July 23, 201014 yr As a new owner of the last unit available on Dandridge street, I'd like to announce that Dandridge Studio Townhomes are now completely sold out!!! I look forward to seeing you guys around and discussing more about what the city is doing and what I can do to help! :clap: :wave: I just moved into Trideca and second that!
July 23, 201014 yr I toured OTR for the first time in awhile this week and I was blown away. So great on so many levels. A lot of work to do but serious progress has been made. It's hard to imagine what will be accomplished by the time the streetcar starts running.
July 23, 201014 yr 3CDC looking to buy Smitty's By Sharon Coolidge • [email protected] • July 23, 2010 The iconic men's clothing store Smitty's, whose sign illuminated Vine Street for decades, won't be rebuilt after a fire in April destroyed two of its four storefronts - at least not as Smitty's. Cincinnati officials confirmed this week that owner Larry Ashford is working with the city to sell the building to Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). And now for the rest of the story: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100723/NEWS01/7240326/3CDC-looking-to-buy-Smitty-s “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
July 28, 201014 yr Im sure Im not the first to mention this but as a new resident of OTR, is there any kind of meet and greet with people who live downtown? I think it would be a great opportunity to bounce ideas and contacts for the future!
July 28, 201014 yr DRC:2nd Tuesdays http://www.ilivedowntown.com/ OTR Community Council: last Mondays http://www.facebook.com/pages/Over-the-Rhine-Community-Council-Cinti-OH/109059552447842 OTR Safety Sectors: http://www.otrchamber.com/events/otrccsafetymeetings Brewery District: 2nd Wednesdays www.otrbrewerydistrict.org Welcome to the neighborhood!
August 6, 201014 yr A bunch of properties were transferred to OTR Predevelopment LLC on 7/31. It appears to be a 3CDC subsidiary and the transfer was from the land-banking subsidiary OTR Holdings. The color building is part of this, as well as the cool green building just to the north, and interestingly, some property at 13th and Republic. Does this mean some construction activity is imminent? I have not seen this subsidiary listed on the property tax records before.
August 12, 201014 yr I guess the Smitty's deal is done, old news now: http://www.wlwt.com/news/24523283/detail.html The Lackman Bar was all lit up last night and is looking great!
August 13, 201014 yr anyone know what's going into the old Lucky Step space? There were people in there 2 days ago tearing up the old floor and the cabinets. I heard a restaurant was going in like a month ago then didn't see a release about it.
August 13, 201014 yr It's the long awaited pizza place. :clap: I think it is going to be called A Tavola.
August 13, 201014 yr I guess the Smitty's deal is done, old news now: http://www.wlwt.com/news/24523283/detail.html The Lackman Bar was all lit up last night and is looking great! Can someone post photos of the Lackman Bar? This will be a fantastic addition to the area.
August 13, 201014 yr It's the long awaited pizza place. :clap: I think it is going to be called A Tavola. Obviously not going to be affordable.
August 14, 201014 yr ^it's pizza how expensive can it get. You could have said the same thing about hot dogs and Senate.
August 14, 201014 yr It's the long awaited pizza place. :clap: I think it is going to be called A Tavola. Obviously not going to be affordable. Papa Johns, Donato's, LaRosas, Lucy Blue around the corner... there are others. What are you looking for? More of the same? There is too much retail in the Gateway for residents to support, so what comes in needs to be a draw. I hear these are going to be personal sized wood fired pizzas. I'm sure it will end up being a wonderful addition to the area.
August 14, 201014 yr OTR needs ethnic food choices: i.e. Indian, Thai, Lebanese, etc that would give residents choices within walking distances. That was one of the things my girlfriend said today would makes her hesitant to agree to my wanting to live in OTR.
August 14, 201014 yr No. She was comparing the food options in OTR (slim) to those in Clifton (bountiful, and where she would like to live). In terms of food choices, OTR is severely lacking.
August 15, 201014 yr I was in Alexandria, Va yesterday and it reminded me so much of OTR. The whole time I kept wondering what OTR would be like if it were as vibrant and busy.
August 15, 201014 yr OTR needs ethnic food choices: i.e. Indian, Thai, Lebanese, etc that would give residents choices within walking distances. That was one of the things my girlfriend said today would makes her hesitant to agree to my wanting to live in OTR. Or American food choices. Affordable food choices. There's not a lot of quality layman food in OTR right now.
August 15, 201014 yr Papa Johns, Donato's, LaRosas, Lucy Blue around the corner... there are others. What are you looking for? More of the same? There is too much retail in the Gateway for residents to support, so what comes in needs to be a draw. I hear these are going to be personal sized wood fired pizzas. I'm sure it will end up being a wonderful addition to the area. None of them except Lucy Blue are in the neighborhood. I'm not looking for more of "the same"? We just still haven't seen a lot of affordable options in what we all consider to be an up-and-coming *neighborhood*. Unless we just want OTR tourists, we need something there for residents that serves quality food at reasonable prices.
August 15, 201014 yr It's the long awaited pizza place. :clap: I think it is going to be called A Tavola. Obviously not going to be affordable. It just sounds like a trendy name. I'm with Blue Line, the rejuvenation of OTR is great but there needs to be more layman's food choices at layman's prices. I'd be disappointed if the area was entirely yuppified, though I understand that's the easiest way to pump money into a neighborhood to bring it back to life. What it really needs is a great corner grocery store :)
August 15, 201014 yr OTR needs ethnic food choices: i.e. Indian, Thai, Lebanese, etc that would give residents choices within walking distances. That was one of the things my girlfriend said today would makes her hesitant to agree to my wanting to live in OTR. Agreed. Uptown has 5 Indian places now. OTR needs one.
August 15, 201014 yr Didn't that diner just open on Sycamore offering low cost "layman" food? Tuckers, vendors at Findlay, Coffee Emporium, etc all offer affordable food. People just like to complain.
August 15, 201014 yr O TR needs ethnic food choices: i.e. Indian, Thai, Lebanese, etc that would give residents choices within walking distances. That was one of the things my girlfriend said today would makes her hesitant to agree to my wanting to live in OTR. I moved to Mulberry years ago because I was within walking distance to KFC on Liberty. Now that it is gone, I too am having second thoughts. Do people really base their neighborhood choice on what ethnic food is in close proximity? If we are to that point in the hierarchy of needs for the neighborhood, then we obviously have come a long way.
August 15, 201014 yr O TR needs ethnic food choices: i.e. Indian, Thai, Lebanese, etc that would give residents choices within walking distances. That was one of the things my girlfriend said today would makes her hesitant to agree to my wanting to live in OTR. I moved to Mulberry years ago because I was within walking distance to KFC on Liberty. Now that it is gone, I too am having second thoughts. Do people really base their neighborhood choice on what ethnic food is in close proximity? If we are to that point in the hierarchy of needs for the neighborhood, then we obviously have come a long way. I wouldn't say it's a deal breaker, but it's definitely a plus. Having two Indian places within walking distance is one of the best things about living on Ludlow
August 15, 201014 yr I don't doubt that is a plus. As is being within walking distance to the CBD and all of the food options there is a plus for OTR. Everyone has their own criteria for living options but if you look at someone like myself, who lives in OTR, I certainly don't go hungry.
August 15, 201014 yr ^Definitely this is key for me and my family. A huge part of the reason to move to an OTR or a Downtown etc is because of convenience, if you eat a lot of ethnic food like authentic Sichuan, Cantonese, Indian, Moroccan, Ethiopian, Brazilian, Mexican etc then you'd want to see those options in or near the neighborhood. If there's a good delivery service that can mitigate the lack of this option but to be honest not having these options in OTR gives me a little pause. I'm likely to move down there or downtown anyway when I move back to Cincy but I do hope a few more of these types of places pop up in the area.
August 15, 201014 yr Didn't that diner just open on Sycamore offering low cost "layman" food? Tuckers, vendors at Findlay, Coffee Emporium, etc all offer affordable food. People just like to complain. You don't have to put me in a box. Yes, I'm very happy to see Joe's Diner, but we're talking about the Gateway Quarter. I'm just asking for a few *new* layman food options in OTR. If you take a ratio of higher-priced food establishments that've popped up in the Q, compared to moderately-priced outlets that compliment the old standbys, there's quite a discrepancy.
August 16, 201014 yr I think the whole point of the "Q" is to make it a "destination" to bring people into OTR with a new perspective. As development spreads and more people take risks, I'd expect an even greater number of "layman" options. That's not to say OTR is severely limited right now because it's not but I know where both edale and Blue Line are coming from.
August 17, 201014 yr Didn't that diner just open on Sycamore offering low cost "layman" food? Tuckers, vendors at Findlay, Coffee Emporium, etc all offer affordable food. People just like to complain. You don't have to put me in a box. Yes, I'm very happy to see Joe's Diner, but we're talking about the Gateway Quarter. I'm just asking for a few *new* layman food options in OTR. If you take a ratio of higher-priced food establishments that've popped up in the Q, compared to moderately-priced outlets that compliment the old standbys, there's quite a discrepancy. If only there were an affordable pizza place on Vine Street in the Gateway Quarter almost directly across the street from the Lucky Step space. Oh yeah! There is! Venice on Vine! Its cheap. It doesn't have an "expensive" sounding name! See now everybody is happy! Yay!
August 17, 201014 yr ^They just need Lucy Blue's type hours, and also Lucy Blue's needs to be cheaper. I've had better $1 slices on the street in New York. Moving back and forth between NYC and Cincy constantly, I have to spend half the year missing good, cheap pizza, and half the year missing Skyline. It's really a shame I can't find both in the same city!
August 18, 201014 yr Next phase of OTR revamp underway By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn • [email protected] • August 18, 2010 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20100818/BIZ01/8190334/ 3CDC buys fire-damaged Smitty's The Enquirer • August 18, 2010 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20100818/NEWS01/8190321/
August 21, 201014 yr If only there were an affordable pizza place on Vine Street in the Gateway Quarter almost directly across the street from the Lucky Step space. Oh yeah! There is! Venice on Vine! Its cheap. It doesn't have an "expensive" sounding name! See now everybody is happy! Yay! Some of you guys can be some real chumps. What's with the attitude? Twice in this thread. I know Venice on Vine means well. Heck, it was designed by UC students, uses recycled building materials, and employs a charitable organization. I know it's hard to get past that sometimes, because they mean well, but the food is just okay. If there a Dewey's in OTR, I think that would fill the gap.
August 22, 201014 yr A bunch of properties were transferred to OTR Predevelopment LLC on 7/31. It appears to be a 3CDC subsidiary and the transfer was from the land-banking subsidiary OTR Holdings. The color building is part of this, as well as the cool green building just to the north, and interestingly, some property at 13th and Republic. Does this mean some construction activity is imminent? I have not seen this subsidiary listed on the property tax records before. This is a good question. Does anyone know anything? Was this part of the Smitty's purchase deal or is this unrelated?
August 24, 201014 yr 3CDC to partner with city to save at-risk historic church in Over-the-Rhine Those familiar with Over-the-Rhine know that the historic church located at 15th and Race Streets has seen better days. Over the past two years the vacant church has been badly damaged by separate wind and lightening storms which have put the structure into a vulnerable situation. The structure's roof is bowing such that it's severely at-risk for the upcoming winter and the snow it usually brings. As a result, the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) have partnered to stabilize the structure in the coming weeks. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
August 24, 201014 yr Author That is awesome news, that church is indeed a great anchor and presence to that part of OTR. I especially like that they want to restore it to its former presence with the proper steeple and other elements. Let's hope they can do it, that old blue drug store facade on its corner always bugged the crap out of me similar to the crappy Gold Star Chili facade cut into the building housing the Lofts at 18 w. 4th I believe, totally out of place.
August 25, 201014 yr ^^ Jskinner is correct. Been there since shortly after the church was constructed to help pay for it.
August 30, 201014 yr Contains some updates on Gateway Quarter shops moving into OtR as well as new anti-crime initiative. Stores agree to help reduce crime By Laura Baverman • [email protected] • August 30, 2010 Negotiations are under way between the owners of two Main Street markets, the Cincinnati Police Department and the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce for a "good neighbor agreement" that attempts to mitigate drug activity and crime and to better serve hundreds of new residents and dozens of new businesses in that neighborhood. Local markets on Main Street may soon agree to stop selling 40-ounce malt liquors, glass floral vases often used as crack pipes, single plastic baggies and the Chore Boy scrubbers used to clean pipe filters. They'll hang no trespassing signs to prevent loiterers. And they'll re-design their stores to appeal to new residents in the community, adding items like fruits, vegetables and quality bottles of wine. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
August 30, 201014 yr You know your neighborhood is gentrified when the local bodega stops selling 40’s and crack pipes and starts selling fine wine and produce.
September 4, 201014 yr ^Oh, yes. We should continue to allow convenience stores to sell supplies for crack addicts, and let people spend all their money on drinking themselves away.
September 4, 201014 yr Look, I like that idea of stores discontinuing these types of products, but does anyone else think this is crossing the line of big brother, nanny statism, etc.?
September 4, 201014 yr Look, I like that idea of stores discontinuing these types of products, but does anyone else think this is crossing the line of big brother, nanny statism, etc.? So long as it's voluntary, no.
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