November 16, 200618 yr Downtown condos selling well BY JON NEWBERRY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Miller Valentine Group has signed contracts for 15 units of its One River Plaza condominium project on downtown Cincinnati’s eastern riverfront and now hopes to break ground in March or April. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/BIZ01/311150036
November 16, 200618 yr It's nice to hear that in the development they will preserve park space along the riverfront...keeping that riverfront park/walk in tact from the east end to the banks.
November 16, 200618 yr I think that whole east End area is going to be great. Some really great things going on there. Such development will only help the Banks, especially if there is a walkway connection.
November 17, 200618 yr My friend works for the architects doing this project and he's putting a shitload of hours in to get this thing going. The finished project should look absolutely stunning.
December 14, 200618 yr Author City approves TIF for riverfront development Cincinnati Business Courier - 5:18 PM EST Wednesday One River Plaza, the luxury condominium development planned for Cincinnati's riverfront, received a funding boost from City Council Wednesday. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/12/11/daily33.html
December 14, 200618 yr Author The only new news in this story is that it now looks like groundbreaking will be in late spring. They originally called for site clearance in early January. I am not sure if they are using those two terms interchangably or not. Condo towers win approval BY DAN KLEPAL | [email protected] Two condominium towers on Pete Rose Way, to be built where the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center currently stands, will mark the next step in development of the Cincinnati riverfront. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061214/NEWS01/612140369
December 14, 200618 yr ^ i was wondering the same thing about the demolition of the banquet center. I would imagine events are planned there months if not a year or so in advance so i am thinking it will just sit there empty for a little while.
December 14, 200618 yr I'm attending a company Christmas party at the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center tomorrow. Our company was banned from ever coming back a few years ago (apparently we're a rowdy bunch) They invited us back this year though, perhaps they're looking to save on demo costs :laugh: I have a nephew who works there and he says everyone at the MIBC is to be gone by January 1st. The catering is to continue tho,but I'm uncertain as to what location that will be out of. So perhaps there will site clearance by January and groundbreaking in spring.
December 14, 200618 yr well i hope it actually does start construction in the spring. of course, that estimate is contingent upon more units selling between now and then so nothing is official in regards to that time table. still though, good to hear this is moving forward.
December 14, 200618 yr Author An interview I saw with Dean Gregory of Montgomery Inn said they had a group for New Year's Eve, then they are going to strip the place the next week and get it ready for demo.
December 15, 200618 yr I received an email today that the sales/design center for thr project was ready to open in the old Park Place at Lytle design center.
December 15, 200618 yr Wow ... good things are going on in DT Cincy! I am glad that we live in a city that has hope and vision for what our city center can be.
December 15, 200618 yr Wow ... good things are going on in DT Cincy! I am glad that we live in a city that has hope and vision for what our city center can be. As opposed to...West Chester? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 16, 200618 yr Author An opinion piece from the Cincinnati Post. I don't really agree with the first line, Newport can have their half-empty mall. The Cincinnati side will have much better long-term prospects once this project and others are complete. A new destination Newport officials have long complained about the lack of a destination at the Cincinnati end of the Purple People Bridge. Granted, the bridge connects Newport on the Levee with one of the nicest urban riverfront parks in the Midwest. But there isn't an entertainment destination at the Cincinnati end of the span. Click on link for article. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061216/EDIT/612160395/1003
December 16, 200618 yr Cincinnati and Hamilton County haven't gotten the credit they deserve for the infrastructure they've put in place to reclaim the riverfront. We hope the payback for that investment comes soon. Great to hear someone someone say this...especially in a public forum such as the Cincinnati Post.
December 23, 200618 yr If you go to huff's website, four of the five most expensive units say "sale pending". At 1.6, 1.4, 1.2, and 1.1 million dollars respectively.
December 23, 200618 yr Seen a new billboard for this project on the way up to Dayton on I-75 just north of downtown Cincy, complete with the website rendering. Funny thing is, the website listed on the billboard is www.myoneriverplaza.com. Anyone know why they would have 2 websites for this? They're both identical sites.
December 23, 200618 yr My guess is that is shorter than oneriverplazacincinnati.com and oneriverplaza.com is an office in Florida.
December 27, 200618 yr I just saw another rendering of the project that I had not seen before on their website (http://www.myoneriverplaza.com/). It is in the flash images at the top of the main page (an aerial view from the river looking northwesternly). The project looks great...can't wait for it to be finished!!!
December 27, 200618 yr i didnt see any new renderings, unless youre referring to the main one thats been around for awhile now. if so, then yea i agree, it is a nice rendering.
January 12, 200718 yr Metal sculpture planned for riverfront BY PAUL CLARK | [email protected] January 12, 2007 CINCINNATI - Steel yourself for the addition of a striking new landmark on Cincinnati’s riverfront. The developer of a $140 million condominium complex along Pete Rose Way forged a deal today to create a giant metal sculpture for a public concourse connecting Yeatman’s Cove park and the Purple People Bridge. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/NEWS01/301120019
January 13, 200718 yr ^Nice, gotta love public art I have been seeing billboards for this project everywhere.
January 19, 200718 yr Interesting. I just noticed that all of the "1 River Plaza" listings in the MLS are now filed under "601 E Pete Rose Way". I bet the Huff agents are hating that.
January 21, 200718 yr Regarding Albert Paley: could be very interesting! Here's some of his stuff: http://www.albertpaley.com/portfolio.asp?category=4&title=sitespecific
January 21, 200718 yr A place on the river Developers hope to create enjoyable space for residents and public BY AMY HOWELL | [email protected] January 21, 2007 CINCINNATI - Who hasn't walked across the Purple People Bridge from Newport to Cincinnati and thought, "It would be nice if there were a riverfront restaurant at the foot of the bridge in Ohio." The developers of a residential project planned for the site share that sentiment. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070121/LIFE08/701210342/-1/all
March 3, 200718 yr Is it just me, or does that look like they've moved the orientation of the towers with respect to the river? Other renderings show the alignment being perpendicular to the river. These show an angle that points them downriver. Maybe the artist has just taken a few liberties.
March 3, 200718 yr I would guess it is just the artist's rendering that is off, not the actual design.
March 5, 200718 yr its just camera distortion....look how much the angle of the bridge changes from one end to the other. the alignment is correct.
March 9, 200718 yr Home is where the heart of downtown is Miller-Valentine puts focus on city lifestyle to sell condo project KAREN BELLS | [email protected] March 9, 2007 IMAGE: One River Plaza, near the Purple People Bridge, will offer views of the river and downtown/Mount Adams. Courtesy of Miller-Valentine Inc. DOWNTOWN - Miller-Valentine Group has its eye on a specific type of home buyer - one who prefers to spend his free time wandering museums rather than watering lawns, his weekends tasting wines instead of cleaning gutters. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/03/12/smallb1.html
March 10, 200718 yr so they only have 11 signed agreements, 9 more are currently in negotiations. so assuming all nine of those buyers agree, they are still about 20 short of being half sold. i cant imagine miller valentine is going to do anything before they reach 50% which means ground breaking will be in 2009. get on it!
March 13, 200718 yr Albert Paley is working on a sculpture for One River Plaza at Yeatman's Cove. Here is some background on Paley: Albert Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects. His work has been praised for its integration of art and architecture. Notable examples of his site specific work include the Portal Gates for the Renwick and a 65 ft. sculpture in downtown Rochester. Paley's work is included in the collection of MOMA, the V&A, the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), the Cooper-Hewitt, the British Museum, and the National Museum of American Art (Washington). Albert Paley will be presenting some of his work at the CAC 6:30pm on Monday, March 19th. Admission is $10 for the public...$5 for members of the CAC.
March 23, 200718 yr Montgomery Inn Banquet Sign Comes Down BY LAURA HORNSBY | [email protected] March 22, 2007 One local action is quite literally a sign of the times. The sign for the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center came down Thursday morning. Click on link for article. http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f86d835a-24f9-4a7c-a296-d127788d1375
March 23, 200718 yr a very well written story. well i suppose its only their sign, hopefully more will soon follow. although there is a strong tradition around town of tearing down buildings to make way for new developments that dont materialize. i just know this one will be different...right?
March 24, 200718 yr although there is a strong tradition around town of tearing down buildings to make way for new developments that dont materialize. i just know this one will be different...right? Although...this really isn't unique to Cincinnati. Many places prep sites for construction and then see the project never materialize.
March 25, 200718 yr Hopefully they will donate it to the American Sign Museum in Midtown. http://www.signmuseum.com/
March 25, 200718 yr Hopefully they will donate it to the American Sign Museum in Midtown. http://www.signmuseum.com/ Probably not vintage enough, and I suspect they plan to use it again somewhere else.
May 29, 200718 yr Fifth Third to handle mortgages for One River Plaza May 29, 2007 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER CINCINNATI - The developer of an upscale condominium project on Cincinnati's riverfront has picked Fifth Third Bank as its preferred provider for individual mortgages. Click on link for article.
June 1, 200718 yr The rates being offered by Fifth-Third for the Park Place at Lytle project were a joke. The tried to charge an interest rate that was an extra 2% over market because they considered the project "mixed-use" (L-3 is still in most of the ground floor area of the building). I raised this question to a couple of other banks/mortgage companies, and the rersponse I got was that would really only come into play if I was buying the whole building, not a separate unit in the building. They both offered market rates.
July 16, 200717 yr Banquet center to be razed for condos July 16, 2007 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER DOWNTOWN - Demolition will begin Tuesday on the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center, which will make way for a $140 million condominium development. Click on link for article.
July 16, 200717 yr Great news!! It will be nice to sit on the benches on the bridge and watch the progress.
July 16, 200717 yr whew! i thought for sure this was going to be gobbled up by the abandoned cincy project monster. good news indeed.
July 16, 200717 yr I heard that the edge is going to break ground by the end of the year. I believe they have already been doing some poking around with the building. Both of these projects are for sure things. BTW, I'm kind of ticked about the whole ODOT decission...what the heck do they need the easements for!?!? Give them the rights and arrange a new easement with the Gregory family.
July 16, 200717 yr ^An article on the Building Cincinnati blog suggested that ODOT is holding onto the easement for future light rail purposes.
July 16, 200717 yr If that easement is still necessary, they could try to work out some new sort of easement with the family. It just seems like they're (ODOT) not willing to negotiate. Maybe I'm wrong. Oh, and please don't get me started on that terrible Oasis Line shenanigans!
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