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2 hours ago, Htsguy said:

Something like a Shake Shack new to a region is a destination draw for 5-6 months.  After than it is just another restaurant.

Yep. Im STILL not going anywhere near that fake hellscape for a damn shake shack.

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50 minutes ago, TheCOV said:

Yep. Im STILL not going anywhere near that fake hellscape for a damn shake shack.

 

Probably take you an hour to get there anyway 

It’ll actually be more convenient for people from Dayton to go to it than it will be for people from Cincy to go there. I’m not even joking


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  • 3 weeks later...

$50 million Liberty Center apartment project killed

By Tom Demeropolis  –  Senior staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

 

The firm handling leasing, property management and marketing for Liberty Center was “disappointed” in Liberty Township trustees’ decision to not move forward with a more than $50 million apartment project at the development.

 

Eric Morrison, director of development for Bayer Properties LLC, said Liberty Center needs to evolve with market needs and demands. On Feb. 15, Bayer Properties and developer Dobbins Group asked Liberty Township trustees to approve a major modification to a preliminary planned unit development plan that would allow for the construction of additional apartments at the $350 million center.

 

The group was proposing to demolish two existing retail buildings at the southwest corner of the property to make way for a 273-unit apartment building.

 

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God, I cannot believe what a flop this development is. I never had high hopes, but it's truly a mess. Cheap construction materials- disconnected layout, value engineered to hell... It will be a ghost town in 5 years. 

Downtown Middletown is healthier than Liberty Center these days, which is saying something. 

“To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”

The residential seems to be doing fine so I'm surprised it got turned down. Maybe there's another reason we don't know about. 

10 hours ago, GCrites80s said:

The residential seems to be doing fine so I'm surprised it got turned down. Maybe there's another reason we don't know about. 

I bet you $10 NIMBYs killed it... too much traffic being the main reason

Absolutely, the article didn't reveal the reason but I bet it was "we don't need another mega-apartment development and all that traffic!!!1"

What's interesting about this is that adding 273 units would be a game-changer (or life-saver) for Liberty Center's commercial tenants.  That's 400+ people living on-premises, likely spending money there weekly.

^yes, the apartments would help it a lot.

I honestly think they should just go ahead and lean hard into the 35+ year old single bar scene vibe. When I went to Agave and Rye there to pick up tacos a few months ago, I decided to have a drink at the bar while I was there. The scene I saw was definitely 40-50 year olds cruising for pickups, looked like some possible swap stuff going on… maybe I’m crazy or misinterpreted but I’m 90% sure that I did not.

Btw this was on an average Tuesday evening around 5-6 pm or so. They might as well cater to that demographic and do what they can to cultivate it, I’d like to think if I’m still single in 5-10 years there would be a welcoming place for someone like me to find people out in the real world… driving over there to it would not be ideal tho


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3 hours ago, SWOH said:

When I went to Agave and Rye there to pick up tacos a few months ago, I decided to have a drink at the bar while I was there. The scene I saw was definitely 40-50 year olds cruising for pickups, looked like some possible swap stuff going on… maybe I’m crazy or misinterpreted but I’m 90% sure that I did not.

 

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Don’t know why the township wouldn't want to address the beginnings of a vacant mall situation - seems to me they were fortunate that the developer was reacting quickly to course-correct 

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That bad? I haven't been by there since pre-pandemic.

Liberty Center will most likely never reach the critical mass that Easton has just based on location in my eyes. Regardless of how many five over ones they add to it. It's too far from Dayton, and too far from Cincinnati.

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Liberty Center gets initial approval for luxury apartments, hotel

 

Liberty Township gave approval in June for the development of apartments and a hotel at a major mixed-use development in the Cincinnati suburb.

 

Liberty Center, a $350 million project near the Interstate 75 and state Route 129 corridors, received approval to develop 264 luxury apartments and a 145-room hotel at the site, according to a news release. Township approval is the first step to making those developments at Liberty Center happen, and it comes over a year after Liberty Township trustees shot down an over $50 million apartment project at the center.

 

“This is a significant milestone in our plan to continuously pursue improvements at Liberty Center,” John Taylor, general manager of Liberty Center, said in a release. “We've had many new openings over the last year, continuing the leasing momentum. We are committed to a vibrant mixed-use center that brings together this community’s recreational, social and civic passions by giving residents the perfect place to live, dine, shop, work, and enjoy all the benefits this center has to offer.”

 

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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/06/21/liberty-center-additional-apartments-hotel.html

 

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Where’s SAF at? They should be jumping for joy lol


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  • 10 months later...

Take a look inside Liberty Flats, new $74M apartments next to Liberty Center

 

Construction of Liberty Flats next to Liberty Center will finish at the end of May, delivering 356 new apartments in 24 three-story buildings to Liberty Township.

 

The units are 60% pre-leased, according to Megan Davidson, residential marketing manager at Columbus-based Casto Communities, which developed the $74 million project.

 

Liberty Flats consists of 187 one-bedroom units, 127 two-bedroom garden units, 14 two-bedroom garden units with a den and 28 two-bedroom townhomes with 208 garage units integrated into the buildings.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/05/03/liberty-flats-majority-leased-before-construction.html

 

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  • 8 months later...

Liberty Center Apartments (Butler County)

Total Development Cost: $76,235,042

Total Tax Credit: $7,600,000

 

The Liberty Center Apartments is the second phase of the 65-acre mixed-use development outside of Cincinnati. The site, totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet of retail, housing, and entertainment, will add an additional 250,000 square feet of multi-family residential and retail space. The additional housing and retail will contribute to the walkable community with considerable amenities provided by the existing Liberty Center development. The project is expected to create approximately 584 construction jobs and 83 permanent jobs at the project site.

 

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