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I agree completely. I now live acrosss the street from Fountain Sq - so I'm excited to see this happen... however, I hope that it in at least some small way caters to downtown residents like myself.

Yea. The final product usually turns out ok. However, it's a very painful process... That being said, I hope this building is built. I'm just concerned that their reputation at this point may prevent the units from being sold.

Nope, they are seperate people (I was one). That was the day it went out to the owners mailing list.

You may find these comments on MED interesting: http://www.rateyourbuilder.info/view_ratings.php?builder_id=2843

I wouldn't expect them to have them any time soon. They ran into some severe SQ footage issues in their last rehab, so I imagine they are trying to avoid that in the future... I agree.

They're right, Danny Graves does suck :P.

I've actually filed a complaint with the courts for my issues. MED most definetly won't be maintaining the building :). I'm hopeful that everything gets finished correctly. Thanks for the concern and advice everyone...

Hm, There's O'Malley's in the Alley on 4th... Perhaps the In-Between tavern? You're a little bit seperated from the CBD over there, but not much :). When will your new place be ready?

Kinsey beats the Emery as far as the units go, no question there :). The finishes are top notch for rental, and the loft bedrooms are really cool. We do have an excercise room, party room, guest housing and indoor parking at the Emery, however, which is nice. You should check out some of the Urban Sites properties if you ever get the chance. They have some AMAZING apartments and condos.

What I've heard is that Parker Flats is actually going to be built by Reece, which means that MED won't be the ones managing construction or the suncontractors used. That's second hand information, however, so I could be wrong. I'm also told that they've already sold a substantial number of units, which I can understand since the pricing seems quite reasonable. Makes me wonder why the NEXT project hasn't been successful, since the end product also looks to potentially be very modern and 'hip'. I imagine the pricing isn't as reasonable. BTW - Emery isn't maintained by MED, I should have mentioned that. It's run by a group that leases the space from UC (which actually still owns the building). Jim has a pretty large role leasing and maintaining the building. They've been great for as long as I've been here. Very responsive.

Prolix - I currently live in the Emery building and I can tell you that they are 100% professional and get things done on time, and keep things very well maintained. They just replaced the lobby carpet and have been repainting hallways and so forth as needed. Keep in mind, this building was just rehabbed about 4 or 5 years ago. MED simply can't deliver what is promised and that is the frustrating part. I fear that even once my unit is completed that the common areas, rooftop decks, etc will simply never get finished. Also, I've never seen an instance where they've actually managed to get any of their commercial space leased aside from one realty office. They have some excellent properties, and probably have good intentions.. However, customer service and follow thru is severly lacking IMO. I know how much Kinsey runs monthly, and at those costs I can't imagine why they can't finish the rec room as promised and keep things in decent shape. I certainly don't want to dissuade anyone from purchasing or renting downtown... But, after seeing how they do business, if anyone decides to deal with MED, please do tread carefully and keep an eye on every detail, and get everything in writing. It's sad, because otherwise, they have some amazing units, condo and rental... and a geeky name :)

Thanks. It is worth the wait :).

Grasscat, I'm one step ahead of you... :)

That's true :). I could go into exhausting detail, but suffice it to say that I'd never want to deal with MED again on ANY project. Even if it was constructed using tinker toys. It basically all comes down to what I believe to be massive mismanagement and disorganization. I was orginally given June '04 as the estimated date of completion. Aside from many assorted contruction issues, there's also a sq footage descrepency. What was sold to me as 1400 sq. ft. has turned out to be 1240 sq. ft. I could go on... but it just makes me angry...

Some new pics... I'll move in someday... :cry: And I swear, someday I'll post pictures of some other properties :).

Most units are occupied at this point. Mine is one of the last to be completed. Some units have also been resold for various assorted reasons...

No problem. I'll see if i can get around to posting some updating pics tommorow. It's slow going.

Wow, this is completed? I should move in and tell the developers! :P

Yup. At least I can still get my crack.

Obviously cities like New York and LA have huge murals. We have a large Coke ad on the side of a building here in Cincinnati. What's the difference? Am I missing something?

What about tower place? Isn't that a mall?

Wow.

It's my hang out. I would have hasseled you had I seen you. I want to deal drugs and pimp my hos in peace. Don't need you around to mess up my fun.

There's an 8 story building on 6th, next to the CAC that is being developed into condos. It's right across from the 5/3 building. I don't see the 5/3 building as somewhere I'd want to live.

Do you know anything about the urban sites fire? What is their record like?