August 25, 20222 yr 57 minutes ago, Dev said: creamy whip Ugh. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 13, 20222 yr Hotel is topped out. Driving down Wasson towards Rookwood and seeing this pop up as well as the the new “Wasson Tower” really changes the feel of this part of town.
December 13, 20222 yr I hope this is a sign of things to come for Rookwood. This site is just begging to densify... and hopefully get replotted to improve site access.
December 14, 20222 yr A new white vinyl fence has appeared on Wasson: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1444225,-84.435562,3a,75y,176.88h,88.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8ihMum_KsydAwwU8WKxIww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 The much-vaunted "Wasson Way" has become a showcase of cheap fence offerings from Menard's. Chain-link. White Vinyl. Sold by the pound.
December 14, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Lazarus said: A new white vinyl fence has appeared on Wasson: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1444225,-84.435562,3a,75y,176.88h,88.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8ihMum_KsydAwwU8WKxIww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 The much-vaunted "Wasson Way" has become a showcase of cheap fence offerings from Menard's. Chain-link. White Vinyl. Sold by the pound. While I agree it is not the best-looking. I am assuming that was put up by the developer behind the single family homes being built there - as the fencing is facing "out" from the new homes.
December 14, 20222 yr ^These homes were announced about three years ago, and a number of people, but one woman in particular, went completely berserk on the Enquirer's "Cincinnati Politics" Facebook page. The conversation got so out-of-hand that I had to quit the group. Even after I quit the group, for several months I received threatening direct messages from the crazy lady. The "problem" was that the old fence was going to be taken down, enabling patrons of RP McMurphys to once again park on their side street and defile their landscaping. The horror!
December 15, 20222 yr 20 hours ago, Lazarus said: A new white vinyl fence has appeared on Wasson: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1444225,-84.435562,3a,75y,176.88h,88.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8ihMum_KsydAwwU8WKxIww!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 The much-vaunted "Wasson Way" has become a showcase of cheap fence offerings from Menard's. Chain-link. White Vinyl. Sold by the pound. The fencing might not look great but Wasson Way gets used a ton and has been a huge success in the Oakley and HP neighborhoods.
December 15, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Cincy513 said: The fencing might not look great but Wasson Way gets used a ton and has been a huge success in the Oakley and HP neighborhoods. It certainly succeeded in blocking light rail from ever being built along the corridor, which was the motivation for Cranley backing its funding.
December 15, 20222 yr 42 minutes ago, Lazarus said: It certainly succeeded in blocking light rail from ever being built along the corridor, which was the motivation for Cranley backing its funding. As much as I'd like to see it light rail isn't ever happening in Ohio. Edited December 15, 20222 yr by Cincy513
December 22, 20222 yr On 12/14/2022 at 3:27 PM, Lazarus said: ^These homes were announced about three years ago, and a number of people, but one woman in particular, went completely berserk on the Enquirer's "Cincinnati Politics" Facebook page. The conversation got so out-of-hand that I had to quit the group. Even after I quit the group, for several months I received threatening direct messages from the crazy lady. The "problem" was that the old fence was going to be taken down, enabling patrons of RP McMurphys to once again park on their side street and defile their landscaping. The horror! Pics or it didn’t happen.
December 22, 20222 yr On 12/15/2022 at 9:16 AM, Cincy513 said: The fencing might not look great but Wasson Way gets used a ton and has been a huge success in the Oakley and HP neighborhoods. I’ve seen people walking with those little pull behind shopping carts. So they have been using it to walk to get groceries at Kroger instead of just driving over. A win in my book.
May 5, 20232 yr Hyde Park's Springer School to start 18-month renovation, its largest to date Hyde Park’s Springer School and Center will start construction this month on a major expansion project on its campus — the largest renovation in the school's 51-year history and part of a $20 million capital campaign still underway. Springer, which serves students with learning disabilities ages 6 to 14, will break ground May 18 on a roughly 24,000-square-foot addition. The new space will allow for additional classrooms, tutoring areas and gathering centers for professional learning. Additional planned improvements aim to ease traffic during arrival and dismissal times and beautify the campus. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/05/05/springer-school-and-center-expand-hyde-park.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 1, 20231 yr Ila Apartment. I still think the missed an opportunity by not putting at least some retail/restaurant space.
July 3, 20231 yr Seems very shortsighted to have nothing that integrates with the Wasson Way bike path. A cafe with outdoor seating. Or I dunno, maybe a Bike shop.
July 3, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, JoeHarmon said: Seems very shortsighted to have nothing that integrates with the Wasson Way bike path. A cafe with outdoor seating. Or I dunno, maybe a Bike shop. Part of these decisions likely depend on the type of financing they use for the project. Some will not allow mixed use. Sometimes it is just an easier lift to not incorporate mixed use at the beginning. The project can always be modified later too.
July 5, 20231 yr I have been told that there will be a RedBike station installed in front of the Ila apartments later this year. Hopefully that helps getting that area more integrated into WW in the long term. With the price point of the apartments, it's obvious the tenants can afford to rent from RedBike on the regular.
July 5, 20231 yr On 7/3/2023 at 10:42 AM, Brutus_buckeye said: Part of these decisions likely depend on the type of financing they use for the project. Some will not allow mixed use. Sometimes it is just an easier lift to not incorporate mixed use at the beginning. The project can always be modified later too. Yeah that 1-story leasing office-type thing looks prime for a corner commercial use down the road. Knowing the NIMBYs were coming hard after "Wasson Tower," I bet they wanted to make sure the main purpose of this got built quickly, with hopefully an eye to the future as well. If zoning changes are needed for that, it's not like the NIBMYs have a sound argument against it. What, are they going to ask that this gets torn down instead of adding a comemercial space?
July 5, 20231 yr On 7/1/2023 at 11:47 AM, Cincy_Travels said: Ila Apartment. Anybody know the meaning of this name? Appears the developer likes to style it in lowercase "ila" which is kinda obnoxious but also somehow better than title case where the capital I and lowercase l look indistinguishable in most sans-serif fonts. Seems like a pretty horrible name on multiple accounts! https://www.ilahydepark.com/
July 5, 20231 yr 25 minutes ago, 10albersa said: If zoning changes are needed for that, it's not like the NIBMYs have a sound argument against it. Retail is already allowed there, which was a big part of the criticisms when the project was originally announced. It did not need any relief from zoning because the lease office allows it to be classified as mixed-use, even though that's not what most people think of when they hear "mixed-use." It's easy to think that resistance to the project would not has been as high if there was a planned retail location on the site but then maybe people would have complained about parking and traffic congestion even more.
July 5, 20231 yr 4 minutes ago, Dev said: Retail is already allowed there, which was a big part of the criticisms when the project was originally announced. It did not need any relief from zoning because the lease office allows it to be classified as mixed-use, even though that's not what most people think of when they hear "mixed-use." It's easy to think that resistance to the project would not has been as high if there was a planned retail location on the site but then maybe people would have complained about parking and traffic congestion even more. It could again be a matter of financing and loan program they are using. Some loan programs are for housing only and do not allow any commercial/office or other retail in the project. In order to get it built as economical as possible, the financing may only let them do residential at this time. Maybe when it is re-financed it can open up other possibilities.
July 5, 20231 yr On 7/1/2023 at 11:47 AM, Cincy_Travels said: Anybody know the meaning of this name? Appears the developer likes to style it in lowercase "ila" which is kinda obnoxious but also somehow better than title case where the capital I and lowercase l look indistinguishable in most sans-serif fonts. Seems like a pretty horrible name on multiple accounts! In Sanskrit, Ila means “earth” or “speech.” In Greek, the name can mean “from Ilion,” the ancient city that was the site of the famous Trojan War. Edited July 5, 20231 yr by RJohnson
July 6, 20231 yr On 7/3/2023 at 9:13 AM, JoeHarmon said: Seems very shortsighted to have nothing that integrates with the Wasson Way bike path. A cafe with outdoor seating. Or I dunno, maybe a Bike shop. My guess is that this project was already thin as is, and they couldn't justify building more structured parking. They're parked about as tight as you can be for how large these units are/how wealthy their renters will be, most of whom will have two cars. As Dev said, usually pitching retail as a component would help a project like this get built because the neighbors would feel like they're "getting something" out of it but since it was already zoned PLK didn't need to.
October 5, 20231 yr Springer in Hyde Park to open Cincinnati's newest high school amid $19M expansion project Greater Cincinnati will get a new high school when Springer School and Center in Hyde Park officially opens in August 2024. Springer’s board of trustees unanimously approved the creation of Springer High School in October following a two-year exploration study and a myriad of meetings and open houses with parents and community members. It’s just one element of the school’s ambitious expansion of its scope and services. Located at 2121 Madison Road, Springer School and Center caters to students from around the region with learning disabilities including ADHD, dyslexia and executive function deficits. It has century-old roots with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati but became an independent elementary school in 1971. It has a current enrollment of around 200 students in what are now referred to as Springer Lower School and Springer Middle School. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/10/04/springer-school-new-high-school-adhd-dyslexia.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 19, 20231 yr PLK Communities opens Ila, luxury apartment community along Wasson Way By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 19, 2023 Updated Oct 19, 2023 3:31pm EDT PLK Communities' new luxury apartments, Ila, were designed to be truly high end and appeal to the empty nester. PHOTOS
October 19, 20231 yr 6 hours ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: PLK Communities opens Ila, luxury apartment community along Wasson Way By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 19, 2023 Updated Oct 19, 2023 3:31pm EDT PLK Communities' new luxury apartments, Ila, were designed to be truly high end and appeal to the empty nester. PHOTOS I hope they do some sort of landscaping between the building and wasson way. Looks weird with nothing there.
October 29, 20231 yr New proposed development at 3024 Lavinia Ave. Says Hyde Park but it’s more like OBryonville.
October 30, 20231 yr 21 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: New proposed development at 3024 Lavinia Ave. Says Hyde Park but it’s more like OBryonville. A bit of info based on this article: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/09/20/dial-residential-eyes-walnut-hills-obryonville.html "Dial is engaging with neighborhood stakeholders to amass parcels at 3020 and 3024 Lavinia Ave. and rezone 3024 Lavinia for commercial neighborhood mixed use. If rezoned, Dial would develop a 19-unit building over one garage level. The building would also include a rooftop resident lounge if green lit."
November 7, 20231 yr Neighbors object to O’Bryonville Eva Hall apartments, but commissioners OK them anyway Residents near a planned, 19-unit apartment building to be built near the O’Bryonville business district in Evanston balked at the project, citing density and traffic concerns, but Cincinnati planning commissioners approved zoning changes for the project, saying it’s in the city’s best interests. Dial Residential, led by owner Christian Dial, plans a $5.5 million, 19-unit apartment building called Eva Hall at 3020 and 3024 Lavinia Ave., near the business district. The site, which will also have a 25-space private garage, is about 0.149 acres. Dial detailed the project, and another set in Walnut Hills, to the Business Courier in September. “My focus with my company is to build small residential development much like what you see near a lot of our neighborhood business centers that existed in the early 1990s but are not super easy to get done today for a number of reasons,” Dial told planning commissioners. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/11/07/obryonville-dial-residential-planning-commission.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 7, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Neighbors object to O’Bryonville Eva Hall apartments, but commissioners OK them anyway Anybody else not like how this was worded? Makes it sound like some freak occurrence and that NIMBY's deserve omnipotence.
November 8, 20231 yr 23 hours ago, GCrites said: Anybody else not like how this was worded? Makes it sound like some freak occurrence and that NIMBY's deserve omnipotence. Yea was a especially for an article written by Chris Wetterich who is probably one of the most pro-urbanism journalists in town. I'd encourage anyone here to listen to the recording of this hearing. After 20+ neighbors speaking in opposition it was great to see the commissioners intelligently articulate the need for dense housing in the city and vote unanimously to approve this development.
April 2, 20241 yr Fencing is around this building at the corner of Shaw and Erie. Anyone have any idea what the plan is?
April 2, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, Ucgrad2015 said: Fencing is around this building at the corner of Shaw and Erie. Anyone have any idea what the plan is? Sold in late January last year to a LLC with ties to the Joseph Family. They also purchased the house behind it on Shaw. Looks like they tried to get a permit to build a 3-unit condo, in addition to a garage with a unit above it. If I'm reading it right, it got denied with a lot of questions from multiple departments asking for more information. That application started back in August but their demolition permit did get approved earlier in March. They also filed a permit to build a 3-story home on the Shaw property, with a detached garage that has a unit above. It is approved but it looks like no one has paid the permit fee yet or picked it up.
April 10, 20241 yr On 4/1/2024 at 9:10 PM, Dev said: Sold in late January last year to a LLC with ties to the Joseph Family. They also purchased the house behind it on Shaw. Looks like they tried to get a permit to build a 3-unit condo, in addition to a garage with a unit above it. If I'm reading it right, it got denied with a lot of questions from multiple departments asking for more information. That application started back in August but their demolition permit did get approved earlier in March. They also filed a permit to build a 3-story home on the Shaw property, with a detached garage that has a unit above. It is approved but it looks like no one has paid the permit fee yet or picked it up. Demolition has begun. There's some heavy equipment starting at the back. Yesterday at about noon.
April 11, 20241 yr There has been construction happening across from Kroger on Wasson Road. Heard its homes being built. Assuming its these from a few years back. https://www.fox19.com/2019/10/18/hyde-park-residents-create-petition-oppose-high-density-townhomes/?outputType=amp
April 12, 20241 yr 23 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: There has been construction happening across from Kroger on Wasson Road. Heard its homes being built. Assuming its these from a few years back. From the issued permit: Quote City Homes at Wasson Way Subdivision with variances approved by City Planning Commission on December 6, 2019 hearing. Proposed setbacks are compliant with variances recieved. Height and other features permitted and approved as proposed.
April 12, 20241 yr Hyde Park Library to reopen following $5.8M revamp The Hyde Park Library will reopen Saturday, April 13, after it received a $5.8 million facelift – the first major update to the branch in more than 50 years. The renovation included major accessibility and layout improvements. Both library building entrances have been flatted at grade, removing the need for steps, and a new, larger elevator was added. Other features, as requested by customers, include new flooring, paint and updated furniture; increased natural light inside the branch and an updated, sustainable fish tank. The project kicked off in August 2022, and the library closed to the public the following month. The branch relocated temporarily to Hyde Park Plaza on Paxton Avenue, where it operated until March 23 in preparation for the reopening. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/04/12/hyde-park-library-to-reopen-following-5m-revamp.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 18, 2024Jul 18 Edwards Road will close in between Observatory and Erie from July 22 until September 9th per the sign I saw when I was driving in that area earlier today. Part of this project: https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/dote/news/edwards-road-and-observatory-ave-rehab-under-way/ This will be a real headache for parents with kids at Hyde Park school which starts August 14th.
August 14, 2024Aug 14 https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/08/14/hyde-park-square-redevelop-plk-loring-northpointe.html did not see this coming, lot of powerhouses working together on this.
August 14, 2024Aug 14 New view of the Square Ryan Dean drove through Hyde Park Square every day for a decade. The Loring Group’s now-managing partner would watch kids eat ice cream cones in front of Graeter’s with their grandparents and shoppers pick through fresh produce at the weekly farmers market. But his eye was drawn to the Cooper Building at the southwest corner of Erie Avenue and Edwards Road. Built in 1931, the art deco structure still had its original windows. Dean envisioned the chance to breathe new life into the 35,000-square-foot structure, and his company bought the property in fall 2017. “After settling in the square, learning the neighborhood and how the ecosystem behaved and worked, we saw a bigger opportunity,” Dean said. Now, Loring Group has partnered with two other local commercial real estate developers, PLK Communities and NorthPointe Group, for what is planned as a much larger reenvisioning of Hyde Park Square, one of the region’s oldest and best-known neighborhood business districts. “Everyone on our collective teams loves Cincinnati – this is our home. We all share fond memories of Hyde Park Square, and our goal is to positively impact the city we hold dear,” said Nick Lingenfelter, PLK’s chief development officer. “We understand that achieving this requires change, which is never easy, but to truly make a difference, we can’t stick with the status quo.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/08/14/hyde-park-square-redevelop-plk-loring-northpointe.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 14, 2024Aug 14 Quote Hyde Park Square’s urban design plan was written in 1984. The neighborhood has struggled to update it recently due to a lack of consensus. The city started with the new neighborhood plan before COVID. I think it's another example of public planning being fundamentally broken in this country.
August 14, 2024Aug 14 19 minutes ago, wjh said: I can already feel the Hyde Park *outrage* I hope this development succeeds and the overall Hyde Park square gets revamped, but I too had the first thought of "the real estate lawyers are going to make so much money on this one".
August 14, 2024Aug 14 1 hour ago, Dev said: The city started with the new neighborhood plan before COVID. I think it's another example of public planning being fundamentally broken in this country. Not really, seems more a matter of a council with more chiefs than indians, where nothing seems to get done quickly. We started our master plan 6 months after they did, was completed & approved within 2 years, and our approved plan turns 5 years old this November. {shrug}
August 14, 2024Aug 14 44 minutes ago, jag said: Not really, seems more a matter of a council with more chiefs than indians, where nothing seems to get done quickly. We started our master plan 6 months after they did, was completed & approved within 2 years, and our approved plan turns 5 years old this November. {shrug} Yes, that's bad, which is my point.
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