Posted September 5, 200519 yr Sycamore mulls mixed-use plan Project would put office/retail center on former Safeco Insurance property Lisa Biank Fasig Staff Reporter A mixed-use center that would include 250,000 square feet of retail capped by a seven-to-nine-story office tower is being proposed for Sycamore Township, alongside Kenwood Towne Centre. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2005/09/05/story4.html
September 12, 200519 yr Developer revises plans for Sycamore Twp. center BCC wooing high-end retailers for mixed-use project Lisa Biank Fasig Staff Reporter If dogged developers finally prevail, Sycamore Township could be home to a multimillion-dollar mixed-use center that could include a new-to-market department store, a high-end supermarket and a furniture store that looks a lot like Crate & Barrel. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2005/09/12/story8.html
September 12, 200519 yr Everything Bear Creek Capital builds is absolute crap. I couldn't think of a nicer place for it.
October 27, 200519 yr Apparently now they're talking 13 stories. From Community Press, 10/27/05: Sycamore Township trustees to consider 13-story development BY ERIN HIVELY | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER SYCAMORE TWP. -- The Sycamore Township Trustees will conduct a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 3, to discuss Cincinnati-based Bear Creek Capital's plans for a 13-story development adjacent to Kenwood Towne Center. Click on link for article. http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051027/NEWS01/510270359/1002/RSS01
October 27, 200519 yr My guess is the dept store is Von Maur. I wouldn't say its more upscale than Macys.
October 28, 200519 yr No way. Dept store is going to be Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus. Could be the Saks from downtown too. Kenwood is IT for retail in Cincy.
October 28, 200519 yr ^ There is no way the Saks will leave downtown. The tax breaks/ incentives are too good.
October 29, 200519 yr They aren't making any money downtown and Kenwood be a much better location for them. They would buy out the City to get out of its deal and get to Kenwood. Retailers are clamouring to get to Kenwood.
October 29, 200519 yr Saks would bleed money in Kenwood. Saks is a tourist spot for money. Money has connections downtown, work and business the type of people that spend money are already coming downtown even if they live in and around Kenwood.
October 29, 200519 yr They aren't making any money downtown and Kenwood be a much better location for them. They would buy out the City to get out of its deal and get to Kenwood. Retailers are clamouring to get to Kenwood. I pass Saks 4 times a day, 5 days a week. There are people always going into and out of Saks. Saks could survive alone with the visitors staying at the local hotels alone. They aren't making any money downtown What are your sources for this statement?
October 29, 200519 yr I pass Saks 4 times a day, 5 days a week. There are people always going into and out of Saks. Saks could survive alone with the visitors staying at the local hotels alone. Don't the any of the visitors with their spouses and families shop at Saks?
October 29, 200519 yr ^He said alone twice, making it sound like visitors who were alone would shop, and in typical UrbanOhio fashion, I brought it up. You are supposed to laugh. Ha. Ha.
October 30, 200519 yr Guys I don't think Saks can leave downtown. I think they are locked in because of the $6 million dollar hand out the city gave them a few years back.
October 30, 200519 yr I heard about that, but what did the money go for? The plain brick exterior remains intact.
October 30, 200519 yr I heard about that, but what did the money go for? The plain brick exterior remains intact. If I remember correctly, the money went towards improvements on the inside, such as adding a Chanel store.
October 31, 200519 yr Yeah, Saks has to stay until at least 2009. The deal was for them to stay for 15 years (until 2017) but they can move in 2009 if they send some money back to the city. xumelanie is dead on...the money was spent on the inside of the store. There were at least a dozen things that were expanded/improved, if I remember correctly.
August 9, 200618 yr Crate & Barrel Plans Store Near Kenwood Towne Centre http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/9648919/detail.html SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- It's official: Crate & Barrel is coming to the Tri-State. The homewares store will set up shop in Bear Creek Capital's $190 million project at the Safeco Insurance site next to Kenwood Towne Centre. Click on link for article.
August 9, 200618 yr Can't really complain about Crate and Barrel in Kenwood. At least the sales taxes stay in Ham Co to pay for the stadiums. I would have preferred to see it in Norwood, but Carl and Joy Gamble fucked that up.
August 9, 200618 yr Damn... like Kendall said, this is better than a Crate and Barrel in Butler or Warren counties but I would have preferred it in Norwood.
August 10, 200618 yr What do you know....the local media shot their gun off early again. I guess they all wanted to say: "You heard it hear first!"....well we've heard it first about a number of things, but they were also incorrect! Most recently you can cite the: OJ Mayo Staying a Trojan.....ehhh not soo fast. Anywho Crate & Barrel coming here? Kenwood is likely first choice BY MIKE BOYER AND JOHN ECKBERG | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Crate & Barrel, the trendy retailer of housewares, furniture and a gift registry, is actively looking at the Cincinnati market. But the Chicago-based chain isn't ready to commit to a specific location. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060810/BIZ01/608100321
August 10, 200618 yr i dont really have much of an exposure to other media outlets besides cbus and it seems the same to me as cincys. WHat exactly do you mean by your comment monte?
August 10, 200618 yr Do you not recall the announcement of Cirque Du Suleil before it was official? This is not the first time that they have jumped the gun. From the constant negative stories, to regurgitate AP stories to jumping the gun on large projects, I find the media coverage in Cincinnati to be downright awful on all levels.
August 10, 200618 yr St. Louis' had twice the amount of murders, was the #1 most dangerous city in the country when I lived there and these was less negative press.
August 15, 200618 yr New development in Kenwood near deal with Crate and Barrel Post staff report A local developer is close to a deal to bring the first Crate and Barrel store to Greater Cincinnati as part of a new shopping center off Interstate 71 in Sycamore Township. Click on link for article. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/BIZ/608150367
August 16, 200618 yr This does not make sense to me...Kenwood has a Pottery Barn, PB Kids, Williams and Sonoma, W and S Home, West Elm, Restoration Hardware, and I believe the newest construction is going to be an Arhaus (sp?) furniture store. Now they're adding a Crate and Barrel?! Maybe I dont understand how retail works but it seems like such an over saturation.
August 16, 200618 yr ^ Valid points but some people are attracted to regions like that because they can do all their furniture shopping at one intersection. It makes it more of a furniture shopping destination.
September 27, 200618 yr From the 9/22/06 Cincinnati Business Courier: Kenwood gourmet market could get another player Bear Creek hopes to sign Kroger's Fresh Fare store Cincinnati Business Courier - September 22, 2006 by Laura Baverman Staff Reporter Organic garlic, fresh sushi and imported cheese will be easier to find in Kenwood if Kroger relocates its traditional supermarket to Bear Creek Capital's planned Kenwood Towne Place development under the chain's Fresh Fare banner. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/09/25/story7.html
February 19, 200718 yr Spa, bookstore, offices to join Crate & Barrel project Construction to start in weeks for Kenwood center LISA BIANK FASIG / CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER February 16, 2007 BLUE ASH - Construction of a roughly $100 million mixed-use center in Kenwood, to be anchored by Crate & Barrel, a bookstore and a day spa, is expected to begin in a couple weeks with the razing of the former Safeco building. Click on link for article. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/02/19/story7.html
February 19, 200718 yr http://bearcreekcapital.com/Kenwood%20Towne%20Place.htm Im not sure if i have posted this link in here yet but it deserves another look. I PRAY that this project does not end up looking like this. What a disaster. Select the "Aerial..." links down the right side of the web page to pull up a few renderings they created. These have been on there for a while so who knows whats current.
February 19, 200718 yr Wow...those proposals are TERRIBLE!!! Here they are, for easier viewing: Looking Northeasternly: Northwesternly: And Southwesternly:
February 20, 200718 yr well, hopefully crate and barrel will encourage the design to not be such crap. each of the office on the west side of the tower will have a wonderful view of the gravel on top of the retail section.
February 20, 200718 yr I know it isn't saying much but I would take that over the Pictoria/Rookwood garbage anyday. Amusingly, it looks like something you would see in Dallas.
February 20, 200718 yr well, hopefully crate and barrel will encourage the design to not be such crap. each of the office on the west side of the tower will have a wonderful view of the gravel on top of the retail section. It would seem to make perfect sense for the roof to be made into a rooftop garden/park of sorts for the office workers to use. Hopefully that is being discussed...or maybe the developer is looking to cheap out (as most developers do).
February 20, 200718 yr Come on guys, you know this is going to be put up as cheap and fast as they can. No disrespect, but this is going next too a mall, nothing more or less. It may be the best place to shop in Cincinnati, but it is a sprawling, single story building. This is what I expected to see get built anyways, this company is also developing the mall in South Lebanon, so don't expect much.
February 21, 200718 yr This company is also developing the mall in South Lebanon, so don't expect much. Don't ever mention South Lebanon on this forum again. ;)
February 21, 200718 yr I unfortunately agree with you cincybearcat...I would expect nothing more than utter crap from this developer. I was merely expressing my distaste for the project and confusion on why the developer would actually go out of their way to avoid adding amenities to the project...but what the hell.
April 3, 200718 yr Kroger Fresh Fare store coming BY JOHN ECKBERG | [email protected] Cincinnati’s first Kroger Fresh Fare store will be built on northeastern edge of a new development site abutting the Kenwood Towne Centre, the Cincinnati-based retailer announced today. Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070403/BIZ01/304030047/
April 3, 200718 yr at least they're debuting the new store in the Cincinnati region...it would be cooler if it were to be downtown instead.
April 3, 200718 yr at least they're debuting the new store in the Cincinnati region...it would be cooler if it were to be downtown instead. The store actually debuted in Columbus. I've given up on Kroger's opening anything in the CBD.
April 3, 200718 yr oh...sorry I misread it Cincinnati’s first Kroger Fresh Fare store will be built on northeastern edge of a new development site abutting the Kenwood Towne Centre, the Cincinnati-based retailer announced today. I was being slightly dyslexic when reading this part I guess...
April 4, 200718 yr Kenwood project adds two more stores April 4, 2007 | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER BLUE ASH - Two stores new to the Cincinnati market will join Crate & Barrel and a Kroger Fresh Fare in the $180 million Kenwood Towne Place office retail-development breaking ground this afternoon. (The Container Store and LA Fitness) Click on link for article. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/BIZ01/304040024/1076/BIZ
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