hope he didn't kill the project.

Apparently magistrate's dismissal of Elm & Liberty lawsuit will stand if not appealed by Klingler tomorrow (Fri end of business). Maybe somebody can distract Danny with some West Chester or Clermont County project he can sue.

12 hours ago, lumpy said: If Suder is indeed a proponent of mixed use and increased housing supply, his lawsuits (on behalf of OTR Foundation and Klingler) opposing the Findlay parking garage and the Elm/Liberty apartment/retail project are additionally contrary to his beliefs. At face value he doesn't seem to be supportive of Cincinnati economic development in general. Posted 9 hours ago 12 hours ago, DEPACincy said: 'This just shows he's a good attorney. In those lawsuits he is representing his client's interest, not the greater good or his own opinions. ' It's agreed he may be a good attorney. It's also true that he's a willing participant in dangerously delaying the most important economic development projects in North of Liberty in years, projects fostering mixed use, affordable housing subsidies, 306 rental units of density, parking for a parking starved Market, necessary crime mitigation, 4 historic rehabs, etc. Not to mention it's fully permitted after 2 years of due diligence including all public hearings in which the litigant participated and ultimately had his input legitimately rejected. So he may be a good attorney, but he also may be anti-Cincinnati. Somebody teach me how to cut and paste.

If Suder is indeed a proponent of mixed use and increased housing supply, his lawsuits (on behalf of OTR Foundation and Klingler) opposing the Findlay parking garage and the Elm/Liberty apartment/retail project are additionally contrary to his beliefs. At face value he doesn't seem to be supportive of Cincinnati economic development in general.

Klingler associated lawyer filed to appeal Historic Conservation Board approval of Findlay Market garage project. Suder, representing OTR Foundation, has based appeal on 'nonconformity with conservation guidelines' and 'failure to consider the Logan St granite curb removal'. Klingler lawsuit vs Elm/Liberty project apparently still causing construction delay. This Lent I'll say a prayer for Cincinnati economic development.

Couple questions for the lawyers: Describing two cases, is one vs the city and the other vs developer? If Klingler dismissed a case, which one would that be? And does that mean effectively that half this issue is resolved? Or does it mean he is still suing developer and extending project delay?

6 hours ago, ucgrady said: I think this forum does a good job of informing those when opportunities to voice an opinion do arise; whether it's emailing the right people or attending the right meeting so that we aren't just "complaining on forums" but it appears to me that this development is beyond the public input phase and is stuck in court where we have little to know recourse. I agree that this project seems to have little opportunity for public recourse at this point. But bringing some additional sunlight, especially visual support from Market vendors and neighborhood development proponents, could possibly make the litigant and his lawyer think twice about further legal appeals.

Personally I don't know who I know on this board. But I do think a lot of us share righteous indignation that this permitted gamechanging development, pivotal for North of Liberty economic development, is held up by one anti-Cincinnati malcontent. It would seem we're getting close to a point in which project advocates are necessary to jumpstart this project. Maybe after more legal process, maybe using public PR or networking or city resources or something, some action beyond complaining on forums like I do seems appropriate.

Thanks. Regarding legal process: If developer does prevail in pending oral argument, is there a practical end to Klingler appeals? And, considering that the developer met all city obligations to gain necessary permits, does the idea of a frivolous lawsuit come into play?

Back to the point at hand, Freeport Row is pending a court date this coming week to allow construction to proceed. A fully permitted $85m plus covid inflation project offering landmark economic development (Market sales, construction work, streetcar ridership, potential North of Liberty homeowners, discretionary income in the neighborhood, crime mitigation, affordable housing funding, historic redevelopment, etc., etc.) has to date been stopped by one guy's nimby lawsuit. If this project is further delayed legally, it will be due time for common sense community members to take action.

My guess would be some sunlight in the media, inclusive of organized input from the affected parties (Findlay Market business community, area residents, etc.), an understanding of the motives of OTR Adapt and Sean Suder as lawyer, and maybe even a stated position from OTRCC disavowing the stall tactics.

Just a reminder that this $85m+ fully permitted mixed use project is on hold due to OTR Adopt / Klingler lawsuit challenging the Historic Conservation approval.

And to reiterate, this $85m+ project proposes to be North of Liberty's largest mixed use development ever. Its economic development potential for Findlay Market vendors, local area spinoff business, blight removal, historic preservation, jobs and housing is transformational. Despite the project's successful completion of due diligence, a neighborhood development opponent has personally sued to delay construction.

Word is project permit is held up by personal lawsuit.