Posted February 25, 200817 yr I'm a little bit late in posting these, but here are my shots from the Q Blogger Tour on February 9. A little over a dozen of us got an inside look at some of the projects from the Gateway Quarter's first two phases, including the Gateway Condos, Duncanson Lofts, Duveneck Flats and Centennial Row. We also got to visit the construction site of Tridecka, a building at 13th and Vine being rehabbed by Urban Sites Properties. The final few shots were taken through the window of a Downtown high-rise. I'll leave it to you to guess which one. I would like to personally thank Holly and Michael Redmond, Jim Moll, and the rest of the people working at the Gateway Quarter information center for the brilliant idea for a tour, for accommodating us and our cameras, and for buying us lunch. Thanks also go out to developers from Al Neyer, Inc., B2B Equities/NorthPointe Group, the Model Group, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing and Urban Sites Properties for taking time out of their day to show us around. And thanks to the other local bloggers for their interest! Check out all 2,021 of my Cincinnati photos in my Photobucket gallery. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
February 25, 200817 yr Any UO forumers in those photos? "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 25, 200817 yr Any UO forumers in those photos? What is up with picure no. 9? Or is that the "photo" of an UO forumer? Cincinnati + streetcar + banks = America's Comeback City HUH?
February 25, 200817 yr MTS, CDM...#9 is either the hand of Jayson (cincyimages) or Joe Wessels. ForTheLoveOfDayton...The horses were there as part of the celebration of the re-opening of A Lucky Step, a contemporary furnishings store that moved there from a few blocks away. The Federation of Black Cowboys was on hand giving rides. ink...These are models designed to lure young professionals. A condo buyer would be free to decorate their place however they like.
February 25, 200817 yr ^Well, sure you can decorate however you like, but there are a number of finishes that are built-in, such as kitchens/cabinets, door/window trim, exposed air ducts, glass block, lighting fixtures, etc, etc, etc... I guess what I'm saying is do they finish any units that aren't contemporary, or can you only get that as a buyer from a blank slate.
February 25, 200817 yr Are there any units that aren't this ultra-contemporary "stuff?" Sure, they're called Crack houses. ;-)
February 25, 200817 yr Any UO forumers in those photos? The guy in the red sweatshirt thing in picture #13 is UCplanner.
February 26, 200817 yr Well, sure you can decorate however you like, but there are a number of finishes that are built-in, such as kitchens/cabinets, door/window trim, exposed air ducts, glass block, lighting fixtures, etc, etc, etc... I guess what I'm saying is do they finish any units that aren't contemporary, or can you only get that as a buyer from a blank slate. The units that are finished are somewhat contemporary but if you got in early enough on one of the new buildings you might be able to pick out your own finishes. The buildings that are still under construction are Tri-Decca and the Main Street properties which is Urban Sites and they are very willing to work with clients.
February 26, 200817 yr Amazing how, sans the hills, OTR looks so much like Philly nabes. It looks a bit more like Brooklyn/Manhattan neighborhoods than Philadelphia, which is mostly rowhouses but I get what you're seeing. Man...they sure don't build cities like this down South. I miss Cincinnati. To be fair, New Orleans and Richmond are "built" old and urban as well. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 26, 200817 yr ^They may be urban, but not at all the same. Don't get me wrong I love New Orleans' urban fabric...it just isn't OTR.
February 27, 200817 yr ^They may be urban, but not at all the same. Don't get me wrong I love New Orleans' urban fabric...it just isn't OTR. I beg to differ. The French Quarter can "hang" with Over-the-Rhine and The Fan, while not "as" vertical as OTR is certainly as urban. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 200817 yr ^You're missing my point...they are both "urban" but they are different kinds of 'urban.' I'm not saying that one is more than the other...just different. In OTR you have rooftop patios, in the French Quarter you have balconies galore...densities are just about identical. I'll also say that the French Quarter is more walkable than OTR, because of the large presence of bollards and the narrower streets. Both are great gems, French Quarter is more active/lively...and offers a model of uses/activities that could be done very similarly in OTR. Overall while I loved the French Quarter...I'm more of an Italianate kind of guy. Germans > French :-D
February 27, 200817 yr The Fan District in Richmond seemed more like single family Mansions with Confederate monuments along the way.
February 27, 200817 yr ^You're missing my point...they are both "urban" but they are different kinds of 'urban.' I'm not saying that one is more than the other...just different. In OTR you have rooftop patios, in the French Quarter you have balconies galore...densities are just about identical. I'll also say that the French Quarter is more walkable than OTR, because of the large presence of bollards and the narrower streets. Both are great gems, French Quarter is more active/lively...and offers a model of uses/activities that could be done very similarly in OTR. Overall while I loved the French Quarter...I'm more of an Italianate kind of guy. Germans > French :-D Eh, it's preference in architectural style but both are as "urban" as each other. The Fan District in Richmond seemed more like single family Mansions with Confederate monuments along the way. Along the big boulevard, I can see that, but the majority of it is more DC-style (or in a Cincinnati example, a flat Mt. Auburn): "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 200817 yr good stuff, buildingcincinnati... you captured some fantastic angles of this incredible neighborhood
February 28, 200817 yr Never can get enough OTR. Have any Cincinnati forumers considered organizing an OTR-specific forum meet this spring/summer?
February 28, 200817 yr ^You're missing my point...they are both "urban" but they are different kinds of 'urban.' I'm not saying that one is more than the other...just different. In OTR you have rooftop patios, in the French Quarter you have balconies galore...densities are just about identical. I'll also say that the French Quarter is more walkable than OTR, because of the large presence of bollards and the narrower streets. Both are great gems, French Quarter is more active/lively...and offers a model of uses/activities that could be done very similarly in OTR. Overall while I loved the French Quarter...I'm more of an Italianate kind of guy. Germans > French :-D Eh, it's preference in architectural style but both are as "urban" as each other. Which was exactly my point...
February 28, 200817 yr But your point doesn't make sense as "urban" shouldn't equate with "architectural style" as they are two different fields overall (though they mesh in aesthetics). It's like me saying "I like Eureka, California due to its Victorian housing and thus it's much more urban than Price Hill!" "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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