August 22, 20231 yr 24 minutes ago, tonyt3524 said: Yeah that surprised me as well. Will be really nice to finally see something done on this plot of land. So, just looking at the preliminary renderings what does everyone think the tallest building in the project will be in terms of #stories/height? Hopefully it (they)will be visible from the cut-in-the-hill at the minimum, when completed. 15? 20?
August 22, 20231 yr 9 minutes ago, jvarney1 said: So, just looking at the preliminary renderings what does everyone think the tallest building in the project will be in terms of #stories/height? Hopefully it (they)will be visible from the cut-in-the-hill at the minimum, when completed. 15? 20? My guess is 15 or so. Really happy to see that there will be some height showing up around campus with this and The Hub (@ The District) as well as the Superior Credit Union site and the block south of it (whenever that happens).
August 22, 20231 yr 3 hours ago, jvarney1 said: So, just looking at the preliminary renderings what does everyone think the tallest building in the project will be in terms of #stories/height? Hopefully it (they)will be visible from the cut-in-the-hill at the minimum, when completed. 15? 20? The shortest looks to be 5 floors not counting the garage floors below (Assuming that will have 3 levels). The tallest in the middle of the block I would say would be between 11-14 not including the garage and the building along vine to be 6-7 not including the garage. The one lone building along Scioto Lane I would say is going to be around 10-12 with no garage below. We may be able to see A little bit of it but it won’t be anything prominent (similar to how you can see the top of Calhoun Hall).
August 22, 20231 yr 3 hours ago, tonyt3524 said: My guess is 15 or so. Really happy to see that there will be some height showing up around campus with this and The Hub (@ The District) as well as the Superior Credit Union site and the block south of it (whenever that happens). And the 23 story tower across from the Hub (hopefully still planned to be that tall). The one good thing is that there really are no large open spaces (other than Hollister Court site) around campus so they have to build with some height.
August 22, 20231 yr Based on these renders the ground level leaves a lot to be desired. Its okay to not have retail but there's better ways to activate the ground besides garage entrances and a few windows. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
August 23, 20231 yr Author Quote Where is this going? Where the old Burgundy's used to be, between Vine, McMillan, Ohio and Calhoun.
August 23, 20231 yr Author University of Cincinnati founds School of Environmental and Sustainability Studies The University of Cincinnati opens new School of Environment and Sustainability Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Aug 23, 2023 Updated Aug 23, 2023 12:33pm EDT The University of Cincinnati’s long-awaited School of Environment and Sustainability Studies (SEaS) is launching in the fall 2023 semester, promising a dedicated home on campus for students pursuing one of the university's fastest-growing and most academically diverse majors. Located within UC’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), SEaS represents more than a decade of work behind the scenes, compelled in part by the burgeoning popularity and real-world importance of the subject matter. More than 300 UC students with varied backgrounds and educational experiences are working toward a bachelors of arts or a bachelors of science within SEaS in its inaugural semester, according to David Stradling, UC professor of urban history and interim director of SEaS. “Our students bring their own perspectives – social science, environmental justice, ecology, biodiversity,” Stradling told the Business Courier. “It’s not just the faculty that have different disciplinary backgrounds. The students can emphasize different aspects of environmental problem solving in their own educations. You really have to be comfortable not being the only expert in the classroom.” MORE
September 5, 20231 yr Author UC details $240 million replacement project for Brutalist icon Crosley Tower By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 5, 2023 Updated Sep 5, 2023 1:11pm EDT The University of Cincinnati will replace Crosley Tower, a Brutalist concrete stalwart on the northern edge of its Clifton campus, with a new academic and research facility as part of a $240 million project outlined in newly filed bidding documents. The project is the last in a series of dominos falling around UC's uptown campus that will see teaching and research space reshuffled across multiple projects planned, under construction or recently completed. The 16-story, 107,253-square-foot Crosley Tower and the adjoining Clifton Court Garage will be demolished beginning in January 2026. The university wants construction on the replacement structure to begin by January 2027. The project is expected to be complete by June 2029. MORE
September 5, 20231 yr From what I've heard this building will be for the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
September 11, 20231 yr Author UC College of Medicine bidding to become NIH-designated Climate Change and Health Center By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 11, 2023 Updated Sep 11, 2023 10:24am EDT Senior leaders at Cincinnati’s powerhouse public research institutions will submit an application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aiming to create a new research center at the University of Cincinnati focused on the health impacts of climate change. The new center would be one of just 17 in the country funded through the first-of-its-kind competitive NIH grant program. More than 75 researchers from UC, UC Health, the UC College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have joined in the effort. “That’s just a starting point. It might be hundreds,” Ardythe Morrow, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Human Milk and Lactation at Cincinnati Children’s and professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences (DEPHS), told the Business Courier. MORE
September 11, 20231 yr You can’t really see it in the pic but it looked like a red crane base is on site, so another crane may be joining the uptown sky’s. FYI this is the new Athletic Performance Center. Edited September 11, 20231 yr by 646empire
September 11, 20231 yr I'm going to be fascinated to see how this project is going to be completed knowing the indoor field will open next summer but another 12-16 months for the (fully integrated) performance center after that.
September 13, 20231 yr Author UC Foundation reaches $2 billion through 'Next, Now' campaign with months to spare By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 13, 2023 The University of Cincinnati Foundation has met a decade-old goal of raising $2 billion through its “Next, Now” campaign. UC and UC Health began accepting gifts as part of the effort in 2013 with the aim of accumulating $2 billion by June 2024. It announced it had accomplished the goal early on Sept. 12. The money came from 131,086 donors. Nearly 90% of the gifts were in amounts under $1,000. MORE
September 19, 20231 yr Author University of Cincinnati debuts $93M classroom building Clifton Court Hall By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 19, 2023 Updated Sep 19, 2023 10:05am EDT The University of Cincinnati cut the ribbon Monday, Sept. 18, on its newest building, a five-story bulwark that extends the school's western campus right up to Clifton Avenue. Clifton Court Hall, sitting prominently north of University Circle and south of Clifton Court, became UC's largest classroom building when construction wrapped earlier this year and it opened for the fall 2023 semester. The $93 million, 185,000-square-foot building houses more than 1,000 classroom seats in 24 classrooms for seven academic departments in three colleges, including UC’s College of Arts and Science. It’s also home to 230 faculty and staff offices as well as shared space for interdisciplinary programs. MORE
September 21, 20231 yr Author University of Cincinnati, Midwest partners designated microelectronics hub by U.S. Defense Department By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 21, 2023 Updated Sep 21, 2023 11:11am EDT The University of Cincinnati is among several institutions awarded millions of dollars to research and develop crucial semiconductor and microelectronic technologies for commercial and national security uses. The award totals $24.3 million in fiscal year 2023 funding. It follows a U.S. Department of Defense designation Wednesday, Sept. 20, of the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) as a regional hub through the Microelectronics Commons program. UC is a founding member of the MMEC. The Microelectronics Commons program designated nine hubs nationwide with $2 billion in funding – $400 million per year through 2027 – from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, legislation intended to turbocharge a domestic chip-making industry. The U.S. holds an outsized share of microelectronics intellectual property for producing just 12% of the world's chips, raising economic and national security concerns. MORE
September 21, 20231 yr Author Uptown Rentals plans to build 2,000 new student-housing beds near the University of Cincinnati By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Sep 21, 2023 Uptown Rental Properties will build thousands of new student-housing beds near the University of Cincinnati in the coming years and has long-term aims to develop property on the eastern campus, according to its president, Dan Schimberg. The developer has an active portfolio of more than 4,000 beds for UC students around campus, including 460 beds at the Eden, completed in 2021 at the northeast corner of Eden and University avenues. It’s currently working on the adaptive reuse of a former Christ Hospital office building at 237 William Howard Taft Road that will add 300 new beds in summer 2024. Uptown Rentals will also add 2,000 more beds in a three-phase project along the McMillan Avenue corridor between Vine Street and Auburn Avenue. That includes 200 beds in a planned five-story multifamily project at 47 William Howard Taft Road, where Uptown Rentals has demolished the Superior Credit Union building. MORE
September 21, 20231 yr ^One interesting/confusing tidbit: Quote On UC’s east campus, Uptown Rentals has ambitions to develop 13 acres of land it controls near the Reading Road and Martin Luther King Drive intersection. Schimberg imagines development projects reshaping the corridor that runs from downtown through Mount Auburn to the UC Digital Futures complex and UC Health. 13 acres is a lot of land. Anybody know what parcels this is referring to? I'm not aware of what land Uptown controls near Reading/MLK. Could that be referring to the NE corner of MLK/Reading that seems to have not progressed much in the last few years since Neyer and Kulkarni announced plans in 2019.
October 19, 20231 yr Author Great idea considering the consolidation of students and number of four year colleges. UC expands in-state tuition discount to all Kentucky, Indiana residents By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 19, 2023 The University of Cincinnati, hoping to build on its unprecedented enrollment growth, is slashing tuition for millions of prospective new students. The university – the region’s largest – announced Oct. 18 students coming from Kentucky or Indiana will now pay nearly the same tuition as in-state Ohio residents. Previously, UC offered a special tuition discount to students from the eight Kentucky counties (population 471,920) and four Indiana counties (population 86,491) within the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Now, that metropolitan tuition rate is expanded to include residents of both states in their entireties, or 10.76 million new people. MORE
October 20, 20231 yr Author University of Cincinnati to invest $8M, add dome at Gettler Stadium By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 20, 2023 The University of Cincinnati is putting a removable dome over the top of Gettler Stadium. UC is planning an $8 million project that will replace the stadium’s track surface and field turf and construct a seasonally installed, air-supported dome. The project will require added perimeter drainage and utilities including natural gas and electric connections, according to bidding documents filed with the Ohio Facilities Commission. MORE
October 20, 20231 yr I really don't get why this is needed. What a weird project. Also, the bubbles usually don't look very good IMO
October 20, 20231 yr It is odd, there is already an indoor track on campus (which I realize has a smaller length) so I guess it's just the desire to move a full sized track indoors and/or an indoor soccer field? Didn't UC drop their men's soccer program? I agree the view will be bad, hopefully the bubble isn't tall enough to mess up the view from the top of UP garage because that's one of my favorite spots on campus.
October 20, 20231 yr I think bubbles are usually 60-70 feet tall. Corry Blvd is at elevation ~812' and and I think the top of the garage is around 858', so only ~46' above the field. That suggests the bubble will rise a bit above the garage by 15-20 feet.
October 20, 20231 yr 32 minutes ago, ucgrady said: It is odd, there is already an indoor track on campus (which I realize has a smaller length) so I guess it's just the desire to move a full sized track indoors and/or an indoor soccer field? Didn't UC drop their men's soccer program? I agree the view will be bad, hopefully the bubble isn't tall enough to mess up the view from the top of UP garage because that's one of my favorite spots on campus. Do these bubbles come in other colors besides white? All I see are white ones around the country that get dirty and ugly pretty fast. Edited October 20, 20231 yr by 646empire
October 20, 20231 yr I bet they are white to limit the amount of artificial lights they need to install. The light outside probably gets through the material in some capacity. Though I've never been in one of these bubbles before.
October 20, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, ryanlammi said: I bet they are white to limit the amount of artificial lights they need to install. The light outside probably gets through the material in some capacity. Though I've never been in one of these bubbles before. Interesting point
October 20, 20231 yr 21 minutes ago, 646empire said: Interesting point I'm no materials engineer, but I could also see a darker color absorbing a lot more sunlight, which could lead to rapid thermal expansion and contraction, which might damage the material, shortening its life. Again, just a guess on my end.
October 20, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, ryanlammi said: I'm no materials engineer, but I could also see a darker color absorbing a lot more sunlight, which could lead to rapid thermal expansion and contraction, which might damage the material, shortening its life. Again, just a guess on my end. That's a hell of a guess. https://www.thefarleygroup.com/blog/keeping-cool-in-an-air-dome.htm#:~:text=The outer layer of the,as fast as other structures. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 23, 20231 yr There's a strong need for more indoor practice space for teams in the cold months and this was the most practical option with no space to build new facilities.
October 23, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, tonyt3524 said: There's a strong need for more indoor practice space for teams in the cold months and this was the most practical option with no space to build new facilities. Exactly. This will also serve as temporary football practice space due to any delays on construction of the new facility.
October 23, 20231 yr 44 minutes ago, CincyIntheKnow said: Exactly. This will also serve as temporary football practice space due to any delays on construction of the new facility. Yeah looking at the pit currently I don't see any way that the indoor field portion of this project is done before next winter, but maybe I'm wrong.
October 23, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, CincyIntheKnow said: Exactly. This will also serve as temporary football practice space due to any delays on construction of the new facility. Wont be necessary for the football team since Satterfield is currently coach. There wont be any post season or bowl games in Cincinnati future for at least 3 years. Or until someone fires Cunningham and Satterfield.
October 23, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, tonyt3524 said: Yeah looking at the pit currently I don't see any way that the indoor field portion of this project is done before next winter, but maybe I'm wrong. The indoor field portion is literally a steel shell. It will most likely be done in time for next fall. The portion of the “pit” that will be the indoor field is already level so it basically just needs concrete and it’s permanent covering. Now the sports performance portion is in the very early stages and isn’t slated for completion until 2025 anyway. Edited October 23, 20231 yr by 646empire
October 23, 20231 yr 3 hours ago, CincyIntheKnow said: Exactly. This will also serve as temporary football practice space due to any delays on construction of the new facility. I was told the bengals will return the favor if they need a place to practice.
October 23, 20231 yr 10 minutes ago, 646empire said: The indoor field portion is literally a steel shell. It will most likely be done in time for next fall. The portion of the “pit” that will be the indoor field is already level so it basically just needs concrete and it’s permanent covering. Now the sports performance portion is in the very early stages and isn’t slated for completion until 2025 anyway. Yeah I'm just talking from a visual standpoint. Just looks like there's a lot of work to be done, but I don't much about this field lol!
October 25, 20231 yr Author UC approves $9.5M to buy land for major new developments amid enrollment growth By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 25, 2023 The University of Cincinnati will spend up to $9.5 million to acquire two pieces of land on opposite ends of campus for a pair of large student-housing developments. The UC board of trustees voted Tuesday, Oct. 24, to spend up to $8.25 million for 2.1 acres at the northwest corner of East McMillan and Vine streets in Clifton Heights. The long-vacant parcels, which straddle Scioto Lane, are owned by the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC). UC unveiled plans in August to work with CHCURC on the development of four new student dorms with 1,200 total beds at a cost of $100 million. “Block 1” to the east of Scioto Lane will feature three buildings of traditional university housing with connected ground-level common space, a campus recreation/fitness center and 125 to 200 structured parking spaces. “Block 2” to the west of Scioto Lane will feature one building with apartment-style housing. MORE
October 25, 20231 yr I knew they were redeveloping the plot on the corner of MLK and Eden but had no idea that they were demolishing Bellevue Gardens to make it a bigger property. Wondering if the cost to renovate was too high so they changed their plans.
October 25, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said: UC approves $9.5M to buy land for major new developments amid enrollment growth By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 25, 2023 The University of Cincinnati will spend up to $9.5 million to acquire two pieces of land on opposite ends of campus for a pair of large student-housing developments. The UC board of trustees voted Tuesday, Oct. 24, to spend up to $8.25 million for 2.1 acres at the northwest corner of East McMillan and Vine streets in Clifton Heights. The long-vacant parcels, which straddle Scioto Lane, are owned by the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC). UC unveiled plans in August to work with CHCURC on the development of four new student dorms with 1,200 total beds at a cost of $100 million. “Block 1” to the east of Scioto Lane will feature three buildings of traditional university housing with connected ground-level common space, a campus recreation/fitness center and 125 to 200 structured parking spaces. “Block 2” to the west of Scioto Lane will feature one building with apartment-style housing. MORE HAs the potential to be a real gateway type development. Can't wait to see the underwhelming renderings.
October 25, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, tonyt3524 said: I knew they were redeveloping the plot on the corner of MLK and Eden but had no idea that they were demolishing Bellevue Gardens to make it a bigger property. Wondering if the cost to renovate was too high so they changed their plans. This is also the first I've heard of their plans to demolish the Bellevue Gardens (which were built in the early 2000's). On the one hand, it seems wasteful to demolish something that young, but the site plan and design (2 floors over a ground level garage) of those apartments really isn't as dense as needed for this location, especially so close to the hospitals. The article makes it sound like UC is prioritizing housing for first year students, but I'm curious if there will be any attempt to also offer housing to older students (grad school, med school, etc) since the best part of this location is being near the hospitals.
October 25, 20231 yr ^I think that the units facing Stetson St. are condos and so won't likely be demolished. But the units facing MLK are apartments, and you can see from google earth how their footprint could be combined with the large grass square at the corner of MLK and Eden Ave.
October 25, 20231 yr 44 minutes ago, Lazarus said: ^I think that the units facing Stetson St. are condos and so won't likely be demolished. But the units facing MLK are apartments, and you can see from google earth how their footprint could be combined with the large grass square at the corner of MLK and Eden Ave. Yeah I just checked it. Only the 2 buildings directly facing MLK are owned by the school, with the Stetson side all condos. The interesting thing is the property line for the UC parcel includes the access to the condos, so there must be an easement there.
October 25, 20231 yr ^I only know that those are condos because I have seen them listed when checking out Corryville listings. The apartments face MLK but the entrances are actually in that alleyway. The situation has confused food delivery people since the apartments were built.
October 31, 20231 yr Are there any renderings of the renovation of the old Chem building will look like? I know they are demolishing the newer portion and adding 144,000 sq ft.
November 7, 20231 yr The Cranes of Clifton (not even including the one directly behind me for the Indoor Performance Center) Edited November 7, 20231 yr by tonyt3524
November 8, 20231 yr Renovations to Fifth Third Arena including New Locker Rooms for the basketball teams have been completed. Photos/Tour should be released very soon.
November 10, 20231 yr Author 'A constant battle:' How UC is accomplishing a historic leap forward in innovation By Brian Planalp – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Nov 9, 2023 The University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub is at last fully leased post-pandemic. The offices are busy and the meetings loud. Anticipation hangs in the florescent glow of the hallway lights. Whiteboards sit cluttered beneath the ubiquitous scrawl of planning minds, like unwoven threads that might all lead somewhere. Many of them lead to a small but crucially important office on the building's fourth floor, where researchers and private industry are brought together to drive – and harness – progress. If UC’s $1.64 billion in active research award funding is the wind at the university’s back, the Office of Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property is the sail that captures it. Few places at UC more fully embody its assertive late credo – "Next Lives Here" – which UC President Neville Pinto adopted in 2018. MORE
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