https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/09/10/hamilton-county-buy-mercy-headquarters-bond-hill.html
 

This is probably best case scenario from Mercy Health backing out from their deal in Bond Hill. Especially the building that was Hamilton Co. JFS can be redeveloped into some condos/apartments. I live close to the East Walnut Hills building that will also be included in sale and I could see that being turned into apartments as well. Overall, seems like a net positive from a s**tty situation.

The buildings along Taft seem like an obvious place to develop student housing similar to the conversion of the old Christ hospital building across the street, and the Alms & Doepke building is prime for a residential conversion. The building at the corner of Madison and Victory Parkway is kind of odd and a proper development on that site could be make for a nice visual gateway to East Walnut Hills. Hopefully the county gets good sale prices for these properties but I'm not sure it will add up to the cost of this acquisition of $65 million. Like you said, it was a s**tty situation that they did their best with and I'm glad they aren't moving the workers from Court street and instead the more random locations around town and the one nice building they own in OTR. 

Yeah, this does seem like a good win for the County. I like the idea of the County having two "bases": one downtown and one in Bond Hill. I'm sure most workers/customers will drive to the Bond Hill location, but it's nice that it's adjacent to the proposed Reading Rd BRT corridor. I'd be curious how quickly you could get from one to the other via BRT. Hopefully this will make some folks at the County more passionate advocates for making the BRT work effectively (ie, ensuring the design can actually succeed). 

46 minutes ago, ucgrady said:

The buildings along Taft seem like an obvious place to develop student housing similar to the conversion of the old Christ hospital building across the street,

I'd rather see the buildings on Taft torn down and the whole site redeveloped. A more efficient site plan would make better use of the space and address the streets/corners more appropriately. 

Edited September 11, 2024Sep 11 by jwulsin

Cincinnati approves new $45M Bond Hill housing project over neighbors’ objections

By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier

Sep 12, 2024

 

Cincinnati City Council approved a $45 million affordable housing project adjacent to single-family houses in Bond Hill, rejecting homeowners’ objections in favor of building new apartments at a time when the city is short thousands.

 

Louisville-based LDG Development plans to build Seymour Station – two apartment buildings with 150 units at 1931 E. Seymour Ave. Council approved the needed zoning changes and a final development plan on Sept. 11 with one dissenting vote – Councilman Scotty Johnson. Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney recused herself from the vote.

 

The apartments will be between one and three bedrooms, with balconies, and be affordable to those making 50% to 70% of the area median income. A family of four making 50% of the area median income in the metropolitan area earns $52,400 per year, according to 2024 statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 

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