^But that doesn't really make any sense. Why would someone at the Kingsgate Marriott also have a UC ID? It's required of people riding BTS.

^But that doesn't really make any sense. Why would someone at the Kingsgate Marriott also have a UC ID? It's required of people riding BTS.

 

I hope you use the word "required" loosely. They never check. Plus the hotel has their own shuttle that will take you door-to-door anywhere in the immediate area.

I was using it loosely. But if you're 40 years old in a suit, I'm sure they'd check.

they must have hit some roadblocks or something: "This hotel will soon be joining the Hilton Worldwide Portfolio of Brands and is presently accepting reservations for arrival January 2, 2011 and beyond."

Incase anyone missed this!

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101116/BIZ01/311160033/Hotel-nearing-completion-in-Corrvyille

 

Hotel nearing completion in Corrvyille:

 

 

A newly built $24 million Hampton Inn and Suites hotel in Corryville is expected to open by early January.

 

On Tuesday, local business and community leaders gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the 132-room hotel and a more than 200-space public parking garage, which was developed by Burgess Doan Co.

 

Financing partners included non-profit developer Uptown Consortium along with special tax increment financing from the city of Cincinnati valued at roughly $6.1 million.

 

“If you want to build a hotel, particularly in a city neighborhood, you have to have vision, you have to have persistence, you have to have tenacity,” said Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney. “You can look around and remember when this was just dirt and look how far it has come in a very rapid fashion.”

 

See Link for Remainder

The most interesting thing from that link was the $10M expansion of Bogarts (this is the first I had heard of this), followed closely by the redevelopment of The Benchmark both projects would be heavily benefited by future streetcar extension north.

^ Bogarts $10 mill expansion was talked about in 2008 and then the recession hit.  Part of the 10 million includes a parking structure... details at the time were very vague.

The Hampton Inn & Suites in Corryville should have to pay me for two things:

 

1. This photo.

2. For having to look at their horrible building.

 

Corryville has SO many projects going on right now- And almost ALL of them are CRAP quality.

 

- same exact design as 65 West, different color scheme.

 

Nice! Wait.

 

Where is the first and second location at?

Those look like they were done by an undergrad planning student using sketchup...  (of course.. I may be speaking from experience. Those are shitty renderings)

I sense some arrogance I found so familiar from fellow students whilst in planning studios...

Cincinnati gets a Hampton Inn that has an entrance to a parking deck, with an uninviting and unpedestrian friendly design, with styrofoam exteriors. And a drive-by sign.

 

 

Columbus has a Hampton Inn just outside of Short North on High Street that has a very distinct and inviting design.

 

 

Not comparing the two cities, but obviously we are having some problems in Cincinnati communicating design standards and how they should conform to the neighborhood. The Banks is a good example of this. I went to several meetings where the design of the facades was questioned way back before work began on the buildings, and what resulted was a questionable facade and awful signage. 65 West and all of the awful student apartments is another example. There are some shining stars, such as Stetson Square, which is just down the street from Corryville's Hampton Inn - yet there is zero consistency in design.

I sense some arrogance I found so familiar from fellow students whilst in planning studios...

 

Uhhh- no. I have 0 design experience and those are crap.

 

Compare them to this:

 

 

 

 

Nice! Wait.

 

Where is the first and second location at?

 

First is on Vine across from Post office

 

Second is Euclid- they tore down a dozen gorgeous Victorians for that crap.

In no way did I mean to say that I could produce a good rendering via sketch up. That was the point. The building looks like shit.

^Well, I can definitely agree with that. The destruction of the Victorian homes for replacement by these suburban holding cells is hardly analogous. I'm upset about the lack of will to reuse the Schiel School for adaptive reuse. I'm upset about surface lot adjacent to the Hampton Inn.

 

However, I'm excited about the redensification of the Vine Street development, which had been a waste of space with the old Benchmark location and parking.

OCtoCincy,

 

Did the "crappy" renderings communicate the building design to you? Then I'd say they were effective. Who cares if you don't think the renderings aren't pretty enough--they're not meant for your bedroom walls.

This latest discussion reminds me about the form-based codes that had been discussed quite a bit, being pushed by Councilwoman Qualls.  I think they would be designed, in part, to prohibit some of this by describing things like the relationship between the building and the street.

 

Does anyone have any information about whether a form-based code is likely to be proposed for Cincinnati in the near future?

From what I understand (and I could be wrong), form-based codes are being incorporated in the new comp plan currently being worked on.

^ Is there a timeframe outlined for the comprehensive plan?

This latest discussion reminds me about the form-based codes that had been discussed quite a bit, being pushed by Councilwoman Qualls.  I think they would be designed, in part, to prohibit some of this by describing things like the relationship between the building and the street.

 

Does anyone have any information about whether a form-based code is likely to be proposed for Cincinnati in the near future?

 

Spring of 2012.

Development of the outlot facing MLK is finally moving forward, with a Fusian and a Noodles & Company: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/06/17/fusian-coming-to-stalled-uptown-development.html

Will these be facing MLK? I think the rendering indicates that they will be, but that would make for a fairly odd set up with the hotel facing the rear of the restaurants.  Hopefully they will design these buildings to work from both MLK and the parking deck/hotel.