May 4, 20178 yr Something tells me most indoor rock climbing places are giant and windowless, so Terrace plaza sounds like a perfect fit. People have been wondering what to do with the base for years. Apartments above, rock climbing below? I see nothing wrong with that.
May 4, 20178 yr It's not like the base of Terrace Plaza doesn't have floors in it though, and cutting through reinforced concrete floors to create an atrium/shaft is no simple feat in a high rise.
May 5, 20178 yr Get a look inside downtown Cincinnati’s latest high-end condos A Covington-based real estate company is finishing up work on six luxury condos in downtown Cincinnati. Titan Real Estate Group, a property development, construction and management company, purchased the Dominion Building at 808 Elm St. and renovated the nearly 7,300-square-foot, two-story building into six condos. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/04/get-a-look-inside-downtown-cincinnati-s-latest.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 5, 20178 yr I'm surprised they didn't do anything with that facade. It's like a hood funeral home. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 5, 20178 yr ^When a tornado hits, no need to move to lower ground, continue to relax on your sofa, you will be safe... That looks like a strong building!!!
May 5, 20178 yr I'm surprised they didn't do anything with that facade. It's like a hood funeral home. Once the developer is out of the picture they will just leave it up to the HOA to foot the bill to make those types of improvements.
May 5, 20178 yr I have no idea if this is accurate, but it almost looks like that building originally had large factory windows or something of a similar sort and over time the openings were infilled with framing and crappy little windows. That building could have been turned into something really modern but instead does, indeed, look like a funeral home.
May 6, 20178 yr Such an odd looking building! I'm pretty certain this is the original building. Somehow it absorbed the smaller building. Or more likely the smaller building was demolished.
May 9, 20178 yr Upscale infill residential development coming to Mariemont An upscale infill residential development is coming to the village of Mariemont. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/09/upscale-infill-residential-development-coming-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 9, 20178 yr ^If they're going to call it "Central Steam Row", I sure wish they had found a way to keep the old steam plant (or whatever that cool old building was built for). If they had designed this as a higher density condo development, that steam plant could have been an awesome shared amenity space. http://wedge3.hcauditor.org/view/re/5270010010000/2015/aerial_imagery_full
May 9, 20178 yr Upscale infill residential development coming to Mariemont An upscale infill residential development is coming to the village of Mariemont. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/09/upscale-infill-residential-development-coming-to.html It looks like a bad rendering from The Sims of a cheap assisted living cottage. You know it's all vinyl too. This passes for upscale? I bet they don't even build a stair or sidewalk to the old part of town, the only way to get anywhere will be to drive by Kroger.
June 6, 20178 yr Breaking: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/06/kroger-will-build-downtown-grocery-store-as-a-part.html Kroger will build downtown grocery as a part of major mixed-use project
June 6, 20178 yr This past weekend I noticed that all of the yellow street lights have been removed from the traffic islands in the Clifton area. Not sure when they were removed but I noticed because they are rebuilding the islands at the corner of MLK and Clifton right now. The ones at Clifton & Ludlow are gone as well as Mitchell Ave. near I-75.
June 14, 20178 yr Contractor selected for $90 million waterway project A contractor has been awarded the Lick Run Greenway construction contract, a $90 million project that will help keep hundreds of millions of gallons of combined sewer overflow out of the Mill Creek. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/14/exclusive-contractor-selected-for-90-million.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 15, 20177 yr Historic building across from 4th and Race development up for sale A historic building just south of the planned $106 million Fourth and Race mixed-use development is up for sale. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/15/exclusive-historic-building-across-from-4th-and.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, 20177 yr Former P&G office purchased for conversion to boutique hotel A former Procter & Gamble Co. office building in downtown Cincinnati has been purchased by a hotel developer for conversion into a boutique hotel. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/19/exclusive-former-p-g-office-purchased-for.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 20, 20177 yr At yesterday's Budget & Finance meeting, there was a brief discussion on tax abatements for 126 (and possibly 130) E Sixth St. This would be the old Benihana & Frisch's locations. They are owned by DREA 6 - Exchange, LLC (aka Neyer). Sounded like they were spending $8.5M on a remodel if they received historic tax credits. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
June 20, 20177 yr ^Yeah, I'm pretty certain I saw that on the Bizjournal at some point, I believe offices. But, I can't find it anywhere now, maybe it was on the HTC Packet for applications
June 27, 20177 yr Transformation of Bavarian, Kenton Admin Buildings Revealed The once-doomed Bavarian Brewery Building will be remade into a new home for the Kenton County government, the facade of its prominent castle-like main building remaining in tact and a new building constructed to its north. The county's current home, the administration building that towers over Court Street near the Roebling Suspension Bridge, will also be remade. What was once home to involuntary residents via the county detention center that was once located there, will now offer a more voluntary residential option in the form of high-end homes stacked upon one another in the 1969 building. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
June 27, 20177 yr Lol so they're turning a detention center into high end homes, def interesting. I believe just four floors of that building were for the detention center. Easy to demolish the interior and start over.
June 28, 20177 yr $20 million mixed-use redevelopment coming to Cincinnati’s Sixth Street With the help of nearly $2 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits, Tom Neyer Jr. plans to complete the redevelopment of Sixth Street between Main and Walnut streets. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/28/20-million-mixed-use-redevelopment-coming-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 29, 20177 yr Downtown Cincinnati icon lands historic preservation tax credit A Cincinnati builder is one step closer to redeveloping an iconic downtown building. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/06/29/downtown-cincinnati-icon-lands-historic.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 29, 20177 yr I'm really glad they are keeping the House of Adam sign, that's the kind of history that literally can't be replaced and helps add to the street life.
July 11, 20177 yr Cincinnati infill townhomes selling quick A woman-owned real estate company has sold nearly all of the townhomes it's building in Mount Washington before they are finished. Titan Real Estate Group, a property development, construction and management company, is building six townhomes on an infill site in Mount Washington called the Reserve at Skytop on Reserve Circle, off of Beechmont Avenue. The townhomes are designed to blend with the existing condominium neighborhood. Five of the six townhomes have already been sold. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/07/10/cincinnati-infill-townhomes-selling-quick.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 13, 20177 yr Progress on Eight E 4th Street: "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 14, 20177 yr It seems like that building is taking absolutely forever Agreed. maybe they ran into structural issues or something. there isn't much left of the front of the original building.
July 14, 20177 yr It seems like that building is taking absolutely forever Agreed. maybe they ran into structural issues or something. there isn't much left of the front of the original building. Yea, but the old facade was 90% windows, if those were bad it may have ruined the structure up there. I wonder if the cornice was hidden under that covering though or if it had been removed earlier? Curious to see if they go old or entirely modern on the new facade. https://www.google.com/maps/place/8+E+4th+St,+Cincinnati,+OH+45202/@39.0999991,-84.5122575,3a,90y,353.47h,118.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKxDsCRcXtwMezQY66i-xcw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x8841b1507aa61bb9:0x1a2bcba87a585d6a!8m2!3d39.1002558!4d-84.5123522
July 14, 20177 yr It's a Michael Mcinturf project. I haven't seen what it will look like, and I'm not necessarily a gambler, but I'd bet it will be entirely contemporary. Maybe contextual contemporary like his latest townhouses in Prospect Hill.
July 14, 20177 yr There were some pretty significant code issues with the building that it looks like it took months to sort out. I don't think if this link will work for everyone but if you to to ezTrak and search for 8 East 4th you can see the plans examiner's comments: https://cagis.hamilton-co.org/opal/ezTrakAPDList.aspx?ezstdadrtag=8|E|4TH|ST|GJ1511830848|||CINC|CINC|008300010076000084|008300010076|008300010076|CINCINNATI
July 31, 20177 yr The Library plans to close its North Building and consolidate all operations in the South Building, which opens up nearly an entire block downtown for redevelopment. 3CDC is being tagged as a 'consultant' but I wonder if they are going to bid to redevelop the lot as well. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/07/31/public-library-close-north-building-might-leave-entire-downtown-block-available/492586001/
July 31, 20177 yr That's not an "entire block"...unless they are going to attempt to demo or facadectomy the south side of Court St. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.105929,-84.5135573,191m/data=!3m1!1e3
July 31, 20177 yr Also, it should be pointed out that there was always plenty of space on the library's block to expand. I'm not sure why they were compelled to bridge to the next block back in the 90s.
July 31, 20177 yr I'm glad to see that the library can consolidate into just the south building without reducing any services. I had no idea that the north building was only 20 years old. Can't wait to hear what 3CDC comes up with for the north building.
July 31, 20177 yr Also, it should be pointed out that there was always plenty of space on the library's block to expand. I'm not sure why they were compelled to bridge to the next block back in the 90s. If the library needs more space in the future, they should absolutely expand the south building towards Walnut, getting rid of the surface parking lot and that odd, uninviting pedestrian plaza. The new building can incorporate a retail/restaurant space at the corner of 9th and Walnut, right next to the streetcar stop, which will help bring in some revenue for the library.
July 31, 20177 yr I'm not generally a fan of skywalks... but I love the space in the sky bridge over 9th street. It's one of my favorite spots in the library because the windows bring in great light and it's neat to sit on top of the street reading a book. I hope that whatever happens to the North building, the library retains the skybridge. Even though they would be "dead end" hallways (assuming the north building is demolished), they make for great reading rooms.
July 31, 20177 yr I think very few people actually browse the stacks anymore. Technology can greatly increase the efficiency of finding a book you want (whether at home or at the library). So the library should be free to make the stacks taller and more dense, which should free up space to move things like the Maker Space into the south building. Meanwhile, the back of house operations can likely be located somewhere with lower property values and more centrally located in the county without the need for public interaction. Makes sense to me. I don't think they could have predicted the huge change in library function when the north annex building was being built. It is a shame that it's going to have such a short life, though.
July 31, 20177 yr ^I agree that if it would be great if they keep the skywalk even if they demo the rest of the north building. That's a great space to read a magazine (or, as often, play chess). The last time I was up there about a year ago they had moved all of the microfilm out of that area in the north building and there was literally nothing taking up the space. The third flood of the balcony and building is the rare books section. It's also a nice space.
July 31, 20177 yr The North Building could be converted to a school pretty easily without demolition. Anyone trying to build a school?
July 31, 20177 yr I feel old because i watched this 1/2 block get torn down in 93 or 94 when i was working in the Kroger Building. Now the replacement for them is coming down, didn't expect that so soon. I guess the bridge between them is going too?
July 31, 20177 yr Damn, that's an attractive block. I like the sky bridge here just as much as anyone, but I really hate how the building suffocates the entire street. Placing the sidewalk in a bulky brick colonnade is basically never a good move. I could see a situation where additions are built to fill in the gaps on the east and west side and which reuse the existing structure as to minimize redevelopment costs and reduce the, "taxpayer money blah blah blah" arguments. Regardless of what happens I'm glad there is now an opportunity to undo a mistake that was made in the 90s by tearing down an urban block and placing unused open spaces around an imposing building.
July 31, 20177 yr SleepyLeroy[/member] - cool photo... it makes me sad to see what was lost in that block. There was great rhythm and variety to the buildings on that block, and they look to be in decent shape. Edit: that photo also shows that the building on the corner of Court/Walnut used to be 4 stories, and at some point they chopped off the top floor.
August 1, 20177 yr I remember how big of a deal this was when they built it. So, I'm a little surprised and sad to hear it's already obsolete. That's also not the first block I would think of that needs to be "fixed" from an urbanism standpoint (not great, but certainly not one of the worst offenders downtown) so I hope it doesn't suck a whole bunch of resources from a more critical project. The windows are kind of weird, present on the lower stories but missing on the upper ones except for at the very top. I wonder how challenging that would be for re-use. Would residential be possible? Seems like this project could become a part of 3cdc's focus on the Court Street corridor. www.cincinnatiideas.com
August 1, 20177 yr If the library is shrinking permanently, and doesn't think that it will ever expand onto the unused land on its primary block, then that space should be developed into residential as well and the proceeds directed back into supporting the library system. We have speculated about that elsewhere and it now appears that that conversation is taking place behind closed doors. This 30-space parking lot and little-used plaza is occupying a similar amount of space as the soon-to-be decommissioned north building: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1050564,-84.5126871,92m/data=!3m1!1e3 Build 250 units of housing on the site of the north building and 250 on the main block. Half of the units are affordable, the other half are luxury with a $100 monthly fee paid directly toward operation and maintenance of the main library.
August 1, 20177 yr I feel old because i watched this 1/2 block get torn down in 93 or 94 when i was working in the Kroger Building. Now the replacement for them is coming down, didn't expect that so soon. I guess the bridge between them is going too? Hmm, I thought there was a parking lot, at least at the NW corner of 9th and Walnut Streets, before the library was expanded to the north. I've lived in the CBD for a long time and I don't remember all of those bldgs. along 9th Street. If they were all there until the early 1990s then I guess I'm losing it. It's hard to believe the library expansion is already obsolete. Planning for it obviously occurred before it was understood how the internet would impact library use. The south bldg. used to be absolutely bustling when I first moved downtown. Also, the bldg. at the SW corner of Court and Walnut Streets was shortened by a floor after a fire caused serious damage. I think there were artists' studios in it before the fire.
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