March 16, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Church plans $60 million mixed-use project in Corryville A Corryville church wants to transform its property into a $60 million mixed-use project that will include a new sanctuary, apartments, retail and other commercial space. The Peoples Church project includes a new 800-seat sanctuary, a 200-seat event and worship space, parking garage and white-box tenant spaces, including a retail cafe and food service provider, a health clinic, job training, a thrift store, food pantry and other community service functions. The site plan includes a rooftop playground and terrace. The market-rate apartment building will likely be four stories, according to Ed Wiethe, who is helping lead the project on behalf of the church. It's likely to have 18 units ranging from studios to two bedrooms. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/03/15/peoples-church-plans-corryville-redevelopment.html Strange... it's amazing what you can afford when you don't pay taxes. Will these apartments be for everyone, or just cult- I mean church members? These mega churches (whether you consider the People's Church a mega church or not) are disturbing to say the least, the fact that they're entering the housing market is bizarre and feels like a new arm of their grift.
March 17, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, küshner said: Strange... it's amazing what you can afford when you don't pay taxes. Will these apartments be for everyone, or just cult- I mean church members? These mega churches (whether you consider the People's Church a mega church or not) are disturbing to say the least, the fact that they're entering the housing market is bizarre and feels like a new arm of their grift. Wouldn't surprise me if they try to gear it towards college students then try to get them to join their church.
March 18, 20241 yr #UCgrad2015 Wouldn't surprise me if they try to gear it towards college students then try to get them to join their church. it says, "get the college "freshmen" students" right in the handbook. and goes on to say, "hold the pickle, hold thee letus just the boyger and the special sauce". doesn't rhyme but you get the idea.
March 18, 20241 yr We are in a severe housing shortage and there are a lot of churches that own vacant land. I see this as something that could convince more of them to do something constructive with that land, instead of sitting on it.
March 19, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, Dev said: We are in a severe housing shortage and there are a lot of churches that own vacant land. I see this as something that could convince more of them to do something constructive with that land, instead of sitting on it. That's what I think every time I walk past the parking lot next to St. Xavier Church downtown... and just generally the potential the Catholic ChurchTM has to house people on its properties.
March 19, 20241 yr You couldnt possible expect the Church to give up parking revenue to do something useful for their mission.
March 19, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Chas Wiederhold said: That's what I think every time I walk past the parking lot next to St. Xavier Church downtown... and just generally the potential the Catholic ChurchTM has to house people on its properties. a tent city for the homeless. next to the back door where you get "free of charge" PB&J sandwiches. add a few porta-potties, several changing rooms, and a guidance counselor. you have yourself a closer walk with thee.
March 20, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, wjh said: You couldnt possible expect the Church to give up parking revenue to do something useful for their mission. Or to even try to sell a building that could be turned into low income apartments. The church on the right owns this boarded up house. It’s been vacant as long as I can remember. I mean there could be a good reason that they haven’t done anything with it but I’ve never heard any specific reasons.
March 20, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, Chas Wiederhold said: That's what I think every time I walk past the parking lot next to St. Xavier Church downtown... and just generally the potential the Catholic ChurchTM has to house people on its properties. St. Xavier High School owns that lot, not the church. A condo tower was planned for the lot in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio (which I believe operates under the auspices of the Archdiocese) has several significant housing programs, including housing for overseas refugees. Catholic organizations, of course, have and continue to house tons of people in nursing homes, orphanages, etc.
March 20, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: Or to even try to sell a building that could be turned into low income apartments. The church on the right owns this boarded up house. It’s been vacant as long as I can remember. I mean there could be a good reason that they haven’t done anything with it but I’ve never heard any specific reasons. If this building was in Hyde Park, the neighborhood would be protesting the church as a bad neighbor...
March 20, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: The church on the right owns this boarded up house. It’s been vacant as long as I can remember. I mean there could be a good reason that they haven’t done anything with it but I’ve never heard any specific reasons. This isn't CUF/Corryville, but to respond to this post, it looks like the City issued orders against 1314 Race St. You can see details by searching BC20230699 at https://cagismaps.hamilton-co.org/PropertyActivity/cagisreport
April 18, 20241 yr Some progress pics of the Hotel Celare (November open) and the Luxury Student Housing (by Fall I would assume?)
April 18, 20241 yr Nice pics, thanks for sharing. Pretty impressed by the new hotel and its rooftop should be a nice addition. What's it going to take to bury the wires on Clifton Ave...?
April 18, 20241 yr Money! (/s) But to see real infrastructure improvements for pedestrians around Uptown you really need UC and hospitals push for that. Which I imagine is very very low on their priority list. Edited April 18, 20241 yr by wjh
April 18, 20241 yr I do believe there will be some bumpouts and streetscape improvements made to straight street and the intersection pictured as a part of this project.
April 29, 20241 yr On 2/14/2024 at 6:32 PM, Dev said: It skips over 2315, which is a different property owner. I'm assuming they have the capital to purchase that themselves separately. Clifton Heights CURC is being recommended by Homebase to receive funding from the city's Quick Strike Fund to purchase 2315 Vine Street.
June 10, 20241 yr Developer gets more time to build hotel near Corryville Kroger A planned hotel next to the Corryville Kroger could still be built after the Cincinnati Planning Commission OK’d a needed extension to a 2019 zoning change made for the property. Keystone Hotel Group had planned to build a 117-room Tru by Hilton hotel above a two-story parking garage at 1. W. Corry St. Consulting firm McBride Dale Clarion asked the planning commissioners for an extension of an approved 0.65-acre air lot. The current approval expires July 21. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/06/10/keystone-extension-corryville-tru-hotel-kroger.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 10, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Developer gets more time to build hotel near Corryville Kroger A planned hotel next to the Corryville Kroger could still be built after the Cincinnati Planning Commission OK’d a needed extension to a 2019 zoning change made for the property. Keystone Hotel Group had planned to build a 117-room Tru by Hilton hotel above a two-story parking garage at 1. W. Corry St. Consulting firm McBride Dale Clarion asked the planning commissioners for an extension of an approved 0.65-acre air lot. The current approval expires July 21. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/06/10/keystone-extension-corryville-tru-hotel-kroger.html Hopefully this gets built. Heading down William Howard Taft will look completely different in 5 years.
June 11, 20241 yr The Mansion: I rode my bike up to The Mansion and it looks like The Mansion is only going to have two apartments. A view of the new Superior Credit Union apartments from the front lawn of The Mansion: The Pomodorie's apartments...second level of the underground parking garage is now u/c: Edited June 11, 20241 yr by Lazarus
June 18, 20241 yr On 6/11/2024 at 1:00 AM, Lazarus said: The Mansion: I rode my bike up to The Mansion and it looks like The Mansion is only going to have two apartments. A view of the new Superior Credit Union apartments from the front lawn of The Mansion: The Pomodorie's apartments...second level of the underground parking garage is now u/c: Thanks for the pic updates! Is it possible for anyone to send a link to this project details?
June 18, 20241 yr UC reverses course on off-campus lease, management of troubled apartment building The University of Cincinnati has reversed course on a block lease and management agreement at the Deacon, an off-campus apartment complex beset by maintenance issues. UC’s board of trustees in February approved $88.4 million for a five-year lease with a two-year option that would have allocated all of the building’s 1,029 beds to UC students. The school would have taken over management of the building, including housekeeping, security, maintenance and basic property needs. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/06/18/university-cincinnati-student-housing-lease-deacon.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 19, 20241 yr Quote But sometime after the February board vote, negotiations between UC and the Deacon broke down, according to UC officials. “We just couldn’t get there on terms,” Carl Dieso, assistant vice president for housing services, told the Business Courier. “In terms of our deal, it was the financial component of it, making sure it was structured the right way. Part of our desire there is, how do we do that and effectively elevate the student experience, and if we can’t get to that space cleanly and clearly, you know, we’re being very picky with those conversations and decisions.”
June 25, 2024Jun 25 On 6/18/2024 at 4:33 PM, ColDayMan said: UC reverses course on off-campus lease, management of troubled apartment building The University of Cincinnati has reversed course on a block lease and management agreement at the Deacon, an off-campus apartment complex beset by maintenance issues. UC’s board of trustees in February approved $88.4 million for a five-year lease with a two-year option that would have allocated all of the building’s 1,029 beds to UC students. The school would have taken over management of the building, including housekeeping, security, maintenance and basic property needs. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/06/18/university-cincinnati-student-housing-lease-deacon.html Had a couple of interns that lived in the Deacon while Co-ops I couldn't believe the photos and stories of the s**t construction and living conditions in the Deacon. Not surprised that UC found a way to back out...
July 17, 2024Jul 17 Finally a rendering of what the building going where the Superior Credit Union was has been released.
July 17, 2024Jul 17 Just now, Ucgrad2015 said: Finally a rendering of what the building going where the Superior Credit Union was has been released. Noticed this on the fence around the property but couldn't snap a photo. Really hope the Hilton across the street gets built, then you'll have quite the change driving in on Calhoun from 71.
July 17, 2024Jul 17 Yikes. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 18, 2024Jul 18 Point taken. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 18, 2024Jul 18 Uptown Rentals unveils $29M mixed-use development near UC Uptown Rental Properties is underway with a $29 million mid-rise apartment project in Corryville near the University of Cincinnati. Uptown Rentals July 16 unveiled the branding for the Point, located at 47 William Howard Taft Road on the site of a former standalone structure housing a Superior Credit Union. The new 129,835-square-foot building will offer 190 beds in 55 units across five stories above a two-story parking podium. Superior Credit Union, which is occupying temporary space in a drive-thru location on the south side of East McMillan Street, will return to the site in the only ground-floor commercial space. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/07/17/uc-student-housing-development-uptown-rental-point.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 18, 2024Jul 18 10 hours ago, tonyt3524 said: Really hope the Hilton across the street gets built, then you'll have quite the change driving in on Calhoun from 71. Pointer Sisters
August 12, 2024Aug 12 Author Top Cats, largest bar near University of Cincinnati, sold By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Aug 12, 2024 A Short Vine bar and live music venue billed as the largest bar near the University of Cincinnati’s campus been sold by the real estate investor who brought it back to life. Top Cats at 2818 Short Vine St. on July 23 passed from Short Vine Capital, a limited liability compaby held by Tony Engel, to Clifton Capital Investments LLC, which paid $2 million, including $400,000 in cash, for the property, according to Hamilton County auditor records. MORE
August 19, 2024Aug 19 i don't know where this belongs, but I noticed over the weekend the proposed 4 dorms between Calhoun and McMillan, seem to be underway. at least there are lots of bulldozers and digging going on. I hope it looks better than the line drawing that was posted in UO a month or so back. After the grand hotel/apartments that were proposed a few years back 4 cinderblock dorms will be very disappointing.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 It looks like the work being done now is just for 'new temporary retaining walls to support proposed building construction" according to the permit. Good to see steps moving forward, hopefully more detailed plans get released at some point when they need to submit for full zoning approval. Edited August 19, 2024Aug 19 by ucgrady
September 22, 2024Sep 22 This building on Short Vine has been torn down: Also, a moment of silence for Acropolis Chili and the real stuff that used to line McMillan and Calhoun. We can think Nancy Zimpher and the other softies from the early 2000s for getting everything real torn down and replaced by cardboard:
October 14, 2024Oct 14 Major earthwork, utility work, and foundation work has started at Vine and McMillan
October 15, 2024Oct 15 I got rear ended at the intersection about 5 years ago after a wedding by the grooms uncle.
October 15, 2024Oct 15 3 hours ago, IAGuy39 said: I got rear ended at the intersection about 5 years ago after a wedding by the grooms uncle. Same, but wasn’t a car accident.
October 17, 2024Oct 17 On 7/17/2024 at 10:28 PM, ColDayMan said: Uptown Rentals unveils $29M mixed-use development near UC Uptown Rental Properties is underway with a $29 million mid-rise apartment project in Corryville near the University of Cincinnati. I attended the community engagement session last week for the proposed use of TIF funds for street improvements around the project: https://cincyweb.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/community-engagement/upcoming-community-engagement-meetings/proposed-use-of-tif-funds-for-public-infrastructure-improvements-at-47-william-howard-taft-rd-in-corryville/ One thing I heard that didn't sit right with me was that the plan is to underground the low-voltage utility lines, but leave the high-voltage lines in place. I'm hoping that I misheard/misunderstood... so I've reached out to try to get clarification. But does anybody know if that is a common practice? It seems like a waste to go through all the hassle of undergrounding the low-voltage lines if you're going to leave the high-voltage lines (and the utility poles) in place.
October 17, 2024Oct 17 2 hours ago, jwulsin said: I attended the community engagement session last week for the proposed use of TIF funds for street improvements around the project: https://cincyweb.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/community-engagement/upcoming-community-engagement-meetings/proposed-use-of-tif-funds-for-public-infrastructure-improvements-at-47-william-howard-taft-rd-in-corryville/ One thing I heard that didn't sit right with me was that the plan is to underground the low-voltage utility lines, but leave the high-voltage lines in place. I'm hoping that I misheard/misunderstood... so I've reached out to try to get clarification. But does anybody know if that is a common practice? It seems like a waste to go through all the hassle of undergrounding the low-voltage lines if you're going to leave the high-voltage lines (and the utility poles) in place. This makes sense to me. High-voltage equipment is the kind of stuff that can explode and kill people so I would think the regulations around burying it would cause it to be very expensive. They are only looking at what is essentially one block so the transmission lines have to transition from overhead to buried twice, and I would think each of those transition points would be very expensive to install to prevent damage. Did they mention street trees at all? I would imagine burying the lower hanging low-voltage lines should free up some space for small trees.
October 22, 2024Oct 22 Author Developer plans new student housing near UC By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 22, 2024 Uptown Rental Properties plans a new $4.1 million student housing project in Corryville, one the city hopes will help ease the housing crunch around the University of Cincinnati. Uptown Properties plans to demolish a two-story building at 2901 Glendora Ave. to make way for a three-story, 11-unit project that will have a mix of studios, two-bedroom, three-bedroom and four-bedroom apartments. All in all, it will house about 36 students. Cincinnati City Council is poised to approve a 15-year property tax abatement for improvements on the property, valued at $201,753 to the developer, which will make payments in lieu of taxes to both Cincinnati Public Schools ($128,036) and the city’s neighborhoods fund ($58,198). Council’s budget committee approved the measure Monday, Oct. 21, with a final vote expected Oct. 23. MORE
October 22, 2024Oct 22 4 hours ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: Uptown Properties plans to demolish It was demolished last Thursday or Friday.
November 20, 2024Nov 20 Author Building housing Urban Outfitters near UC sold to nonprofit developer By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 19, 2024 The community redevelopment nonprofit driving growth around the University of Cincinnati has purchased the former Third Protestant Memorial Church building in CUF (Clifton Heights, University Heights and Fairview). The Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corp., or CHCURC, closed Nov. 5 on its purchase of the former church at 2510 Ohio Ave., as well as the parking lot immediately to the south, from Norwood-based Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate. The sale price was not disclosed in property records. MORE
November 20, 2024Nov 20 Would be nice to just develop the lot and leave the building? I like the repurposed church.
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