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Looks like 3CDC is getting ready to move on building the new OTR rec center and moving the community health clinic. CASE NUMBER: COA2024040 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1811 VINE ST BOARD HEARING: HISTORIC CONSERVATION BOARD HEARING DATE: 11-04-2024 at 3:00 PM HEARING LOCATION: Centennial II Building, Room 508, 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 PRE HEARING DATE: 10-16-2024 at 9:00am PRE HEARING LOCATION:The pre-hearing conference will be conducted through a virtual platform at https://cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/prehearing. No registration is required for the pre-hearing. APPLICANT: 3CDC REFERENCE REQUEST: The applicant requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a two-story recreation and wellness community center in the Over the Rhine Historic District. Additionally, the applicant requests zoning relief related to setbacks, ground floor transparency and a total of 3 wall murals. CASE NUMBER: COA2024042 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1715 REPUBLIC ST BOARD HEARING: HISTORIC CONSERVATION BOARD HEARING DATE: 11-04-2024 at 3:00 PM HEARING LOCATION: Centennial II Building, Room 508, 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 PRE HEARING DATE: 10-16-2024 at 10:00am PRE HEARING LOCATION:The pre-hearing conference will be conducted through a virtual platform at https://cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/prehearing. No registration is required for the pre-hearing. APPLICANT: CITY STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE REFERENCE REQUEST: The applicant requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to renovate five parcels located at 1715 Republic, 34 Green St, 1708 Goose Alley, 1710 Race St and 1712 Race St into a health clinic and surface parking lot, including the demolition of 2 non-contributing buildings, 19 W Elder and 34 Green St, partial demolition of a building at 1715 Republic St, in the Over the Rhine Historic District. Additionally, the applicant requests zoning relief related parking facilities, surface parking lot landscaping and signage.

Anyone know the plans for Mount Auburn Baptist Church building 2147 Auburn Avenue ? Item 3 Per lastest historic packet. And a little digging a Trinity Church has bought the property for relocation plans https://trinityurc.com/latest-news/ascension-reformed-church-newsletter/ HISTORIC CONSERVATION BOARD 5th Floor Conference Room 805 Central Ave, II Centennial AGENDA Monday, September 9, 2024 at 3:00 pm CALL TO ORDER DISCUSSION ITEMS Item 1. 3450 OBSERVATORY PL COA2024033 The applicant requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to rehabilitate a residential structure, including a dormer addition in the Hyde Park Observatory Historic District. Applicant: BOWERMAN/MYERS ARCHITECTS Staff Report: DOUG OWEN Item 2. 12 GREEN ST COA2024032 The applicant requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to rehabilitate the existing structure, including first-floor renovations for a live/work unit, façade alterations, and the addition of rear decks in the Over the Rhine Historic District. Additionally, the applicant requests zoning relief related to rear yard setbacks and conditional use approval for a live/work unit. Applicant: SPAHR DEVELOPMENT Staff Report: DOUG OWEN Item 3. 2147 AUBURN AV COA2024031 The applicant requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to rehabilitate an existing structure, including demolishing a rear addition and constructing an outdoor area with fencing and signage in the Auburn Avenue Historic District. Applicant: CHAMPLIN ARCHITECTURE Staff Report: DOUG OWEN

NASCAR talking to Cincinnati about a street race.I didn't have that one on the bingo card.The newly formed sports commission work most likely. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/08/25/nascar-san-diego-street-race?publicationSource=sbd Sources: NASCAR interested in San Diego for possible future street race, talking to several cities By Adam Stern San Diego has emerged as one of the cities where NASCAR is interested in hosting a future street race, according to people familiar with the matter, as the sanctioning body continues to explore the concept across America. The Southeast has long been the bastion for the Daytona Beach-based racing property, but it’s been expanding in recent years to locales that are more downtown or urban with temporary circuits versus the permanent but often far-flung tracks it’s built, owned and competed at for decades. It put together a temporary short track on the L.A. Coliseum’s grass football field and held its first domestic street race around Grant Park in Chicago. NASCAR hosted officials from other interested cities around the U.S. at the second edition of the Chicago street race last month, SBJ understands. Now, two sources have named San Diego as one of the cities that NASCAR is most keen on another future street race, though SBJ could not establish the specific location. A source who has spoken with a senior NASCAR executive on the topic confirmed that NASCAR is exploring sites in Southern California. The Sports San Diego commission and the San Diego Mayor’s office both did not respond to requests for comment, while NASCAR declined comment. Meanwhile, NASCAR is said to have spoken to groups in other cities including Cincinnati, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and some from the Pacific Northwest. Amazon, one of NASCAR’s new media rights partners, is based in Seattle, but it was unclear where the city stacks up versus possible efforts in Denver or Portland. NASCAR already races with its lower levels at the permanent Portland Raceway road course, but there’s questions about whether the facility meets Cup Series standards. NASCAR also has talked with the Dodgers about holding an event with Formula E in the Dodger Stadium parking lots, according to an SBJ report and a subsequent public confirmation by NASCAR President Steve Phelps. NASCAR has one more year left on its contract to race in Chicago. The deal contains options for possible additional years, but NASCAR could elect to move on after 2025 and try the street racing concept in a different city. NASCAR has not turned a profit on the Chicago street race in either year, and its leadership could eventually become less confident on the idea if it can’t narrow the gap. It spent $50M on the inaugural edition in 2023. Still, NASCAR believes the Chicago race has had important residual effects for the sport by freshening up its brand at a time when it was trying to secure billion-dollar TV deals, so much so that it could be prepared to absorb losses on the street racing concept for several years to come. It was unclear whether NASCAR could be open to doing two street races a year if it continued with Chicago and found a suitable deal elsewhere. NASCAR has not yet released its 2025 schedule but the full reveal could come in the next couple weeks. NASCAR also explored buying a stake in the Long Beach Grand Prix, according to a report from Racer magazine in March, but was not successful. That NASCAR has explored bids in L.A., Long Beach and now San Diego points to how the racing series is looking for its next place to compete in California after selling off the majority of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for $544M last year.

Some more details about the Western & Southern plans for the Masonic Temple building.Attached adjacent to the property a possible 300 room hotel on top of parking garage would be a substantial new building. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2024/08/11/cincinnatis-masonic-temple-set-to-transform-into-entertainment-mecca/74637639007/ Barrett sees the whole thing as a multi-level entertainment venue that can host concerts on one floor, dining on another, and even exercise rooms. He also wants to build a hotel on top of a new parking garage he'd develop next door. So far, it isn't clear where exactly that would be constructed and Barrett said more property would need to be acquired. (There is a surface parking lot on the corner of East Fifth Street and Broadway where a garage could go.) "That would give you another 300 rooms," he said. "We're studying that right now to see if there's a need for it."

The state of Kentucky is also giving this site a $150+ million dollar jolt of momentum with a new Law School and Medical College on parcels.Taking another Cincinnati idea from a decade ago and putting to too use.This entire site may fully well built out before the Banks is ever finished.

I think Western & Southern will be building a residential tower and new headquarters building.Be it in 2 years or 5 years.Thier CEO John Barrett ego is just too big not to build what he considers his legacy project done before he departs this world.He has had a replica 600' plus ft Headquarters building in his office for closing in on 20 years though.

Western & Southern and Kroger have explored building new headquarters towers downtown.Both are actively adding workers downtown as well even on a work at home and downtown in office schedule.Id bet one or both break ground by the end of the decade.

Business Courier "it is believed up to 400 apartments"

All Cincinnati has to do for a NWSL team is build a new training facility at their current facility that's probably a $45-50 million dollar investment and pay the expansion fee for a new team.Thier current stadium already has a woman's locker room built in for woman's soccer.Cincinnati has been planning and building to accommodate a woman's pro team for several years. Building a brand new stadium training facilities without financing in place for such is quite a ways away from where Cincinnati is at

Only large scale historic tax credit awarded to Cincinnati.Good to see such a large scale project going forward North of Liberty. Reid Flats (Cincinnati) Total Project Costs: $37,718,085 Total Tax Credit: $3,150,000 Address: 212, 214 W. Liberty St.; 1606, 1711, 1713, 1716 Elm St.; 211 W. Fourth St.; 1524 Republic St.; Cincinnati, OH 45202 The Reid Flats project includes the renovation of nine historic buildings and the construction of one new building. The buildings were historically used as both residential and commercial spaces and will be restored to that use. The mostly vacant buildings will add 107 residential units and more than 12,000 square feet of commercial space. All buildings will see the restoration of historical features and updating building systems, ensuring they are up to code.

What are Western and Southerns plan again for the Masonic Temple building? I thought I recall them floating the idea of turning the building into a event center a few years back...

Cincinnati bid also has built in investor billionaires Meg Whitman 5 billion plus.With any league the net worth of any ownership group might be the most important factor for gaining a expansion team.

Cincinnati already has a large built in market for Woman's soccer standing by itself. TV ratings in Cincinnati Metro for the woman world cup is always in the top 5 in the country. Girls soccer in the metro area has I believe the 2nd most participants in the youth system in the country. Cincinnati also has produced several US woman's world cup players Heather Mitts Rose Lavelle ECT.So not so much having a established men's team would not deter attendance to a woman's team.The built in soccer culture in Cincinnati is already there for a successful NWSL franchise.

Having the training facilities and soccer specific stadium already in place is a huge head start.The Woman's National team has played at TQL to sold out games multiple times in the last 3 years.Add in Cincinnati metro produces some best woman's players in the US.Looking likely to happen.

Cincinnati NWSL expansion bid is from FC Cincinnati ownership.They already have the training facilities for a woman's franchise plus probably the top soccer specific stadium in the country.Add in TQL Stadium has hosted the US woman's national teams to a sold out venue multiple times in the last 3 years.Id say the Cincinnati bid is the heavy odds on favorite for this next expansion team.

Business Courier reported $300 million for the new dorms.1300 dorms.Also 20k of recreational space and a UC police substation is planned

This grand old lady is in the latest historic board packet.At 14 k square feet and near its proximity to Music Hall and TQL stadium a brewhall restaurant would make sense.Only a guess.The applicant for rehabilitation is listed as 118 West 9th LLC. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/118-W-9th-St-Cincinnati-OH/26894079/

Peoples Church near the University of Cincinnati is planning a $60 million overhaul that would remake the nearly 3-acre Corryville church campus and dramatically change the neighborhood's landscape. The project would revolve around a new three- to six-story residential, retail and office building on top of a three-level underground parking garage with 290 spaces, according to the documents submitted to the Cincinnati City Planning Commission. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/13/peoples-church-expanding-with-bigger-sanctuary-apartments-and-retail/72930565007/

Northern Kentucky University's law school could move from the school's Highland Heights campus to the former IRS site on Covington's riverfront. The University of Kentucky's College of Medicine, which works in partnership with St. Elizabeth and NKU, could also make the move. The potential change is part of a $150 million proposal to create the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence, a campus focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship and life sciences, according to a press release Wednesday from Kenton County. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/14/nkus-law-school-med-school-may-move-to-former-irs-site-in-covington/72971769007/

New Kentucky of college medical school and NKY college of law buidlings is being proposed and up for funding in KY state budget.Location is on the Covington IRS riverfront redevelopment site.I will give Kentucky credit what Cincinnati usually has a idea to do Kentucky actually uses that idea and makes it happen on thier side of the River.UC college of Law to the Banks a decade or so ago.

Or spreading the good word of Creationalism through Audio and Visual jobs.Why not 20 to 30 jobs into the city I imagine. The building at 1105 Western Ave. is around 12,700 square feet on nearly an acre of land. The building at 1155 Western Ave. is around 8,100 square feet on 0.3 acres of land. The sale price was $2 million. Ken Ham, founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis, said in a statement to the Business Courier the purchase of the properties is intended to continue the growth of the organization’s ministry. “The properties house audio and film studios that will be used to greatly enhance and expand our audio and video program production for our streaming platform Answers.TV, and for programs for our two popular attractions, the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum,” Ham said. “We will also be moving our AV department to be headquartered in these buildings

Turn 2 warehouses into a charter school? I guess why not they have the funds and "mindset" to do so.

Could be they are looking for a inhouse location for thier engineering and exhibit building operations there are several dozen of them actually.Or yeah animal and or storage space.

Negotiate Tax breaks from the city basically