May 19, 200718 yr Hey, you're as easy to comprehend as John Rawls sometimes. I want to hear nothing from you!
July 18, 200717 yr Developers seek historic label July 18, 2007 | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER NORTHSIDE - Developers of the former American Can Co. in Northside want the building added to the National Register of Historic Places to help them qualify for 2007 state and federal tax credits. They've applied for that designation, but because the process could take several months, developers Steve Bloomfield and Ken Schon want a city historic designation, too. The five-story 1920 building at 4101 Spring Grove Ave. is being turned into a 100-unit loft apartment complex. A public hearing on the historic designation is set for July 31 before council's economic development committee. Planning Commission members approved the idea Friday after the city's Historic Conservation Board recommended it.
July 18, 200717 yr I would actually consider this my favorite project going on in Cinci. I cant wait to see how it looks in the end.
July 18, 200717 yr Do the historic designations limit what they can do in regards to remodeling the building ?
July 18, 200717 yr Oh definitely. I know that they have to use a certain kind of windows to qualify. There's also an odd little room inside with no real purpose that they'll have to be creative and find a use for. That's why I love old buildings; they breed creativity and innovation! But those restrictions enable them the grant money. Several American Can buildings around the U.S. have already been converted. Im trying to find pics of them; maybe this one will looks similar when its done.
July 18, 200717 yr This has to be one of my favorites as well. Northside only stands to gain from this one and the potential is off the charts.
August 11, 200717 yr American Can named local landmark Building Cincinnati, 8/8/07 City Council has approved unanimously the designation of the American Can property as a Local Historic Landmark. Inclusion on a local landmark list makes the project eligible to receive the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. The tax credit is equal to 25 percent of the developer's rehabilitation expenditures. Only 100 tax credit certificates can be issued over any one year period*. The American Can building, built in 1921, is a nearly unaltered building in the Commercial Style and was home to one of the nation's largest can manufacturers, employing as many as 1,000 people by the early 1950s. The building is the 29th site to be named a Local Historic Landmark. Developers Bloomfield, Schon & Partners still hope to have the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A decision on that isn't likely until at least December. Upon completion, the American Can Factory Square will contain 93 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space. There will also be a new 20,000 square foot office building, 13,000 square feet of retail on the adjacent Myron Johnson property, and 30 townhomes along Langland Street. Further reading, photos and maps: BC: Scooped on the American Can story (7/19/07) BC: Northside: American Can Factory Square (5/16/07) BC: Northside: American Can Factory Square (3/17/07) * Usually issued as applicants come along and not on a specific date. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/08/american-can-named-local-landmark.html
October 13, 200717 yr American Can applies for brownfields funds Building Cincinnati, 10/10/07 The developers of American Can Factory Square in Northside have applied for Ohio Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan funds (BCRLF) to complete environmental remediation of the site. The BCRLF is made available by a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is disbursed by the Ohio Department of Development. Loans are offered at below-market rates to help return brownfield proerties to productivity. Bloomfield, Schon & Partners is seeking $700,000 to scour off unacceptably high levels of PCB matter from the former manufacturing plant's concrete floors. The unexpected new costs, which are estimated at $848,000, arouse from the failure of a previous chemical treatment remediation technique to lower the PCB levels on the concrete to the target level of 1 part per million. Environmental work on the site began in November 2006 and is expected to cost over $1.3 million, of which nearly $455,000 came from a Clean Ohio Fund Revitalization grant. The removal and disposal of contaminated wood block flooring, mastic and asbestos is nearly complete. Butler Concrete Construction, Central Insulation Systems, SRW Environmental Services and Data Chem Laboratories have been selected to perform the concrete work. Upon completion, American Can Factory Square will contain 93 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space. There will also be a new 20,000 square foot office building, and 13,000 square feet of retail on the adjacent Myron Johnson property. Thirty for-sale townhomes along Langland St would be built in the second phase. http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2007/10/american-can-applies-for-brownfields.html
October 17, 200816 yr Cincinnati projects score Ohio historic tax credits • The American Can Building in Northside, which will receive $4.5 million in credits http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/10/13/daily41.html Now lets see some progress!
October 17, 200816 yr yea this whole site is sooo important imo. It really is an eyesore for Northside and could have such a positive impact. Go Northside!
October 17, 200816 yr seriously atlas, get off northside's b*lls What's wrong with promoting Northside?
October 17, 200816 yr seriously atlas, get off northside's b*lls Can we PLEASE cut it out with this b*lls crap? I'll be the first to petition that you get banned for a week. It's just unnecessary and rampant. Cut it out.
October 17, 200816 yr oh it's a joke from the other day. i think northside is a swell place. i'm thinking of naming my first born northside.
October 17, 200816 yr oh it's a joke from the other day. i think northside is a swell place. i'm thinking of naming my first born northside. Yes, I was there...here.
October 17, 200816 yr i was thinking that was going to be the last of it, but honestly, i'm fascinated about this petition process
October 17, 200816 yr This tax credit is roughly 22% of the overall project cost ($20m). That should surely help kick this thing in the butt. Oh yeah, and it's apartments which should also help tremendously.
April 22, 200916 yr Factory Square photo update, 4/4/09 http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/04/factory-square-photo-update-4409.html Not much visible is happening at the Factory Square project in Northside, but the project is far from dead. During Give Back Cincinnati's Community Immersion on April 4, Jared Wayne of developer Bloomfield/Schon + Partners said that we should expect to see the building open in about two years. In fact, his company is so invested in the project that he says he's basically on the project site full-time. Upon completion, the former factory building will house more than 90 market-rate apartments, sheltered parking, and 27,000 square feet of commercial space that will include a restaurant or café use. Townhomes, offices, and a public park are also planned for the property surrounding the structure. There are 9 photos in this slideshow.
April 22, 200916 yr I was thinking about this project just a little bit ago. Good to hear that there are still plans for the building, as I feel that this project is absolutely vital for Northside. Northside is already a great place with some really strong establishments, but the area is definitely not "there" yet. I think adding this project to the mix will really go a long way to improve the image of Northside, as well as adding people and a new business or two to frequent.
May 20, 200916 yr Click on the article link to watch the news story video. Northside Development Sparks Rumors Of Famous Tenant Jean-Robert de Cavel Said To Be Interested In Development http://www.wlwt.com/news/19453667/detail.html Celebrity Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel is expected to make an announcement about his future in Cincinnati Friday. Now a new development is sparking rumors that the chef may have found his next venture. The old American Can building in Northside is currently being redeveloped to include apartments and a restaurant. The development will be called "Factory Square" and sources tell News 5 Jean-Robert has expressed interest in the site for a new restaurant. The site is near Cincinnati State University. Sources have told News 5 that Jean-Robert's announcement Friday will somehow involve Cincinnati State. The developers are still lining up the money to get the project done, but say they are very close to making Factory Square a reality, combining the new with the old. "It's going more towards a stable and really exciting and attractive community and this could really help give that a shot in the arm," said City Councilman Chris Bortz. Construction on Factory Square could start as early as this summer.
May 20, 200916 yr well i dont think there is an official start date so the completion date is definitely still in the air. But if it did start this summer I would imagine it being a 2-3 year project. maybe 1 year before the first tenant moved in. not sure though.
May 21, 200916 yr That is very, very close to the Cincinnati State cooking school. Convenient, I say.
May 29, 200916 yr Stimulus could spur commercial project in long-dead Northside American Can plant http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/06/01/story4.html The city of Cincinnati is hoping federal stimulus funding can do what private capital has not – revive the long-dormant American Can factory in Northside. The $22 million mixed-use project would bring 96 apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space to the empty shell near the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Blue Rock Road. The building once housed a factory that made machines that made aluminum cans. It’s been mostly vacant since the 1950s. Developers Bloomfield, Schon & Partners have been working on the project since 2005, using a $500,000 loan from the city and a $750,000 environmental grant from the state to finance the endeavor. They’re the same developers that converted an abandoned Ford Model T factory into a Class A office building on Interstate 71 near the William Howard Taft overpass, which now houses Fisher Design. City officials recently proposed a $1.6 million loan for the project, using Community Development Block Grant funds that flowed from the stimulus bill in February. “The developer has received a tentative commitment from a lender pending the approval” of the new stimulus loan, City Manager Milton Dohoney reported to City Council on May 18. “Once the private financing is in place, the project can begin almost immediately. Construction will likely start in the summer of 2009.” Developer Steve Bloomfield declined to comment until his financing is in place. The city report indicates that financing includes $7.3 million from the sale of historic tax credits, $3.4 million in New Markets Tax Credits equity and up to $6 million in private equity. Northside Business Association President Bruce Demske “could not be more enthusiastic” about the city’s plans. “Right now, it’s a huge gap in the middle of our business district,” he said. “It’ll bring jobs and residents that might not otherwise consider Northside.” How ODOT plans to spend The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a tentative schedule for stimulus-induced highway projects for Southwest Ohio. It shows 70 percent of the roughly $105 million in total spending will happen next year. That’s because the stimulus bill gave projects financed through metropolitan-planning organizations (MPOs) like the OKI Regional Council of Governments more time to obligate funding. So, the first money out the door will be ODOT projects, including $3.6 million in resurfacing for Clermont County and a $3.1 million rehab of U.S. 27 in Butler County. More than 40 percent of the $31.5 million to be spent this summer will fund five projects in Greene County, near Dayton. “We had a legal requirement that 50 percent of our funding had to be obligated within the first 90 days,” said Stefan Spinosa, a technical services engineer in ODOT’s District 8 office in Lebanon. “MPOs have until March of next year to obligate the funding. They should be sold over the winter and under contract by next spring.” The biggest-ticket projects to be started next spring include the $5 million relocation of rail lines as part of the city of Cincinnati’s Waldvogel Viaduct renovation and $6.1 million to upgrade the intersection of State Route 48 and Tylersville Road in Butler County.
May 29, 200916 yr Pleeeease at least get some windows on this building soon! The interior columns have been exposed to the elements for far too many years.
June 1, 200916 yr ^It's all concrete. It will be fine. Since they are getting historic tax credits, they must save the steel sash and re-glaze.
July 7, 200915 yr Vice President Joe Biden is headed to American Can Thursday morning to try to impress upon all involved the importance of getting things rolling and to get the project jump started. He'll be holding a press conference. The visit will be Thursday, July 9th at 10am, gates open at 8:30am for security clearances.
July 9, 200915 yr Here are some shots of the event. The way they had the stage set up diagonal to the building made for a pretty striking background.
December 16, 200915 yr I thought there was an Enquirer article that indicated the developer is still $5m short, but some clean up work can begin soon.
February 5, 201015 yr Coming in Sunday's Enquirer Three print exclusives: A Northside stimulus project touted here by Vice President Biden has yet to get off the ground.
February 7, 201015 yr Coming in Sunday's Enquirer Three print exclusives: A Northside stimulus project touted here by Vice President Biden has yet to get off the ground. Crosley Building in Camp Washington too, right? Why haven't either of these projects started yet?
June 27, 201014 yr The American Can building renovation is finally about to start! The project, which will bring 110 lofts, plus more than 12,000 square feet of new commercial space to the heart of Northside, is set to begin facade work within the next few days, and interior work should begin in September, and take about 10-12 months to complete. Read more here: http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2010/06/northsides-factory-square-set-to-begin.html
June 28, 201014 yr One of the best things about this project is that it will improve the impression that motorist get of the city as they approach from 75 South. One of the first things you see as you enter town from Chicago or Indy is this abandoned building. It looks bad.
June 28, 201014 yr Wish I could afford to live there! I'd move back to Cincinnati in a heartbeat. I grew up in South Cumminsville. Walked through Northside to get to the library. Drove past this building often to get to my Grandpa's house in Winton Place. Went to Garfield School. Great memories! Also, chocolate milkshakes at the drugstore soda fountain. Opened my first savings account at the bank near the drugstore. Shopped in Goldsmith's. Saw lots of movies on the weekends! And then there was Woolworth's!! Kay Ahr in Reno/Sparks, Nevada
July 3, 201014 yr One of the best things about this project is that it will improve the impression that motorist get of the city as they approach from 75 South. One of the first things you see as you enter town from Chicago or Indy is this abandoned building. It looks bad. I think you might have this confused with the Crosley Building.
July 14, 201014 yr ^ yeah I saw that on Sunday while walking around Northside. When I walked by they were in the rear (?)(or north-western?) end of the complex, off the side streets.
July 14, 201014 yr Im thinking if this project is ever completed it will be a definite boost to the neighborhood, which is already sort of happening in a funky way.
July 14, 201014 yr There are very few vacant buildings in Northside as-is. This is surely the biggest.
July 16, 201014 yr I find it hilarious that the guy who represented this development along with others in Cinci to contest that unfair distribution of state funding (NE Ohio bias) for rehabbed properties, was MARC DANN of all people. What ever came of that? I'm assuming absolutely nothing.
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