July 21, 201113 yr They've relocated most employees to either Norwood or their 7th street buildings. I don't believe they have much of a presence in Atrium any longer.
July 21, 201113 yr I think Convergys actually bought Atrium I (the shorter portion) if I am not mistaken.
August 17, 201113 yr Great photos! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 201113 yr yeah that looks real good -- love the nightshots of it too. it has a nice, fancy 'goin to church' hat!
September 5, 201113 yr I think the views from the northeast with the Procter and Gamble buildings in the foreground are the best. The building looks a little lonely otherwise.
September 5, 201113 yr I think the views from the northeast with the Procter and Gamble buildings in the foreground are the best. The building looks a little lonely otherwise. I like the views from Sawyer Point and the Newport Levee. It looks like it's a part of the skyline there too...but without the potential to be incredibly phallic.
September 6, 201113 yr I saw a great pic of QCS with the tiara lit in red. With how many colors can it be lit?
June 18, 201212 yr Cafe has opened up in the building at the corner of 3rd & Sycamore, M-F 7AM-3PM. http://simplygrandcafe.com/ Also, a work permit is in place for a convenience store. It'll be in the middle of the building near the elevator bank. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
June 18, 201212 yr On Columbia Parkway driving toward downtown, there's a beautiful view of QCS over Mt. Adams
October 21, 201212 yr Has a restaurant opened up here yet? Yes, "Simply Grand." It's a pretty good sandwich/soup/salad place that seems to cater to the lunch crowd.
December 6, 201212 yr Considering how much QCS bashing we all do, Emporis rated all skyscrapers built in 2011 around the World and ranked the Great American tower #4 globally and #2 in America behind Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce St NYC high rise. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2012/12/05/great-american-tower-4th-best.html?ana=handmark
October 8, 201311 yr New retail tenant coming to Queen City Square: EXCLUSIVE Tom Demeropolis - Reporter - Cincinnati Business Courier A new retailer is coming soon to Queen City Square. Roosters Men’s Grooming Center, a barbershop franchise with dozens of locations across the country, is scheduled to open a spot in Queen City Square. The new downtown Cincinnati location is listed as “open soon” on Roosters’ website. Officials with Roosters were not immediately available for comment. Kathleen Norris, managing principal of Urban Fast Forward and the retail leasing agent for Queen City Square, said Roosters signed a long-term lease for about 900 square feet of space next to Simply Grand Cafe in the Third Street lobby. “This has been on our wish list since day one,” Norris said. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
March 13, 201411 yr EXCLUSIVE: Great American Tower on the selling block Western & Southern Financial Group subsidiary Eagle Realty Group is looking to sell Queen City Square, the more than 1 million-square-foot downtown office development that includes 303 Broadway and Great American Tower, the city’s largest office building. Great American Tower at Queen City Square is a 41-story, 805,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified office building. Completed in 2011, the tower is home to its namesake, Great American Insurance Group. Queen City Square tenants also include Frost Brown Todd LLC; KeyBank; Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease; Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc.; Lafayette Life Insurance Co.; IFS Financial Services, and Analytic Partners. Queen City Square is about 90 percent occupied, according to information from commercial real estate research firm Xceligent Inc. “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
March 14, 201411 yr Western & Southern will sell minority share in Great American Tower Tom Demeropolis Reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier If investors were looking to buy Queen City Square outright, they’re out of luck. I reported yesterday that Western & Southern Financial Group subsidiary Eagle Realty Group was looking to sell Queen City Square, the 1 million-square-foot downtown office development that includes 303 Broadway and Great American Tower, the city’s largest office building. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/03/13/western-southern-will-sell-minority-share-in-great.html
December 3, 201410 yr De Cavel to open restaurant in Western & Southern building Jean-Robert de Cavel is teaming up with maitre d' Richard Brown to open a French fine-dining restaurant in Western & Southern's Queen City Square. De Cavel promises a restaurant that will be "elegant and very special." Brown and de Cavel, who worked together at Maisonette and Jean-Robert at Pigall's, will be equal owners in the restaurant. They are aiming for a July opening. "Ever since we opened Queen City Square, we planned to have a premier restaurant as part of the project," said John F. Barrett, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western & Southern. "This is yet another way to further enhance the world-class stature of downtown Cincinnati and our region." Cont Standard mid-leading Enquirer headline and Polly Campbell really does a terrible job of explaining where exactly this will be... It occupies 7,400 square feet on the 4th Street level of the W&S building at 400 Broadway, accessed from the grand lobby. It has large windows with views to the south and west, including the Great American Ball Park (and its fireworks.) I'm certain this is the large 3rd Street facing space that is on the 4th Street level of Great American Tower (401 E 4th St). The other building at Queen City Square is 303 Broadway. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
January 27, 201510 yr Who is shooting at Great American Tower? Authorities closed the Lytle Tunnel for the second day in a row Tuesday morning to investigate shots fired at the Great American Tower, Downtown. It was the fourth time in the last week someone has shot and hit a window of the building, owned by Western & Southern, according to Cincinnati police Capt. Michael Neville. All incidents have occurred after typical business hours, Neville said. "With the exception of nighttime security, the buildings have been unoccupied," he said. "Nobody has been injured." No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 2, 20159 yr Smartphone camera zoom can't quite capture the fact that there has been scaffolding erected in the tiara. Haven't heard what is going on... "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 2, 20159 yr I meant to come here and ask if anyone knew what was going on. I noticed it a couple weeks ago and forgot about it. Are they doing anything for the All Star Game? It would seem like a good opportunity to install something in the crown for the game.
July 2, 20159 yr Could it have something to do with it getting hit by lightning the other day? Some repair work?
July 2, 20159 yr My first thought was All-Star Game related. Gotta say... it'd be pretty damn cool to see fireworks shoot out of the tiara. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 2, 20159 yr ^Million dollar idea right there. This is the only reasonable use of the crown from here on out.
July 2, 20159 yr It looks better. Slightly. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 3, 20159 yr A more-defined edge to the "crown." That's about it. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 9, 20159 yr De Cavel to open restaurant in Western & Southern building Brown and de Cavel, who worked together at Maisonette and Jean-Robert at Pigall's, will be equal owners in the restaurant. They are aiming for a July opening. Cont We are in July and there has be zero (visible) movement on this restaurant... "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 5, 20159 yr Drone hits Great American Tower, breaks glass A drone flying through downtown Cincinnati struck the north side of Great American Tower on Tuesday afternoon and broke glass that fell on top of the building's garage. The drone struck a glass pane between the 28th and 29th floors sometime between noon and 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to José Marques, a spokesperson for Western & Southern Financial Group and Great American Tower. Marques said some glass fell from the pane that shattered, but no one was injured. Drone hits Great American Tower, breaks glass "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
September 8, 20159 yr Well, we now know for certain what the scaffolding in the tiara was for... “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
September 28, 20159 yr Jean-Robert dishes details of newest fine-dining restaurant Construction on the space will begin this week. It's expected to be completed and open by spring 2016. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/09/28/jean-robert-dishes-details-of-newest-fine-dining.html
April 8, 20169 yr Upscale breakfast restaurant coming to Queen City Square A popular breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant based in Louisville is opening its first Cincinnati location at Queen City Square. Wild Eggs expects to open in 4,400 square feet at Queen City Square by late summer 2016. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/04/08/upscale-breakfast-restaurant-coming-to-queen-city.html
April 11, 20169 yr Finally something to fill the space on Fourth Street! "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
October 11, 20177 yr Subscriber content: Cincinnati's largest skyscraper to get new owner One of the largest real estate projects in recent Cincinnati history that includes the city's largest skyscraper is expected to change hands next month. The Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority is expected to transfer ownership of Great American Tower at Queen City Square over to Eagle Realty, the Western & Southern Financial Group company that developed the 40-story tower. When the tower was completed at 301 E. Fourth St. in 2011, it was owned by the authority formerly known as the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. The ownership structure allowed the $322 million project to be built without paying sales taxes on the construction materials and the authority also issued bonds backed by city tax-increment financing dollars and lease payments. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
December 23, 20195 yr A photo from exactly 10 years ago by yours truly...shot with a 4x5 camera back when Robin Imagine still processed large & medium format. Unfortunately they stopped processing film entirely around 2014.
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