The building does not look too bad and is in a good location, overlooking Hyde Park Country Club.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060521/BIZ01/605210330/1076/BIZ

 

Oakley condos feature view

BY JEFF MCKINNEY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

 

OAKLEY - A local developer is planning 20 luxury condominiums at the intersection of Brotherton Road and Allendale Drive overlooking the Hyde Park Country Club.

 

The $17.3 million development, to be known as The Lofts@4120, will include two- and three-bedroom condos in a six-story building that will be atop a two-level parking garage.

 

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060521/BIZ01/605210330/-1/rss

 

 

yeah that look bad at all...cant help but snicker at the optimism though!

I think it would look way better if the two sections were stacked but that's just me.

i try to stay educated on this type of stuff, but could someone please tell me how a parking spot meets someone's lifestyle?

 

whenever i think of all the different aspects of my lifestyle, i can't say that a parking spot really gets much consideration.

That's probably becaues parking spots are a part of our everyday lives, we just don't think about it (those of us with cars)

yeah that look bad at all...cant help but snicker at the optimism though!

 

I guess I did not realize how negative my comment could sound because I actually like it.  It is hard to tell what many of these new buildings will look like in real life based on the renderings though.  I also would not mind seeing the two sections stacked as I think height has more impact than footprint.

^ no no...i was refering to the tone of the article. 

 

"Work is expected to begin late this summer, and all the units are expected to be completed by fall 2007."

 

noticed the snuck "professionals" and "empty nesters" in there but no "young professionals"

Here's background on the project from the Random Cincinnati Developments Thread:

 

6/5/05:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=333.msg40032;topicseen#msg40032

 

5/8/06:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=333.msg96170;topicseen#msg96170

 

 

noticed the snuck "professionals" and "empty nesters" in there but no "young professionals"

 

That's because young professionals can't cant afford $740,000, + $440 a month in association fees.  I know I sure as hell can't.

^Yeah, no shit...especially when you can spend $150K on a kick-ass house that needs some work, drop another $50K on improvements, end up making money when you move, not having borrowed $500K in the meantime!  And if you spend that $440/month on a lawn service and snow removal, you'll still have $200+/month left over!

^ that hasnt stopped the enquirer from using that term in any other article they have written in the past two years regarding new development. 

I think with the average "Young Professional" being up to their ass in student loan and credit card debt, paying interest on their new car, etc. the last thing they need to think about is a luxury condo. The "I'll pay it later!" attitude needs to go. My dream when I'm out of college would be to get a cheap condo, live in it for about 4-5 years then sell it and atleast get some of my money back.

I know this is not a major development, but being off work today and running errands in Hyde Park and Oakley I decided to drive by.  This site is completely cleared and looks ready for building with some equipment on site.  I only mention this because it was refreshing to read about a project and then see it in person shortly afterwards with actual work being done.  It seems like many times I read about a project and nothing is done for months and I'm left wondering what is going on.

Condos not par for course

Hyde Park development will feature lots of glass, Jacuzzis, golf course views

LAURA BAVERMAN | [email protected]

February 23, 2007

 

IMAGE: The Lofts at 4120, a 20-unit condominium project along the Hyde Park Country Club's golf course, will have a contemporary design.

Provided by Seven Hills Development

 

IMAGE: The condos will include an open format with upscale finishes and large balconies, and a few will have glass walls on three sides. Prices will range from $740,000 to $975,000.

Provided by Seven Hills Development

 

IMAGE: The Lofts at 4120 is located on the Hyde Park Country Club?s sixth-hole fairway. The $18 million project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Provided by Seven Hills Development

 

CINCINNATI - Golfers at Hyde Park Country Club soon will have an obstacle along the sixth-hole fairway.

 

Rising six stories out of the ground and 300 feet along the exclusive golf course, will be the 20-unit upscale condominium development, Lofts at 4120.

 

Developed by Seven Hills Development and built by Reece-Campbell Inc., the $18 million project features a facade that is 80 percent glass, 11-foot tall concrete ceilings, Italian marble Jacuzzis and two spaces per unit in an underground parking garage.

 

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/02/26/focus1.html

wow!  only 344 to 389 a month for condo fees!  ill take two!

 

 

wow!  only 344 to 389 a month for condo fees!  ill take two!

Its basically a retirement home for rich old people.

i realize that.  i just cant imagine paying a mortgage and a fee of that much anywhere

There are benefits for having large amounts of rich old people in the city.  they commit zero crimes, they don't need schools, they are a potentially affluent transit user (once the eyes go) and there is always the possiblity of estate tax revenues.  I say bring 'em in.

I finally drove by this project today.  It is at the end of a really beautiful tree-lined street with small brick apartment buildings on it.  I would be pissed though if I lived toward the end of the street where the construction is going on, because it is a really tight fit and the dirt and work have spilled out onto the street.  The site looks very cool though and the foundation work looks about done and they will be going up very shortly.

Lofts @ 4120 photo update, 10/13/07

Building Cincinnati, 10/22/07

 

Structural work continues at the Lofts @ 4120 in Oakley.

 

Seven Hills Development Corp. is building this six-story, 20-unit condo project at the end of Allendale Drive, adjacent to the Hyde Park County Club golf course.

 

The Greater Cincinnati MLS lists eleven units for sale from $780,000 to $975,000.

 

Cole + Russell Architects designed the project.

 

This was a very difficult project to photograph. I was photographing into the sun, so I apologize for the poor quality and the blurry shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/lofts-4120-photo-update-101307.html

 

May have been tough, but you did wonderfully!  Thanks so much for this (and all of your) update(s)!

 

I guess it is time to move this to Completed Projects....

 

Luxury condo tower built

BY LISA BERNARD-KUHN | [email protected]

 

Photo:http://cmsimg.enquirer.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=AB&Date=20080606&Category=BIZ01&ArtNo=806060379&Ref=AR&Profile=1076&MaxW=315&border=1

 

Photo:http://cmsimg.enquirer.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=AB&Date=20080606&Category=BIZ01&ArtNo=806060379&Ref=V2&Profile=1076&MaxW=315&border=1

 

OAKLEY - Seven Hills Development Corp. has finished its luxury condo tower, The Lofts@4120 - a $17.3 million development on Allendale Drive.

 

Overlooking the Hyde Park Country Club, the six-story tower has 20 condominiums priced from $740,000 to $940,000.

 

Floor plans range from 2,600 square feet to 2,850 square feet. Units have stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and balconies overlooking the country club's golf course.

 

Six condos have been sold, said Brent Van Lieu, president of Seven Hills.

 

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/BIZ01/806060379/1076/BIZ

"The Oakley-based firm also is converting six four-family apartment buildings on Allendale into 12 flat-style condominiums.

 

Each condo has 1,400 square feet of living space, an outdoor patio and attached two-car garage.

 

Prices start at $265,000, and already two have been sold."

 

I'm surprised we're not seeing more of this: people are moving out of the city for more square footage; converting some of these quads to double-ups would seem to have a market.

^ There are a ton of those types of buildings in Oakley begging for that treatment.

Oh, wow. Those look pretty sweet.

 

I love Oakley. I miss going to that laundromat next to 20th century theater :(

Wow.  I used to live in one of those brick buildings on Allendale in the early 90's.  Funny how things have changed around there.  I'm not sure about Van Lieu's comments, though.  It's not like a park around there.  The buildings are close together, parking is a mess, and it's a lot longer to downtown than 5 minutes.  Nevertheless, it looks like an interesting project.

Oh, wow. Those look pretty sweet.

 

I love Oakley. I miss going to that laundromat next to 20th century theater :(

I don't know, it was really hot in there the other day.

For archiving purposes I'm going to dump off all the related renderings I have of the project here.

 

 

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