Several Cincinnati projects have been awarded Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), it was announced Tuesday.
Among the recipients:
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Ohio Dept of Development, Fed Home Loan Bank award money for projects
Price Hill Will continues to win awards
The most recent award comes from a statewide group, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), which presented Price Hill Will Executive Director Ken Smith with its 2012 Spirit of Homeownership Excellence Award at its June 20 board meeting.
Agreements to bring 120 jobs to Cincinnati
Cincinnati City Council last week approved a sale and development agreement, a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) LEED tax exemption agreement, and a job creation tax credit agreement with Rough Brothers, Inc. – a move that will bring 100 jobs to the City immediately and an additional 20 within the next three years.
The City will sell 20.5 acres at 1140 E Regina Graeter Way in Bond Hill to the company for $1.34 million for the construction of a $4 million, 150,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility, built to U.S. Green Building Council LEED standards. The company will invest an additional $8 million in equipment.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 115 Huntington Pl
YEAR BUILT: 1904
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: HPL Realty Company LLC (The Christ Hospital)
ASSESSED VALUE: $47,140
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed for a surface lot for oversized vehicles that cannot fit into The Christ Hospital's West Garage, which will be the only garage open during the hospital's $265M expansion. The expansion project includes a new 332,000-square-foot orthopaedic and spine center, a new materials management building, and a 900-space visitor parking garage.
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Lease agreement means new arts center for Price Hill
In return for free rent, the community theatre group will transform the building into "the Arts Center at Dunham", updating the building's electrical systems, making the building ADA-compliant, and rebuilding the stage extension. The building's upper level will contain a performance venue, and the lower level will include art studio space.
Public nuisance hearing, 6/29/12
The City of Cincinnati's Director of Buildings and Inspections will hold a public hearing Friday at 9 A.M. in the Main Conference Room of the Building Development and Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, to determine if the following buildings should be declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program:
- 4402 Winton Rd, Spring Grove Village (single-family, 1890)
- 540 York St, West End (single-family, 1875)
- 814 Cleveland Ave, Avondale (three-family, 1916)
- 2331 Highland Ave, Mount Auburn (multi-family, 1910)
- 2333 Concord St, Walnut Hills (multi-family, 1895)
- 3508 W Eighth St, East Price Hill (single-family, 1913)
- 4300 Leeper St, Northside (single-family, 1883)
- 1012 Purcell Ave, East Price Hill (two-family, 1904)
- 901 Blair Ave, Avondale (three-family, 1925)
- 1932 State Ave, South Fairmount (single-family, 1900)
- 1763 Esmonde St, South Fairmount (single-family, 1900)
- 3817 Spring Grove Ave, Northside (commercial warehouse, 1900)
- 956 Mansion Ave, East Price Hill (single-family, 1885)
- 3815 Davoran St, West Price Hill (single-family, 1915)
- 1926 Horton St, South Fairmount (single-family, 1865)
- 1570 Tremont St, South Fairmount (two-family, 1889)
Previous reading on BC:
Public nuisance hearing, 5/25/12 (5/24/12)
Public nuisance hearing, 3/30/12 (3/30/12)
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1920 State Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1890
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Houses For Rent II LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $18,380
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: November 2010, for windows, soffit, cornice, gutters and downspouts, sewer connections, clogged yard drains, and cracked walkways. Prior orders issued three times between 2007 and 2009, all closed for compliance.
REASON RAZED: Razed by the owner to close orders.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Elimination of Downtown, OTR parking minimums being studied
By October, a report on eliminating parking minimums for developers Downtown and in Over-the-Rhine should be presented for consideration by Cincinnati City Council.
The report from Department of City Planning and Buildings Director Charles C. Graves III is in response to an April motion submitted by Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and signed by councilmembers Laure Quinlivan, Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson, Cecil Thomas and Wendell Young asking the City solicitor to have an ordinance prepared to do so within 30 days.
The payoff: $59M Mercer Commons breaks ground in OTR
The three-phased, $59 million Mercer Commons project will remake 2.67 acres of vacant buildings and lots, creating 154 condominiums and apartments; 17,600 square feet of commercial space, and 359 parking spaces.
Back at square one, Anna Louise Inn gets first approval
The approval, a clarification of a COA issued last year, is the first step made necessary following a lawsuit settled by Common Pleas Court Judge Norbert Nadel, who remanded the case back to square one after finding that a Zoning Board of Appeals decision that the building was a conforming use was incorrect.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 2015 Weron Ln
YEAR BUILT: 1969
USE: Multi-family dwelling
OWNER: 2015 Weron LLC (Alexandria, Va.)
ASSESSED VALUE: $592,960
HAZARD: September 2010, adding open and broken windows and excessive debris.
CONDEMNED: December 2008, following a fire that damaged joists in multiple units and left a hole in the roof. A criminal case was filed in April 2009, but dismissed two months later.
ORDERS: Many between 2002 and 2008, all closed due to compliance.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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Agreements to fund improvements at Oakley Station
The package included a cooperative agreement, which further defines the terms of a development agreement between the City, developer USS Realty, and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority; a service agreement, establishing a project-based tax increment financing (TIF) district to finance the site improvements; and a special assessment agreement, defining the duties of both the City and USS Realty in collecting assessments on the property, which will help service the TIF bonds.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1800 Baymiller St
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Mixed-use
OWNER: Bright Star Baptist Church
ASSESSED VALUE: $71,800
HAZARD: September 2008.
CONDEMNED: May 2007. Collapsed ceiling, water damage, and compromised floors. Cornice and window repair needed, with the possibility of glass falling over the public right-of-way. By early 2010, the south masonry wall began to collapse and the chimney was in danger of doing so as well. Condemnation orders were re-issued to a new owner, West End Renaissance Village, in June 2010. This case is currently in criminal status. In April 2012, Bright Star Baptist Church, a partner in the Renaissance Village project, acquired the property through quit claim deed for $5,000.
ORDERS: February 2003, ordered vacated and barricaded by the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority for excessive rubbish, tuck pointing, and plaster. Re-issued
REASON RAZED: Razed by the Community Revitalization Agency to close orders and to make way for its proposed Renaissance Village development, the redevelopment of 64 sites bounded by York, Baymiller, Findlay, and Linn streets.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1012 Eliza St
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Gregory K. James
ASSESSED VALUE: $37,380
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: July 2008, issued to a new owner for attempting to convert the building to a two-family. The building had no water service since June 2006. Winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ike tore off the roof that September. A criminal case was filed in November 2009, resulting in a plea of no contest, two years of probation, a 180-day suspended jail sentence, and a fine of $100 and court costs. In May 2011, James' probation was extended an additional year.
ORDERS: May 2006, ordered vacated and barricaded following a fire that caused an estimated property loss of $50,000, displaced 18 people, and resulted in a nail puncture wound to a firefighter. Prospective buyers appeared in January 2007, promising to have the property rehabbed in two months. By August 2007, much of the work had been performed without the proper permits and in an unsatisfactory manner.
REASON RAZED: Razed by the property owner to close out code violations.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Three overlays to control development for 90 days
The IDCs, which temporarily regulate the establishment of uses, construction of new buildings, or the demolition or alteration of existing structures, were passed to address pressing issues facing three key areas:
Council rezones parts of OTR's Race St to aid mixed-use development
The rezoning of portions of Race Street in Over-the-Rhine not only will clear the way for two proposed developments, but will solidify its return to a walkable, mixed-use district.
Cincinnati City Council last Wednesday approved rezoning the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Race Street, the eastern side of the 1500 block of Race Street, 26 W Fifteenth Street and 1501 Republic Street from RM-1.2 Residential Multi-Family District to CC-P Commercial Community-Pedestrian District, allowing for more intensive uses such as animal services, banks, restaurants, funeral homes, and medical clinics.
Loan, property sale aid two affordable housing projects
The first ordinance approved a HOME Investment Partnerships Program Rental Rehabilitation funding agreement with Haddon Hall Senior Apartments, LLC (Wallick-Hendy Development Company), with which the City will provide a 15-year, $200,000 loan for the rehabilitation of 114 residential units for seniors at the historic Haddon Hall, 3418 Reading Road in Avondale.
Camp Washington applies for urban farm grant; Crosley floated as site
The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services would be used to address the "food desert" problem in the neighborhood by establishing several community garden sites, creating a distribution network, and provide the foundation to expand into vertical integrated urban farming using vacant former industrial spaces.
Music Hall lease proposal deemed 'one-sided', lacks support
The proposal by the Music Hall Revitalization Company (MHRC) is the latest in a series of ideas to raise money for a project that will address the estimated $40 million to $50 million in deferred maintenance to the building's structural and mechanical systems.
New museum space 'an exciting sign of things to come' for Camp Washington, City
The $3.3 million project transformed the building at 1330 Monmouth Street, built in 1912 and once home to the Oesterlein Machine Company and the Fashion Frocks clothing plant, into 20,000 square feet of display space for the museum's approximately 4,000 artifacts of Americana.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1132 Fort View Pl
YEAR BUILT: 1884
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Greenview Homes Ltd.
ASSESSED VALUE: $400,000
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: April 2010, for decks, electric fixtures, weather tightness, siding, cornice, gutters and downspouts, and garage. Building sold in June 2011.
REASON RAZED: Demolished for the construction of a trio of three-bedroom, LEED-certified townhomes, available for more than $1 million.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Saturday festival to celebrate our iconic bridge
RoeblingFest 2012, to be held from 11 A.M. to 11 P.M. around the intersection of Park Avenue and Court Street in Covington, will feature music, food and drink, local arts and crafts, a dedicated Kids' Zone, and a closing fireworks display by Rozzi's Famous Fireworks.
OKI seeking consultant for NKY traffic count
OKI, Greater Cincinnati's metropolitan planning organization, utilizes traffic count data as part of its regional travel demand model. This model is used to inform future demand forecasts, traffic flow and engineering analyses, and corridor studies.
Temporary Duck Creek/Kennedy lanes open Tuesday
When temporary lanes on Duck Creek Road open to traffic next Tuesday, work on extending Kennedy Avenue one-half of a mile southward can begin in earnest.
The temporary eastbound and westbound lanes of Duck Creek Road have been built slightly north of the existing intersection of Duck Creek Road and Kennedy Avenue and will remain in place throughout most of the Kennedy Connector project, scheduled to be completed in fall 2013. Between Ridge Road and Kennedy Avenue, Duck Creek Road will be limited to one lane, eastbound only.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 309 W Fifth St
YEAR BUILT: 1914
USE: Commercial/warehouse
OWNER: 305-309 W Fifth Street LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $14,800
HAZARD: March 2010, for possibility of collapse. The current owners, who has planned to redevelop the building and the adjacent building at 305 W Fifth St, claim that they were unaware of the orders at the time of purchase. Claiming that they would not be able to make money from a property that the City said it was going to tear down, the owners applied for a demolition permit to take down the building and construct a secured parking lot for Lifetime Financial Growth. The Historic Conservation Board denied a variance that would have allowed for the demolition, but the Zoning Board of Appeals reversed that decision in April 2012.
CONDEMNED: January 2010, for water damage to structural framing, unsupported masonry, and lack of utilities.
ORDERS: July 2006, for exterior paint.
REASON RAZED: Razed to close out orders and to construct a new secured parking lot for Lifetime Financial Growth.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wrecking Cincinnati: 3788 Hillside Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1904
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Benjamin N. Sea
ASSESSED VALUE: $25,490
HAZARD: July 2009, building shifting.
CONDEMNED: February 2009.
ORDERS: November 2006, for a defective roof and litter. Re-issued in May 2008, adding walkways, retaining wall, a dilapidated shed, gutters and downspouts, soffit, siding, extrior paint, broken and missing windows, an unsound front porch, and cracked front steps. Owner found to be deceased in November 2008.
REASON RAZED: Delcared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
MAP
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Metro news: vendor fair, rail manager, 'Dump the Pump' event
"Metro is more than buses," said Darryl Haley, Metro executive director of development, in a prepared release. "We purchase a wide variety of goods and services, from advertising agency services to zippered coveralls. This event will connect us to potential suppliers and provide information about how they can work with us."
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1937 Dana Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Iona M. Jones
ASSESSED VALUE: $35,760
HAZARD: September 2010, adding gutters and downspouts, broken and missing windows, and weeds and litter.
CONDEMNED: March 2009, for rotted and missing siding, deteriorated structural members, and dilapidated porch. Auditor lists Jones as owner of record, City records indicate she was deceased as of 2005.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ten more murals coming this summer, regional total to 56
ArtWorks' MuralWorks program will produce ten more murals this summer, bringing the total to 56 produced by the youth summer employment program.
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and ArtWorks Director Tamara Harkavy announced yesterday that 115 youth, ages 14 to 21, have been hired as apprentices to create new pieces of public art. Thirty-two professional artists have been enlisted to serve as leaders and mentors.
'Lunken to Salem' trail underway
The link between Lunken Airport and the Magrish Nature Preserve, known as "Lunken to Salem" and estimated to cost just more than $1 million, will allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross the Little Miami River – and eventually connect to the Little Miami Scenic Trail.
Mill Creek nonprofit has new name, expanded scope
The new name, Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek, was announced this morning during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mill Creek Greenway Trail, a three-mile bike-hike trail extending along the urban stream from Winton Road in Spring Grove Village to Mill Creek Road in Camp Washington.
Renewed pleas to clean up Crosley Building; Criminal charges filed
In a letter to Mayor Mark Mallory and members of Cincinnati City Council, Gorman said that the 300,000-square-foot condemned industrial building, at 1333 Arlington Street, is "laden with graffiti, overgrown weeds and trees growing out of the roof, tagged billboards on top of the structure, rusted machinery, broken windows, and trash all around the building."
Wrecking Cincinnati: 325 Hearne Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1910
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Erkenbrecher Properties LLC (Ronald McDonald House)
ASSESSED VALUE: $60,000
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: None since 2005.
REASON RAZED: Razed by adjacent property owner Ronald McDonald House, with no plans for the property announced.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Traffic impacts sought for 'confusing' Mount Auburn intersection
The report will focus on the five-way intersection of Sycamore Street and Auburn and Dorchester avenues and the projects announced for The Christ Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1813 Huron Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1895
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Jean Daniels
ASSESSED VALUE: $30,180
HAZARD: November 2010, after having been set on fire.
CONDEMNED: July 2010, for being abandoned and subject to vagrancy and vandalism. The owner was diagnosed with dementia, and the owner's daughter had been unable to sell the building.
ORDERS: April 2003, for roof, flashing, chimney, lack of smoke detectors, plaster, water leaks and damage, defective plumbing lines, excessive hoarding and blocked exits, and hazardous wiring. Orders re-issued in June 2005. In July 2005, the owner's daughter contacted the City and said they were considering taking down the building and rebuilding. Two years later, the orders were issued again. Financial hardship cited. Ordered barricaded in January 2009. Daughter tried to sell the property.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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Survey to gauge Hamilton County's emerging housing needs
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has contracted with Portland-based Western Economic Services to conduct an assessment of affordable housing in Hamilton County.
As part of the assessment, a 2012 Hamilton County Housing Needs Survey has been posted to gauge the views and opinions of residents and other interested parties on the county's emerging housing needs.
Covington housing authority seeks planning consultant for family developments
The Housing Authority of Covington (HAC) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a market and economic consultant to assist in planning for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant, which will be submitted next year.
The consultant will work alongside Gilmore Kean, LLC to develop the market study and economic development elements of a Neighborhood Transformation Plan for HAC's family developments, most notably City Heights.
Sixteen nuisance buildings face historic review today
The City of Cincinnati's Urban Conservator, Larry Harris, will hold a public hearing today at 2 P.M., Centennial Two, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 720, to determine the historic significance of 16 buildings that were declared a public nuisance last month and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
All of the following buildings are more than 50 years old and subject to review under Section 1101-57.1(1) of the Cincinnati Municipal Code:
- 1262 Rutledge Ave, West Price Hill (two-family, 1929)
- 2308 Lehman Rd, South Fairmount (single-family, 1888)
- 2035 Vine St, Clifton Heights (mixed-use, 1880)
- 4215 Leeper St, Northside (single-family, 1904)
- 3123 Van Buren Ave, Avondale (multi-family, 1895)
- 2287 Schoedinger Ave, South Fairmount (single-family, 1929)
- 2184 Harrison Ave, Westwood (single-family, 1909)
- 1010 Rosemont Ave, West Price Hill (two-family, 1918)
- 1211 Chapel St, Walnut Hills (multi-family, 1900)
- 3874 Isabella Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1910)
- 3905 Dumont St, East End (single-family, 1888)
- 3071 Moosewood Ave, Millvale (three-family, 1915)
- 2519 Harrison Ave, Westwood (two-family, 1916)
- 109 Wildwood Ave, Hartwell (industrial warehouse, 1892)
- 4015 Gulow St, Northside (three-family, 1884)
- 3610 Edwin Ave, East Price Hill (single-family, 1897)
Previous reading on BC:
Urban Conservator meets today to review historic status of 16 buildings (5/14/12)
Urban Conservator meets today to review historic status of 14 buildings (4/16/12)
Public hearing today: Historic or not? (3/19/12)
Wrecking Cincinnati: 3439 Woodburn Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1914
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Stacey D. Thompson
ASSESSED VALUE: $59,880
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: March 2006, for fire damage. Orders re-issed in April 2006 for roof, gutters and downspouts, broken windows, trash, and tuck pointing. In August, the owner claimed that her insurance company took over the property as part of an insurance settlement. In January 2007, the orders were again issued to Thompson. Cited for exterior paint in December 2009.
REASON RAZED: Apparently, razed privately by the owner?!?
MAP
Friday, June 15, 2012
New Fifth and Race proposal could reach 30 stories in height
Cincinnati's City Planning Commission today recommended approval of a development agreement with Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) for the $100 million project, proposed for the long-underutilized two-acre site.
Community development award winners best represent people, place
Keynote speaker Paul Kaboth, vice president and community affairs officer in the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Community Development Department, shared the best practices he's observed in his ten months on the job.
Groundbreaking for Kennedy Heights center 'a delicious, marvelous day'
The $3.1 million project will turn the vacant, 32,676-square-foot Kroger and Furniture Fair building at 6620 Montgomery Road into the Cincinnati Art Museum's first off-campus site, with a gallery, educational space, and storage; event, studio, and gallery space for the Kennedy Heights Arts Center; and a relocated Kennedy Heights Montessori Center, currently in Pleasant Ridge.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1704 Madison Rd
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Mixed-use
OWNER: Firehouse Associates LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $147,130
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Demolished to provide parking for the offices in the adjacent historic firehouse.
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Northside lumber yard redevelopment to be community process
A June 6 motion, adopted unanimously, directs the City to present the contents of any request for proposals (RFP) process with the Northside Community Council, Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, and the Northside Business Association before putting the project out for bid.
Thirteen buildings declared a public nuisance
Following public hearings held on May 25 by the Department of Community Development, Property Maintenance Code Enforcement, the following 13 buildings have been declared a public nuisance:
- 109 Wildwood Ave, Hartwell (industrial warehouse, 1892)
- 1040 McPherson Ave, East Price Hill (single-family, 1880)
- 1240 Groesbeck Rd, College Hill (multi-family, 1900)
- 1314 Groesbeck Rd, College Hill (single-family, 1865)
- 1814 Wyoming Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1940)
- 2225 Boone St, Mount Auburn (single-family, 1924)
- 736 Delhi Ave, Sedamsville (single-family, 1873)
- 1232 Amanda Pl, West Price Hill (single-family, 1925)
- 933 State Ave, Lower Price Hill (mixed-use, 1895)
- 1421 Apjones St, Northside (single-family, 1891)
- 3992 Fawnhill Ln, West Price Hill (single-family, 1961)
- 669 Halsey Ave, Sedamsville (single-family, 1904)
- 1918 Ashbrook Dr, West Price Hill (single-family, 1948)
Previous reading on BC:
Fifteen more buildings declared a public nuisance (5/29/12)
Fourteen buildings, two garages declared a public nuisance (4/19/12)
Public nuisances declared (3/19/12)
Downtown Hyatt could see $17M renovation
Under terms of the deal, the City would invest $1.55 million in return for a purchase of the City's ground lease rights for $2.1 million by New York-based Lamco, LLC, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 337 Hearne Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1905
USE: Three-family dwelling
OWNER: Erkenbrecher Properties LLC (Ronald McDonald House)
ASSESSED VALUE: $150,000
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed by adjacent property owner Ronald McDonald House, with no plans for the property announced.
MAP
Thursday, June 14, 2012
North Rhine Heights open for business in OTR
The 65 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units are located among 14 buildings, largely clustered along E McMicken Avenue. Other properties are located on Findlay, Main, Peete, and Vine streets.
Cincinnati approves foreclosure pilot program for five neighborhoods
The Vacant Foreclosed Property Registration program, which will be enforced in College Hill, East Price Hill, Madisonville, West Price Hill and Westwood, requires banks that foreclose on properties to file within ten days –from the time that the property becomes vacant – with the City's Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Division.
Kenton County comprehensive plan enters second public round
Tonight's presentation centers around building healthy communities, and will feature as speakers Brian Miller, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky; Dr. Lynne Saddler, district director of health for the Northern Kentucky Health Department; and Kathy Schwab, executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1725 West Fork Rd
YEAR BUILT: 1946
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners
ASSESSED VALUE: $84,350
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed as part of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati's West Fork Watershed sewer project.
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Wrecking Cincinnati: 2311 Inwood Pl
YEAR BUILT: 1915
USE: Multi-family dwelling (4 units)
OWNER: Pauline Van der Haer
ASSESSED VALUE: $28,340
HAZARD: September 2009, adding litter and weeds.
CONDEMNED: April 2009, for a collapsing rear of building, weather exposure, lack of exterior paint, and repairs needed to siding, gutters, and windows.
ORDERS: June 2007, ordered vacated and barricaded by the City. Criminal status.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
MAP
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wrecking Cincinnati: 144 Huntington Pl
YEAR BUILT: 1881
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: The Christ Hospital
ASSESSED VALUE: $56,980
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed to make way for a $265M hospital expansion, including a 332,000-square-foot orthopaedic and spine center, a new materials management building, and a 900-space visitor parking garage.
MAP
Wrecking Cincinnati: 292 McGregor Ave
YEAR BUILT: 1890
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Theresa Debnam
ASSESSED VALUE: $42,010
HAZARD: November 2009, adding broken windows, a partially collapsed chimney, and overgrown vegetation. Debnam was granted entry into a diversion program in January 2010, but, with no work performed and no Vacant Building Maintenance License, in August 2011 she was removed from the diversion program and a capious warrant issued for $1,000. A temporary restraining order that would have held off the demolition was denied on April 30, 2012.
CONDEMNED: September 2004, for rotted wood and exposed structural members and lack of exterior paint. In 2006, the City recommended demolition. New orders issued in March 2007, adding holes in the roof and damaged porch, cornice, siding, gutters and downspouts. In 2008, the City sold the property to Debnam for $1 to rehabiliate the structure as her personal residence and a daycare business. Debnam received condemnation orders in June 2008. A criminal case was filed in September 2009.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
MAP
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
University Edge rezoning to lead to demolition, second phase
The rezoning of the property at 3306 Ruther Avenue from OL Office Limited to CN-M Commercial Neighborhood-Mixed allows developers Hallmark Student Housing Cincinnati II, LLC to demolish a medical office building on the site and to construct two 14-unit buildings and 110 parking spaces.
Plan Build Live survey asks for advice on neighborhood, development issues
That's the idea behind the What Would You Tell Her survey, now live on the Plan Build Live Cincinnati website.
Wrecking Cincinnati: 128 Huntington Pl
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: The Christ Hospital
ASSESSED VALUE: $114,900
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed to make way for a $265M hospital expansion, including a 332,000-square-foot orthopaedic and spine center, a new materials management building, and a 900-space visitor parking garage.
MAP
76-unit Delta Flats to start soon, but some pan design
Towne Properties and Al. Neyer, Inc. are seeking a City grant and loan package of $1.3 million for the $8 million project, which they hope will attract young professionals and raise the viability of the nearby Columbia Square development.
Board denies demolition of former Bay Horse Café building
Ed Gabriel, a partner in the 625 Main Street LLC ownership group, told the board that his building has been subjected to damage caused by trucks entering and exiting Gano Street to make deliveries to the Aronoff Center for the Arts and various Sixth Street businesses.
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