Random projects photo update, 2/26/08

Here are a few overflow photos of projects I encountered while driving around.

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This house at 459 Strafer Street in Columbia Tusculum has a translucent garage door.



Vineyard Homes continues building Excelsior Row - one house at a time - up Sycamore Hill in Mount Auburn.



Previous reading on BC:
Excelsior Row photo update, 11/20/07 (11/23/07)

Wrecking Cincinnati, 1/2/08

RIP: 1811 Highland Ave, Mount Auburn
Single-family

DOB: 1870
Died: December 2007
Cause of death: A bowing wall, broken windows, and general deterioration. It was declared a public nuisance in December 2006 and was razed by the homeowner.

Assorted new Cincinnati photos

Here is a random assortment of photos that I had left over from trips taken between November 14 and December 24, 2007.

These 27 photos have been added to the following galleries:

* Northside +7 (69 photos)
* Covington Downtown +3 (27 photos)
* Corryville +2 (41 photos)
* Mansion Hill +2 (27 photos)
* Mount Auburn +2 (38 photos)
* Westwood +2 (33 photos)
* Botany Hills +1 (7 photos)
* Cincinnati Skyline +1 (50 photos)
* Clifton +1 (48 photos)
* Downtown +1 (115 photos)
* Eden Park +1 (21 photos)
* Lewisburg +1 (4 photos)
* Mount Adams +1 (90 photos)
* Peaselburg +1 (10 photos)
* Walnut Hills +1 (39 photos)

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Galleries for all of the neighborhoods can be found in the drop-down menu at the top of the right-hand column.

Downtown


Mount Auburn


Mount Adams


Covington Downtown


Botany Hills


Peaselburg


Lewisburg


Mansion Hill


Walnut Hills


Eden Park


Corryville


Northside



Westwood


Clifton


Cincinnati Skyline

Photo: God's Bible Facilities Building

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Last Friday, I posted an article about the expansion of the God's Bible School and College campus in Mount Auburn.

At the time I didn't have a photo of the Facilites Building, which is being built at the corner of Josephine and Ringgold streets.

This photo is from Sunday. The building looks fairly utilitarian and inexpensive and isn't likely to win any awards.

Wrecking Cincinnati, 8/29/07

RIP: 118-120 Dorchester Ave, Mount Auburn
Single-families

DOB: 1905
Died: August 2007
Cause of death: Not to much info on these buildings, but I've seen them in person and they were not in good shape at all. The two buildings were joined. Handwrecking has been done to bring them down and removal is in progress.

New SFD at 1821 Highland Avenue

A new single-family home will be built at 1821 Highland Avenue in Mount Auburn.

The parcel has been vacant since at least 1996.

No pricing details for the new home are available.

Houses in the general area are valued in the $80,000-$100,000 range with very little sales activity.

(On a tangiential note, I saw scaffolding on the neighboring house and it appeared that it was being painted.)

WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW (looking west)
GOOGLE AERIAL MAP

God's Bible continues Mount Auburn expansion

God's Bible School and College, a little-known school centered around Ringgold and Young streets in Mount Auburn, continues to acquire property as part of its $3 million Faith in the Future campaign.

The college first began acquiring property around the area to drive out crime and make the area more secure for its students.

Two recent purchases were made on Josephine Street, on which the college owns the majority of the properties. Uptown Consortium's Parks and Neighborhood Revitalization Plan envisions the creation of a new gateway for both the college and for Filson Park at the corner of Dorchester and Josephine.

Some of the homes on the street will become student housing, either through rehabilitation or infill.

Construction of the new Facilities Building at Josephine and Ringgold streets is nearing completion. This building will also house the offices of the Campus Adminstrator.

A search of the county auditor's website shows that the college now owns 67 properties in the neighborhood, all of them along Ringgold, Young, Channing, Carmalt and Josephine streets.

God's Bible School was established in 1900 and has over 230 students. Seventy percent of students live on their Mount Auburn campus.

Visit the God's Bible School and College website

WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW
GOOGLE AERIAL MAP

Mount Auburn Place condos hit the market

Rendering of Mount Auburn Place

Condominiums at Mount Auburn Place just hit the market within the past week.

JFP Group is building the 30-unit project on the southeast corner of McMillan and Highland.

All 30 units are currently available at prices ranging from $144,900 to $214,900 for two bedrooms and two baths with an on-site 52-space parking garage.

A planned retail component does not appear to be included according to the renderings.

Buildings on the site were demolished in March 2006.

Rezoning was approved by City Council last October.

JFP Group developed the adjacent McMillan Manor project.

WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW (looking south)
GOOGLE AERIAL MAP

Eber Development marketing Prospect Hill condos

The finished product

Six renovated condo units have hit the market in Prospect Hill.

The Renaissance Condos, built by Eber Development, are located at 1601-1603 Broadway.

1601 Broadway contains three units priced $119,900 to $129,900.

1603 Broadway contains three units priced $74,900 to $89,900.

All units have one bedroom and one bath.

Parking is provided in a gated surface lot.

WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW
GOOGLE AERIAL MAP

Prospect Hill gallery added

The Prospect Hill gallery has been added at the bottom of the page.

There are currently 30 photos in the gallery.

Mount Auburn gallery added, Downtown updated

The Mount Auburn gallery has been added at the bottom of the page. There are currently 31 photos in the gallery.

This gallery does not include Prospect Hill, which I'll be putting out in the future. There are, however, quite a few photos of the Glencoe-Auburn Place Row Houses/Inwood Village site.

Also, I've added 6 photos to the Downtown gallery, bringing the total to 40.