August 17, 20231 yr FYI, the summary report, with drawings, is on the Madeira city website. They are also replacing the 100-year old water line, which is part of IHWW, in addition to burying the utilities. That makes the high price tag make more sense for a project that is only 1/3rd of a mile in length.
August 18, 20231 yr I found this video on you tube. Maybe these ideas could be used in OTR and surrounding neigborhoods. walkable, no cars, all new and looks old. If someone could buy a particular part of the westend or maybe queensgate then apply Italianate style architecture along a new streetcar line. If the area was designed to accommadate this life style; less cars, more pedestrians, and more small shops. This kind of development could spur a more friendly community.
August 18, 20231 yr 12 minutes ago, RJohnson said: I found this video on you tube. Maybe these ideas could be used in OTR and surrounding neigborhoods. walkable, no cars, all new and looks old. If someone could buy a particular part of the westend or maybe queensgate then apply Italianate style architecture along a new streetcar line. If the area was designed to accommadate this life style; less cars, more pedestrians, and more small shops. This kind of development could spur a more friendly community. Needs a bunch of floor-to-ceiling murals that make no sense but you aren't allowed to criticize them.
August 18, 20231 yr Needs a bunch of floor-to-ceiling murals that make no sense but you aren't allowed to criticize them. You know these guys? i think that's a great idea and it will fit the current OTR plan. Murals from the ground to heaven.
August 28, 20231 yr The first 2 new homes being built in the Plainville section of Columbia TWP are now listed for sale on Zillow. There are 8 total scheduled for construction and they will be garden style using the lane between them as a rear alley. The southern set are facing the back of Walgreen's.
August 29, 20231 yr they're tearing down houses that look almost exactly the same, only to rebuild them with cheaper materials and charge 3x as much 🇺🇸
August 29, 20231 yr 42 minutes ago, küshner said: they're tearing down houses that look almost exactly the same, only to rebuild them with cheaper materials and charge 3x as much 🇺🇸 It looks like they've only torn down one house. It looks like it was built in 1860. Shame.
September 6, 20231 yr https://local12.com/amp/news/local/new-property-group-acquires-eastgate-mall-plans-retail-revival-hull-portfolio-shopping-malls-enclosed-greater-cincinnati-union-township-community-development-shop-stores-dining-food-court-vision-rebuild-underperforming-capital-investment New owners for Eastgate mall. Looking at their portfolio it just seems like they own a bunch of small town dying malls. Assuming Eastgate is just going to site as is with some “upgrades” made to it.
September 6, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, Ucgrad2015 said: https://local12.com/amp/news/local/new-property-group-acquires-eastgate-mall-plans-retail-revival-hull-portfolio-shopping-malls-enclosed-greater-cincinnati-union-township-community-development-shop-stores-dining-food-court-vision-rebuild-underperforming-capital-investment New owners for Eastgate mall. Looking at their portfolio it just seems like they own a bunch of small town dying malls. Assuming Eastgate is just going to site as is with some “upgrades” made to it. Interesting. I've heard the former Sears will be torn down and a new Kroger Marketplace will go in its place.
September 6, 20231 yr 'Back to its prominence:' Eastgate Mall has new owner with plans to create mixed-use site One of Greater Cincinnati’s aging malls has a new owner with plans to transform it into a mixed-use site. Hull Property Group, an Augusta, Ga.-based real estate development company, has purchased the Eastgate Mall in Union Township. Hull did not disclose the purchase price of the mall when announcing its acquisition Sept. 5, but John Mulherin, vice president of government relations at Hull, said the developer “overpaid” for what it considers good real estate attached to a retail center that’s in dire need of revitalization. The Eastgate Mall was sold at auction to its lender, Wells Fargo, for $13 million in July 2022. An auction report at that time showed the mall appraised at $20 million. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/09/06/hull-property-group-buys-eastgate-mall-redevelop.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 10, 20231 yr Fotofocus coming along fine. Not much to see, but here is the update from yesterday.
September 12, 20231 yr Oooh. 90+ foot crane on site. Multi story structural steel columns being placed. If the rain stops I'll get some video. Still crappy video, but it was raining. Let's try this version Edited September 12, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore
September 12, 20231 yr 5 minutes ago, 1400 Sycamore said: Oooh. 90+ foot crane on site. Multi story structural steel columns being placed. If the rain stops I'll get some video. At Fotofocus?
September 12, 20231 yr 39 minutes ago, Miami-Erie said: At Fotofocus? Yes. I'll put up a better version in a few minutes.
September 20, 20231 yr Dial Residential eyes two projects in Cincinnati neighborhoods Walnut Hills, O'Bryonville By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 20, 2023 A real estate developer whose focus is on small, neighborhood-oriented projects is eyeing two new efforts on the eastern side of Cincinnati. Dial Residential, owned by Christian Dial, is closing on property in Walnut Hills and is in the process of rezoning land in O’Bryonville to make way for two possible residential developments. The two would follow a pair of projects that Dial has started work on since Dial Residential came to life: Mowbray Manor in Mount Lookout and Tributary 50 in Columbia Township. Dial said he prides himself on taking a bit of a different approach to multifamily development. A lot of Cincinnati’s best neighborhoods don’t have room for larger developments, he said, and many local developers focus on big multifamily projects that include more than 100 units. Before Dial formally launched Dial Residential in March, he worked at larger real estate companies, giving him the knowledge on how to build efficiently in a way he thinks fits well. MORE
September 20, 20231 yr I really wish the utilities would've been buried during the "road diet" of Liberty, the FotoFocus building is really cool looking but is going to be obscured by utility poles and wires all over the place. It's real ugly.
September 20, 20231 yr The Victory Parkway development mentioned above is disappointingly small. Hope it becomes more of a tower once the lending climate eases up. Start date isn’t until ‘25 anyways.
September 21, 20231 yr Crane Watch: Cincinnati added $419 million in projects in the second quarter 2023 By Abby Miller and Tom Demeropolis – Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 21, 2023 Even with increasing interest rates, high inflation and continued whispers of a recession, announcements for Greater Cincinnati development projects continued in the second quarter. Since the Business Courier's last update of the Crane Watch map in May, 14 projects have been added, with a total estimated development cost more than $419 million (the total development cost is likely a bit higher, as the cost for one project has not been reported as of this time). The previous update, which compiled projects added during the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, included 10 projects with an estimated total development cost of more than $1.2 billion. The latest update is limited to areas included in past Crane Watch coverage. Projects added to the map range from a massive expansion of Medpace’s campus in Madisonville to one of the largest libraries in Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library’s system in Forest Park. MORE
September 21, 20231 yr On 9/20/2023 at 1:44 PM, ucgrady said: I really wish the utilities would've been buried during the "road diet" of Liberty, the FotoFocus building is really cool looking but is going to be obscured by utility poles and wires all over the place. It's real ugly. If I was king I'd make Duke and Altafiber bury 10 miles of wires every year. They would be gone in a century
October 11, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, unusualfire said: What is the project near the subway line along I-75 N? Midrise apartments? Near Marshall? Those are apartments marketed to UC students
October 12, 20231 yr 15 hours ago, Dev said: Near Marshall? Those are apartments marketed to UC students I need to get a shot of how they come within about four feet of that pre-existing billboard. It looks like at least one apartment will be able to dry their clothes on the back of it. What's funny is that if you were here 15+ years ago, there was a brick. building right in that spot that was vacant but remained standing for the sole purpose of supporting a billboard on its roof.
October 24, 20231 yr The fotocus building is all mass timber, cross laminated timber floors and steel so it has sprung out of the ground extremely quickly. Cool to see and hopefully a construction type that gains more popularity in this region.
October 24, 20231 yr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D1LUXUzS5c&list=UUYVwUiPU6ALeIlqgGP6M57g&index=1 I'll put a better video up soon. I was trying out the new drone today.
October 28, 20231 yr 'Like a resort and hotel:' Skytop Apartments near completion in Anderson Township Anderson Township’s newest apartments are nearing completion at the township’s gateway, bringing with them resort-style amenities for residents. Columbus-based Metropolitan Holdings Ltd. is wrapping up work on Skytop Apartments and has held its soft opening for the new Anderson Township community. A NAIOP Cincinnati/NKY Behind the Scenes event gave the local real estate community a first-look at Skytop on Oct. 26 before its February 2024 construction completion – including a look at the resort-style pool, a model unit and the sauna-equipped fitness center. Skytop, located at the former Skytop Pavilion shopping center along Beechmont Avenue, includes 361 apartments, about 78% of which are one-bedroom units. Of the units, 67 are already leased, said Metropolitan Holdings founder and CEO Matt Vekasy. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/10/27/skytop-apartments-near-completion-anderson.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 29, 20231 yr On 10/24/2023 at 5:16 PM, 1400 Sycamore said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D1LUXUzS5c&list=UUYVwUiPU6ALeIlqgGP6M57g&index=1 I'll put a better video up soon. I was trying out the new drone today. I'm a poor drone operator and a worse videographer, but here is an update since this project is so so interesting. I have some more detail but the video is even worse. If anyone is interested I'll put it up. . . . OK, There is more interest than I thought. I have some low res close ups. I'll put them up tomorrow or so and see how they look on youtube . . . --------------------------- OK, these are low quality but interesting. Enjoy: Edited November 1, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore Close up deatil on this interesting construction.
October 30, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, Chas Wiederhold said: Mass timber is the future of building! I so much agree with this. I met with the local consultant of Woodworks.org for a free session of mass timber design ideas for my possible conversion of 1601 Reading Rd. I assume the professionals on this forum are all familiar with https://www.woodworks.org/ But if not there is some really good info and some beautiful pictures of past and present projects there. If economic conditions improve I'd love to go up several stories in mass timber. Edited October 30, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore
November 3, 20231 yr Sharonville wraps up first phase of downtown redevelopment to foster business growth The Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville is investing millions of dollars into its downtown corridor in the hope that local businesses will mirror it with investments into the community. The city of Sharonville is working on implementing its 2030 comprehensive plan, with major themes including enhancement of Sharonville’s community amenities and building off the suburb’s economic growth. To that end, the city recently invested $2.3 million in streetscape improvements to Depot Square, a former railroad depot that’s now the center of Sharonville’s retail corridor. Sharonville added a splash pad and stage to Depot Square this past July, according to Anna Ehlerding, assistant to the mayor of Sharonville. Since then, the city has hosted a few events at the square – including a magic show – with plans to further activate the space with live music, holiday events and other community celebrations on a year-round basis. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/11/03/sharonville-depot-square-redevelopment-launch.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 8, 20231 yr Company makes offer on Port Authority-owned Dow Chemical site in Reading By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 8, 2023 Updated Nov 8, 2023 3:41pm EST An unnamed company has made an offer on the major former Dow Chemical site in Reading, potentially bringing hundreds of new, high-paying jobs to the region, according the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority CEO Laura Brunner. The company, whose identity is not known to Brunner, will bring about 250 jobs with an average salary of $100,000 to the site at 2000 West St. The potential purchase price was not disclosed. If the deal is consummated, it would be a major win for the Port’s long-term industrial strategy. For most of the past decade, it has been acquiring underused or vacant former industrial sites in Hamilton County, with the goal of bringing high-paying advanced manufacturing jobs to the region. MORE
November 8, 20231 yr Posting here since this impacts both the new downtown HQ and their existing location at 2605 Burnet Ave (which was sold in August 2023). 'We're betting on downtown': Cincinnati nonprofit ProKids signs 100-year lease for new headquarters By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 8, 2023 Local nonprofit ProKids will soon relocate its headquarters to downtown Cincinnati after amending its new lease to a 100-year term – a length the nonprofit’s executive director said goes “beyond a generational home” for the organization after its previous nomadic existence. ProKids is currently located at 2605 Burnet Ave., a building it's called home for roughly 14 years. But the nonprofit, which trains volunteers to become court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children in the judicial system, has long outgrown the space, said Executive Director Tracy Cook. MORE
November 9, 20231 yr 16 hours ago, jwulsin said: Posting here since this impacts both the new downtown HQ and their existing location at 2605 Burnet Ave (which was sold in August 2023). 'We're betting on downtown': Cincinnati nonprofit ProKids signs 100-year lease for new headquarters By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 8, 2023 Local nonprofit ProKids will soon relocate its headquarters to downtown Cincinnati after amending its new lease to a 100-year term – a length the nonprofit’s executive director said goes “beyond a generational home” for the organization after its previous nomadic existence. ProKids is currently located at 2605 Burnet Ave., a building it's called home for roughly 14 years. But the nonprofit, which trains volunteers to become court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children in the judicial system, has long outgrown the space, said Executive Director Tracy Cook. MORE Free rent for 100 years. Am I reading that right???
November 9, 20231 yr 49 minutes ago, Dev said: Free rent for 100 years. Am I reading that right??? 49 minutes ago, Dev said: Free rent for 100 years. Am I reading that right??? So it looks that that will always be a parking garage. I am sure there are caveats if they need to tear down that garage at some point, but I guess as long as they are in the building it is free rent (assuming they pay their utilities). It is a shrewd move by the landlord if you think about it. 1) that space has been empty for over 30 years. It was never going to rent to a major retail tenant or even restaurant or other business (at least not that amount of space). 2) Pro-kids will likely pay to refresh the space and area and activate that part of the street which is essentially dead right now. 3) If Pro-kids has a lot of people coming and going from the building throughout the day, this will certainly lead to much more parking revenue for the owner than he would otherwise get if that space continues to remain empty for all these years. This is a no brainer deal for the landlord and Pro-kids if you ask me. It will be nice to see that space activated again too.
November 9, 20231 yr 100 years is a fee interest under Ohio law. Same as a deed. I wonder why the LL did not want the tax deduction for a contribution of property in kind? Maybe he did get the deduction but is betting on another move or lease surrender in the future. Interesting. Edited November 9, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore
November 9, 20231 yr 21 minutes ago, 1400 Sycamore said: 100 years is a fee interest under Ohio law. Same as a deed. I wonder why the LL did not want the tax deduction for a contribution of property in kind? Maybe he did get the deduction but is betting on another move or lease surrender in the future. Interesting. Just speculating but it may have been fully depreciated and if he transferred it in kind he would have a big tax bill. Also, he still owns the garage above the space so he gets the monetization of the garage still and would not make sense to break out the space below. Maybe in the event the area were to be redeveloped, it allows the current owner the ability to restructure the Pro-Kids lease to accommodate future redevelopment of the parcel in an easier manner than if Pro-Kids owned the space outright. Not sure the answer, but just my initial thoughts.
November 9, 20231 yr 17 hours ago, jwulsin said: Posting here since this impacts both the new downtown HQ and their existing location at 2605 Burnet Ave (which was sold in August 2023). 'We're betting on downtown': Cincinnati nonprofit ProKids signs 100-year lease for new headquarters By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 8, 2023 Local nonprofit ProKids will soon relocate its headquarters to downtown Cincinnati after amending its new lease to a 100-year term – a length the nonprofit’s executive director said goes “beyond a generational home” for the organization after its previous nomadic existence. ProKids is currently located at 2605 Burnet Ave., a building it's called home for roughly 14 years. But the nonprofit, which trains volunteers to become court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children in the judicial system, has long outgrown the space, said Executive Director Tracy Cook. MORE WIthout knowing details, I estimate the property owner will get around $2-3k per month in additional parking revenue from monthly and hourly parkers who will now be using that garage to park. The garage will look a lot nicer when you have an active tenant on the street corner too. Bringing in 300 volunteers and others on a regular basis will likely lead to a new restaurant or cafe opening in that area. It may have minor spillover to local apartments like Gramercy or Shilitto (although most of the paid positions who would rent downtown likely could not afford those buildings). The biggest benefit will be that corner of downtown that is dead with the empty Macy's building and the fortress that is the Cincinnati Bell building that generates no pedestrian traffic.
November 14, 20231 yr Lot to unpack here.From the old pogues store 310 race street seeking historic status for redevelopment.271 apartment planned in repurposed factory site in Linwood.New build office headstart complex in East Price Hill planned on a 5 acre site. https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/planning-projects-and-studies/active-ongoing/
November 14, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, ucnum1 said: 271 apartment planned in repurposed factory site in Linwood. This about 350 beds. Linwood's population at the 2020 census was 705, according to the city.
November 14, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, ucnum1 said: Lot to unpack here.From the old pogues store 310 race street seeking historic status for redevelopment.271 apartment planned in repurposed factory site in Linwood.New build office headstart complex in East Price Hill planned on a 5 acre site. https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/planning-projects-and-studies/active-ongoing/ Pretty sure that East Price Hill site is where the old WEBN office(house) & tower used to be. I'll have to look next time i visit my parents to see if the tower is still there even. I guess it would have to be gone for all that new development there.
November 14, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, SleepyLeroy said: Pretty sure that East Price Hill site is where the old WEBN office(house) & tower used to be. I'll have to look next time i visit my parents to see if the tower is still there even. I guess it would have to be gone for all that new development there. Scratch that looks like that little cut out at the top left not included in the property outline is the current tower. I forget google street view is a thing sometimes.
November 17, 20231 yr Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority begins to sell its massive housing portfolio The Port of Greater Cincinnati has begun selling some of the 194 single-family homes it acquired in 2022, partnering with the Greater Cincinnati Realtist Association, a group of Black realtors, to try to line up buyers. The Port acquired the homes at auction for $14.5 million last year with the hope of expanding home ownership opportunities for first-time and moderate-to-low income buyers who have found it difficult to get into a very tight market and helping them build generational wealth. The Port has five homes on the market, with three under contract. It has sold three previously, according to CEO Laura Brunner. “We’re improving the quality of life in neighborhoods,” Brunner said. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/11/17/port-selling-single-family-homes-portfolio-cares.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 27, 20231 yr Going for Historic Designation from the HCB board Dec 4 packet.Id guess conversion to resendential units.4 floors 15k square feet building. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2569-Saint-Leo-Pl-Cincinnati-OH/27295924/
December 1, 20231 yr Cincinnati Planning Commission votes to bar new surface parking lots, then exempts major campaign contributor The Cincinnati Planning Commission voted Dec. 1 to ban new surface parking lots downtown but then, 90 minutes later, allowed a company owned by major contributors to Cincinnati City Council campaigns to build one. The commission approved Chavez Properties’ plans to build a new parking lot at the former Greyhound bus station along Gilbert Avenue on a 5-1 vote, with Commissioner Daniella Beltran being the only dissenting vote. The Chavez family and its associated companies have parking interests throughout the region and its members were the No. 6 contributor to Cincinnati City Council campaigns this year, kicking in $13,100 to council members during 2023, according to Business Courier research. The approval also came after a series of letters written by the Chavezes’ attorney, Sean Suder, alleging that the city has acted illegally by not yet approving their request to replace the Greyhound station with a parking lot. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/12/01/cincinnati-planning-commission-surface-parking-lot.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 11, 20231 yr https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/12/11/worldpay-corporate-headquarters-cincinnati.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_6&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s Worldpay is putting their headquarters back in Cincinnati. Will be adding an additional 500 jobs. Stated that the CVG to London route was part of the reason they decided to come back.
December 11, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/12/11/worldpay-corporate-headquarters-cincinnati.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_6&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s Worldpay is putting their headquarters back in Cincinnati. Will be adding an additional 500 jobs. Stated that the CVG to London route was part of the reason they decided to come back. Any idea where they will be headquartered?
December 11, 20231 yr Looks to be right back where they used to be... From Enquirer... " Worldpay is expected to reestablish a new headquarters early next year at 8500 Governors Hill Drive in Symmes Township, a northeast suburb of Cincinnati where Worldpay's predecessor, Vantiv, was located."
December 11, 20231 yr ^ The version of the article that I'm looking at doesn't have that line. Maybe that was the original assumption but was later removed?
December 11, 20231 yr 29 minutes ago, taestell said: ^ The version of the article that I'm looking at doesn't have that line. Maybe that was the original assumption but was later removed? It still says it in the first few lines of the article and is the head line too. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2023/12/11/new-worldpay-hq-would-create-500-new-jobs-and-o-bring-new-jobs-56m-in-new-payroll-to-cincinnati-area/71879484007/ Edited December 11, 20231 yr by 646empire
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