Project Moves Ahead Without Developer

 

Local 12 has learned a major development in one local community is moving ahead, even though the primary developer has pulled out of the deal. The 85 million dollar "Midtown Crossings at Madisonville" development was announced in June, but recently the developer, Bear Creek, disappeared from the deal.

 

Local 12's Rich Jaffe says while Bear Creek may be in trouble, Madisonville is moving ahead.  The plan to develop the old Newtone site at Madison and Redbank, hadn't even gotten off the ground far enough to fly the colors of Bear Creek Capital before Bear Creek pulled out of the deal.

 

Read full article here:

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Project-Moves-Ahead-Without-Developer/pYcwXkN410-8o3_D7ogQzA.cspx

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090316/NEWS01/303160026

 

Building under demolition on fire

 

MADISONVILLE – A second alarm has gone out from a large fire in a three-story commercial building undergoing demolition, signaling more firefighters are needed to control the blaze, according to Cincinnati police and fire emergency communication reports.

 

Firefighters were called to the building at Red Bank and Madison roads about 12:45 p.m.

 

When they arrived, they were ordered not to go into the building. They were told to battle the fire from the outside because the building is not structurally stable, reports state.

 

The Enquirer will update this story as information develops.

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090316/NEWS01/303160026

 

Building under demolition on fire

 

MADISONVILLE – A second alarm has gone out from a large fire in a three-story commercial building undergoing demolition, signaling more firefighters are needed to control the blaze, according to Cincinnati police and fire emergency communication reports.

 

Firefighters were called to the building at Red Bank and Madison roads about 12:45 p.m.

 

When they arrived, they were ordered not to go into the building. They were told to battle the fire from the outside because the building is not structurally stable, reports state.

 

The Enquirer will update this story as information develops.

 

 

From the comments:

 

msjlionsroar wrote:

REMEMBER Queen City Barrell Co?

 

They had a metting at CITY HALL around noon the day it burned. By the time QCB had rejected the CITY'S offer to buy the property, it mysteriously was fully ingulfed in flames by 3:00pm.

 

Could someone update what happened with that. It went away about as fast as the smoke that went up to clifton.

 

VACENT BUILDING BEING DEMO'ed means someone torched it to save some $$$$$$$$$.

DUH! Suprized our fine CFD didn't feel the need to run inside to make sure nobody like Anthony Kirkland was sleeping inside, ERRR i mean passed out inside.

StephenDapper wrote:

Ummmm, why bother with structure that’s to be destroyed? because you can? Ego? What?

Yes, they're putting out this fire because the firemen are egotistical.

At least it was a building undergoing demolition. Hopefully that won't make it more difficult to contain the fire.

Public meeting to be held on NuTone remediation grant

http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/09/public-meeting-to-be-held-on-nutone.html

 

A public meeting will be held tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. at Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Road, to discuss a proposed $3 million Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) application for remediation work at the former NuTone site at Madison and Red Bank roads.

 

The City could submit a CORF application to the Ohio Department of Development on behalf of RBM Development Company, LLC to demolish up the nine remaining buildings and to clean up soil and groundwater contamination on the 29.1-acre site.

 

Although a site development plan will not be finalized until financing is in place, the development is expected eventually to include 430,000 square feet of mixed-use development, 50,000 square feet of retail, between eight and ten residential townhomes, and surface parking.

 

Known contaminants from manufacturing

Prior to 1949, the property included several houses on nearly 30 acres of mostly undeveloped land.

 

That year, NuTone purchased the property and began to build its corporate headquarters, where it built products such as door chimes, range hoods, bath fans, attic ventilators, intercom systems, central vacuums, and ceiling fans.

 

The company eventually grew to include 2,500 employees in seven states, but, in August 2007, NuTone closed the Madisonville plant, eliminating 414 jobs and shifting manufacturing to its other plants.

 

A Phase II property assessment has shown significant impacts to the site's soil and groundwater, including high concentrations of trichloroethene, vinyl chloride, toluene, and xylene.

 

As these are known carcinogens that remain in soil and groundwater over long periods of time, future tenants could be at risk.

 

The site also sits within 2,000 feet of Duck Creek, is located above the sole source Great Miami Aquifer, and is in close proximity to residences, churches, and schools.

 

Cleanup would return the site to commercial standards and would be free of the need for environmental controls or monitoring.

 

End user identified

The 2008 GO Cincinnati report identified life sciences as the sector with the most growth potential of any Cincinnati industry.

 

Medpace Inc., a drug development firm headquartered in Norwood, has been identified as the end user of at least 132,000 square feet of Class A office space within the development.

 

The company would move approximately 535 employees to the new headquarters between 2010 and 2013, and could add at least 800 more employees by 2014.

 

Medpace would be required to occupy the facility for at least 16 years.

 

CORF funding is scheduled to be awarded in November, and, if selected, work at the NuTone site would begin immediately.

Construction to begin on new Medpace headquarters

By Andy Brownfield, Cincinnati Business Courier | January 13, 2010

 

Construction begins in Madisonville Thursday on a new headquarters for Medpace Inc.  The 132,000-square-foot office facility is expected to be completed in 13 months, said Mary Kuramoto, a spokeswoman for Medpace.

 

The project will cost an estimated $15 million and is being funded privately. In 2008, the city of Cincinnati approved $7.5 million in tax credits for job creation over eight years to help with the move. In addition, the project received a 15-year, 75 percent tax abatement through Cincinnati’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

 

Read full article here:

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/01/11/daily29.html

Been meaning to post this since the groundbreaking late last year:

 

 

The Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic (OAR) on Orlando Place in Madisonville was finally able to raise enough money to construct a new building for the shelter portion of their operations. The Joanie Bernard Home for Cats is a much needed upgrade and will also allow OAR to remodel it's current building to expand the Spay/Neuter Clinic. Check out the new building's design as well as construction update photos here: http://www.thejoaniebernardhomeforcats.org/

Been meaning to post this since the groundbreaking late last year:

 

 

The Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic (OAR) on Orlando Place in Madisonville was finally able to raise enough money to construct a new building for the shelter portion of their operations. The Joanie Bernard Home for Cats is a much needed upgrade and will also allow OAR to remodel it's current building to expand the Spay/Neuter Clinic. Check out the new building's design as well as construction update photos here: http://www.thejoaniebernardhomeforcats.org/

 

Grand Opening August 18th: https://www.facebook.com/events/537374672978740/

(Note: I don't think this article deserves it's own topic in the Roads & Biking boards because it likely won't go very far in discussion, but please use this for any other general development news in Madisonville. This project's discussion is largely about the effect of construction on local businesses.)

 

Madisonville bridge creates problem for drivers

 

MADISONVILLE – Several business owners don’t see why the city is considering a change at the Madison and Kenwood road intersection.

 

The Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering will hold a meeting to discuss improvements at that location. The meeting will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Ave.

 

It will be in an open house format with displays illustrating some of the proposed changes. Transportation representatives will also be available to answer questions.

Madison and Kenwood? That is rather out in the boonies relative to Madisonville. Maybe they should concentrate on Madison and Whetsel, might make some gains there. Madisonville needs someone with some future thinking as to how it is going to pull itself up by its bootstraps, because nothing else is working.

Maybe you'd like to tell MedPace that none of Madisonville's redevelopment efforts are working.  While you're at it, tell the Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the Madisonville Community Council, who have cleared out many blighted properties, that nothings working.  And the old 5/3 bank building at Madison and Whetsel that's been renovated and is advertising for a restaurant - that's not progress, is it.  Speaking of restaurants, Mazunte was named one of the ten best new restaurants in the city, and that's in Madisonville, too.  But that's not a sign of progress, apparently.

 

And as for Madison and Kenwood being "in the boonies," that's 2000 feet from Madison and Whetsel.

 

I know it's not out in your beloved suburbs, but good things are happening in Madisonville.

 

(I know, I shouldn't feed the troll.)

Madison and Kenwood? That is rather out in the boonies relative to Madisonville. Maybe they should concentrate on Madison and Whetsel, might make some gains there. Madisonville needs someone with some future thinking as to how it is going to pull itself up by its bootstraps, because nothing else is working.

 

LOL, bootstraps.

 

Get a hobby.

I will admit spent a lot of time as a youth, about 70 years ago now, going to Madisonville when it was a vibrant community. We did a lot of shopping there until one-by-one the stores began closing. I will admit after a period of time watching all of the storefronts boarded up and the increasing blight of the older residential portions, rather gave up on Madisonville - wrote it off so to speak. There was a point in time when I would not stop in Madisonville on a bet.

 

If it has been turned around, needs a PR campaign to announce it. Guess I need to drive down there and see what percentage of boarded up storefronts are now vibrant businesses again.

By no means would I call it a vibrant community with a lot of great businesses, but it has definitely made some great strides in the right direction. I think of it similar to Walnut Hills. Still a lot of work to do, but the momentum is building for a truly great neighborhood once again.

By no means would I call it a vibrant community with a lot of great businesses, but it has definitely made some great strides in the right direction. I think of it similar to Walnut Hills. Still a lot of work to do, but the momentum is building for a truly great neighborhood once again.

 

So what is the attraction of moving there? Big old houses at cheap prices? I am aware of some of the older architecture which exists in Madisonville, impressive structures in their day. I am also aware the maintenance costs on some of those big old barns due to their construction can eat you alive. So in your opinion what is the reason this neighborhood will come back to life?

Beautiful architecture, an engaged community council, a visionary redevelopment foundation, location where you can reach 71 quickly, yet still have a yard and a garage if desired, new jobs such as MedPace off of Madison Road and Red Bank Road, and a current request for proposals to redevelop the business district to add to the current selection of restaurants and businesses that pepper the neighborhood.

 

Transit is the one thing I think they need to really be competitive. Adding a Metro*Plus route up Madison and ending at the back end of the business district near Plainville Road would be great. A quick bus ride downtown with limited stops and frequent service would be huge.

 

The disadvantages to the area are the crime and poor schools. Crime is being dealt with as best as it can (I've heard a lot of positives about busting some of the worst offenders) but the schools are going to take a lot to turn around. And no one has a solution for fixing bad school systems.

Beautiful architecture, an engaged community council, a visionary redevelopment foundation, location where you can reach 71 quickly, yet still have a yard and a garage if desired, new jobs such as MedPace off of Madison Road and Red Bank Road, and a current request for proposals to redevelop the business district to add to the current selection of restaurants and businesses that pepper the neighborhood.

 

Transit is the one thing I think they need to really be competitive. Adding a Metro*Plus route up Madison and ending at the back end of the business district near Plainville Road would be great. A quick bus ride downtown with limited stops and frequent service would be huge.

 

The disadvantages to the area are the crime and poor schools. Crime is being dealt with as best as it can (I've heard a lot of positives about busting some of the worst offenders) but the schools are going to take a lot to turn around. And no one has a solution for fixing bad school systems.

 

Like your straightforwardness. But still a long haul to go. The crime part is why I basically wrote Madisonville off. And the schools reflect the population. Until the population of Madisonville turns over and people who want good schools are the majority it will not happen. I just do not see this being compatible in the short term with the high cost of rehabbing the old property. Takes something to get a neighborhood that size to be committed to rehab.

I will admit after a period of time watching all of the storefronts boarded up and the increasing blight of the older residential portions, rather gave up on Madisonville - wrote it off so to speak. There was a point in time when I would not stop in Madisonville on a bet.

 

If it has been turned around, needs a PR campaign to announce it. Guess I need to drive down there and see what percentage of boarded up storefronts are now vibrant businesses again.

 

This is the problem.  People who complain and demean these neighborhoods are basing it on 50 years of preconceived notions.  Except they and you haven't stepped foot in them for decades.  You, and suburbanites like you, have a preconceived notion of places like Madisonville and Walnut Hills based on conditions that existed 10-20 years ago.  Investment in neighborhoods like these is met with derision, because why invest in crappy, crime-ridden neighborhoods. 

 

Except it's that very lack of investment that allowed those neighborhoods to decline.  It took years of fighting that perception to enlighten people that (A) people - real people with families, not just "drug dealers and prostitutes" - still live in these areas, (B) those real people want to live in a vibrant, safe community just like you, and © they deserve it just as much as people living in any other neighborhood.

 

It only takes a moment of clarity to change that perception.  Even up to last year the majority of people who didn't know better were saying "who on earth would want to go to OTR?" despite not having been north of Central Parkway in a decade.  Their preconceived notion was that it was crime-ridden, dilapidated, and no where to take your kids.  Then LumenoCity happened and it was a massive U-turn in the public consciousness about OTR.  Now you almost never hear negative things about OTR except from the least-traveled members of the suburbs (and AM radio stations still trafficking in fear for ratings' sake).

I will admit after a period of time watching all of the storefronts boarded up and the increasing blight of the older residential portions, rather gave up on Madisonville - wrote it off so to speak. There was a point in time when I would not stop in Madisonville on a bet.

 

If it has been turned around, needs a PR campaign to announce it. Guess I need to drive down there and see what percentage of boarded up storefronts are now vibrant businesses again.

 

This is the problem.  People who complain and demean these neighborhoods are basing it on 50 years of preconceived notions.  Except they and you haven't stepped foot in them for decades.  You, and suburbanites like you, have a preconceived notion of places like Madisonville and Walnut Hills based on conditions that existed 10-20 years ago.  Investment in neighborhoods like these is met with derision, because why invest in crappy, crime-ridden neighborhoods. 

 

Except it's that very lack of investment that allowed those neighborhoods to decline.  It took years of fighting that perception to enlighten people that (A) people - real people with families, not just "drug dealers and prostitutes" - still live in these areas, (B) those real people want to live in a vibrant, safe community just like you, and © they deserve it just as much as people living in any other neighborhood.

 

It only takes a moment of clarity to change that perception.  Even up to last year the majority of people who didn't know better were saying "who on earth would want to go to OTR?" despite not having been north of Central Parkway in a decade.  Their preconceived notion was that it was crime-ridden, dilapidated, and no where to take your kids.  Then LumenoCity happened and it was a massive U-turn in the public consciousness about OTR.  Now you almost never hear negative things about OTR except from the least-traveled members of the suburbs (and AM radio stations still trafficking in fear for ratings' sake).

 

So please give us a rundown on all of the great reconstructions in Madisonville, both residential and business. Pardon me if I am dubvious, but I am ready to be enlightened. Rather than just saying we are anti, give us some positives to digest. I just don't think the entire City is in a position to do an OTR, especially without 3CDC.

So please give us a rundown on all of the great reconstructions in Madisonville, both residential and business. Pardon me if I am dubvious, but I am ready to be enlightened. Rather than just saying we are anti, give us some positives to digest. I just don't think the entire City is in a position to do an OTR, especially without 3CDC.

 

In case you didn't read the other posts

 

Maybe you'd like to tell MedPace that none of Madisonville's redevelopment efforts are working.  While you're at it, tell the Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the Madisonville Community Council, who have cleared out many blighted properties, that nothings working.  And the old 5/3 bank building at Madison and Whetsel that's been renovated and is advertising for a restaurant - that's not progress, is it.  Speaking of restaurants, Mazunte was named one of the ten best new restaurants in the city, and that's in Madisonville, too.  But that's not a sign of progress, apparently.

They have also applied for city funding to completely redo their streetscape in the heart of the neighborhood and submitted a Request for Qualifications to developers to build mixed-use new construction at the corner of Whetsel and Madison (their main intersection).

Thanks for listing these updates on where they are in terms of planning and development with what is coming up.  I have read about the plans, but wasn't sure where they are.  My wife is from Madisonville, and we live in Kennedy Heights now and drive through all the time.  When looking at houses, we walked through one that was redeveloped and owned by the redevelopment corp and it pained me so much to walk through it.  It was beautiful, but my girl and her parents already had their minds made up, because it was on what they called, the "bad side" of Madisonville, so these preconceived notions exist even in the very neighborhoods that are being redeveloped.  Excited to see what happens and have some more places to go to nearby.  Also need to get to Mazunte sometime, have heard it is good from others as well.

Not sure if this is exactly the same development or not, but close nonetheless.

 

 

Developer plans $25 million luxury apartment community in Cincinnati

Jan 12, 2015, 7:51am EST

Tom Demeropolis Reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier

 

 

Real estate developer Ray Schneider is ready to finish the development of 30 acres in Madisonville.

 

His plan calls for a $25 million upscale apartment project on the remaining seven acres along Red Bank Expressway. Dubbed the "RED," the apartments would join Schneider's Red Dog Pet Resort & Spa as well as Indianspring of Oakley nursing home and Barrington of Oakley assisted living center.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/01/12/developer-plans-25-million-luxury-apartment.html

Considering the suburban layout of this development, I'm pleasantly surprised/impressed that they're building underground parking and adding a rooftop pool/deck.

Moved this discussion to the Madisonville thread since it isn't in Fairfax.

Cranley: Hotel, restaurants, offices coming to Madisonville

 

New restaurants, a hotel and office building are being planned for Madisonville – part of a $100 million investment by pharmaceutical research firm MedPace.

 

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said Monday the city is in the final stages of negotiating an economic development deal with MedPace, located near the intersection of Red Bank Road and Madison Road.

 

The deal would include expanding Duck Creek Road through part of the John P. Parker School property.

 

The deal should be done in the next one to two months, and the construction would start this summer, Cranley said. Cincinnati Public Schools and the city have entered an agreement for the city to have rights to the land needed to build the new road, estimated to cost between $2 million and $4 million, Cranley added.

 

I'm not really sure how this is working. Why is extending Duck Creek Road going to provide development? I'm failing to grasp what the vision is since the article doesn't provide any useful information.

 

Here is the location in question.

I'm confused as well. Where is it going to go? Down to Madison like a few hundred feet down from where you already wind up? This seems like an extraordinarily huge waste of money. What benefit will this actually provide? The current infrastructure already handles that spot fine.

After a little poking around on the internet, I found this: http://easterncorridor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Red-Bank-Corridor-Preferred-Alternative-Implementation-Plan-12-21-13.pdf

 

If you look at "page 8" (Tenth page in the PDF), you can see the Duck Creek Road Extension. Not sure how this noticeably improves anything. This is part of the Eastern Corridor project. I highly doubt Medpace will only add to their development if we build this street. Projected cost in the document linked is $2.7 Million. Though the article states $2-$4 million. Seems like an enormous waste of money.

I instantly thought the same thing once i looked at a map of the location. Red Bank already intersects with Madison road a few hundred feet from the proposed intersection. What is the end game here? How does that even help Med Pace?

 

You would think that $2-$4M would do a lot more good if it was used to fund improvements along the corridor to make it more walkable and pedestrian friendly.

 

It is great Med Pace wants to invest in the neighborhood they work in and add density to the area, but I just do not understand the road component.

I agree. When I read the article, I was like is this a double blind for getting that street done for the eastern corridor? As someone who lives in the area, I fully dont think this road is necessary. It might be the medpace people wanting to not have to deal with redbank and madison though. Regardless it will be good to see everything filling in on both corners in the near future. Hopefully stuff will start in the madisonville business district too.

Here's one of the previously proposed alternatives for that area:

 

 

Remember that ODOT would love to see the Red Bank Expressway totally grade-separated for an eventual I-74 extension.

^That image is painful to look at.

The Business Courier is also saying the Gorilla Glue company is getting a huge sum from Ohio to move to a new location from Madisonville to potentially Sharonville.  Does anyone have any information on possibly losing this company to the northern burbs via an Ohio tax break?

It's Medpace, not MedPace. How hard is it to do a little research Enquirer?!!

The Business Courier is also saying the Gorilla Glue company is getting a huge sum from Ohio to move to a new location from Madisonville to potentially Sharonville.  Does anyone have any information on possibly losing this company to the northern burbs via an Ohio tax break?

 

I saw that as well, from what i could gather they are looking at moving to Sharonville but nothing is set in stone yet. Sucks to lose a sizable company to a suburb with the help of the State of Ohio.

Who wants to bet that the Duck Creek Rd. extension looks something like this:

 

 

Except that it might be a traditional overpass instead of roundabouts. (Please forgive my total lack of Photoshop knowledge.)

Man they are really moving forward with the Eastern Corridor torpedoes be damned aren't they?

I just noticed the purple lines on that map. Those are the sidewalks. This area is going to be awesome for pedestrians.

I just noticed the purple lines on that map. Those are the sidewalks. This area is going to be would have been awesome for pedestrians if that is how it would be built, which doesn't appear to be the case.

I think we talked about this a little in the Eastern Corridor thread awhile back, but this really seems Stage 1 of grade-separating Red Bank.  Picture this less as a shortcut for Medpace and more as an on-ramp from Madison to Red Bank northbound and you'll get the idea.  I can't recall

 

If it is, in fact, simply a shortcut for Medpace, all it really saves a left turn for employees exiting the complex at 5p.

 

Madisonville hasn't come out with a statement about the road yet that I know of, but you can see which way they're leaning from the text of the Facebook post they made about the public meeting a couple weeks ago:

 

The School Board for Cincinnati Public Schools has passed an initial motion to approve the sale of land on the John P. Parker School campus to facilitate building a road connecting Duck Creek Road with MedPace Way.

 

This part of the Eastern Corridor is opposed by Madisonville Community Council. However, CPS will present a Memorandum of Understanding laying out an agreement to help Madisonville students if the road is built.

 

The School Board has agreed to attend the next Madisonville Community Council meeting to present the Memorandum of Understanding, and to hear the community’s reaction before they

proceed with their final votes.

 

● The Ohio Department of Transportation will present a study of the road, with possible solutions to transportation problems presented by the road

 

● The School Board will present the Memorandum of Understanding

 

● The Sierra Club will discuss the environmental and health impacts of the possible roads

 

The community will then engage in discussion. This is your opportunity to answer the questions:

 

Does this make you more likely to send your children, grandchildren, or hypothetical children to CPS schools in Madisonville?

 

Do you have other opinions about the road’s impact that outweigh your opinion about the educational impact?

 

The Business Courier has updated their article with more information about community opposition to the new connector:

 

But Luke Brockmeier, president of the Madisonville Community Council, said the road was added to the Eastern Corridor project at the last minute, indicating it simply is a gift to the developer, RBM Development Co., and could make traffic worse, depending on the configuration. The community council opposes the road, which would cut through green space around John P. Parker School, a pre-kindergarten through 6th grade school.

I just noticed the purple lines on that map. Those are the sidewalks. This area is going to be awesome for pedestrians.

 

Reminds me of this gem:

 

So I was digging around some documents I had stored away. There is a lot of traffic, in PM rush, that goes from Duck Creek Road east to Madison Road east. They have to turn right and then left, causing long queues on Red Bank. I wonder if that's the reason the city wants to construct what is essentially an elongated left turn lane?

Oh yeah, the Red Bank/Madison area is a mess at rush hour.  Also, getting in and out of that UDF is really difficult, especially with any sort of traffic around.  It should be demo'd in my opinion.

Removal of the UDF is one of the final "negotiating" pieces to the deal. Medpace would want the hotel/convention center to have that corner presence.

This area *could* turn into a neat cluster of apartments and offices with the new development in the west side of Red Bank (near Red Dog) bringing apartments... But a lot depends on getting the road configuration(s) right. It'd be nice to construct some semblance of a street grid. If you live in the apartments on the west side of Red Bank and want to walk to Medpace, how is that supposed to happen?

I think the current plan for the Duck Creek Extension is not grade separated at Red Bank Expressway and would tie into the existing intersection.  I wonder if Medpace is funding the bill.

Redeveloping Madisonville: Thinking forward

Updated: Friday, February 6 2015, 10:58 AM EST

 

 

MADISONVILLE, Ohio (Deborah Dixon) -- A recent crime report has Cincinnati leaders bragging, particularly in Madisonville where the neighborhood is proud of its statistics.

 

But, this story is not about numbers, it's about a community with a dream.

 

Renovations are going on in February of 2015, at the Old Bank Building at Madison and Whetzel, the business district.

 

Downstairs there is room for a restaurant, over the next few years the center of Madisonville is expected to have apartments, stores and a coffee shop.

 

http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/redeveloping-madisonville-thinking-forward-24324.shtml

These look halfway decent.  From the looks of it, parking will be hidden behind the buildings.

 

http://m.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/03/06/25-million-luxury-apartment-project-gets-key.html

EXCLUSIVE: Gorilla Glue moving its headquarters

Tom Demeropolis - Senior Staff Reporter - Cincinnati Business Courier

 

Gorilla Glue Co. is moving its operations, including the company's headquarters, to Sharonville from the Cincinnati neighborhood of Madisonville.

 

The family-owned company that manufactures adhesives, moisturizers and tools closed March 9 on the purchase of the more than 1 million-square-foot Gateway 75 building. Gorilla Glue purchased the building, located at 2101 E. Kemper Road, from an affiliate of Neyer Properties for more than $22.3 million.

 

Eric Ragland, vice president of finance with Gorilla Glue, said the company plans to consolidate its operations at the building in the next 12 to 18 months.

 

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