The Uptown Consortium's development team has purchased nearly two acres of property in anticipation of its Short Vine redevelopment plan.
Earlier this month, they purchased the following 25 parcels from the Corryville Economic Development Corporation for $2,876,894:
* 13 W Charlton Street, 2600 and 2634 Vine Street: 0.40 acres, includes an office building and the Holy Grail Site, $785,734
* 2619 Glendora Avenue: 0.09 acres, includes Kauffman-Jacobs/Rookwood Pottery office building, $414,204
* 2713 and 2721 Glendora Avenue and 2710-2712 Jefferson Avenue: 0.26 acres, includes a three-family and a two-family dwelling, $389,111
* 2910 and 2920 Vine Street: 0.26 acres of vacant land, $334,964
* 2906 and 2916 Vine Street: 0.25 acres of vacant land, $210.548
* 2606 Vine Street: 0.05 acres, includes a commercial office building, $203,000
* E Martin Luther King Drive and Eden Avenue: 0.25 acres of surface parking lots, $172,267
* 21 E Daniels Street and 3016 Ahrens Street: 0.08 acres, includes a single-family dwelling, $139,971
* 19 W Charlton Street and 2607 and 2613 Glendora Avenue: 0.17 acres, includes a single-family dwelling, $136,568
* 2627 Vine Street: 0.10 acres of vacant land, $90,527
The mixed-use redevelopment is part of the , which was adopted by City Council in March 2005.
The plan envisions the reconnection of Short Vine to Taft Road, a redeveloped Kroger store of 35,000 to 65,000 square feet, and ground floor retail with housing and office uses above.
Three parking garages, located at the center of blocks, would make the development possible.
No formal announcements regarding the development have been made, but the Uptown Consortium has said that it could begin as early as next year.
Towne Properties has been hired as the development partner for the project.
Anchor Properties, which owns the nearby University Plaza, plans to start a redesign of the complex by late 2009.
Image credit: 2005 Corryville University Village Urban Renewal Plan.
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6 comments:
The site plan shown is no longer accurate. There have been major changes made as far as, what will go where; as well as the overall footprint of the development.
And this is why Krogers isn't worried about closing down their Walnut Hills location. They will push this as a viable alternative to WH residents, although it's over a mile away. No way elderly/other folk would be able to walk there to buy groceries.
This is good to see... and it'll be good to see the new plans.
steve-o:
No worries. By the time the Short Vine project is completed and the Walnut Krogers is demolished, the 'WH residents' will be able to take the new MLK streetcar route to get groceries. :)
I'm so glad the Corryville area is getting cleaned up - it's about time.
JFD...I'm aware that the sketch isn't entirely accurate or up to date, as it's only part of a broad planning document and is only a representation of what they'd like to achieve.
I would like to see a current plan, but I haven't gotten access to one.
Kevin...I think there are a lot of people who would like to see an updated version of the plan. As a resident of Clifton Heights, I am concerned with UC's/Uptown Consortium's lack of owner occupied housing in what they propose. Apparently they have no concern for stabilization of the area around UC with an increase in the owner occupancy rate. I guess student renters are much easier to steam roller than those with a stake in the community. When you look back at UC's track record of community involvement in the Clifton Heights area it pretty easy to see a pattern of behavior that is only going to benefit them. In spite of assurances to the contrary at the start of all this redevelopment around campus; they are still operating like an 800lb gorilla.
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