December 7, 20231 yr New website and renderings for the new sports center. Very impressive. https://ipf.gobearcats.com
December 13, 20231 yr Author Craig and Frances Lindner give $15M to UC for new Blood Cancer Healing Center By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Dec 13, 2023 An illustrious Cincinnati couple will be honored in a University of Cincinnati medical facility after gifting millions to help build out the project and bring in a world-renowned physician researcher. UC’s board of trustees Dec. 12 approved the naming of the Craig and Frances Lindner Atrium in the former Shriners Hospital for Children building, which the university is spending $74 million to remodel into its new Blood Cancer Healing Center on the school's east campus. The facility is intended as a destination care center for treatment and research of blood cancers. MORE Edited December 13, 20231 yr by The_Cincinnati_Kid
January 6, 20241 yr University of Cincinnati hits construction milestone on $190M Old Chem replacement The tower crane is up over the Old Chemistry building, known colloquially as “Old Chem,” on the University of Cincinnati’s campus as the school embarks on a $190 million construction project expected to last two years. Once complete, the mostly new building complex will contain 205,000 square feet of “future-forward academic and research space” for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering, according to university documents. The crane rose Jan. 4. It marks the fifth visible crane over the Uptown cityscape as the university and private developers pour more than $1 billion into new dorms, renovated dorms, more off-campus housing, new classroom buildings and athletics space amid UC's record-breaking enrollment. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/01/05/university-cincinnati-old-chem-renovation.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 7, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: University of Cincinnati hits construction milestone on $190M Old Chem replacement The tower crane is up over the Old Chemistry building, known colloquially as “Old Chem,” on the University of Cincinnati’s campus as the school embarks on a $190 million construction project expected to last two years. Once complete, the mostly new building complex will contain 205,000 square feet of “future-forward academic and research space” for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering, according to university documents. The crane rose Jan. 4. It marks the fifth visible crane over the Uptown cityscape as the university and private developers pour more than $1 billion into new dorms, renovated dorms, more off-campus housing, new classroom buildings and athletics space amid UC's record-breaking enrollment. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/01/05/university-cincinnati-old-chem-renovation.html Are there any renderings of what the finished product will look like? I cannot seem to find any.
January 8, 20241 yr I grabbed this photo when I was on campus in August and it looks like the business courier's picture includes another image on the fence from a different angle.
January 12, 20241 yr Author U.S. Space Force selects UC to lead satellite research project By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Jan 12, 2024 Updated Jan 12, 2024 6:07pm EST The University of Cincinnati will conduct breakthrough research thanks to an $11.5M grant from the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory. MORE Edited January 12, 20241 yr by The_Cincinnati_Kid
January 16, 20241 yr Author University of Cincinnati receives gift from HP to advance supercomputing center By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Jan 16, 2024 The University of Cincinnati has accepted a gift to accelerate supercomputing research from Spring, Texas-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE). The gift, according to a UC news release, will be used for testing and creating learning environments at the Advanced Research Computing Center at UC’s Digital Futures facility. Advanced Research Computing's supercomputer is currently housed in UC’s Data Center in the Medical Sciences Building of the College of Medicine, according to the university. It was founded there following a 2018 grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The placement of Hewlett Packard's resources in the Digital Futures facility comports with UC's plan to build out the facility's remaining floors with a heavy focus on computer science and research. MORE
February 6, 20241 yr On 10/26/2021 at 11:29 AM, jwulsin said: Not sure if this is the most appropriate thread (since the news spans multiple neighborhoods)... but exciting to hear about two neat, old buildings getting repurposed for new uses. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/inno/stories/news/2021/10/25/cid-expansion-lightship-foundation.html 121 E McMillan (former Cinicnnati Dental Practice) will become "The Beacon" and house the headquarters of the Lightship Capital Foundation. JobsOhio will contribute $1 million in addition to the $11 million contributed by UC. I'm not totally sure if Lighthouse will occupy all of the building, or if other entities will also have space. Seems like a big building and hard to imagine one tenant using all that space. Drove by this today and was surprised to see that they are just about finished with leveling the entire building. edit: Should clarify that I was referring to 121 E McMillan St. Edited February 7, 20241 yr by tonyt3524
February 9, 20241 yr Took a hasty photo while driving by 121 E McMillan. Not sure what happened with this project. My assumption is that UC found some significant structural damage. Curious what their plan is now for this site.
February 9, 20241 yr Does anyone know what Uptowne's plan is for the mansion at the corner? They've been doing work on it for several months.
February 9, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, jwulsin said: Curious what their plan is now for this site. Maintenance facility for a future streetcar route??? (A man can dream)
February 9, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, jwulsin said: Took a hasty photo while driving by 121 E McMillan. Not sure what happened with this project. My assumption is that UC found some significant structural damage. Curious what their plan is now for this site. Someone at GBBN would probably no more, but this project reached back out after selective demolition for more money, so that would be surprising; however, there was talk even back then about how to best utilize the site because of how large it is and that the renovation shouldn't cost too much because the site might get redeveloped in the future. Maybe it was deemed to not be worth putting the millions into this project for what was ultimately deemed a temporary expansion and instead this site is getting wrapped into a larger redevelopment of that whole site including the large parking lot? That building was really pretty underneath all the EIFs added in the 70s so it's a shame that this is what ended up happening regardless. RIP Holy Name Church
February 9, 20241 yr Speaking of demo, folks on campus got a notice that the old College of Law building will start coming down in the next week or so.
February 15, 20241 yr Author UC, UC Health set opening for $131M Blood Cancer Healing Center at former Shriners site By Liz Engel – Digital editor, Cincinnati Business Courier Feb 15, 2024 A former pediatric hospital site in Uptown is being transformed into the nation's newest – and “most comprehensive” – blood cancer research and treatment institute, and the facility now has a target opening date. The Blood Cancer Healing Center, which will be housed at the former Shriners Hospital on Burnet Avenue, will open in phases starting this summer. MORE
February 27, 20241 yr Author Study: University of Cincinnati most likely to produce 'unicorn' venture-backed startups By Brian Planalp - Staff reporter February 27, 2024, 06:35am EST What is the most efficient “unicorn” farm in the United States? That would be the University of Cincinnati, according to a distinguished researcher at Stanford University. UC produces a higher ratio of unicorn company founders than the likes of Stanford, Vanderbilt or MIT – or, for that matter, any other school in the U.S., according to Ilya Strebulaev, finance professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. A unicorn is defined as a company backed by venture capital with at least one private round of funding or funding at exit with the post-money valuation of $1 billion or more. MORE
February 27, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: “unicorn” farm Does anyone work in the Innovation Center? The thing has been up for over a year. No cars in the parking lot. No lights on at night.
February 27, 20241 yr The 1819 Innovation Center is completely full. The first Digital Futures building will be full as soon as UC completes the buildout of the whiteboxed upper floors this year. The second Digital Futures building is being marketed to tenants. Will know more about what sort of success they're having in a few months.
February 29, 20241 yr Author UC commits $108.5M to lease apartment blocks amid student-housing crunch By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Feb 29, 2024 Updated Feb 29, 2024 11:03am EST The University of Cincinnati will use a pair of block leases at off-campus apartment complexes to add nearly 1,200 net new student beds hoping to accommodate burgeoning student-housing demand. The UC board of trustees at its Feb. 27 meeting, facing record enrollment and staring down another massive freshman class, approved $108.5 million to sign the new block leases beginning in fall 2024. The larger lease is in the Deacon at 424 Straight St., where UC will lease and manage the entire building – including all 1,029 of its beds – for a lease term of five years with one two-year option. The total lease, including the renewal option, will cost $88.4 million. MORE
February 29, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: UC commits $108.5M to lease apartment blocks amid student-housing crunch By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Feb 29, 2024 Updated Feb 29, 2024 11:03am EST The University of Cincinnati will use a pair of block leases at off-campus apartment complexes to add nearly 1,200 net new student beds hoping to accommodate burgeoning student-housing demand. The UC board of trustees at its Feb. 27 meeting, facing record enrollment and staring down another massive freshman class, approved $108.5 million to sign the new block leases beginning in fall 2024. The larger lease is in the Deacon at 424 Straight St., where UC will lease and manage the entire building – including all 1,029 of its beds – for a lease term of five years with one two-year option. The total lease, including the renewal option, will cost $88.4 million. MORE Wondering when they will start on the next phase of The District.
February 29, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, Ucgrad2015 said: Wondering when they will start on the next phase of The District. With the amount of housing that’s needed up there and prices the students and parents are paying you would think Clifton would have 15 cranes in the air. Makes you think they don’t actually want to solve the issue…..
February 29, 20241 yr There's a pipeline of projects, some mentioned on here already but not yet formally announced, others not yet mentioned. There's significant activity.
February 29, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, 646empire said: With the amount of housing that’s needed up there and prices the students and parents are paying you would think Clifton would have 15 cranes in the air. Makes you think they don’t actually want to solve the issue….. We would if we had a crane for every single building being built. Seems like Columbus always has a crane even if it’s only 5 floors.
February 29, 20241 yr That's an interesting statement. Are the practices of the construction companies in the two cities different? Do the Columbus firms prefer cranes on 5 over 1s? I've heard far stranger things in construction.
February 29, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Ucgrad2015 said: We would if we had a crane for every single building being built. Seems like Columbus always has a crane even if it’s only 5 floors. Development in that area is VERY slow period especially compared to areas around other universities the size of UC. The demand has outpaced inventory by a mile and now it’s turned critical. The landlords and developers are of course loving slow walking new units while they charge high rents. The best example is the corner of Calhoun/Taft/ McMillan. The fact that prime corner has sat empty for more than a decade and not in use for 20ish years should tell you everything you need to know, Only now is something in the works but still years away from completion. It’s an embarrassment. Edited February 29, 20241 yr by 646empire
March 1, 20241 yr Author University of Cincinnati picks three firms for $240M Crosley Tower demolition project BRIAN PLANALP | CBC By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Mar 1, 2024 The University of Cincinnati has selected a trio of firms for the demolition and replacement of Crosley Tower, at one point named one of America’s ugliest college buildings. MORE
March 4, 20241 yr UC to demolish former College of Law building. Here's what will replace it The University of Cincinnati does not have plans to replace its former College of Law building anchoring the southwest corner of its Clifton campus after the building is torn down later this year. The prominent lot at the corner of Calhoun Street and Clifton Avenue will become a pedestrian entrance to campus, according to a project update presented to UC’s board of trustees at its Feb. 27 meeting. UC will begin abatement and demolition of the building sometime in March. Site improvements will follow demolition in early fall 2024. The transformation is expected to cost $7.5 million and be complete by October. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/03/04/university-cincinnati-to-demo-former-college-law.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 4, 20241 yr ^That rendering has a note saying "existing overhead utility poles to remain." I don't know if that means anything (other than the fact that MKSK isn't responsible for utility relocation). But if that means UC isn't doing anything about the utility lines, that would bum me out. The overhead utility lines start just west of the old YMCA building. The sidewalk at the corner of Calhoun and Clifton is in bad shape and really needs to be rebuilt. I would hate to see UC spend a bunch of money on this area if they don't also deal with the utility lines. I am hoping UC has a plan to get those underground so that the sidewalk can be redone with street trees, like the rest of Calhoun (west of Dennis St).
March 4, 20241 yr well, it's a nice park. guess the need for student housing isn't as critical as thought. but just think if uc did build a dorm complex that would incentivise the deacon thingy to build bigger, faster and taller.
March 4, 20241 yr 55 minutes ago, RJohnson said: well, it's a nice park. guess the need for student housing isn't as critical as thought. but just think if uc did build a dorm complex that would incentivise the deacon thingy to build bigger, faster and taller. Not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that "student housing isn't as critical as thought" but this type of site can very easily be redeveloped down the line when the need arises. For all we know that's the long-term plan. Given their desire for some large-scale housing on key sites nearby, it would seem they have their focused energy on adding housing and might be waiting until those are further along before beginning the next projects.
March 5, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, jmicha said: Not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that "student housing isn't as critical as thought" but this type of site can very easily be redeveloped down the line when the need arises. For all we know that's the long-term plan. Given their desire for some large-scale housing on key sites nearby, it would seem they have their focused energy on adding housing and might be waiting until those are further along before beginning the next projects. you see, uc, i didn't "come to the conclusion" that student housing isn't as critical as thought. I made an observation. people like 646empire said, "With the amount of housing that’s needed up there and prices the students and parents are paying you would think Clifton would have 15 cranes in the air. Makes you think they don’t actually want to solve the issue….. and The Cincinnati Kid himself said, "The University of Cincinnati will use a pair of block leases at off-campus apartment complexes to add nearly 1,200 net new student beds hoping to accommodate burgeoning student-housing demand. The UC board of trustees at its Feb. 27 meeting, facing record enrollment and staring down another massive freshman class, approved $108.5 million to sign the new block leases beginning in fall 2024. The larger lease is in the Deacon at 424 Straight St., where UC will lease and manage the entire building – including all 1,029 of its beds – for a lease term of five years with one two-year option. The total lease, including the renewal option, will cost $88.4 million." Although at times, i am a little bombastic with my verbiage on these and other posts, these 2 posts are my references. And, $7.5 million seems like a lot of money to me. You can also tear it down when they need to tear it down. saving the millions.
March 5, 20241 yr So your observation was that when thousands of beds have recently been added to the immediate area around campus with thousands more either under construction or planned, that's a signal that additional housing isn't critical. When in the history of UC has this level of housing been added? The Deacon alone has more beds than nearly everything built in the last decade combined.
March 5, 20241 yr 19 hours ago, GCrites said: That law school was an ugly one. Am I the only one that liked that building? It's sort of, I don't know the style- post-brutalist, imposing brick walls nestled in the trees was always aesthetically pleasing to me. I think losing Crosley and the law building will be regretted down the line.
March 5, 20241 yr i apologize if i said something you/you disagree with or maybe misunderstood because of my poor communication skills/your comprehension skills. hey, i do my best. i'll meet you halfway. some of us get out of bed on the grumpie side. we/they take their problems and blame their stumbling blocks on others. some people stand on their soap box and scream into the night hoping someone or even an echo responds. i hope all of the readers of urban ohio understand that american life is stressful because... well who knows why. but, the next time you feel the need to express your opinion on some blog about an opinion you disagree with sit back, take a deep breath, and think to yourself, maybe i just misunderstood.
March 5, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, küshner said: Am I the only one that liked that building? It's sort of, I don't know the style- post-brutalist, imposing brick walls nestled in the trees was always aesthetically pleasing to me. I think losing Crosley and the law building will be regretted down the line. no you are not. i always liked the building myself. and your description of the brutalist design elements being softened by the nestling trees was spot on. UCs civics department could take over that building and teach people how to treat their neighbors. Or, even better it could be used as a dispensary for red and blue pills.
March 5, 20241 yr Author The brutalist facade actually enclosed a much older building... Historic UC Law Building and History Old College of Law Building Although the last building looked fairly modern, it was actually built in 1925. William Howard Taft’s half-brother, Charles Phelps Taft, and his wife, Anna Sinton Taft, donated $75,000 to construct a home for the College of Law. The 1925 building was known as Alphonso Taft Hall. William Howard Taft gave the keynote speech at the dedication. In 1965, a library wing was added and named after Judge Robert S. Marx, founder of Disabled American Veterans. Chief Justice Earl Warren gave the dedication speech for the Robert Marx Library.
March 5, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, küshner said: Am I the only one that liked that building? It's sort of, I don't know the style- post-brutalist, imposing brick walls nestled in the trees was always aesthetically pleasing to me. I think losing Crosley and the law building will be regretted down the line. Yeah. What's crazy is that these two are somewhat distinct buildings, yet Dabney and Daniels Hall remain.
March 5, 20241 yr Now that is handsome. I don't mind Crosley as much, it's more that it doesn't seem very flexible on the inside.
March 5, 20241 yr 21 hours ago, ColDayMan said: They could build a bus-only connection here between W. Clifton and Clifton which would enable the #17 to avoid the top-of-Wheeler hirsutism.
March 5, 20241 yr "They could build a bus-only connection here between W. Clifton and Clifton which would enable the #17 to avoid the top-of-Wheeler hirsutism." i used to live on Wheeler and never had any problem with hirsutism. and, Wheeler is an entire block away from the existing brutalist building we are talking about. If uc decides to demolish the facade that is built surrounding the Taft structure, i can appreciate the forward if not avant-garde approach. it is much more daring than Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind, or Zaha Hadid. For me it is much better than a park. Edited March 5, 20241 yr by RJohnson
March 8, 20241 yr Author UC launches high-tech research projects with P&G, Siemens and others By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Mar 8, 2024 The University of Cincinnati will work with global industry giants including Procter & Gamble and Siemens on research projects using artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other advanced technologies. MORE
March 11, 20241 yr Author UC receives federal money to expand Intel's labor pool By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Mar 11, 2024 University of Cincinnati will receive nearly $1 million in federal funds to bolster a training program expected to prepare hundreds of students in Southwest Ohio to work for Intel. The money comes from the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill, which passed through the U.S. House and Senate last week and, as of this writing, awaits President Joe Biden's signature. It will go to the Ohio Southwest Alliance on Semiconductors and Integrated Scalable Manufacturing, or Oasis, which UC founded in 2022. MORE
March 14, 20241 yr Author 'This is a sleeping giant:' UC seals licensing deal with TRPV Pharmaceuticals for new heart failure drug By Brian Planalp - Staff reporter March 14, 2024, 06:29am EDT The key to surviving heart failure could lie with an obscure pathway inside the human body – and a drug hiding in plain sight. A clinical physician at the University of Cincinnati and a veteran of the pharmaceutical industry are hard at work transforming that possibility into a company both believe could be worth billions. “It’s difficult for me to oversell how big of deal this is,” UC cardiologist Dr. Jack Rubinstein told me. “It’s millions and millions of people worldwide. It will change the paradigm of how heart doctors see heart patients. It’s a true game changer.” MORE
April 18, 20241 yr Author Grippo's partners with UC, introduces mystery 'Bearcats BBQ' flavor By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Apr 12, 2024 Grippo's potato chips, one of Cincinnati's favorite hometown brands, has introduced a new flavor, Bearcats BBQ, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati. MORE
April 18, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: Grippo's partners with UC, introduces mystery 'Bearcats BBQ' flavor By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Apr 12, 2024 Grippo's potato chips, one of Cincinnati's favorite hometown brands, has introduced a new flavor, Bearcats BBQ, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati. MORE The mystery flavor is raspberry, seems quite odd. Haven’t personally tried but from those that have, weird to start but ends up ok.
April 24, 20241 yr https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/04/24/university-cincinnati-building-new-student-housing.html Rendering of the new student housing project at the corner of Vine and Calhoun. Should be starting construction soon.
April 24, 20241 yr UC approves $36M spend for massive student housing development University of Cincinnati will spend $36 million to fund site development for a series of new dorms that will effectively expand its campus south across Calhoun Street, a calculated move by the school amid expectations of significant growth. UC’s board of trustees approved the funding at a meeting April 23. It will allow Turner Construction to execute an early site development package and start site work including excavation, installing site utilities, constructing a parking podium to support the housing and ordering long-lead systems and equipment. The so-called “Block 1 & 2” development will sit on 2.1 acres at the northwest corner of East McMillan and Vine streets in Clifton Heights. It is the last remaining vacant land in the neighborhood’s business district and is currently owned by the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC). More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/04/24/university-cincinnati-building-new-student-housing.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 24, 20241 yr I know it's just conceptual renderings but the walls on the roof of building C & D hopefully mean they'll be a rooftop amenity because that'll be a sweet view.
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