CincyIntheKnow

It doesn't seem wide enough to create a wind tunnel, especially no more than a standard urban street wall. However, if it really concerns you, you can write them to make sure that someone studies and verifies.

I really would prefer that they use part of the Millennium Site to create liner-retail facing the park. It would hide the blank wall, activate the park during non-convention times, and give some sort of use to the break-out space other than adjacency. I would understand in the interest of minimizing costs and for future flexibility if they want to make this a container park (cringe) or at least a food truck court, but multi-story would be ideal. I don't mind the zig-zag wing extension, but if design school stresses anything, it is that when you make a grand gesture, its terminus should be an event. That square better be a heck of a lot more than fenced-in grass (reflecting pool would be nice) and could give west downtown a public space (i.e. Lytle park) it sorely needs.

It is incredible how high the numbers have grown... now the #2 system in passengers per hour, and #5 in overall passengers (with just 1 route!). Choo choo train to nowhere?

If anyone can convince that Shell to close or be moved, it would do wonders for the east end of this walkable district.

Per the lease agreement, 100% of the first $16.7 million of a naming rights deal goes directly to the team, as well as 70% of all monies above that 16.7 (county gets remaining 30%).

They are also planning for Garfield

My guess is if you already own the property, the cost of a remodel vs. demolition and parking lot is substantial. So while income may not be as high, the costs are less (not to mention lower taxes).

They were acquired, not a rebrand.

It looks like the black outline would be the building footprint, so the turf lawns would be at grade.

IMO, I hope that the turf lawn doesn't make it. If people want green, push for a roof garden. A larger more diverse rec center can be a neighborhood gathering node for a larger more diverse people

The buildings that will be fully or partially demoed:

The way FWW change got passed through was it was contained within the same area of the previously concluded environmental study. Chas, on the west side of the proposed trench in the site plan above showing acreages, it looks like your proposal acquires land not currently a part of the 75 right of way (including trimming/demoing a couple buildings). Is this land within the bridge environmental study? How much would you have to shift the tunnel to the east (and how much developable acreage would you lose) to be contained within the current I-75 spaghetti environmental area? Based on my quick calcs it looks like a 300' shift to the east would cost about 3 acres per developable block.

I believe the rendering is of A-2

That was not my understanding... I was under the impression the tearing down was of the exterior walls to widen the concourses. The seating bowl would remain (updated obviously).

Will this half have it's own lobby, or will there be a sky bridge connecting the two sides? Trying to grasp how they work out 2 separate buildings operationally.

Cookie cutter in that it is a series of the same building copied and pasted on site, not that it is commonly found elsewhere.

It is a cookie cutter design, with a stack of ugly cookies. The unfortunate thing is, it doesn't need much to be a big improvement.

Skyline probably can afford higher rent per SF than the other guys. If Skyline wants more SF, then I don't blame the landlord for facilitating.

Has it been confirmed that Skyline was asked to move, or just the tenants adjoining Skyline...

My God that would be a game changer for the city...

very... uh... suburban

Rjohnson... Are those alternatives you are proposing or they are proposing? The bottom one seems most appropriate.

That was at home. UC is a different team at home. I think they win by 30+

Simply... not big enough. They are talking about a dedicated office and training complex, not just practice fields.

I think you mean downtown ^