December 21, 20213 yr Developer unveils designs for pricey urban Cincinnati townhomes The developer of a new, single-family home project in College Hill has unveiled the design of the homes and has received needed zoning changes for the project to go forward. D-HAS Architecture Planning & Design and Traditions Building Group plans to build 31 homes on a vacant, formerly city-owned lot at 1630 North Bend Ave. near the College Hill business district along Hamilton Avenue. The project required 360 variances from College Hill’s form-based code, including those that would allow more density and homes up to four stories tall, with three stories being the base height. The Cincinnati Planning Commission approved the variances in an unanimous vote on Friday. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/12/20/college-hill-subdivision.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20213 yr Why not just make them rowhomes? The narrow gap between them only seems to satisfy low fire protection standards and stick an AC condenser
December 21, 20213 yr 27 minutes ago, Dev said: Why not just make them rowhomes? The narrow gap between them only seems to satisfy low fire protection standards and stick an AC condenser Agreed. Even paired up as duplexes, it would make the space between structures actually usable, as opposed to the current layout where the space between structures is too small. Shared party walls also save money with longterm energy costs, as well reduced maintenance costs. The fact that this property was rezoned specifically for this project to T4N.SF and still had to get 360 (!!) variances shows some major underflying issues with the form-based code. In general, I like the idea of form-based code, but the details are tough to get right as this project shows. Edited December 21, 20213 yr by jwulsin
December 21, 20213 yr The extra space saved could create some useable greenspace, allow for more units, or even allow them to be a few feet wider for more livable space inside.
December 22, 20213 yr On 12/21/2021 at 2:41 PM, jwulsin said: The fact that this property was rezoned specifically for this project to T4N.SF and still had to get 360 (!!) variances shows some major underflying issues with the form-based code. In general, I like the idea of form-based code, but the details are tough to get right as this project shows. I keep thinking about this project and how weird it looks. The developer's main justification for all of the variances is because of the driveways for all the 2-car garages. So in other words, we can't have good, sustainable urbanism because car.
December 22, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Dev said: I keep thinking about this project and how weird it looks. The developer's main justification for all of the variances is because of the driveways for all the 2-car garages. So in other words, we can't have good, sustainable urbanism because car. i understand the sentiment here. But from the developers perspective it could be quite challenging to sell new build homes priced in the $400s in college hill with no garage.
October 24, 20222 yr College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. looks for Hollywood Theatre operator College Hill’s community development corporation is seeking an operator for the former Hollywood Theatre at 5920 Hamilton Ave., and is open to a variety of potential uses. College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. recently released a request for operators and sent its request to 150 potential vendors, said Seth Walsh, the corporation’s executive director. It owns the theater. “The Hollywood Theatre is the most important building from a prominence and historical perspective within the business district,” according to the request for operator. “The first operator of it should be one who honors and respects that prominence and seeks to emulate it in their business concept.” The theater has 500 seats and a stage now, with the potential of 750 seats. The cost to get it open could be as high as $4 million, Walsh said. Financing is to be determined, but Walsh anticipates needing a major fundraising push. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/10/24/college-hill-hollywood-theatre-operator.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 1, 20232 yr Pennrose, College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. plan 95-unit apartment project The developers behind a $31 million project in College Hill are preparing to launch their next project in the up-and-coming neighborhood. Philadelphia-based Pennrose and the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. are in the early stages of bringing a 95-unit mixed-use project to the southwest corner of the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and North Bend Road. The site is opposite the development duo's recently opened HaNoBe project, a 171-unit mixed-use apartment complex that's nearly 90% leased. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/05/31/pennrose-college-hill-apartment.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 11, 20231 yr Looks like this gas station/auto shop at Hamilton & Marlowe will become a Queen City Radio. Transferred to Queen City Station II LLC yesterday for $360,000.
August 22, 20231 yr Traditions Building Group breaks ground on new College Hill community By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Aug 22, 2023 One of the region’s largest homebuilders has broken ground on a new residential development in the booming College Hill neighborhood. Traditions Building Group is developing Station Court, a residential community located at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and North Bend Road in College Hill. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 16 with Traditions Building Group, city of Cincinnati leaders and College Hill community leaders and residents present. The neighborhood will include 31 detached residences as a part of Tradition’s City Series communities, which are all located in historic, walkable urban neighborhoods throughout Cincinnati. The homes boast modern, distinctive architecture; a 15-year LEED Silver Tax Abatement from the city; customizable interiors; private decks; and two-car attached garages, according to a news release. MORE
March 3, 20241 yr I found this in a family album...from 1968: I remember the towers being in terrible condition in the 1980s. They were cleaned up (power washed?) sometime in the 1900s but they look rough again.
June 18, 2024Jun 18 Site plan for the new Queen City Radio in College Hill. Going in an old gas station at Marlow and Hamilton. It starts on page 151 of 360 in this large HCB packet.
January 25Jan 25 I saw this in the Mt. Airy CUREator newsletter. Great news for the neighborhood. New Property Acquisition Opens the Door for Mt. Airy South Gateway Development After many years of collaboration, this past August Mt. Airy CURE, with the help of the City of Cincinnati and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development, was able to acquire the Warsaw Wireless cell phone store at 5460 Colerain Ave. This property, at the strategic southeast corner of Colerain Ave. and North Bend Rd., completes a much larger parcel that includes eleven additional adjacent properties with four buildings to make a total area of nearly 2.5 acres. The buildings on these properties have long been vacant and have gradually deteriorated. Sadly, the urban blight at this corner has come to reflect negatively on the Mt. Airy neighborhood as a whole to anyone passing through this very busy intersection. We at CURE are currently working with authorities to have all five of these buildings demolished and expect this to happen in the near future. The next steps are to continue working with the Port and the Department of Economic Development on demolition and site cleanup. CURE expects this work to begin in the first half of 2025. After the site is cleared, we will be meeting with development partners to investigate future construction options. Our mission is to support the Mt Airy business district and we feel this project is representative of the what we learned following the community engagement process done while making the Mt. Airy Plan. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns and hopefully you will be seeing action at the corner soon.
May 13May 13 Cincinnati developers team up on $5.2M renovation of historic neighborhood theaterA historic landmark property in the heart of College Hill is targeted for redevelopment.The College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. is partnering with the city of Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine-based 8K Development to restore and activate the 100-year-old Hollywood Theatre building.A May 12 media release described the project as “catalytic” and “a significant milestone” in the revitalization of the College Hill business district along Hamilton Avenue.More below:https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/05/13/college-hill-hollywood-theatre-8k-develop-hamilton.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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