May 15May 15 “It wasn’t what we intended or what we desire there,” Driehaus told the I-Team in a May 8 interview.Like what are we doing here? Cosm (or a similar venue) seems like it would be a great year-long attraction to the banks. "
May 15May 15 Build a Cosm or MeowWolf on the bottom floors and 20 storeys of condos on top. Problem solved.
May 15May 15 2 hours ago, dnymck said:What is the city's obsession with having developers respond to RFPs and then immediately tabling them lol.It's hard not to see all these instances and think that some major stakeholder keeps interjecting, derailing the process.2 hours ago, jwulsin said:If the market isn't strong enough for a speculative office tower, have they explored other uses?Are they allowed to? Is office the only allowed use under some development agreement?
May 15May 15 To my untrained eye, it all just looks like incompetence cronyism at the government level.
May 15May 15 1 hour ago, tonyt3524 said:Like what are we doing here? Cosm (or a similar venue) seems like it would be a great year-long attraction to the banks. "Exactly, what did they want or desire???? I think she made a real mistake with that comment. We know it wasn't going to be office so what is wrong with a mid rise residential proposal or a massive highly sought after entertainment venue coupled with more apartments??? Strange.
May 15May 15 The government is going to again look foolish if the final product is similar or less than what these developers came up with and we just wasted more time. What a mess
May 15May 15 Then the mayor and county has the audacity to come out and say BUT in the meantime we are looking at bringing the Farris wheel back LOL. This is the reason people hire PR firms haha.
May 15May 15 LOTS of interesting info herehttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/05/15/hamilton-county-to-vote-on-new-lawyers-for-the-bengals-stadium-talks/83629443007/?tbref=hpAlso what banner week?? Truly delusional. Sir a banner week would be a bengals lease done and or shovels in the ground at The Banks. Good Riddance.“Gabelman said he believed the county had just had a banner week and listed accomplishments before he was cut off for exceeding the time limit for public comments.” Edited May 15May 15 by 646empire
May 16May 16 If they rejected those proposals due to the fact that they believe they can get a better product and tie it into the rest of the development better, than at this point after all these years, it is probably worth the wait, IMO.
May 23May 23 Here's how I would finish out Lot 24 and the surrounding area at the Banks:COSM- see here https://www.cosm.com/ (perhaps this or something like it was the "immersive entertainment and media experience'' suggested by the most recent proposal for Lot 24?)Lot 24 Building 1- a taller skinnier residential buildingLot 24 Building 2- residential building with larger footprint, ground floor commercial spaces. Could CRC or even Great Parks run an indoor playground in a ground floor space here? That could become a destination for families during bad weather. With the entrance facing south or east it would be complementary to Carol Ann's carousel. Could help partially replace the 1,000 Hands playground at Sawyer Point that was recently destroyed.Permanent urban flea market area- A foot traffic driver that could operate every weekend, special events, Christmas season. Could have synergies with the music venues (indoor and outdoor), even help support music festivals. Would provide a setback and buffer for the building frontages facing the outdoor music venue.Aerial Gondola lift- would really elevate the Banks experience! see here https://cincinnatiideas.com/gondola-at-the-banks/ Edited May 23May 23 by thebillshark www.cincinnatiideas.com
May 23May 23 On 5/16/2025 at 2:47 PM, IAGuy39 said:If they rejected those proposals due to the fact that they believe they can get a better product and tie it into the rest of the development better, than at this point after all these years, it is probably worth the wait, IMO.Who trusts what they "believe" at this point?
May 23May 23 17 minutes ago, Rabbit Hash said:Who trusts what they "believe" at this point?It’s definitely underwhelming, but perhaps Mayor Pureval sees it as a huge opportunity for part of his legacy and is able to get it right with the new design firm. I’m not holding out a ton of hope but to reject what looks like good proposals, personally I believe that the mayor and Ham County commissioners themselves believe they can get something better that ties the rest of the undeveloped parcels together better. Pureval has been a bit “shy” with proposals but maybe after locking up the mayor race he will let it fly to try to cement his legacy?
May 23May 23 There is a rumor that Microsoft and Amazon are building on all the remaining lots. And, the good news is they are buying the Bengals and the stadium.
Wednesday at 06:15 PM1 day Banks development has a $2.5B impact, study says, but it's not that simpleexpandA crowd gathers at the BanksCorrie Schaffeld | CBCBy Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business CourierJun 11, 2025The Banks mixed-use development, including the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, has a $2.5 billion annual economic impact on the region, with the Bengals accounting for $1 billion of that total, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati Economics Center.But the numbers likely factor in the money the teams spend on player salaries, as well as local residents’ spending at the stadiums, the latter of which economists largely believe would surface elsewhere in the region’s entertainment economy if the teams were not here.MORE
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