Rabbit Hash

Man, what's behind the decrease in cargo?

Did I hear the Saudis are courting this tourney?

Dear Lord. Just put an old iPhone on the train with the bluetooth turned on and figure out how to track it. I can watch my kids move around town live...how hard can it be? LOL.

I'm aware. Y'all have made me just so. The signs of growth just aren't as evident.

Actually it's pretty awesome. By 1975 standards...

Say what you want about Nash, but I'd love to see some of this action in Cincinnati. Our skyline looks like a relic next to Nash...OUR beloved relic, but a relic. /rant

Touché

Yeah...good thoughts. My rationale with Saratoga was that a rail line used to run down the median until the 1980s. I'm just nostalgic for that to happen again.

He also mentioned that he has been in talks to relocate a F500 company to Cincinnati. Barrett is a frustrating interviewee to listen to. I know the deals he works on are so complex, but he is overly cryptic at times, IMHO.

Park has been a cruising spot for years from what I've heard. They watch it pretty close.

In Newport, why not follow 3rd and then down Saratoga?

Love it! Thanks. What is everyone's thoughts on using 3rd Street and then down Saratoga in Newport? Plenty of open ROW on those streets.

Last thing I remember being in there was a Frisch's. This nugget in the article: "3CDC expects the 800-room convention center hotel to break ground at the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025."

My first thought was to pile on the "lack of progress" at The Banks. And, while I think you can criticize that The Banks is not fully built out more than 25 years after it was started, there's a lot there that is completed.

Planning Commission OKs concept development plan for former Drawbridge Inn site by Nathan GrangerAugust 2, 2024 The Kenton County Planning Commission approved a concept development plan for a large mixed-used development in Fort Mitchell on Thursday. The development site is located at the former location of the Drawbridge Inn in Fort Mitchell, which closed in 2012 after 42 years of operation. https://linknky.com/news/2024/08/02/fort-mitchell-drawbridge-inn-development/

From the article: "Construction is expected to begin August 2024." So, sound like it's moving forward. Completion not until 2027, it says, though. That probably means phases and that the project will be downsized in true Cincinnati fashion.

And now the retail will be in the front of the Rivers PointE dev.

I think the reduced status of that company has a lot to do with Matt Remke's battle and ultimate death from cancer and then the sale of the company to Fresh Markets or whatever it's called. Only 5 locations left. But yeah, they were likely doomed anyway in Hebron with the Marketplace opening.

I also seem to remember a residential tower at 3rd & Broadway as well. If only Barrett would go on a building spree, that corner of the CBD would fill up the skyline.

I can confirm this will be Publix. The service station at the NW corner of Graves and Worldwide was pitched as more of a truck stop type facility. You can see the diesel lanes. That part was rejected. The outlets occupants have not been determined yet, so anything on those we are left to speculate.

O/U on this happening before convention hotel? While we are dreaming, it sounds like the places for skyscraper/high-rise to add to the skyline would be: 5th & Plum (Convention Hotel) 5th & Broadway (JW) 5th & Lawrence (WS HQ) I assume all of these would be 300'+

Yeah, I goog'd their typical square footage and it's low. The nearest McD's is at North Bend Road and Petersburg Road very nearby. So, I'm not sure on that one either. Could be that the outlet configs are generic or are drawn to make a case in hopes they attract.

Yeah. That one at the NW corner of Gateway and Graves looks to me like the layout for the new model of super-UDF's that have been cropping up but I can't make sense of those drive-through stalls. Could be a Sheets? I'm also seeing at Starbucks or Dunkin'. Figured there would be a Chick-fil-A but none of the buildings have the look. I was hoping for a Chipelto, but figured they had left the market after their The Banks location fell through.

It is fascinating when you pause to think about it. All of the sudden that structure is approaching 40 years old.

All indications point that there will be a (as of yet unannounced) Publix built in Hebron adjacent to the new Graves Road (KY495) exit in a 52 acre development called Hebron Pointe. Same developer, architect that has handle several other Publix projects. Can any of our UO sleuths venture a guess on the outlets occupants based on footprints and lot sizes?