May 7, 200916 yr Damn. I wouldn't have minded quite as much if they were just rehabbing an existing structure, but building that new? Weak. Thanks for the info.
May 7, 200916 yr The previous building has already been demolished...I wouldn't expect the construction of this pre-fab building to take very long.
May 10, 200916 yr Yeah, as of about 6pm tonight they're completely down. Doesn't look like it's going to hurt the look of the area too much unless they tear down the mature trees as well.
May 12, 200916 yr Green Township adding sixth park to commemorate bicentennial http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0512bicentennialpark.aspx In 1809 one of Cincinnati's largest westside communities, Green Township, got its start. Named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, Green Township includes the Bridgetown, Covedale, Dent, Mack, Monfort Heights and White Oak neighborhoods and boasts an estimated 55,000 residents which is expected to reach some 60,000 in the 2010 Census count. Following a comprehensive study of the Township’s recreational needs, and as a means to celebrate the community’s bicentennial, the Township purchased approximately 50 acres of land along Diehl Road with the intention of developing the site into a park. The site is located almost adjacent to Hamilton County’s largest park, Mt. Airy Forest, and is located on the edge of the Green Township community. Also notable is the history of the site, the former childhood home of Marge Schott, as it will be restored with the help of the Schott Foundation. The park will be named the “Green Township Bicentennial Park” and will feature a mix of active recreational uses including three ball fields, a playground, a picnic/shelter area, paved walking paths, equestrian trails, two sand volleyball courts and potentially a frisbee golf course. The park will also have passive green space accessible only by unpaved trails and will use “green” building methods to become the first of its kind in Hamilton County by using storm water best management practices. Given the park’s close proximity to Mt. Airy Forest, there are also plans to provide access connections between the two parks through walking/hiking trails. Starting last year the Township began initial clearing operations on about 20 acres of the site for the active recreational amenities. The hopes are to have the park completed by spring of 2010. The restoration of the Marge Schott childhood home will include a special bicentennial commons and garden surrounding the Federal/Greek Revival farmhouse built in 1835. In the rear of the house, there will be a new event plaza envisioned for use by special events including weddings. With the support of the Schott Foundation, the Township has created the opportunity for members of the community to show their support through the purchase of commemorative bricks and paver stones that will be used in the garden area. Green Township Bicentennial Park will be the Township’s sixth park in addition to Bosken Park, Blue Rock Park, West Fork Park, Veterans’ Park and Kuliga Park, home to the Township’s annual summer concert series.
May 12, 200916 yr Warren gets expanded rail yard Paul Minbiole had a predicament. His small company, E-Beam Services in Lebanon, had begun talking to a multi-national customer interested in a contract that could double the workload at the Lebanon facility, where employees use a high-powered beam of electrons to strengthen plastic materials and sterilize medical equipment. But Minbiole needed a rail connection, a solution in the right price range for getting huge shipments of plastic from the Gulf Coast to Southwest Ohio. Timing seemed perfect, when Warren County Economic Development Deputy Director Martin Russell told him about a new transload and logistics park being built in Franklin less than 15 miles down the road from E-Beam, capable of doing just that. "I feel pretty confident," Minbiole said of landing the new client, who he would not name. "It would have been very hard to make it work without Franklin Yards." MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090512/NEWS01/905130302/1055/NEWS/Warren+gets+expanded+rail+yard
May 13, 200916 yr http://projects.middletownjournal.com/cache/galleries/News/Business/051109franklintour/ ^Photographs!
May 17, 200916 yr Mariemont Inn open house Tuesday http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090516/NEWS01/905170396/1055/NEWS/Mariemont+Inn+open+house+Tuesday The Mariemont Inn, a historic landmark on Mariemont Square, will show off the results of its extensive renovation with an open house for the public from noon to 7 p.m., Tuesday. In the nearly three-year-long renovation, the hotel's 60 rooms were converted to 45 larger and more modern rooms that include computer outlets. The second and third floors were completely gutted. One of the new features is a rear entrance from the parking lot.
May 18, 200916 yr Mt. Adams Streetscape http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/city/downloads/2009MtAdamsStreetscape.pdf As part of the City of Cincinnati’s ongoing investment in the neighborhood of Mt. Adams, the Department of Transportation and Engineering has begun streetscape work on St. Gregory Street from Hatch Street to Pavilion Street. Crews of the City’s Contractor, Trend Construction, will be replacing curbs, sidewalks, driveway aprons, street lights, trees, utilities and asphalt pavement. They will also widen the sidewalk located along the west side of St. Gregory Street between Hatch Street and Monastery Street. This work should end in September 2009. The contractor will complete the work in phases, and will normally work from 7 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, although occasionally work may extend beyond 4 pm and may even continue over the weekend. Traffic on St. Gregory Street will be maintained for the duration of the project. Motorists are urged to reduce speed and use caution when driving through the construction area. The Department of Transportation and Engineering oversees the rehabilitation and improvement of the City of Cincinnati’s infrastructure. The Department also provides transportation planning, design, engineering services, structural and geotechnical services, right of way regulation, and construction management. It is the clearinghouse for all City and regional transportation functions, and serves as a liaison to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. For more information about the department, visit http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/dote.
May 19, 200916 yr I hate how they cut down all the trees. One of the things I liked so much about Mt. Adams was the large tree canopy...I kind of question how much this area even needed streetscaping, and how much streetcaping even does. They just did Ludlow, and it looks pretty much the same.
May 19, 200916 yr Can the fix the sidewalk in front of Cilantro Vietnamese Bistro in Clifton Heights already?!
May 22, 200916 yr HCMG plans 99-bed nursing home for Green Township Business Courier of Cincinnati - by James Ritchie A Cincinnati company plans to build a 99-bed nursing and rehabilitation home on West Fork Road. The project would consist of a single-story, 80,000-square-foot building. Construction would start in the next three to four months, and the nursing home eventually would employ 100 to 150 people, said Greg Miller, vice president of operations for the Health Care Management Group, which will build it. The chance to build the Covenant of Green Township came as nursing bed slots became available from Westside Health Care Nursing Home, which closed last year following health and building code violations. Bed slots also became available from the Drake Center, which sold slots it was no longer using. The project required approval through Ohio’s certificate of need process, which regulates nursing beds. It received the OK this month for a zone change, from “A-2 Residence” to “DD Planned Multiple Residence,” from the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/05/25/story12.html
May 24, 200916 yr I hate how they cut down all the trees. One of the things I liked so much about Mt. Adams was the large tree canopy...I kind of question how much this area even needed streetscaping, and how much streetcaping even does. They just did Ludlow, and it looks pretty much the same. Yeah, I liked the trees too. But they were beginning to destroy the sidewalk and the effect was that people walk in the street when they leave the bars. Also, the sidewalk was too narrow. I'm confident that Mt Adams will be pretty again once those power lines are buried and new trees planted. Let's just hope they plant trees that are relatively mature.
May 26, 200916 yr ^They just cut down the trees on the Montgomery Inn side of Montgomery Rd in the Montgomery business district. It looks awful and bleak, especially because the other side of the street still has the trees.
June 2, 200916 yr Bank, city fight over foreclosed property By Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 1, 2009 The city of Cincinnati violated the civil rights of a West Virginia bank holding company by holding it responsible for apartment buildings it foreclosed on, the bank claimed in a lawsuit Monday. Wesbanco Bank Inc. alleged in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court that the city and two of its building inspectors engaged in a pattern of malicious prosecution against the bank. City lawyers deny violating the bank's rights and say they'll press it to maintain their foreclosed properties. The lawsuit invokes a section of federal law - popularly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act - most often used today in cases involving police brutality, false arrest or other police misconduct. It claims building inspectors Albert Taylor and Edward Cunningham violated the bank's constitutional rights by attempting to force it to clean up a North Fairmount apartment building the bank says it doesn't own. Check out the link in the title for the remainder of the article.
June 2, 200916 yr Children's Home gets started on their $10M master plan http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0602childrenshome.aspx Sunday marked the end of the first phase of Children’s Home of Cincinnati’s new $10 million master plan designed to expand and upgrade the organization’s campus along Madison Road. With the deconstruction of the former residential home by Cincinnati-based Building Value, phase one of the plan is now underway. The site will eventually become the Adolescent Services & High School Building. The products removed will be salvaged and donated to the Building Value retail outlet at 2901 Gilbert Avenue so that they can be sold and reused by individuals throughout the city. The deconstruction process is an environmentally responsible alternative to typical demolition and will help the Children’s Home work towards LEED certification for their construction project. Building Value and their parent organization Easter Seals Work Resource Center, benefit workers with disadvantages says Jerry Janszen, director of Building Value. “Offering these materials for reuse, benefits a wide variety of people in our community,” says Janszen. During these deconstruction projects the Building Value team has been able to salvage 80 percent of building materials helping buildings work towards higher LEED certifications. This is an exciting project for Children’s Home as well says Stacy Sill. “Kids have not lived here since 1998, and we have not had adequate residential space to meet the demands of our kids until now.” Sill says they will break ground on the new facilities immediately following the tear down. After construction starts, the Children’s Home hopes to complete the project in time for the 2011 school year. Over time the Children’s Home hopes to raise roughly $5 million through an ongoing campaign that has already raised $3.46 million towards the end total.
June 6, 200916 yr Mansion on the auction block - again By Kimball Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 5, 2009 For the second time since 2003, the East Walnut Hills mansion of Roger Ach is being foreclosed on and sold at public auction. A failed business agreement between Ach and Doug Taylor, who owned the free weekly newspaper The Downtowner, is part of the tale of financial failure that has led to Ach's $1.3 million, 14-room mansion - seen in the 1988 movie "Rain Man" - being set for sale at a Hamilton County Sheriff's auction tentatively set for July 23. "He's definitely a deadbeat," Taylor said. "I think he's got some real issues. That's documented by the number of times he's been in this situation." Click on the link above for the remainder of the article.
June 9, 200916 yr Condos rise from Phoenix By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 9, 2009 DOWNTOWN -- Developers and city officials today unveiled three recently renovated condominiums at 614 Walnut Avenue -- the site of the former Phoenix Café located across from the Aronoff Center for the Arts.
June 10, 200916 yr Kroger to build Marketplace in Harrison Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Jon Newberry Staff Reporter http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/06/08/daily29.html?surround=lfn Kroger Co. has purchased a 21-acre site on Harrison Avenue in Harrison for a stand-alone Kroger Marketplace store with an adjacent gasoline fuel center.
June 10, 200916 yr oh geez. What will come of the old Kroger? Better yet, what will come of the massive complex that the old Kroger is attached to now that the new development is moving down Harrison Avenue? This is the problem with uncontrolled growth....every 10-15 years, something newer and bigger is built just down the street, taking all the businesses from the old spots. What you get is a Colerain Avenue or a Winton Road. You have to contain the growth like Kenwood has been doing or like all of Cincinnati's NBDs naturally did and you can achieve critical mass and maybe a sense of place if done appropriately (Kenwood does not have sense of place characteristics but places like Hyde Park Square and Ludlow do.)
June 11, 200916 yr Well... like many old big box stores... hopefully it will become a Tractor Farm and Supply!!! :D
June 11, 200916 yr A quick note about the Kenwood Kroger - it is a direct descendant of the Pleasant Ridge Kroger (the building is still there), which then moved to Kennedy Heights (the building is still there), then moved to the back of KTC and is now in the half-built Kenwood development.
June 11, 200916 yr Well... like many old big box stores... hopefully it will become a Tractor Farm and Supply!!! :D Oh believe me, Harrison already has one of those :|
June 11, 200916 yr A quick note about the Kenwood Kroger - it is a direct descendant of the Pleasant Ridge Kroger (the building is still there), which then moved to Kennedy Heights (the building is still there), then moved to the back of KTC and is now in the half-built Kenwood development. Where was the Kroger in Pleasant Ridge?
June 11, 200916 yr It later became the IGA and then it was the Market and now it is the mixed use childcare center next to Burger King.
June 11, 200916 yr anything at all going on with the Kennedy Connector? I wish that Kroger was still in PRidge. I'd love to just walk to the grocery store. Aldi and Meijer are just out of walking distance.
June 12, 200916 yr I had no idea that old IGA building used to be a Kroger. I really wish is still housed the Ridge Market, that place was fantastic.
June 14, 200916 yr It was one of Kroger's first 'suburban stores'. There is a actually quite a history of citizen activism surrounding its history - especially the move from PRidge to KHeights.
June 16, 200915 yr Anyone seen the new Great American sign atop Dixie Terminal South? It was installed this past w/e. Did I mention it's HUGE? "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
June 16, 200915 yr Anyone seen the new Great American sign atop Dixie Terminal South? It was installed this past w/e. Did I mention it's HUGE? I saw it yesterday while driving by. Once qcs is up, the city will be saturated with great american advertising!
June 16, 200915 yr Yeah I saw it today from 2nd Street and it is quite big. I'm guessing they were trying to mimic their logo design that is found on top of the scoreboard at Great American Ballpark.
June 17, 200915 yr Tax exemption could revive vacant Columbia Tusculum apartments http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/06/tax-exemption-could-revive-vacant.html Cincinnati City Council is considering an ordinance to execute a Community Reinvestment Area tax exemption agreement for the renovation of a three-story, ten-unit apartment building in Columbia Tusculum. Emerson Place Apartments, LLC plans a $325,500 rehabilitation of the building at 4102 Eastern Avenue that would include new roofing, windows, flooring, and mechanicals. A burned-out building next door would be demolished to create green space. If approved by council, the eight-year, 75 percent exemption on the increased property tax value would save the developer nearly $52,000 in tax liability. The project would be completed by December 2009. According to City building inspection records, the structure has been vacant for nearly three years.
June 21, 200915 yr Cincinnati eyes $6M in efficiency projects; County might fund $20M Downtown’s Duke Energy Center could have 150 new solar panels on its roof by year’s end, under a stimulus-assisted package of energy-services performance contracts now being developed by the city of Cincinnati. “They’re implementing almost $6 million worth of work throughout police stations, fire stations and the convention center,” said Michelle Jorgenson, senior account manager for Ameresco Inc. “It’s going to create or maintain probably 30 to 40 jobs right there in Hamilton County.” Massachusetts-based Ameresco is one of two contractors that won a bidding competition for energy-service consulting contracts last year. The city developed a plan to use $1.1 million in stimulus funding to “buy down” the borrowing cost of energy upgrades recommended by Ameresco and Honeywell Inc. Essentially, the city is using stimulus money to cover more upfront costs, increasing the amount it’s able to borrow. The debt is paid off using cash-flow created by lower utility bills. The city’s $1.1 million investment represents 44 percent of the stimulus allocated to the city under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, according to a recent report to City Council. Jorgenson said more than two dozen local governments in Ohio are pursuing strategies similar to Cincinnati. MORE: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/06/22/story4.html
June 22, 200915 yr Proposed Hampton Inn pending vote By Jessica Brown • [email protected] • June 17, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090617/NEWS01/906180323/ A new Hampton Inn may be coming to the 5400 block of Rybolt Road in Green Township. The project is contingent on Hamilton County Commissioners' approval of a zoning modification that will allow the building to be taller and larger than now allowed. The vote is scheduled July 1. Click link for article.
June 22, 200915 yr This is a good site for that development...I'm curious as to what might happen across the street from this where the land has been opened up by the realignment of Rybolt. There is that former motel there that I'm sure will be torn down if there is an interested suitor.
June 23, 200915 yr I know the demand for another large hotel in this area is there. That Holiday Inn Express seems to always be buzzing.
June 23, 200915 yr It seems that Hampton Inn is trying to make a wave of introducing themselves into more of the Cincinnati market. They are also building a new 132-room hotel in Corryville near UC's medical campus.
June 30, 200915 yr 175 year old Mercantile Library to receive major facelift http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0630mercantile.aspx Cincinnati’s historic Mercantile Library is beginning its first facelift in over one hundred years in preparation and celebration of the library’s 175th birthday in 2010. The Mercantile Library was established in 1835 as a membership library for young merchants and clerks working in the city and is one of the three oldest cultural institutions in Cincinnati. Membership currently costs $45 a year and also guarantees discounts to most of the library’s 80 or so events each year. Library President, Dale Patrick Brown says that the Mercantile Library is one of Cincinnati’s oldest treasures and says that we “have an obligation to maintain its historic features while, at the same time, making sure we meet the needs of new generations.” Brown goes on to liken the work that will be done at the Mercantile Library to that of the work that was done in the early twentieth century when electric lights were added to the building. “The library was the same, but better.” Cincinnati-based Brashear Bolton, Inc. is the team of architects that drew up the plans and made sure to maintain the elegant period atmosphere of the library while also adding contemporary updates like a bigger, modernized restroom; a stage area for the many events held in the library’s reading room; a new Elizabeth Nourse Study Center area to house the library’s collection of sketchbooks and writings of the American Impressionist artist; new, two-story stacks; and an electronic, online catalogue of the collection. The library’s 2,000-plus members will also see a freshly painted reading room with refinished floors and quieter air conditioning. As a result of all this work the library will close its reading room doors beginning July 1 until the work is complete. The library will also maintain limited services during this time and will have staff operate from the library’s lecture hall on the 12th floor. Events hosted by the Mercantile Library will be moved to the 12th floor lecture hall as well, with larger events being held off-site. The last time major improvements were made to the space was in 1904 when the Mercantile Library located there. At that time, the library obtained a 10,000-year lease that is believed to have been negotiated by Alphoso Taft, father of President William Howard Taft. The $850,000 worth of improvements will look to preserve the Machine Age feel of the space that was built by developers Thomas Emery’s Sons located at 414 Walnut Street downtown. Following completion in mid-November the Mercantile Library is planning an official unveiling of the refurbished space at the library’s annual meeting in January 2010.
June 30, 200915 yr Biked by this today so I don't have more info. New apartments (three-story) going up at Chapel along Woodburn.
July 1, 200915 yr Good Sam plans Green Twp. ER The owner of Good Samaritan Hospital will build an emergency room and outpatient center in Green Township to expand its services on Hamilton County’s west side. Called Good Samaritan Medical Center at Western Ridge, the 45,000-square-foot center will break ground this summer and open in fall 2010 near the Harrison/Rybolt interchange off Interstate 74, TriHealth said today. Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/307010029/1055/NEWS/Outpatient+center+coming+to+Green+Township
July 1, 200915 yr Anyone know where exactly this is planned? I noticed construction equipment yesterday at the site that was clear cut years ago in between Pinnacle Pointe and Monte Vista. Either way, great news for western Hamilton County!
July 2, 200915 yr LEED tax exemption for UC SAE house renovation, expansion approved http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/07/leed-tax-exemption-for-uc-sae-house.html Cincinnati City Council has approved a Community Reinvestment Area LEED tax exemption agreement for the $3.8 million expansion and renovation of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) house in University Heights. Building owner DeVotie Hall Association will receive a 15-year, 75 percent exemption from the increased tax value of its property at 2707 Clifton Avenue and 2702-2706 Stratford Avenue, equal to approximately $1.1 million. Work will include the renovation the 14,800-square-foot building; construction of a two-story, 7,200-square-foot addition; and an update of the 1925 building's restrooms, mechanical systems, and sprinkler systems. The project has been registered with the U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED NC 2.2 development. Completion of all work is scheduled for spring 2010.
July 10, 200915 yr Fairfield moves closer to revamping strip center http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/07/13/story5.html Fairfield City Council will vote Monday on a $650,000 demolition contract that would begin the redevelopment of Fair Plaza, a 160,000-square-foot strip center at Pleasant Avenue and Patterson Boulevard. Fairfield city officials have been working with Neyer Properties on a mixed-use development that would include senior housing, new restaurants and perhaps a small office component at the under-utilized retail site.
July 14, 200915 yr Krohn Conservatory to undergo major renovations http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0714krohnrenovation.aspx Cincinnati's Krohn Conservatory is one of the jewels of the Cincinnati Park system and boasts more than 3,500 plant species from around the world within its four separate greenhouse exhibits - Fern House, Palm House, Desert House and Show House. A local landmark, the conservatory is located in Eden Park and was built in 1933 during the Art Deco era. It serves as a destination for naturalists visiting Cincinnati and is a popular tourist attraction throughout the year. The Conservatory also plays host to a number of marquee events throughout the year such as the springtime Butterfly Show and the live nativity scene erected each holiday season. After 75 years of service though, Park Board officials say that major renovations are needed to keep the Conservatory in working order. The renovation work will take over a month and force the Conservatory to close during that time. The impetus to move ahead with such major renovation work at this time was the collapse of the sewer system in front of the Krohn Conservatory. As a result, the facility will be closed from July 20 through August 28, with a re-opening celebration planned for Saturday, August 29. According to Park Board officials, the renovation work will rebuild the floor of the Show House, rebuild the three exit doors of the building to original design specifications, repair the collapsed drainage system that was originally installed in 1933, and will install a new catwalk in the Palm House to allow for maintenance to the new mist watering system that was installed at the beginning of this year. Officials note that while the renovation work takes place, the surrounding gardens that follow the theme of historic victory gardens with edible plants will remain open to the public. The free wireless internet at Krohn will also remain in service so that visitors may continue to access the internet while visiting the facility. Park Board officials also note that the fall floral show, "Backyard Birds & Wildlife," will commence on Saturday, September 12 and continue through November 1 with the other fall programs and events. Those looking for additional information are instructed to contact Andrea Schepmann at (513) 421-5707.
July 17, 200915 yr Peter's Cartridge Company Peter's Cartridge Company is a former smokeless ordnance and shot shell ammunition factory in Kings Mill, Ohio. Located along the Little Miami River, the 71-acre Peters Cardridge factory began production of ordnance in 1887, ending in 1944. On July 16, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency outlined a $5 million plan to clean the grounds of the factory through the federal Superfund program. The soil, contaminated with lead, mercury, copper, antimony, arsenic and other toxins, is adjacent to the Little Miami. The plan calls for the removal of 32,000 cubic yards of soil and sediment from the site, which would be replaced by clean fill. The contaminated soil would then be placed on an impermeable synthetic liner on a three-acre site on a flat section of the property, topped with clean dirt and vegetation. Funding for the cleanup would be derived from DuPont, who purchased 60% of Remington stock in 1933 before fully acquiring the company in 1980. It became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont. Read more about Peter's Cartridge Company.
July 20, 200915 yr Crews are pouring a foundation next to the Wendy's in Mt. Washington. Nothing too exciting, I would assume another fast food restaurant. No signs indicate what is going in, anyone heard anything?
July 20, 200915 yr Crews are pouring a foundation next to the Wendy's in Mt. Washington. Nothing too exciting, I would assume another fast food restaurant. No signs indicate what is going in, anyone heard anything? I sure hope it's not going to be another fast food restaurant. From what I've heard, the zoning on the north side of the street calls for higher density than the south side, where you see the Walgreens, Blockbuster, and Gold Star.
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