The rezoning of 315-316 Warner St from SF-2 Single Family to RMX Residential Mix will go before the Economic Development Committee on April 10.

The rezoning would allow for the rehab of 315 Warner St as a multi-family, which is not allowed under the current zoning.

Neighbors have objected because of the lack of adequate neighborhood parking and the abundance of multi-family properties near the site.

The City Planning Commission already approved the zoning change last November.

After the Economic Development Committee hearings, it typically goes to City Council at either the next scheduled meeting or the one after. (In this case, probably April 11 or 18.)

Urban Ohio: Last update (1/2/07)
(NOTE: This is the first post regarding this property on this blog. Clicking the link above will take you to a message board thread containing previous news about 315-316 Warner St.)

A photo gallery of the Wallace Woods neighborhood of Covington has been added to the blog. Click the photo above to go to that gallery.

The Wallace Woods gallery currently has 19 photos.

Thirty-two new single-family homes in Northside are closer to reality.

At its February 28 meeting, City Council passed unanimously a zoning change for property along Kirby Rd (see map).

Sector D (south of Robley) Ave would change from RM-2 to SF-2, and Sector E would change from SF-6 to SF-2.

The new SF-2 zoning would allow for single-family homes of medium-to-high density on lots, at the minimum, of 2,000 square feet (think townhomes).

NorthPointe Land Company is still the preferred developer for the market-rate homes. (I'm unaware of any extension granted in their preferred developer agreement, but there must have been one because it should have expired last September.)

After the initial proposals last fall, there will be new proposals for the I-75/I-74 interchange and the possible loss of ramps, especially to the Northside community. However, the new proposals include the possibility of roundabouts.

These new proposals can be seen this week by the public:

Wednesday, March 28
McKie Community Center
1655 Chase Ave
7 PM-9 PM
ODOT will be giving a presentation to Northside Community Council

Thursday, March 29
St Bernard City Hall Annex
110 Washington Ave
4 PM-8 PM
"Open house" style where you can meet and discuss with planners

The gallery for St Bernard has been added at the bottom of the page. There are currently 24 photos in the gallery, mostly early work from 2005.

Clicking the photo above will take you directly to the St Bernard gallery. It will open up in a new browser window.

A gallery of O'Bryonville has been added at the bottom of this page.

There are currently 14 photos in this gallery.

If you'd like to see the O'Bryonville photos in thread form, go here: Urban Ohio: Cincinnati: O'Bryonville + bonuses

Also, a couple of photos have been added to existing galleries:

• Walnut Hills: 4 added, total 36
• Hyde Park: 3 added, total 34
• Clifton: 1 added, total 14

EDIT (3/25/07): Because of jayson's comments on this post, you can now click on the photo in the post and go directly to that gallery, instead of having to hunt for it down at the bottom of this page. Clicking on the photo will open a new window in your browser.

Showcase Building & Design is building Creekwood Estates, a patio home subdivision, off of Colerain Ave near the Preserve. (Between Banning and Lapland.)

Prices range from $129,900 for 2BR/2BA to $187,900 for 3BR/2BA.

Here is a look at one of the completed ranch-style units.

I've made a tiny change to the photo gallery links. Clicking on them will open a new browser window.

Yes, I am aware that some people hate that, especially those of us who use browsers with tabs. Unfortunately, this is the only way I could make it work for people using older browsers.

The Cheviot gallery has been added at the bottom of this page.

The gallery currently contains 24 photos.

The Board of Trustees of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are now accepting sealed bids for the demoliton of the Nivison-Weiskopf factory at Third and Voorhees streets in Reading.

Demolition of the factory will give the City of Reading 10 acres of developable land, which they plan on marketing to biotech firms.

The former director of UC's Genome Research Institute has said that the site could support a $50 million building with a $20 million per year payroll.

Bids are being accepted until April 10.

See this area on Windows Live Search
Urban Ohio: Link to Cincinnati Enquirer article (1/22/07)

The Westwood gallery has been added at the bottom of this page.

There are currently 24 photos in the gallery.

This project is nearing completion.

Summit Commons is located on Herrick Ave, between the O'Bryonville business district and Summit Country Day.

Urban Ohio: Last update (9/8/06)
(NOTE: This is the first post regarding this project on this blog. Clicking the link above will take you to the Random Cincinnati Developments thread on Urban Ohio. Search within that thread for "Summit Commons" and/or "Herrick" to find prior posts, including photos.)

EDIT (3/22/07): According to the builder, none of the units are sold yet, but two are close. Build out is almost complete on two of the interiors with a third closing in fast. Other units are going to be left with unfinished interiors until a couple of the other units sell. They also have one unit left to build on the end of these five, plus another lot on Grandin where another house will be built.

Up to three floors as of March 10.

This project, by Joshua One, is at 2145 Luray. There will be 24 luxury condos, 2 of which are penthouse units.

Urban Ohio: The Overlook at Eden Park
(NOTE: This is the first post about this project on this blog. For prior photos, news stories and comments, please visit the link above.)

The latest news on this project is that it's still seeking rezoning from MG Manufacturing General to PD Planned Development District. (It would be PD #47.)

For an explanation of what this means, please visit this Urban Ohio post.

As you may recall, the City Planning Commission approved a change in zoning on December 15, 2006.

For some unknown reason, it took four months to have the hearing in front of the Economic Development Committee.

This hearing will occur on April 10.

I don't expect any problems to occur, but the sooner the change is approved....

A photo gallery of Walnut Hills has been added at the bottom of this page.

There are currently 32 photos in this gallery.

This is a First Fisher Properties project consisting of 11 condo units.

It's being built between Kemper Lane and St James Ave, about halfway between Nassau and Windsor.

Urban Ohio: Volterra Condominiums
(NOTE: This is the first post on this blog regarding this particular project. Clicking the link above will provide you with the backstory for this project.)

The new Cornerstone Broker Insurance Services Agency offices at 2101 Florence Ave have been completed.

Urban Ohio: Last update (1/15/07)
(NOTE: This is the first post on this blog regarding this construction project. Clicking the link above will lead you to prior photos as well as the entire archive of construction updates.)

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

There are currently 30 photos in the gallery.

An update on the Fergus Street project... (Yes, this news is a month old.)

Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously to sell six lots to the Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CNCURC) for one dollar.

Five of the lots are along Chase Ave, between Fergus and Mad Anthony streets. This is where three buildings were demolished last May.

The other lot is at Chase and Mad Anthony, currently occupied by a structure awaiting demolition.

The sale of these lots will allow CNCURC to construct three new LEED-certified home ownership units as Phase One of the Fergus Street Homeownership Project. It may be a few months before any action occurs. CNCURC will have to submit, and have approved, various levels of development plans to the City.

These upscale condos are looking as bland as their rendering, as I feared.

The ones closest to the corner of Rochelle and Vaughn are already clad and seem to be only missing garage doors.

The ones nearer Rochelle and Eden are still somewhat open to the elements.

I have to say that I'm unimpressed by them aesthetically, especially when compared to the adjacent Stetson Square.

I haven't seen the interiors. But, at $300,000+ and so many new options in the general area, are these things going to sell?

UrbanOhio: LAST UPDATE (1/15/07)
(NOTE: This is the first time I've mentioned this project on this blog. Clicking the link above will lead you to the entire archive of posts, as well as the rendering I mentioned.)

Construction is getting nearer to completion on the three new homes at 3628-3636 Durban Dr.

These are being built next to the Durban property on the 500 block of McAlpin Ave.

Durban Dr, a cul-de-sac, is a private street. (Still, it must be at least a little bit cool to have a street named after you right next to your house.)

So far I have not seen evidence of these homes being listed or bought.

RD America, Inc., has won a 15-year property tax exemption to build a new warehouse at 4501 W Mitchell Ave.

The ordinance to execute the Community Reinvestment Area Agreement, which will reduce the tax liability by about $1.1 million over the life of the agreement, was passed at the February 7 meeting of city council.

Restaurant Depot, a subsidiary of RD America, Inc., is a member's-only warehouse that sells equipment, food items, and supplies to the food service community.

Membership is free with either a state resale certificate or proof of representation of a non-profit.

The 55,000-60,000 square foot facility is expected to cost $4.9 million to build and will also include an 85-space parking lot.

Construction will involve the demolition of existing structures (pictured) on the site.

It should be completed and open for business in September 2007.

Rubin Pachulski Properties is seeking PUD II approval from the Sycamore Township Zoning Commission that would allow them to build a 3,000-square-foot retail building at 7916 Montgomery Rd.

A photo gallery for Price Hill has been added at the bottom of the page.

There are currently 29 photos in the gallery.

I neglected to mention that I added the link to Cinplify, which is a news aggregator for the Greater Cincinnati area.

Cinplify allows people to post new stories or links to other Cincinnati-related information and to vote on which ones they think are the most important.

Users can also search for stories by user, by tag, and by topic.

Since I started posting updates to this blog on Cinplify, I have seen visits to my site double. (I'm still not lighting the blog world on fire over here, but it's a plus....)

Cinplify is still in beta, but it has a very bright future.

Membership is free.

The Mount Lookout gallery has been added at the bottom of the page.

There are currently 18 photos in the gallery.

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.

The five houses north of the Gold Star Chili (Edwards and Williams) have been demolished.

A two-story office building will be built there.

No tenants have been announced.

All of my site feeds are now available in the right column, just above the blog archives.

I've also added the feeds for comments. I know these are sometimes useful when someone replies to a topic that's buried. Instead of searching through all of the topics for one or two comments, these feeds deliver them directly into your feed reader/news aggregator program.

The Hyde Park gallery has been added at the bottom of the page.

There are currently 31 photos in the gallery.

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

There are currently 36 photos in the gallery.