May 16, 200817 yr At Avril Bleh today...they said they're hoping to have the store open next Tuesday or Wednesday.....did not inquire as to the hours.
May 16, 200817 yr Just a quick question. As I was driving North on 71 by the Red Bank Rd. exit I saw two tall cranes. One was red and the other was blue and white. Does anybody know what is going on there? Not sure if the two to which you are referring are part of the same project, but the project on top of the hill on the east side of I-71 is large residential project for seniors, there is a mention of it here on UO somewhere.
May 19, 200817 yr ^ There is also a school that is being built on the corner of Red Bank and Madison. I'm not sure if there are cranes there or not.
May 19, 200817 yr ^^2 of the towers are for the Stratford at Kenwood. Some sort of urbanisk wealthy retirement village. http://www.stratfordatkenwood.com/
May 20, 200817 yr Last Updated: 3:47 pm | Monday, May 19, 2008 Hyatt lender seeks foreclosure THE ENQUIRER The Hyatt Regency Cincinnati hotel downtown would be run by a receiver, if an arm of PNC Financial Services Group has its way. The lender, owed more than $38.8 million, is seeking foreclosure because it hasnn't received any payments in a year. Midland Loan Services, an Overland Park, Kan.-based third-party provider of servicing and technology solutions for the commercial real estate finance industry, filed the motion Thursday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. The 488-room hotel, which opened in 1984, also holds a couple of restaurants and bars. The hotel went into bankrutpcy in 1994, emerging in 1998 and then undergoing a $6 million renovation. MORE: http://www.enquirer.com
May 21, 200817 yr Otterbein Homes plans Warren County building project May 20, 2008 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER LEBANON - Otterbein Homes will develop more housing for seniors and others in Warren County. Phase I of a new master plan approved by the nonprofit's board covers 20 acres. Key elements of the 20-year plan will include: * Senior apartments, patio/ranch homes and assisted-living care; * Two Avalon small-house skilled nursing neighborhoods on the Lebanon campus; * Market-rate apartments, single-family homes and other housing options for all ages; * An active adult neighborhood; * Four additional Avalon by Otterbein small-house skilled nursing neighborhoods in Warren County. The first residential units are scheduled for occupancy in spring 2010.
May 22, 200817 yr I live in this vicinity, and folks really feel this is what needs to be done to help rekindle some community pride/economic development. Props to the city for recognizing the problem and attempting to do something. City Planning To Demolish Nine Vacant Buildings Last Update: 9:56 am Reported by: Jenell Walton Web produced by: Ian Preuth Some Westwood neighbors are celebrating as the City of Cincinnati prepares to demolish several vacant buildings in their community. It's part of the Neighborhood Enhancement Program. Demolition crews started knocking down a vacant apartment building at 3100 McHenry Avenue Wednesday morning. The vacant apartment building was declared a blight to the community last year. "If you've got so many vacant apartments, they can't charge enough rent to maintain the properties. Then the apartments start falling apart," said Jim McNulty, the President of the Westwood Civic Association. McNulty is happy to see the first of nine vacant buildings torn down as part of the city's Neighborhood Enhancement Program. MORE: http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f8c1a33d-184d-4641-a939-8099add139a4
May 22, 200817 yr they took down all the signage at the site about walmart, looks like they are now turning it into a class A office development instead of a shopping center
May 22, 200817 yr Please, please, please let there be no Wal-Mart. I live right next to that site and I HATE Wal-Mart. I'll look today to see if all the signage is gone. It was still up a couple days ago. There was an article a few weeks back that said Wal-Mart was pushing back their expected opening to 2009. Edit: Here is the article I was referring to: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080501/NEWS01/305010036/
May 22, 200817 yr Please, please, please let there be no Wal-Mart. I live right next to that site and I HATE Wal-Mart. I'll look today to see if all the signage is gone. It was still up a couple days ago. Yeah, I'd like to go take a second look, but I didn't see the walmart sign this am. There was a sign about the 'future home of ...' and a photo of a new office building. The other possibility is they're just advertising the new office space instead of the shopping complex that seems to be on an infinite delay.
May 22, 200817 yr they took down all the signage at the site about walmart, looks like they are now turning it into a class A office development instead of a shopping center Great observation. I did notice that a new sign was up, but didn't put it together that the took down "Join Wal-Mart ...blah blah blah" sign. The new sign just mentions the name of the company that fully leased the second tilt-up office building.
May 23, 200817 yr I thought there was a story that the nameless one was going to be smaller than originally planned, making more room for more office development. I would not be sad if it does not get built at all though.
May 23, 200817 yr The Wal-Mart sign is indeed still up. There is a new sign promoting a bigger office building, but the original Wal-Mart sign is still there.
May 27, 200817 yr ^you are right. sorry. they have so many signs up now that i would probably wreck before i can read them all.
May 27, 200817 yr Redbank Rd and Wooster Pk have both been given a major face lift and its really nice to see.
June 5, 200817 yr too bad, maybe i was just hoping that the walmart sign was gone so my brain ignored seeing it. the improvements to redbank are indeed nice, and while a shopping center might be nice there, the whole walmart thing sort of ruins it
June 5, 200817 yr I believe it was originally supposed to be a Nordstrom's and then the deal fell through. While I'd rather just a park or some office buildings there (maybe a couple decent restaurants), I would have loved a Nordstrom's over a Walmart.
June 12, 200817 yr $512,250 grant will help turn brownfield green again http://www.soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/brown0610.aspx
June 13, 200817 yr Long Cove draws new retail http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/BIZ01/306120063/1076
July 9, 200816 yr Wait, we wanted to be the last ones in West Chester!!!!!! :-D Subdivision trumps memories Township OKs plans for 100 new houses By Amber Ellis • [email protected] • July 9, 2008 WEST CHESTER TWP. - An attempt by some residents to stop a 100-plus home subdivision fell short Tuesday night, but only after an emotional three-hour discussion sparked by those who lamented removing a local treasure for more development. Township trustees approved plans for the Oaks of West Chester, a subdivision of $500,000 to $1 million homes near Keehner Park. Trustees said there was little they could do to sidetrack the zoning change, despite heartfelt appeals from residents who wished otherwise. It was unclear what, if any, conditions will be placed on the project. More than 200 people showed up to support efforts to stop the development. Many told stories about growing up near the "Tree Tunnel" - an area on Barret Road with cascading trees. Others said they moved to the area to enjoy rural life that is slowly disappearing as more businesses and homes are built. The uncharacteristically large crowd, which spilled outside the meeting room, responded with loud applause and whistles, with each new story. MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080709/NEWS01/807090395/1055/NEWS
July 9, 200816 yr Many told stories about growing up near the "Tree Tunnel" - an area on Barret Road with cascading trees. Others said they moved to the area to enjoy rural life that is slowly disappearing as more businesses and homes are built. Welcome to a world filled with suburban spawl. Now stop ripping on Cincinnati and start encouraging people to live near the urban core!
July 9, 200816 yr Many told stories about growing up near the "Tree Tunnel" - an area on Barret Road with cascading trees. Others said they moved to the area to enjoy rural life that is slowly disappearing as more businesses and homes are built. Welcome to a world filled with suburban spawl. Now stop ripping on Cincinnati and start encouraging people to live near the urban core! Ha, if they want rural life, they can move to Adams County and can either suffer an excruciating, cash-gobbling commute back to Cincy or take lower-paying local jobs. People need to stop trying to "have it all". It's not possible. They'll find out soon enough. Really "having it all" is making the most of a given situation and maximizing the situation's positives.
July 10, 200816 yr This would be sweet!!!! Downtown Marriott hinted Tenants told owners want Renaissance By Keith T. Reed • [email protected] • July 10, 2008 A storied downtown office building whose owners have been sued by tenants and the local electric utility may be reincarnated as a Renaissance Marriott hotel. The owners of the 108-year-old, 18-story Bartlett Building at Fourth and Walnut streets are clearing out tenants to make way for a hotel, a lawyer for the group said Wednesday. "The development of the site includes plans for a possible hotel. I'm really not in a position to comment about possible partners as of now," said the attorney, Mark Belongia, of the Chicago firm Belongia & Shapiro LLP. But Philomena Ashdown, an attorney who represents American Airlines, the building's largest tenant, said tenants had been told that the Bartlett's owners are eyeing Renaissance. A spokesman for Marriott International Inc., the Bethesda, Md., company that owns the Renaissance name, said he could not comment on a possible deal. If the building is converted into a hotel, it would be the first new hotel downtown since 1984 - when the Hyatt opened. MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/BIZ/807100306/1076/NEWS
July 11, 200816 yr State grant would help retool Cincinnati's Jordan Crossing Center into 'smart offices' Recharging Bond Hill mall http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/07/14/story4.html
July 11, 200816 yr Heart of Loveland to get commercial boost $14M project to include restaurants, offices and shops http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/07/14/story8.html
July 15, 200816 yr The totally unnecessary Vine St. widening viewed from the zoo's new pedestrian bridge:
July 15, 200816 yr Montgomery Road project set to begin http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/BIZ/807150305/1076/NEWS
July 15, 200816 yr ^Considering that building is still in the rendering I would venture to say no. The building that is front and center looks like the new one.
July 15, 200816 yr ^But where is the other 7 story building then? As part of the project, the firm also is planning to demolish an attached seven-story building that faces Sherman Avenue and replace it with a 12,000-square-foot office building.
July 15, 200816 yr Lytle Park improvements coming http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/lytlepark0715.aspx
July 15, 200816 yr ^But where is the other 7 story building then? I don't know...what I do know is that I see the very building you mentioned included in the rendering. The article also mentions an unnamed building that will be torn down in the future (one that fits the description of your building). I would suggest emailing someone from the Ashley Commercial Group if you're really interested. Please report back.
July 15, 200816 yr The totally unnecessary Vine St. widening viewed from the zoo's new pedestrian bridge: Consider me skeptical about this whole new zoo entrance area
August 7, 200816 yr Does anybody remember what ever happened to this project? It is roughly located at 764 Elberon Avenue (corner of Elberon and W. 8th) in Price Hill. 1. Existing Conditions 2. Proposed
August 7, 200816 yr I know that their is NO activity going on as of a week ago!!! That's all I got. My god, that building has so much potential!!
August 15, 200816 yr Red Bank location attracts more tenants Retail, medical, office and day care fill space http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/08/18/focus3.html Two mixed-use office and retail developments along the busy Red Bank Road corridor have picked up key occupants in recent months. Reisenfeld & Associates, a law firm currently located on Reading Road just north of downtown Cincinnati, is building a two-story, 38,000-square-foot building at Miller-Valentine Group’s Red Bank Village in Fairfax. It will be the second office building at the site and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The first office building at the complex, adjacent to Reisenfeld’s, was recently completed.
August 19, 200816 yr Sign building makes progress http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/BIZ01/808190398/1076/NEWS Work on a new building for Accu-Tex Signs & Banners is about 60 percent complete. The Erlanger-based sign company is investing more than $1 million into the 10,000-square-foot building at 4424 Dixie Highway that will house its headquarters and a new retail store, owner Darrell Sallee says. The building will replace Accu-Tex's existing location at 4210 Dixie Highway and will more than double its space. Sallee said the new building will include two 1,500-square-foot spaces for retail tenants. He said Accu-Tex hopes to move into the new building by early November. Center Line Development of Crescent Spring is the project's general contractor.
August 24, 200816 yr My search came up with nothing since '06. So I'll just note that the redevelopment is Surrey Square in Norwood is proceeding quite quickly. Most of the old mall is gone while a new strip has been built. Murray Bros. is reopened. Cici's looks to open soon. Most importantly, it looks like Chipotle is going in there. Plus the closing of the entrance to the lateral at Montgomery has happened and the new road is complete. It also looks like there has been some development across from the Quality Inn, a doctor's group.
August 26, 200816 yr $25M Red Bank Crossing officially opens Thursday http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/redbankcrossing0826.aspx Neyer Properties will host a grand opening of its $25 million, 166,000-square-foot Red Bank Crossing commercial development on Thursday at 10 AM. "The Red Bank corridor was what I call an unsightly, underperforming real estate asset; there was no reason to stop on Red Bank Road until you reached I-71," says Daniel Neyer, president of Neyer Properties. Neyer says that he used to drive by the property at 4400 Red Bank Expressway in Madisonville, which was owned by the City of Cincinnati, and wonder why it had never been developed.
August 26, 200816 yr New JCC a center for everyone http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/mayersonjcc0826.aspx The 140,000-square-foot Mayerson JCC officially opens with a grand opening celebration for the public on September 1 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM that will feature free activities, prize drawings, food, tours and entertainment. The new JCC has been five years in the making, since the Roselawn facility was closed after 43 years of operation. In 2006, after purchasing the land at 8485 Ridge Road on the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati campus in Amberley Village, a $42 million capital campaign was launched and ground was broken. Among the new building’s amenities: A two-story fitness center with Olympic-quality equipment and an elevated cushioned running track Indoor and outdoor heated pools and an indoor waterpark A two-court gym A 200-seat professional theater An "Exertainment Studio" video exercise room A traditional game room An art/pottery studio The Amberley Room, which can accommodate up to 500 guests for events The J Spa The J Café Lauryn Moore, director of public relations for the JCC, says that it’s hard to nail down the building's best feature. "It depends on who's asking," she says. "We have programs, facilities, and activities for people of all ages." Moore wants the public to know that the JCC is open to any person of any background. "We really want to cater to the entire community," she says. "A lot of people don't know JCC. We don't call ourselves 'Jewish Community Center', because we have members from every single religion." She adds that the JCC has members from throughout the region, from Mason to Covington and from Colerain to Milford. "We're fifteen minutes from almost anywhere in Greater Cincinnati," Moore says.
August 27, 200816 yr New Radisson invites patrons to Rediscover the renovated hotel http://www.pulsedt.com/blogs/default.asp?Display=2653 The 'round hotel' as it has been dubbed in the past, is entering a new era. The Radisson RiverView, a Chartwell Hospitality property, has completed its multimillion-dollar renovation hosted a private party for local patrons to highlight its improvements. "We want to show Covington that this building has energy again," said general manager Pete Jordan. He noted in a press statement that the building houses one of only 30 revolving restaurants and its employees are "committed to once again being actively involved in the community." The 1972-built hotel provided a peek at its renovations on Aug. 26 to 300 local patrons. The hotel recently launched a completely new website, which features the property, its rooms and amenities. To learn more, visit www.RadissonRiverview.com.
September 2, 200816 yr ^Too bad they didn't change the way it looks on the outside. That thing's hideous!
September 4, 200816 yr ^ LOL I agree! My wife and I ate at the revolving restaurant 3 years ago. The views were fantastic but the food was disappointing for the price. They have a nice lounge up there to sit and watch the city but I rarely hang out in Covington.
September 12, 200816 yr If you have purchased a Middle Earth property, I would love to hear from you to exchange stories. If you are looking to purchase a downtown condo, feel free to contact if you would like me to share my experience.
September 12, 200816 yr ^But where is the other 7 story building then? I don't know...what I do know is that I see the very building you mentioned included in the rendering. The article also mentions an unnamed building that will be torn down in the future (one that fits the description of your building). I would suggest emailing someone from the Ashley Commercial Group if you're really interested. Please report back. I emailed Ashley twice and received no response. Perhaps they are fearing preservation objections if they are keeping the building in the rendering (despite its planned demolition) and remaining mute on the subject.
September 19, 200816 yr New SFD coming to Oregon Street http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2008/09/new-sfd-coming-to-oregon-street.html A new single-family house is coming to 425 Oregon Street in Mount Adams, and it just hit the market ten days ago for $1,299,000. The three-story, three-bedroom house will feature: 3,500 square feet of living space 8 rooms A finished basement A two-car garage 2 fireplaces Decks and patios with a City view A security system Brick construction The new house should be completed by early 2009. A previous offering of the current house, acreage and building plans, listed at $485,000, was taken off the market after 491 days. Demolition permits have been issued for the previous structure, which was built around 1880. The property is represented by Coldwell Banker West Shell.
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