Well, the Enquirer scooped me yesterday on the American Can developers' desire to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
What I had prepared is at the very end of this post.
So to make up for that I have put together a collection of American Can photographs. Click to enlarge. The photo will open in a new browser window.
This series of photos and captions was part of a report prepared by the Department of Community Development and Planning's Historic Conservation Office. I do not know who actually took the photographs.
American Can project seeks Local Historic Landmark designation
In an effort to obtain state tax credits, the developers of Northside's American Can Factory Square project are hoping to have the site declared a Local Historic Landmark by the City.
To receive the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit, a building must be certified as a local landmark by its local government or must be on the National Register of Historic Places.
Developers Bloomfield, Schon & Partners are hoping for the local designation because a decision on their inclusion on the National Register isn't likely until December, or later*, and the state tax credit is a significant portion of their funding plan.
The tax credit is equal to 25 percent of the developer's rehabilitation expenditures. Only 100 tax credit certificates can be issued over any one year period**.
The American Can building, built in 1921, is a nearly unaltered building in the Commercial Style and was home to one of the nation's largest can manufacturers, employing as many as 1,000 people by the early 1950s.
The City's website lists 28 sites as Local Historic Landmarks. The property also abuts the Northside NBD Historic District.
The City Planning Commission and the Historic Conservation Board have endorsed the Local Landmark designation.
A public hearing on the designation will be held in front of the City's Economic Development Committee on July 31.
Upon completion, the former factory will contain 93 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space. There will also be a new 20,000 square foot office building, 13,000 square feet of retail on the adjacent Myron Johnson property, and 30 townhomes along Langland Street.
Building Cincinnati: Northside: American Can Factory Square (5/16/07)
Building Cincinnati: Northside: American Can Factory Square (3/17/07)
* The National Park Service deemed the project eligible in 2006 and the City's Historic Conservation Board recommended it to the Ohio Historic Preservation Site Advisory Board in June. They will then make a recommendation to the Keeper of the National Register, who isn't likely to make the decision until December.
** These are generally considered on a first-come, first-served basis and not released all at once on a certain date.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Scooped on the American Can story
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
American Can named local landmark
City Council has approved unanimously the designation of the American Can property as a Local Historic Landmark.
Inclusion on a local landmark list makes the project eligible to receive the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit.
The tax credit is equal to 25 percent of the developer's rehabilitation expenditures.
Only 100 tax credit certificates can be issued over any one year period*.
The American Can building, built in 1921, is a nearly unaltered building in the Commercial Style and was home to one of the nation's largest can manufacturers, employing as many as 1,000 people by the early 1950s.
The building is the 29th site to be named a Local Historic Landmark.
Developers Bloomfield, Schon & Partners still hope to have the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A decision on that isn't likely until at least December.
Upon completion, the American Can Factory Square will contain 93 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space. There will also be a new 20,000 square foot office building, 13,000 square feet of retail on the adjacent Myron Johnson property, and 30 townhomes along Langland Street.
Further reading, photos and maps:
BC: Scooped on the American Can story (7/19/07)
BC: Northside: American Can Factory Square (5/16/07)
BC: Northside: American Can Factory Square (3/17/07)
* Usually issued as applicants come along and not on a specific date.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Inside American Can
As part of an interview for a Soapbox story last week, Jared Wayne of Bloomfield/Schon + Partners was nice enough to give me a tour of the American Can building in Northside.
The building is part of the Factory Square project, which will house 96 market-rate loft apartments and 27,000 square feet of retail/office space.
The windowless structure is fairly clean - if not watertight - an has an assortment of old machine tools that the developers plan to incorporate into the units as furniture and art.
As you can see, it has been hit pretty hard by taggers and there is evidence of some of the concrete remediation work that's being done.
Please click on each image to enlarge to 640 x 480. Photos will open in a new browser window.
Previous reading on BC:
American Can applies for brownfields funds (10/10/07)
American Can named local landmark (8/8/07)
Scooped on the American Can story (7/19/07)
Northside: American Can Factory Square (5/16/07)
Northside: American Can Factory Square (3/17/07)
