Posted April 1, 200421 yr Other Clifton news (Gaslight)--kendall this is probably somewhere near you: Clifton fighting drive-through Builder's plans, though vague, raise hackles By Kristina Goetz The Cincinnati Enquirer CLIFTON - In an area that prides itself on aesthetics and neighborhood character, residents are organizing to protest the latest development proposal: two new businesses, one with a drive-through window. "I passed out 70 fliers to my neighbors and talked to them, and all but one was outraged," said Laura Retyi-Gazda, a 53-year-old business owner who lives on Bishop Street. "The majority of them are going to fight like hell." The development application was submitted by Jack Brand, a custom builder and former president of the Clifton Town Meeting, the neighborhood association. He has a contract to purchase the Anderson, Baiter & Sahnd Funeral Home at 3412 Clifton Ave. .... E-mail [email protected] http://news.cincinnati.com/
April 2, 200421 yr Yeah that site is a couple blocks from my apartment. Yes, it is right behind Skyline and the new Dewey's pizza (two restaurants that are dangerous to my wallet). The current structure just looks like a large 2/2.5 story house with a couple of large trees on the lawn. A fast-food drive through would detract from the character of the area, a drive-through pharmacy would be unnecessary because the neighborhood already has a CVS with ample free parking, and there are already 3 banks within 3 blocks. So I guess I'm opposed to adding a drive through lane, especially if it means they would have to hack down the nice shade trees. What we could really use down there is a hardware store.
May 17, 200421 yr Kendall, have you been following this at all? It appeared in the Saturday Enquirer: Clifton plans move forward Developer still planning to tear down funeral home By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer CLIFTON - Plans to develop a key parcel in this Cincinnati neighborhood's business district are creeping forward again after an initial upset when a developer proposed businesses with a drive-through. That plan would have required the demolition of the Anderson, Baiter and Sahnd funeral home on Clifton Avenue, which some residents want to preserve. Now, developer and Clifton resident Jack Brand still plans to tear the building down but wants to replace it with a four-story structure. There would be a restaurant with outdoor seating and retail shops on the first floor, and condominiums or apartments on the other three floors. Brand, a custom builder and former president of Clifton Town Meeting, the neighborhood association, has a contract to buy the funeral home. ... E mail [email protected].
May 18, 200421 yr Yeah, I'm glad to see the drive-in dropped from the plans... A small-scale mixed-use project on that site is appropriate. I'm not convinced that a chain eatery would be bad as long as it has some outdoor seating and isn't fast food. Something like Cosi would be nice. Or even better, a local deli like Silverglades. As the building stands, it doesn't have a wide range of productive use. It's a big old house without significant architectural interest that's been used as a waystation for dead people for years. There also hasn't been much new residential development in the neighborhood since the 70s. I don't think it will skew the commercial-residential transition, since the site is right next door to a big church which is the real buffer.[/url]
May 19, 200421 yr the new plan sounds fantastic. let's hope it's designed well, and with sturdy construction. i'm sure this versionwill get plenty of resident opposition as well, but i back it 100%.
July 23, 200420 yr Clifton funeral home coming down despite fight -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer Preliminary work has begun to demolish Anderson, Baiter & Sahnd Funeral Home in Clifton despite a fight by some who wanted to save it as a buffer between residential and business districts. Enquirer file CLIFTON - The wrecking ball is about to hit the 100-year-old Anderson, Baiter & Sahnd Funeral Home, despite neighbors' efforts to save it. Custom builder Jack Brand has closed on a purchase of the funeral home, leaders of the neighborhood association, Clifton Town Meeting, announced Wednesday in an e-mail to the community. ... E-mail [email protected] ------------------------ woohoo! I'm still looking forward to some renderings of this project. It's about time something happens in what I see as a stagnating neighborhood. As far as I'm concerned, the opposing citizens can put a sock in it. Especially the woman quoted in bold above. Up to the sidewalk??? oh, dear god, the HORROR!!!! I thought Clifton residents prided themselves on progressiveness. on with the show...
July 23, 200420 yr I had heard this was going to happen, so it's no surprise. And I'm glad that they're going with this plan instead of the original "building with a drive-thru" proposal.
July 26, 200420 yr Nearly all of the other mixed use buildings on and near Ludlow are "right smack up against the sidewalk." It seems to be a good formula, because the neighborhood is very lively.
February 22, 200520 yr The auditor's site says it's still there. I haven't been paying much attention. Kendall, have they done anything yet?
February 22, 200520 yr a developer who wanted to put a Wendy's restaurant into the old Esquire Theatre on Ludlow Avenue Wow! That's a real eye opener.
February 22, 200520 yr Never mind my previous post. I went by there today and it's still standing. The funeral home sign is gone, so it just looks really vacant and sad. :(
May 2, 200520 yr This thing is still being kicked around in Clifton Town Meeting. Apparently CTM is opposed to everything about the project except for the signage. Apparently the proposals didn't fit in with architectural standards/style, there wasn't adequate lighting, and proper provisions for outdoor seating (there will be a first-floor restaurant) were not made. A request was also made for Cincy's Transportation Department to study traffic impacts on Clifton and on Hosea. So, in other words, this could take a while.
May 3, 200520 yr Can old funeral home be saved? Residents struggle to preserve a Clifton icon By Allen Howard Enquirer staff writer CLIFTON - Residents are gathering signatures - and money - to help turn a century-old funeral home into what they hope will be a new Clifton Town Hall and home for a new historical society. Residents will gather at 7 tonight at the Clifton United Methodist Church to discuss how they can save the former Anderson Baiter & Sahnd Funeral Home at 3412 Clifton Ave. "We have fought many private developers and won," organizer Marilyn Hyland said, noting that Clifton fought plans in 1984 to turn the Esquire Theater into a Wendy's. ... http://news.cincinnati.com/
May 3, 200520 yr Fast food drive thru restraunts, family dollars and walmarts are cancers in our neighborhoods. They should be opposed at all costs! :x
May 3, 200520 yr It seems like CTM is opposing this just for the sake of doing so. This proposed project is nothing like a Wendy's. It is a sidewalk-fronting, mixed-use building just like almost every other in the Clifton business district. I think it will add some healthy structural diversity to the neighborhood, which is otherwised comprised of 1900-1920, and 1960-70 structures.
June 9, 200520 yr Clifton funeral home may go Ruling allows apartments, a restaurant By Allen Howard Enquirer staff writer CLIFTON - City zoning officials have given developer Jack Brand permission to demolish the former Anderson Baiter & Sahnd Funeral Home and replace it with apartments and a restaurant. Hearing examiner Steven A. Kurtz set several conditions: the new building would have to be set back 10 feet, any outdoor restaurant must be on private, not city, property, and the maximum height of the building could not exceed 48 feet. Kurtz made his ruling Monday after two hearings that included testimony for and against the development. ... http://news.cincinnati.com/
May 22, 200619 yr Though this is already over, I thought some folks might like to see what's happening with this building. From the 5/20/06 Enquirer: Historical group seeks memorabilia from Clifton BY ALLEN HOWARD | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER If you live in Clifton, the Clifton Historical Society wants your old pictures, artifacts, newspaper clippings or memorabilia to show the history of the community. The society will hold a picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday at the Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave., to collect items of historical value. Clifton residents Marilyn Hyland, Lou Crawford and Iris Hamrick are coordinating the picnic. ... For more information, call Crawford at (513) 221-1464; Hamrick, (513) 751-5422; or Hyland, (513) 284-4192. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060520/NEWS01/605200392/-1/back01
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