July 15, 20168 yr Isn't this basically at the equivalent point of the Millworks proposal that eventually became Oakley Station? Expect to see this watered down to something similar because of concerns about traffic. No doubt most of Blue Ash is swamped during the morning and evening commutes, though having people actually living there would mitigate that somewhat. This doesn't look particularly new urbanist anyway. It's more like megascale suburban hypertrophy. Think Tyson's Corner or Dublin/Pleasanton.
July 15, 20168 yr Oh sure, even in the middle of the day it's pretty quiet relatively speaking. It's all morning and evening rush hour traffic, and it is bad, in no small part because there's only a few through streets and a lot of the offices (and even the industries/warehouses) are very 9-5 oriented.
August 6, 20168 yr Two big office users eying former Blue Ash Airport development At least two large office users have shown interest in being part of the Al Neyer-led redevelopment of the former Blue Ash airport property. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/08/05/two-big-office-users-eying-former-blue-ash-airport.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 24, 20168 yr Here’s what Blue Ash decided on airport development plan Blue Ash City Council voted Sept. 22 to approve the concept plan from the team led by Al Neyer for the development of the former Blue Ash Airport. The concept plan was approved by a vote of 6-1, with Pramod Jhaveri voting no. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/09/23/here-s-what-blue-ash-decided-on-airport.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 8, 20178 yr Port Authority to help finance massive Blue Ash development The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is working to help finance public infrastructure improvements in support of the more-than-100-acre planned mixed-use development next to Summit Park. The Port’s board of directors unanimously authorized the Port Authority to enter into a preliminary cooperative agreement allowing the Port to issue up to $24 million in tax increment financing revenue bonds to finance public infrastructure improvements at the development. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/03/08/port-authority-to-help-finance-massive-blue-ash.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 8, 20178 yr 250 more apartments in the 'burbs. I maintain something is amiss in DT Cincy holding back widespread growth. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 8, 20178 yr 250 more apartments in the 'burbs. I maintain something is amiss in DT Cincy holding back widespread growth. Low rise buildings are much cheaper to build which is a factor in financing. And banks continue to feel that lending for these types of developments are a "safer" investment (and likely cheaper) than a 250 unit building downtown.
March 8, 20178 yr I'm glad to see Blue Ash going this direction. It'll be a nice little New Urbanist cluster in Blue Ash. The only thing that would make it better is if we had BRT or rail transit linking it to downtown. Heck, the build quality even looks better than The Banks.
March 9, 20178 yr 250 more apartments in the 'burbs. I maintain something is amiss in DT Cincy holding back widespread growth. Well there aren't many sites for this sort of large apartment complex without structured parking within city limits in an area where people would actually want to live (i.e. not the Kahn's site).
March 9, 20178 yr 250 more apartments in the 'burbs. I maintain something is amiss in DT Cincy holding back widespread growth. Low rise buildings are much cheaper to build which is a factor in financing. And banks continue to feel that lending for these types of developments are a "safer" investment (and likely cheaper) than a 250 unit building downtown. There may be something to banks being conservative. But why is low rise residential possible in downtowns of "boom" cities and not here? 250 more apartments in the 'burbs. I maintain something is amiss in DT Cincy holding back widespread growth. Well there aren't many sites for this sort of large apartment complex without structured parking within city limits in an area where people would actually want to live (i.e. not the Kahn's site). I think there's plenty room for low rise residential in DT and its surroundings. Maybe not 250 units but definitely over 100. Re: parking, are we ever going to build anything new without parking here in this town, like forevermore? Even something right next to an existing parking garage? We're kind of held back until someone can at least do that. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 9, 20178 yr IMO some of the issue may be that Cincy has so many old dense underutalized buildings. Its not fast enough but a lot of development that would be low rise new urbanist boxes in other midsized cities are renovated tenement buildings in OTR. Whenever I pass through Indy on the megabus I have that thought as I've seen about 10 blocks of parking lots turned into these sorts of developments... Still is extremely frustrating to see buildings like the Dennison torn down in this sort of environment, I do feel old money is holding Cincinnati back to some extent - here's hoping Cranley is thrown out of office.
March 9, 20178 yr Huh. I would argue that large new apartment projects inside 275 are quite rare outside the city limits.
March 9, 20178 yr IMO some of the issue may be that Cincy has so many old dense underutalized buildings. Its not fast enough but a lot of development that would be low rise new urbanist boxes in other midsized cities are renovated tenement buildings in OTR. Whenever I pass through Indy on the megabus I have that thought as I've seen about 10 blocks of parking lots turned into these sorts of developments... Still is extremely frustrating to see buildings like the Dennison torn down in this sort of environment, I do feel old money is holding Cincinnati back to some extent - here's hoping Cranley is thrown out of office. This is kind of my point. Historic preservation is awesome. It does a lot of good things, right off the bat you're getting good architecture, walkability and granularity. But it is slow and expensive in terms of adding raw numbers of people. That's why i wish we had a few generic new urbanism boxes going up. Downtown needs residents and more active sidewalks. Some weeknights it's like every other person I pass on my evening walk asks for money. I think Cranley killed momentum in this regard. A mayor that put the city first instead of his political career could have marketed the hell out of the streetcar and perhaps we'd have more going on now. And a bunch of new residents to help relieve the upcoming budget deficit. But of course he doesn't consider DT and OTR residents his constituents as voters so why would he. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 9, 20178 yr ^The area between City Hall and the Charles St. substation is ripe for large apartments, and the market is there, yet nothing is happening. Getting more people living in the NE section of DT near Central Parkway's bend will mean many more pedestrians will be crossing across downtown at any given time and add a lot to the street life.
March 9, 20178 yr ^The area between City Hall and the Charles St. substation is ripe for large apartments, and the market is there, yet nothing is happening. Getting more people living in the NE section of DT near Central Parkway's bend will mean many more pedestrians will be crossing across downtown at any given time and add a lot to the street life. Of course. I'd like someone to do a study that shows how much more tax revenue nearby condos/apts /mixed use buildings are producing than these surface lots per square foot, and make it official city policy to try to get rid of these lots. But with lot owners donating big to Cranley we need a new mayor too. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 9, 20178 yr Yeah there are so many good spots for 5 or 6 story mega block type apartments / condos in that area, Jake. It would greatly improve the street life. I was just down on Fourth Street this morning to the Chamber and I am always amazed how beautiful that area of the city is, IMO the most beautiful area in all of Cincy, really historic area. There seems to be some nice activity going on, but we need a few more big conversions there to keep it pressing forward and adding more residents. 4th and Race is going to be big but so is the City Club Apartments (PNC Annex), those two alone will add around 500 new apartments, then if some of the other large underutilized buildings on that block get developed, we are inching closer and closer to having many of the underutilized buildings used for re-use.
March 9, 20178 yr Yeah there are so many good spots for 5 or 6 story mega block type apartments / condos in that area, Jake. It would greatly improve the street life. I was just down on Fourth Street this morning to the Chamber and I am always amazed how beautiful that area of the city is, IMO the most beautiful area in all of Cincy, really historic area. There seems to be some nice activity going on, but we need a few more big conversions there to keep it pressing forward and adding more residents. 4th and Race is going to be big but so is the City Club Apartments (PNC Annex), those two alone will add around 500 new apartments, then if some of the other large underutilized buildings on that block get developed, we are inching closer and closer to having many of the underutilized buildings used for re-use. Yeah there are some absolutely huge dollar figure proposals for a couple of those buildings near Fourth, but I'm starting to get skeptical of announcements until construction actually begins these days. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 9, 20178 yr Yeah there are so many good spots for 5 or 6 story mega block type apartments / condos in that area, Jake. It would greatly improve the street life. I was just down on Fourth Street this morning to the Chamber and I am always amazed how beautiful that area of the city is, IMO the most beautiful area in all of Cincy, really historic area. There seems to be some nice activity going on, but we need a few more big conversions there to keep it pressing forward and adding more residents. 4th and Race is going to be big but so is the City Club Apartments (PNC Annex), those two alone will add around 500 new apartments, then if some of the other large underutilized buildings on that block get developed, we are inching closer and closer to having many of the underutilized buildings used for re-use. It really is - its so depressing to walk down when you've been to San Francisco and seen similar scaled/ornate architecture full of residential and commercial. I feel like other cities would view a street like this as an asset, but in Cincinnati the attitude of too many people is meh its old... ugh.
March 9, 20178 yr ^ The other part that would really put Cincy over the edge is getting the plates over FWW and putting as dense of residential / office as possible, then slowing down Third Street. It's funny walking down that hill from the Canyon of gorgeous buildings too the wide openess of 3rd Street, FWW, then 2nd Street. The Banks really is an island of itself, connecting that would make it world class. Dream big!
March 9, 20178 yr ^ The other part that would really put Cincy over the edge is getting the plates over FWW and putting as dense of residential / office as possible, then slowing down Third Street. It's funny walking down that hill from the Canyon of gorgeous buildings too the wide openess of 3rd Street, FWW, then 2nd Street. The Banks really is an island of itself, connecting that would make it world class. Dream big! I agree these would be nice but they would be incredibly expensive and I think it would be better now to take a step back and analyze what we can do to kick start more organic growth. Once again I have no doubt in my mind that Cincy can gather up TIF and city funding and work with 3cdc to pull off a big project like 84.51, 8th and Sycamore, or 4th and Race at about the rate of one every two years. But we need to know why not one surface lot has broken ranks and been developed yet even after the launch of the streetcar. We need to know why a project like the Mchahn's building did not work out even after landing tax credits. www.cincinnatiideas.com
March 9, 20178 yr ^The city needs to adopt the looser form-based code that Nashville has in place in its booming neighborhoods. It opens the door for small-time developers to put up small multi-families. Cranley hates it because his developer buddies only do 50+ (and more like 100+) unit complexes and don't want small guys nibbling at the edges of the market. I think a higher density form-based code is critical to seeing areas like the West End, Mt. Auburn, and Walnut Hills to really take off. Otherwise you're sitting around waiting for big developers to pull the trigger on big projects, but then people who own random lots can't put up much other than single-family homes.
March 10, 20178 yr Here’s the latest on neo-traditional homes coming to a massive Blue Ash project M/I Homes of Cincinnati LLC is bringing more than 100 new homes to Blue Ash, but most of them will have a design that puts a new twist on older designs. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/03/10/here-s-the-latest-on-neo-traditional-homes-coming.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 17, 20178 yr Wow, that tower is actually built!? Next time I come home I'll have to check that out. Apparently Blue Ash airport is the highest point in Hamilton County, and you're supposed to be able to see downtown from the top of the tower. Should be a pretty cool view from up there.
May 17, 20178 yr The tower itself is pretty unimpressive, so far. A construction side indicates that there will be an elevator to the top, but hopefully you can climb the steps as well.
May 17, 20178 yr Wow, that tower is actually built!? Next time I come home I'll have to check that out. Apparently Blue Ash airport is the highest point in Hamilton County, and you're supposed to be able to see downtown from the top of the tower. Should be a pretty cool view from up there. I asked the architects when they put a photo of topped out tower on facebook and they said that you can indeed see downtown from up there. I also was there on a really windy day (like today is) watching to see that roof flutter and it was rock solid despite its wing look (haha)!.
May 18, 20178 yr ^I believe the highest point in Hamilton County is the base of the Mt. Airy water tower. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23199
May 19, 20178 yr Blue Ash airport development team adds new partner The team that's transforming the former Blue Ash airport into a massive mixed-use development has added a new partner. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/18/exclusive-blue-ash-airport-development-team-adds.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 19, 20178 yr My whole thing with these "walkable" developments in the burbs is...will you be able to walk to a part of the neighborhood that's NOT part of the development from there? It seems they're hemmed in by huge highway like roads and parking lots so someone would never leave a designated area. Kind of misses the point and panders to a buzzword. www.cincinnatiideas.com
May 19, 20178 yr ^No, nothing in that area can really be walked to. But the edge of this huge development is only about 1,200 feet from where a light rail station would have been built at Glendale-Milford had Metro Moves passed, so it's conceivable that there would have been some real walking.
May 19, 20178 yr Even if they are right next to existing development, those neighbors are so likely to go full-on NIMBY that they won't allow even a pedestrian connection, let alone a street. One of those seamy pedestrians might wander into the respectable old neighborhood and bite the head off someone's lawn gnome. Just a mile or so away at the TriHealth Pavilion at I-71 and Pfeiffer they have a solid fence along the entire west edge of the property against the residential subdivision behind. Although there's pathways through to the industrial park to the north and a paved running trail around the building, it is physically impossible for a pedestrian to get between TriHealth and the subdivision. I can understand not wanting through road traffic, but through joggers? Even in the city there's people who want to close hillside steps, block sidewalks, and cut off streets. You just don't see this kind of blatant hostility towards walking in other countries. In places like Australia or much of Europe where their suburban street grids are similarly dendritic to ours, their pedestrian and cycling paths reestablish the connectivity. They're not afraid to have a sidewalk or a bike path connecting through without being part of a street. The number of pedestrians in these renderings is beyond comical too.
May 19, 20178 yr It's a start. Compare Easton when it was first developed to what it has blossomed into today. It's still surrounded by suburban outposts (well, sprawl), but it's density reach has spread beyond its original boundaries. Who is the developer for this? The article didn't state it before it got cut off for the paywall.
May 19, 20178 yr Over in Delhi there is one cul-de-sac that has a public sidewalk from it to the main street and it is so rare to see i was shocked when i drove by it. My house is similar in that it existed by a farm for decades until the farm was redeveloped and a cul-de-sac neighborhood was added in. If I had the money to put a similar connection in for them to get to the main road I'm on I'd do it. Till then, i told the kids back there who have asked that i dont mind if they hop the fence to save them two blocks of walking to get to out. These days i should probably have their parents sign some sort of legal waver though, ugh. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi,+OH/@39.1049103,-84.6202996,166m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8841ca299bc86dcf:0x2b75114f6dcec6f6!8m2!3d39.0950595!4d-84.6052225 https://www.google.com/maps/@39.104345,-84.6201184,3a,75y,13.6h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbCF7i4fIPA275iqqVtMatQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
May 19, 20178 yr It's a start. Compare Easton when it was first developed to what it has blossomed into today. It's still surrounded by suburban outposts (well, sprawl), but it's density reach has spread beyond its original boundaries. Who is the developer for this? The article didn't state it before it got cut off for the paywall. Fortus, Vandercar Holdings, MKSK and M/I Homes. Towne Properties was previously working on the project, but they're no longer involved.
May 19, 20178 yr Those are the infamous "catwalks"! Here's one near the school that I (and Carmen Electra) attended for a few years: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi,+OH/@39.2118055,-84.5899826,216m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8841ca299bc86dcf:0x2b75114f6dcec6f6!8m2!3d39.0950595!4d-84.6052225
May 20, 20178 yr Honestly there are a lot of sidewalks along Reed Hartman and Plainfield. That doesn't mean that it's super nice for pedestrians, but they are there. Mostly only see people walking by ethicon office park and by the new park. It was crazy last summer there was a food truck festival in the new summit park and there were office workers walking at least half a mile to go to it.
May 20, 20178 yr Most suburban sidewalks seem to be little more than paths for dog walking or kids to ride scooters. If you're lucky a kid may have a friend a few doors down. Getting to your neighbor's across the back fence, to another subdivision, school, or convenience store on the other hand is going to be nearly impossible. That's especially true with newer pseudo-gated subdivisions that only have one exit to the old farm road that never got upgraded and is still lined with ditches and scrub.
May 20, 20178 yr I had reason to be in Blue Ash twice this past week and drove Reed Hartman Hwy each time...it's surreal and pretty depressing. The grass is green, the trees are in bloom, but the whole thing feels strange and dead because the buildings are all brooding with their tinted glass. I can't help but think that the setting puts workers in a bad mood. A newer warehouse district is different because so many of those buildings don't have air conditioning and so there are open dock doors and other signs of life.
May 22, 20178 yr Developers purchase former Blue Ash airport One of the largest mixed-use developments planned in Greater Cincinnati took a big step forward last week. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/22/exclusive-developers-purchase-former-blue-ash.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 8, 20177 yr $55 million mixed-use Blue Ash project lands key approval The first phase of the redevelopment of the former Blue Ash airport into the Neighborhoods at Summit Park has landed a key approval. The District, the first commercial phase of the development near the intersection of Glendale Milford Road and Reed Hartman Highway, received approval for the mixed-use block from Blue Ash Planning and Zoning Commission. The project, which is being developed by Al Neyer, Vandercar Holdings LLC and Fortus Group, is expected to be a $50 million to $55 million development. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/09/08/55-million-mixed-use-blue-ash-project-lands-key.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 12, 20177 yr $40M ‘life planning’ community coming to former Blue Ash airport The team that is redeveloping the former Blue Ash airport into a massive mixed-use development received a key approval for a “life planning” community in the center of the project. Last week, Blue Ash Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved final development plans for a 195-unit life plan community for seniors in Parkside, one of the Neighborhoods at Summit Park. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/09/12/exclusive-40m-life-planning-community-coming-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 7, 20177 yr M/I Homes to hold lottery for highly sought after Blue Ash homes M/I Homes of Cincinnati LLC has seen so much demand for homes in its new Blue Ash development that it is holding a lottery for potential buyers. Daventry at Summit Park, a new neighborhood next to the $75 million Summit Park, has more than 800 people signed up to be on a “[glow=red,2,300]VIP[/glow]” list for the community. M/I Homes will release the first phase of 25 home sites in December and plans to hold a lottery for those sites. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/12/07/m-i-homes-to-hold-lottery-for-highly-sought-after.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 11, 20187 yr Blue Ash council to vote on $95 million mixed-use portion of Summit Park development Blue Ash City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday night on the final development plan for a new mixed-use building and senior living building in the Neighborhoods at Summit Park. The city council will vote on whether to approve the mixed-use building — being developed by Al Neyer, Vandercar Holdings LLC and Fortus Group — and the senior living community, which would be developed by Fortus. Combined, the projects are expected to be an investment of more than $95 million. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/01/11/blue-ash-council-to-vote-on-95-million-mixed-use.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 26, 20187 yr Blue Ash makes decision on $100 million mixed-use projects During a special session on Thursday night, Blue Ash City Council made a decision on the final development plan for a new mixed-use building and life plan community in the Neighborhoods at Summit Park. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/01/26/blue-ash-makes-decision-on-100-million-mixed-use.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 20186 yr Get a look at M/I Homes’ models at Summit Park Daventry at Summit Park, a new high-end residential development from M/I Homes of Cincinnati LLC, is seeing a flurry of activity. Construction crews are busy at the new neighborhood next to the $75 million Summit Park in Blue Ash. Greg Williams, president of M/I Homes of Cincinnati, said about 20 homes are under construction in Daventry. “When we announced we would be building 104 homes, our phones started ringing off the hook,” Williams told me during an interview in the Whitman model home at Daventry. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/20/get-a-look-at-m-i-homes-models-at-summit-park.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 24, 20186 yr Behind the paywall. EXCLUSIVE: Home health care provider moving to Blue Ash One of the largest providers of skilled home health care is moving its local operations to Blue Ash from Sycamore Township. Care Connection of Cincinnati, which is part of Evolution Health, has signed a 10-year lease for space at Integrity Towers, located at 4420 Cooper Road. Care Connection is moving from 7265 Kenwood Road, where is has been located since 2004. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/23/exclusive-home-health-care-provider-moving-to-blue.html
July 24, 20186 yr If you hit stop on the browser immediately when a bzjournal article's text loads, the paywall doesn't appear.
September 18, 20186 yr Construction begins on $50 million mixed-use project in Blue Ash Construction has started on an estimated $50 million mixed-use development in Blue Ash. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/09/18/construction-begins-on-50-million-mixed-use.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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