On April 12, 2013, Luke Field of City Studios Architecture took me on a tour of a couple of his firm's Over-the-Rhine projects.
The historic Cosmopolitan Hall at 1311-1313 Vine Street, built in 1885 and most recently the home of the Warehouse Nightclub from 1989 to 2004, will soon be home to startup incubator and accelerator Cintrifuse. The $13.6 million rehabilitation, being led by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC), is part of a project to make available nearly 40,000 square feet of space in three buildings, including a sub-basement that could house a restaurant or bar.
There are 13 photos in this tour. Please click on each photo to enlarge to 640 x 480 resolution.
1. Exterior.
2. Ground floor.
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4. Keep your eyes peeled for rot and bulging brick walls.
5. Exhibit A.
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7. I've always loved this space...the beer hall.
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9. Rickety stairs. No waiver was signed.
10. Top floor. In some cases, the term "floor" can be used very loosely. Pun intended.
11. But a great view, once the sign comes down.
12. Ladder to Heaven.
13. This the the basement. I was offered a climb to the sub-basement, but, between my extreme momental wussitude and the encumbrance of my camera, I declined. But then for some reason I entered the third floor of a building through a fire escape like an hour or so later, so go figure.
Previous reading on BC:
City supports tax credits for Emanuel; Startups, squash planned (3/27/13)
Three OTR projects win $7.1M in state tax credits (12/14/09)
Gateway III funding agreement to be amended (3/24/09)
