[ColDayMan]

Most of these are underconstruction (except for some obvious few; QCS II, Corporex Tower, and some others). This is obviously just a taste of what the city is doing. I can't possibly find all of the projects and some projects I'm leaving out (re: Montgomery Inn redevelopment; new condo towers for Eden Park, Uptown Crossings-Zoo corridor, etc) because I don't have fancy renderings for them. But for the ones I do...



Queen City Square: Phase I - Downtown

*Damn near topped-off.
*15 stories

http://www.pbase.com/cincinnatus/image/42103674.jpg

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Queen City Square: Phase II - Downtown

*Scheduled to begin in spring 2006
*Queen City Square II, located in the heart of the downtown financial district at Fourth & Sycamore Streets. 37 story, 800,000 square foot , Class A+ office development situated on 2.5 acres with 2,200 car parking garage.
*Height? Who knows. Between 640-700ft is for sure.

http://ohioskylines.com/ChrisPics/QCS.jpg


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The Ascent @ the Roebling - Covington, KY

Architect: Daniel Libeskind & Assoc.

Competition: 2007

Client: Corporex

Technical Details:
*Building Area: 310,000 sq.ft.
*Height: 300ft.
*Number of Floors: 21
*Number of Units: 80

http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/dbimg/jdbc/IMAGES/img_full.jpg?ID=282

http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/dbimg/jdbc/IMAGES/img_full.jpg?ID=281


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Over-The-Rhine Rehabs - Over-The-Rhine (neighborhood)

This...
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Hundreds and hundreds of old, decrepit housing. Basically, the neighborhood is coming back. I'm not going to post each and every rehab that large-ass neighborhood is getting.

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CityWest - The West End (neighborhood)

Restoration of Cincinnati's West End neighborhood with 835 new mixed-income rental units, 250 new for-sale homes, new retail activity, community facilities, streetscapes, and open spaces.

*Total Development Cost: $180,000,000
*Number of Units: 1085 total units; 835 rental units and 250 for-sale homes

http://urbanohio.com/SWOhio/Cincinnati/Neighborhoods/WestEnd/cincyo010.jpg

http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cdap/images/cdap_img3847.jpe

http://urbanohio.com/SWOhio/Cincinnati/Neighborhoods/WestEnd/WE17.jpg

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The Banks - Downtown/Riverfront

*Status: Garages u/c
*How much more to pay for this shit? $600 million
*Already completed: The stadiums, the Freedom Center, some garages, the transit center, etc.
*What's left? Park system, residential, offices, retail, the whole she-bang.

http://www.cincinnatiport.org/bnks_3.jpg

Ignore the "new" highrises
http://www.cincinnatiport.org/bnks_7.jpg

http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/fww-map-6.jpg

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Millworks - Oakley (neighborhood)

The reuse of a historic in-fill suburban/urban industrial site. Over 1.3 million square feet of retail, office, and entertainment space. +400,000 square feet, Class A, office space with an estimated 2,000 office workers on site.
(re: Lifestyle Center of Love inside an old factory; YIPEE!)

http://www.cincinnatimillworks.com/images/model.jpg

http://www.cincinnatimillworks.com/images/model_2parkBuildings.jpghttp://www.cincinnatimillworks.com/images/model_cimema.jpg

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Powers Building - Downtown

*Consists of 115 rental units
*Committed $715,000 in City investment
*Leveraged $14 million in private investment

http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cdap/images/cdap_img3856.jpe

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Inwood Village - Mt. Auburn (neighborhood)

Dorian Development will begin renovating six late-19th century buildings into four-story townhomes and one-level flats at the end of May. The area, located in Mount Auburn, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in January. Prices will range from $185,000 to $295,000

http://www.cincymls.com/propimgs/mls_cincy/full/8778/877840l.jpg

Ahem, the old buildings...
http://www.isoc.net/RobertEthan/Blogshots/InwoodVillage/InwoodVillage06.jpg

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Parker Flats

*42-unit condo tower at Fourth and Central avenues. The $11 million property would feature a high-finish design to complement both the Fourth Street historic district and Paul Brown Stadium, which sits due south.
*Price of $194,000 to $317,000

http://www.preferredgrouprealtors.com/propimgs/mls_cincy/full/9329/932949l.jpg

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East End Development - East End (neighborhood)

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/21/eastern400.gif

http://ohioskylines.com/ChrisPics/EastsideResidential.jpg

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University District Redevelopment - The Heights (neighborhood)

*Easily one of the largest projects in the city
*Can't show it due to Macroflash; just click the damn link

http://www.pbase.com/csdameron/image/40719267.jpg

http://www.chcurc.org/dream/HomePage.htm

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Calhoun Marketplace - The Heights

*Architects: VOA Associates of Chicago
*Project cost, Phase I: $60 million
*Phase II: $125 million

The mixed-use project will include 323 student apartments, 162 condominiums, 78,510 square feet of retail space and 18 townhouses.

http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cmgr/images/cmgr_img9215.jpg

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/axon-swCMYK300.jpg

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/calblock3.3a300CMYK.jpg

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/HardHat/imageshardhatSept04/CALGARCampusJuly14_06.jpg

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Stafford Village - The Heights

*Architects: Cole & Russell Architects, Cincinnati
*Project cost: $50 million

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/stratford.jpghttp://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/C2view-copy.jpg

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UC Medical Sciences Center - The Heights

*Architects: Studio Architecture of San Francisco with HarleyEllis, Cincinnati
(The design for MSB/CARE won the 2002 American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design.)
*Project cost, Phase I: $177 million.


http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/MSB02CMYK.jpg

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UC Dorm Facelift - The Heights

*Redevelopment of the Sawyer, Scioto and Morgens residence halls at the corner of Jefferson Ave. and Martin Luther King Drive
*EHDD Architecture, San Francisco & GBBN Architects Inc. of Cincinnati

http://img231.exs.cx/img231/8066/view4ry.jpg

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UC Recreation Center - The Heights

*Architects: Morphosis of Santa Monica, working with Cincinnati’s KZF Design
*Project cost: $102.5 million

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/Pg28_RecCMYK.jpg

http://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/A5740-%7E2CMYK.jpghttp://www.horizons.uc.edu/MasterPlan8-04/NewConstruction/images/A5736-%7E1CMYK.jpg

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The Elite - Mt. Adams (neighborhood)

*Will be 12 units, each 2700 square feet...$790,000+...begin sales Summer 2005

http://www.avistahomes.com/images/homes/street_view.jpg
http://www.avistahomes.com/

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Mt. Adams Development - Mt. Adams

*Too many to name, besides the Elite but here are some samples...

Elsinore and Wareham
34 units between 1800 and 2900 square feet...$375,000-$900,000...pre-development, expected to begin construction summer 2005

Art Academy Building
1125 St. Gregory St.
Was sold in December to Mt. Adams School LLC for $1.225M...will be converted to 20 units (which works out to approx. 900 square feet apiece)

1128-1130 Carney St.
Two old residential structures from the 1870s will be removed and replaced with custom-built homes...possibly 3 units...$1.295M

http://www.pbase.com/csdameron/image/40705615.jpg

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Michigan Terrace @ Hyde Park Square - Hyde Park (neighborhood)

*$750K - $1.3M
*The $10 million project will add a six-story building to the square, with 15 luxury condos, up to four street-level retail businesses and underground parking.

http://www.neyer.com/portfolio/project_boxes/michigan_terrace/lg_michigan_01.jpg

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Kroger Condos - Over-The-Rhine

*The 25 condo units would be built by a private developer at a total cost of about $7.5 million. The city subsidy of $2.5 million breaks down to $100,000 per unit. The condos are expected to sell for about $170,000 each.
*Status: Underconstruction


http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cmgr/images/cmgr_img9223.jpg

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Columbia Square - Columbia-Tusculum (neighborhood)

*Finally, Columbia-Tusculum gets its own "downtown." Whoopdy fucking do.
*Urban Development - Mixed-Use - Office, Residential, and Retail
*Eight acre mixed-use development
50,000 square feet of Class A office
25,000 square feet of retail
60 upscale residential units in two phases
6 to 12 luxury townhomes

http://www.neyer.com/portfolio/project_boxes/columbiasquare/cs-05-lg.jpg

http://www.neyer.com/portfolio/project_boxes/columbiasquare/cs-03-lg.jpg

http://www.neyer.com/portfolio/project_boxes/columbiasquare/cs-04-lg.jpg

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Fountain Square Rehab - Downtown

*Renovation of the "historic" Fountain Square by 2006
*Joseph-Beth Bookstore, McCormick & Schmick, etc confirmed

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/29/square1.jpg

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/29/square2.jpg

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Northern Kentucky Arena - Highland Heights, KY

$54 million to NKU to build a 10,000-seat arena. With a $6 million commitment from the Bank of Kentucky for naming rights, the project is projected to cost $60 million.

http://www.challengernky.com/content/articles/2005/03/07/around_nky/doc422c975bda071631937494.jpg

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Good Samaritan Hospital Expansion - The Heights

Good Samaritan Hospital breaks ground today on a 10-story patient care tower - the biggest part of a five-year, $122 million renovation and expansion project.

The $63 million tower, to be built off the front of the hospital along Dixmyth Avenue, is expected to be complete in early 2007. Combined with internal renovations, the project will add nearly 90 beds to the 424-bed hospital, plus more than $23 million worth of new medical equipment.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/22/goodsam.jpg

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Harbor Greene Condos - Bellevue, KY

http://www.harborgreene.com/images/FloorPlans_02.jpg

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Newport IV - Newport, KY

*Cole + Russell Architects, Inc.
*The proposal involves 327 mixed income units, offering both rental and ownership opportunities.

http://www.colerussell.com/images/ColeRussell_images/housing/hope6.jpg

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McAlpins Condos - Downtown

*68-unit condo project
*$230,000 to $750,000

http://urbanohio.com/SWOhio/Cincinnati/Neighborhoods/Downtown2/DT31.JPG

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"Next" Condos - Downtown

*Conversion of old Crowne Plaza Hotel to condos
*76 condos, townhouses and penthouses to the 19-floor downtown Cincinnati hotel while reducing the number of hotel rooms from 321 to 135. The property also will get a new name, Next Hotel and Residences, along with a dramatic new look with a glass exterior covering much of the building

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/09/hotel.jpg

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Marburgs Square - Oakley

*Condos

http://www.marburgsquare.com/images/marburgsoutheastcorner.jpg

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Gates of Eden Park - Walnut Hills (neighborhood)

http://www.gatesofedenpark.com/ver6/home.gif
http://www.gatesofedenpark.com/

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Burnett Lofts - East Walnut Hills (neighborhood)

*Rehab of old school

http://www.isoc.net/RobertEthan/Cincinnati/SchoolhouseLofts/SchoolhouseLofts20050226_01.jpg

to...

http://www.preferredgrouprealtors.com/propimgs/mls_cincy/full/9167/916719l2.jpg

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Avondale Masterplan - Avondale (neighborhood)

http://ohioskylines.com/ChrisPics/Avondale1.jpg

http://ohioskylines.com/ChrisPics/Avondale2.jpg
http://www.cddcinc.org/CurrentProjects/Avondale01.htm

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Bear Creek Pavilion - Newport, KY

*"The site is a key part of Newport's Renaissance, which includes Newport on the Levee, the Newport Aquarium and the influx of high income professionals to the surrounding Newport Historical District"

http://bearcreekcapital.com/Newport/N%20Art%20Rndrg%20cover%20image.jpg
http://bearcreekcapital.com/Newport%20Pavilion.htm

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Waterfront Condos - Bellevue, KY

*Priced from $700,000 to $900,000. Each of the 3,200-square-foot units will have ceilings nine to 10 feet high, and each unit's great room will have about a 26-foot length of windows eight-feet tall facing the river.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/20/kycondos.jpg






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I'm not EVEN going to do the various other infill, rehabbing of older buildings, new shopping centers/malls, and new office buildings in the suburbs.

i.e. this shit proposed for Miami Township.
http://www.miamitwp.org/comm_dev/sr28towncenter/vision1.jpg

http://www.miamitwp.org/comm_dev/sr28towncenter/townce2.jpg

No Cheesecake Factory going over there? Then bah. No love for them.

That's all you get from me.

[Sulley]

WOW!

[Austinlee]

God damn! Very exciting to see all the great buildings and renovations going on in Porkopolis. Bravo Colday!!!!
I especially like the Queen City Square; the UC Medical Sciences Center and the The Elite all for aesthetic reasons. On a more practical level, its great to see all the loft/condo restoration projects as well as new loft/condo buildings.

[Stephenapolis]

Very impressive.

[GeorgeLV]

Queen City Square: Phase II looks nice.

[grasscat]

Chris...thanks for taking the time to post this. I'll try to add on to it as time allows!

[Jonovision]

Some really nice projects.

[Coldrsx]

congrats....some quite interesting projects.

[CTroyMathis]

Really good stuff, CinDay. Thanks for making an all-inclusive thread yo.

[Wheelingman04]

Go Cincy!!

[jcathens]

very very impressive

[Benhamin]

Great work. Although most of these projects are small, it is good to see 'Natti making progress. I can't wait for QCS, Phase II, that building looks awesome.

[ltsmotorsport]

^No kidding. I think QCS PII is one of the best looking buildings proposed right now.

[The_Cincinnati_Kid]

Coldayman, nice pics and a nice smorgasboard of projects. Where did you find the pics of the Morgens and Scioto residence halls at UC? I have never seen any renderings showing what they would look like. FYI, I know they are tearing down at least one of the three sisters, don't know which one though.

[grasscat]

^
http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2749.0

(Ironically, in a thread that you started!) :D

[ColDayMan]

^ LOL

[Thefigman]

nice work!

and I loved the Cheesecake Factory comment!

[SuperstarMark]

I sure do like this one. I can envision this in my fair city, positioned next to Gateway:

http://ohioskylines.com/ChrisPics/QCS.jpg


This one, however, gives me a migraine:

http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/dbimg/jdbc/IMAGES/img_full.jpg?ID=282

[Phillydude]

Hey Cincinnati forumers -- this is a link to our local "read as you ride" transit newspaper, the Metro. It had an article in it this morning about curvy condos and the above Libeskind "Ascent" was featured, so I thought you guys would be interested. Warning -- its in PDF -- if you guys think its important enough, someone might have to finagle it onto your thread.

Hope all is well in Bengaland.

http://parex.metro.st/ftp/20050811_1000006.pdf

EDIT: The article is on page 16; Queen City Square II is hella cool.

[ColDayMan]

Gracias!

[Crunked Up]

Is the Queen City Square tower really going to be built? For some reason, I have my doubts that this will ever materialize.

[grasscat]

^ From all indications, it should start not too long after the completion of the first phase. Only the insiders really know, though.

[Navin]

Very cool compilation. I hope you get the QCS PII, which seems to be the most exciting project. I actually like the Ascent. Curved facade and curved roofline = very nice, IMHO. Do I count correctly that there are 4 projects above 12 stories (QCS PI, PII, Ascent, CHCURC thingie)?

[grasscat]

^ Yes, plus the Park Avenue condo tower in Newport and the Overlook at Eden Park condo tower, which aren't in this thread.

[benway]

Wow, is now the time to buy into Over The Rhine?

[ltsmotorsport]

Do any of you Cincy/Ohio guys have renderings of QCS II in the skyline?

[grasscat]

^

http://www.geocities.com/downtowndayton/Queen1.jpg

[ltsmotorsport]

:drool: Yummy.:cool:

[cityguy]

THAT BUILDING LOOK FANTASTIC IN THE SKYLINE.

[urban_encounter]

^

http://www.geocities.com/downtowndayton/Queen1.jpg


Yeah, that's going to be an attractive addtiton to the skyline.

[spyguy]

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051105/BIZ01/511050335

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/4953/bilde1re.jpg

Luxury condos planned in city
Large development near Purple bridge
By Marla Matzer Rose

The Kentucky riverfront has several luxury condo projects under construction or in preparation. Now, the Ohio side may soon have one.

A $75 million condo and restaurant development dubbed RiverCrossing is planned in Cincinnati next to the Purple People Bridge, on the site of what is now the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center.

The city planning commission got a glimpse of the plans Friday morning and will receive a formal presentation at its December meeting, said Doug Hine, president of development services for Miller Valentine Group, one of the developers.

Hine said the developers would ask the city for some control regarding any other developments near the project.

The project would have 140 river-view condos in two buildings and 50,000 to 70,000 square feet of commercial space that might be occupied by two upscale restaurants. The condos would range from $450,000 to $2 million. Pre-marketing will begin in the first quarter of next year and construction in the third quarter, Hine said.

The project would be the second in the neighborhood for Miller Valentine and Greiwe Development Group, who cooperated on the Polk Building conversion into the Park Place at Lytle condominiums next door to the Taft Museum. For RiverCrossing, the developers have partnered with the Gregory family, who own the Montgomery Inn, along with RTKL and Cole & Russell Architects.

The popular Montgomery Inn at the Boathouse restaurant in Sawyer Point park will remain.

The Gregory family is exploring alternate locations for the adjacent banquet center. Earlier plans had called for the banquet center and possibly a supermarket across the street in what's now a city-run parking lot, but that parcel will remain undeveloped for now. The Ohio Department of Transportation controls part of that site, as it used to be an on-ramp to the Purple People Bridge before it was converted to a walkway.

The developers tout the project as an important piece in creating connections and a vibrant community in the area. Along with creating more than 500 construction jobs and 350 permanent jobs, they say, RiverCrossing would bring 280 new downtown residents spending an estimated $3 million annually and build momentum for The Banks - the long-brewing mixed-use project to be located between Cincinnati's two riverfront stadiums.

Huff Realty has signed as the sales agent for the condos. It started accepting expressions of interest from its downtownliving.com Web site about two weeks ago. Visitors clicking on a link to "new riverfront project" can enter their information to receive details on floor plans and pricing as soon as they are available.

Huff Realty president Jim Huff expects high interest for the project.

"I think you can see there is a demand from Miller Valentine's other project (Park Place), which is almost sold out," Huff said.

Hine said the design of RiverCrossing is geared toward enhancing access to the riverfront for both residents and the general public. There will be 200 public parking spaces on the premises, and the construction would open up public pedestrian access from Lytle Park to the river.

[FlyersFan118]

Is that thing happening?!



It looks sweet!!

[NastyNati100]

They repainted the garage. I say it wont happen for Phase II.

[cpsconsult]

Many of those projects are coming along rather well . . . some have had some issues.

We're working on a couple at present time, and have worked on others in the past.

[cpsconsult]

I've got some updated photos of 580 Building Project and McAlpins Building. I'll post when I get a chance.

[Paintballer1708]

I cant wait for Fountain Square to be finished. When it is im taking a trip to Cincy and checking it out. I have read up on it and there is alot of restaurants and entertainment coming to town and will be located there.

[cpsconsult]

I cant wait for Fountain Square to be finished. When it is im taking a trip to Cincy and checking it out. I have read up on it and there is alot of restaurants and entertainment coming to town and will be located there.

You may have to wait . . . it's behind schedule.

[Paintballer1708]

Oh thats not good. When is it expected to be finished? I read sometime in late August. And how is the Banks Project doing? I saw pictures of Cincinnati recently and it did look like something was getting started around Great American Ball Park.

[ColDayMan]

You can thank Cincinnatis for this update, as I am entirely too lazy to do this. This is mainly for the riverfront projects:

ONE RIVER PLAZA

http://cmsimg.nky.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=AB&Date=20060820&Category=BIZ01&ArtNo=608200305&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=600&title=1

http://vh10018.moc.gbahn.net/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=AE&Date=20060822&Category=BIZ&ArtNo=608220344&Ref=AR&Profile=1001&MaxW=600&title=1

DOWNTOWN: Buoyed up by its success with the conversion of the Polk Building into 114 condos in downtown Cincinnati, Miller-Valentine Group has announced ambitious plans to build 150 more units on a three-acre tract immediately west of the Purple People pedestrian bridge that links Cincinnati and Newport.

The $100 million project, slated for completion in 2008, will stack the condominium units in two towers - one nine stories tall and the other 12 stories - to provide the only Cincinnati view of the river that isn't blemished by a roadway, according to Doug Hine, president of Miller-Valentine Group.

Hine said the right-on-the-river view as well as the site's direct links to the park system that runs along the Ohio distinguish the site from other projects in the region. There's also an urban feel to the site with links to downtown, two restaurants that will be built at the site as well as the bridge to Newport.

"These are the things that make this project different," Hine said.

Prices will range from about $400,000 to $2.5 million, a spokeswoman for the company said.

Miller-Valentine plans to demolish the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center on Pete Rose Way to free the entire site for the project, which will be called One River Plaza.

The property is now controlled by the Gregory family, heirs of the late Ted Gregory, whose food and promotional savvy turned the Montgomery Inn and its barbecue sauce into one of Cincinnati's signature brands.

Miller-Valentine and the Gregory family will be partners in the venture.

A new development on the site was first discussed in October of 2003, when Evan Andrews, son-in-law of Gregory, announced plans for a splashy development on the site.

But a project that was compared to Newport on the Levee entertainment/retail complex at the south end of the bridge never materialized, clearing the way for a project that will be primarily residential with two restaurants on the site.

Hine said the strong market for condominiums in Park Place at Lytle, what had been the Polk Building, convinced that the company that there's still a strong demand for downtown condos despite evidence that the once-booming housing market is beginning to cool off.

"We're just completing construction this month and we have six left," said Hine, whose company created 114 units in the building at 400 Pike St. Prices in the Polk Building started at about $200,000 and topped out at about $1.6 million.

Hine said the company will be working with a list that has about 200 names of people who said they would be interested in new condo units but weren't interested in a building that was being converted for residential use.

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060822/BIZ/608220344



OVATION

It's called "Ovation", but I call it "Cheese Graters". None the less, this is a huge project and of course development spurs development. We are creating a city on our riverfront and I am glad for people to finally take advantage of our "shoreline". People are naturally drawn to the water, and fortunately in this case our downtown in built on it!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/UncleRando/Cincinnati/Nky/Newport4.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/UncleRando/Cincinnati/Nky/Newport5.jpg

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The once dreary northwest corner of Newport would become the glitziest stretch of riverfront real estate in Greater Cincinnati if a developer can deliver on its vision.

A riverfront amphitheater, a 3,000-seat Las Vegas-style showroom, high-rise office towers - one 25 stories tall - two hotels, a variety of retailers and more than 1,000 condominiums and townhouses are all part of the vision in a project estimated to cost at least [B]$600 million.

Covington-based Corporex, whose developments have already changed the Northern Kentucky riverfront over the last 20 years, was selected by the city of Newport Thursday to transform a 13.9-acre tract that had been devoted to subsidized housing for about 50 years.

One of the most striking features of the project, which Corporex calls "Ovation," is a public amphitheater and park that would project out into the river.

The "community amphitheater" would include a "Sydney-type stage," said Debra A. Vicchiarelli, senior vice president of Corporex. She referred to the Sydney Opera House that seems to float on the harbor in Sydney, Australia.

The plan also calls for building a pedestrian bridge that would span the Licking River and link Corporex's "Ovation" with Riverside Drive in Covington's most exclusive neighborhood.

A groundbreaking could be held as early as next year if the city and Corporex can reach agreement quickly on a master developer agreement, a spokesman for the city said.

The site, at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, provides a view of the rivers and virtually every significant building in downtown Cincinnati between the Taylor-Southgate and Suspension bridges.

Corporex CEO Bill Butler said the entire site, located behind an earthen floodwall, would be raised to take advantage of the view.

Newport announced its preliminary agreement about nine months after Corporex stunned the City of Cincinnati by withdrawing as the primary developer of The Banks, the long-delayed riverfront development project expected to have a final price tag of $600 million to $800 million.

Besides the 14-acre site that is controlled by Newport, the Corporex proposal would encompass another seven acres and require the acquisition of the TraveLodge motel at the foot of the Taylor-Southgate Bridge and the Riverchase Apartments on Riverboat Row.

An artist's rendering of the project shows that it would extend to Fifth Street, eliminating the island between Fourth and Fifth streets that is now occupied by Kentucky Motors.

There were no answers Thursday about how much public money will be budgeted for the project.

The federal government already has contributed $28.6 million in the form of a Hope VI grant that cleared the way for the city to relocate public housing tenants elsewhere in the city and then prepare the site for new development.

Corporex said five office buildings it plans to construct have the potential of attracting 5,000 new jobs to a city that has a population of about 17,000.

Newport officials declined to say which of the five firms that had submitted proposals for the site wound up as the second best choice.

No construction timetable was available Thursday. Both Corporex and the city said that the first task is to reach a master agreement on how the property will be used.

Butler, whose company created the bronze skyline in Covington with its RiverCenter office towers and hotels, said it usually takes at least six months to hammer out all of the details in a master agreement. But he said he thinks the process can be completed in four to six weeks.

Newport City Manager Tom Fromme said he believes the deal can be finalized by Oct. 1.

The Corporex/Butler reputation for getting things done might have been a deciding factor in Newport's decision.

"There were a number of good proposals, but we feel that Corporex has the ability to move forward quickly," Newport Mayor Tom Guidugli said.

Pressed for some kind of cost estimate for the project, Guidugli said the baseline figure is "$600 million or more and it will grow."

Fromme said Corporex has a reputation for moving swiftly and that the company had solid ideas about "integrating the project into the city. Right now the city has no focal point."

Corporex has a commercial real estate portfolio of about 400 buildings, most of which are devoted to office, manufacturing and warehouse uses.

When asked if his company had tackled other projects that include retail uses, Butler's answer was characteristically succinct: "No. That's why we got one of the best companies in the country to work with us."

Corporex has partnered with Boorn Partners, which is headed by President John Boorn, the former CEO of Madison Marquette, a company that has developed high-end shopping complexes all over the country.

Current plans call for 114,000 square feet of small retail shops as well as another 88,000 square feet of space that could be used by anchor retailers in what is being called "Jubilee Circle."

One part of the Corporex proposal focuses on entertainment and lodging and would include the 3,000-seat showroom, a 476-room full-service hotel and a 168-room hotel that would have fewer amenities.

Privately held Corporex spun off its hotel division about two years ago to create Eagle Hospitality Properties, which now owns a dozen upscale hotels in Greater Cincinnati and elsewhere in the country. Butler is the board chairman of Eagle and one of the company's primary shareholders. Eagle would have the opportunity to build the upscale hotel in Ovation, Butler said.

Residential plans call for 60 single-family town homes that would follow the line of the floodwall as well as 48 town homes that would be built in four-story structures. The biggest residential element will be six buildings that will hold 726 condominium units.

Another 12-story building would include 192 units for senior citizens.



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DOWNTOWN - A local architect and a real estate consultant are planning 77 condominiums downtown that will offer panoramic views of the skyline, the riverfront, Mount Adams, the Purple People Bridge and the Taft Museum of Art gardens.

The $35 million development, to be called the Edge, will offer custom-made condos in a 12-story building with a three-level, 125-space parking garage at 310 Culvert St.

The loft-style condos, to be built in a structure enclosed by glass, concrete and steel, are in the Anderson Building, built in 1936. The building is now being used by the Enquirer Printing Co. and other printers. Those companies will move once work on the Edge begins next spring.

The city's Sewer, Water and Transportation departments have given the development preliminary approval, said Bill Langevin, Cincinnati's director of buildings and inspections. He said the developers must still get final approvals and permits for new construction.

Plans call for six floors to be added to the building, allowing condo residents on floors five through 12 to have views.

"Our whole design concept is laid out to maximize views of the entire city's landscape," said architect Denis Back, who is partnering with real estate consultant Andy Radin. They are buying the building from the Anderson Building Co. for an undisclosed amount.

The Edge will be geared to a wide mix of buyers, including young professionals, empty nesters and corporate executives.

"There's nothing like this in Cincinnati," said Janet Davis, manager of the Hyde Park office of Coldwell Banker West Shell, which is marketing the Edge. "It's a totally unique residence ... reminiscent of what you would find in New York, Chicago or Seattle."

The condos will range from $149,900 to $1.275 million and range in size from 821 square feet to just under 4,000 square feet. Nine of the units have been pre-sold.

The condos will offer 16 open loft-style floor plans and a covered terrace. Each unit will typically include one parking space per bedroom in the building's garage. The Edge's rooftop will feature a dog run, putting green and a water feature.

The Edge also will include a deli for residents and 24-hour security. Radin said there will be a monthly association fee that will vary from $225 to $575 for most of the condos, not including three penthouses. The penthouses will carry a monthly association fee of just under $1,000.

Radin is confident condos at the Edge will sell well, though purchases of other luxury condos along the riverfront and downtown have slowed in recent months because of several factors, including rising mortgage rates and the variety of condo projects to choose from.

The development's fourth floor will include 15,000 square feet for office condos that will cost $125 per square foot, including 15-foot ceilings and glass walls.

Construction is expected to be completed by summer 2008.

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[StevenW]

Very cool! :yes:

[Paintballer1708]

This is awesome. Cincinnati will have an awesome riverfront in the years to come. Nice to see Cincy's development page back up.

[thomasbw]

Has anyone heard anything about the American Canning Factory conversion in Northisde? I remeber seeing a drawing about turning it into one hundred odd condo/apartments but I haven't seen anything on it recently.

[volguus zildrohar]

Ovulation? Awesome!

I still want someone to tell me when the Fountain Square renovations are complete so I can get my ass back to Cincinnati.

[ColDayMan]

Fountain Square should be totally complete by mid-November.

[Paintballer1708]

I can't wait to see what it will look like when it is finished. The renderings looked great.

[StatenIslander237]

whats going on with queen city square anybody have anything new on that? is there anything new on that?

[ColDayMan]

Still in limbo.

[Austinlee]

Awesome for Cincinnati!!

Here is a recent article concerning Pittsburgh that I thought you Cincy people would enjoy:

Who's Winning on the Economic Playing Field?
Everybody knows the Bengals beat the Steelers last Sunday. But Cincinnati also beat Pittsburgh in economic growth over the past year. The newest economic data released last week show that jobs in the Cincinnati region are growing nearly 50% faster than in Pittsburgh.

Employers in the Pittsburgh Region created 10,000 net new jobs between August 2005 and August 2006, an increase of 0.89%. That’s better than the previous year, when we only saw 7,800 new jobs, a 0.69% increase. However, even though Cincinnati is a smaller region, its employers created nearly 14,000 jobs last year, a 1.32% increase.

It wasn’t just Cincinnati that beat us. 31 of the top 40 regions did. For example, jobs in the Minneapolis region, a region similar to ours in many ways, grew by 2.68% in the past year, triple the rate in Pittsburgh. Seattle grew by 3.56%, quadruple the rate here.

As weak as job growth was here, we did manage to beat Silicon Valley, Columbus, and St. Louis, not to mention Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Detroit, which actually lost jobs over the past year. (The biggest loser of all was New Orleans, which lost 28% of its jobs in the past year, due to Hurricane Katrina.)

[thomasbw]

I went by Inwood village recently, that is about the creepiest street in the city. It looks like a neutron bomb went off. Would make a great artists community or some cool condos though.

Also City council gave preliminary approval to 31 condos at the corner of mcmillan and highland on 1/2 acre. 52 parking spaces and 2000sqft of retail.

[Paintballer1708]

I was wondering if anyone has any info on any developments going on at the University of Cincinnati? It seems like a quickly growing and modern university.

[MasonsInquiries]

impressive!!!!! cincinnati's definitely getting taller;)

[bmod]

does anyone know what the deal is with QCS phase 2?? and maybe some posts about the activity of the southshore construction in newport??

[richNcincy]

does anyone know what the deal is with QCS phase 2?? and maybe some posts about the activity of the southshore construction in newport??

The first tower of the southshore development is under construction now. As for QCS II, there hasnt been any new info, but phase I is nearly leased.

[kazpmk]

New skyscraper here?
Plan for city's tallest tower revived; W&S testing market for office building to top Carew
BY JON NEWBERRY | JNEWBERRY@ENQUIRER.COM


Western & Southern Financial Group Inc. is turning up the heat on its long-simmering plan for a major downtown office tower and could begin construction next year if pre-leasing is fruitful.

The proposed skyscraper, dubbed Queen City Square ever since plans were initially floated almost 20 years ago and then revived in 2002, would be the tallest in the region - taller than the 574-foot-tall Carew Tower.

Initially, it was to have 37 floors, but now could be taller, said John Barrett, chairman and chief executive of the insurance and investment services company.
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It would provide 720,000 square feet of offices and up to 2,000 parking spaces.

"We're out there aggressively trying to pre-lease that tower," he said, noting that Western & Southern developed the 580 Walnut office building in 1974, helping spark a surge in downtown development that lasted into the early 1990s. "It's time for the next wave," he said.

Barrett said Western & Southern has filled all but half of one floor in its 15-story 303 Broadway building, which opened in 2005; and it's eager to help attract new corporate headquarters downtown.

Western & Southern is also running out of room for its own growing operations, which employ about 1,800 people downtown. It announced last week that it's bringing in another 50 jobs when it relocates a subsidiary from suburban Philadelphia later this year.

Western & Southern is working with its architect to put finishing touches on the Queen City Square building, a detailed model of which is in the former Guilford School building on East Fourth Street where the company's Eagle Realty Group is located.

The company has no construction timeline; the plans still need approval from the city.

The tower would be between Third and Fourth streets on the east side of Sycamore. A parking garage with 1,500 spaces would be demolished.

The new building would be adjacent to the 303 Broadway building at the northwest corner of Third and Broadway. That building - the first office tower built downtown in 14 years - has 185,000 square feet of offices and 666 parking spaces.

Wayne Hach, president of Cincinnati Commercial Realtors, an office brokerage specialist, said the supply of vacant office space downtown has been pretty stable in recent years, and there has not been a large demand. The vacancy rate in newer buildings is about 16 percent, which is not high, he said. In 2006 more space opened up than was occupied, but in the first quarter of this year that trend reversed.

Hach said there has not been a lot of expansion among existing office tenants and little migration from the suburbs or from out of town. There's a market for upgrades, though - tenants who want better, newer space - and there are few large blocks of 50,000 square feet or more, he said.

"I would expect a new Class A building would carry a significant premium over current market rates," Hach said. "The question is: What is that premium, and how many companies would be willing to pay it?"

One building with plenty of vacant space is the 600 Vine building, which Convergys Corp. left when it moved to Fourth Street. The tower at Sixth and Vine was acquired last year by Hertz Investment Group, which has been pricing it aggressively to attract tenants. Hach said the 29-story structure, built in 1984, would be considered "Class A-."

"What Western-Southern proposes to build would be significantly more prestigious and newer and better," he said.

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[jcathens]

^^ Whats the latest on this? Seems like we have been waiting for this thing to take shape for a while now?

Any other new Cincinnati news?

[Austinlee]

Someone needs to divuldge some updated pics and info on The Ascent...

[NastyNati100]

Its seems like its have been confirmed that QCS Phase II will start next year and will be complete by 2011. Emporis.com have the info.

[Atlantan]

Its seems like its have been confirmed that QCS Phase II will start next year and will be complete by 2011. Emporis.com have the info.

Exactly how sure are we on this one? I have researched this many other places, and nothing has came up. Cincinnati surely needs a new tall, The Carew is amazing, but Cincy could add another great building to its already amazing skyline.

[unusualfire]

QCS II starts in the spring. It's approved.

[David the Obscure]

Exactly how sure are we on this one? I have researched this many other places, and nothing has came up. Cincinnati surely needs a new tall, The Carew is amazing, but Cincy could add another great building to its already amazing skyline.

Cincinnati has one of the best skylines in the midwest due to its cohesiveness. It may not have the tallest buildings but everything fits. I welcome larger buildings like Queen City but I don't think they're necessary at all.