NEIGHBORHOOD: Lower Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1875
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Lorenzo M. Bowlin
ASSESSED VALUE: $9,970
HAZARD: February 2011
CONDEMNED: February 2010, for deteriorated studs, sheathing and siding; missing and/or defective gutters and downspouts; open mortar joints in the foundation wall; and a defective front porch. The structure was open to vagrants and had been vandalized heavily. The building may have been lost in foreclosure.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.

A season of workshops begins anew this April with the first session of the Sustainable Hamilton County Workshop Series, and registration is now open.

The workshops, which are free and open to the public, utilize national leaders in their fields to promote discussion and collaborative action among participants that help lead to sustainable local development solutions.

On the heels of its release of the Environmental Assessment study document and less than a month before a pair of public hearings, the team behind the Brent Spence Bridge corridor project has released a set of four proposed design renderings of the entire project area.

1. I-71/-75 in Northern Kentucky, looking northbound from the area along Edgecliff Street.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Northside
YEAR BUILT: 1941
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners
ASSESSED VALUE: $62,640
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed as part of the --> --> --> West Fork Watershed project.

The City of Cincinnati's Director of Buildings and Inspections will hold a public hearing today at 9 A.M. in the Main Conference Room of the Building Development and Permit Center, , to determine if the following buildings should be declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program:

• , Avondale (Two-family, 1926)
• , Avondale (Two-family, 1900)
• , Evanston (Single-family, 1910)
• , Madisonville (Single-family, 1895)
• , North Fairmount (Two-family, 1870)
• , Evanston (Multi-family, 1900)
• , Evanston (Multi-family, 1900)
• , Northside (Single-family, 1875)
• , Northside (Two-family, 1895)
• , Northside (Multi-family, 1900)
• , Mount Auburn (Three-family, 1870)
• , Sedamsville (Three-family, 1865)
• , Clifton Heights (Single-family, 1865)
• , South Fairmount (Single-family, 1895)
• , Evanston (Single-family, 1895)
• , Lower Price Hill (Multi-family, 1900)
• , Kennedy Heights (Single-family, 1967)

Anyone with pertinent information or evidence of any building's historic significance is encouraged to testify.

Previous reading on BC:
Public hearing today: Historic or not? (3/19/12)

The 230 bridges owned and/or maintained by the City of Cincinnati remained in much the same condition between 2010 and 2011, according to the 2011 Annual Bridge Condition Report issued by the City's Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE).

Of those 230 bridges, 91 are maintained by the City. Of those 91, 65 are City-owned and maintained with City funds; 26 are owned by Hamilton County and maintained by the City by contractual agreement. The remainder, held by railroad companies or other public agencies, were inspected purely for public safety reasons.

The public is invited to comment on the draft version of Plan Cincinnati, the City's first comprehensive master plan since the Coordinated City Plan of 1980.

The draft plan, more than two years in the making, focuses on five core initiative areas: compete, connect, live, sustain, and collaborate.

Two Over-the-Rhine projects seeking variances for increased density got approval Tuesday from Cincinnati's Historic Conservation Board.

The projects include the second phase of Westfalen Lofts, a 33-unit condominium rehabilitation by John Hueber Homes and NorthPointe Group at , and a 12-unit apartment rehabilitation by the Freestore Foodbank at .

NEIGHBORHOOD: East Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1909
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Sean Kimmey
ASSESSED VALUE: $35,780
HAZARD: June 2011.
CONDEMNED: September 2010, destroyed by fire. Criminal status.
ORDERS: Dating to May 2009, for flashing, downspouts, cornice, windows, handrail, plaster, doors, plumbing. Added roof and rubbish in July 2010. Civil fine for $1,000 in October 2010.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's nuisance abatement program.

A leadership group from Cincinnati has participated in the Climate Leadership Academy on Accelerating Bus Rapid Transit, an intensive three-day workshop aimed at helping communities plan, implement, and improve bus rapid transit (BRT) systems.

BRT is a higher-capacity public transit solution that can utilize buses on dedicated roadways, dedicated lanes, or a combination of both. Best designed to serve a large number of commuters traveling between 5 and 20 miles to work, the system provides the best features of light rail with the flexibility and cost advantages of roadway transit.

A Cincinnati park is in the running for a grant of up to $15,000 that would refresh its well-worn basketball court.

DeHart Playground, located in Walnut Hills, is one of 25 parks nationwide in the running for the grant as part of the Sprite Spark Parks Project, an initiative from Sprite and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to rehabilitate basketball courts at city parks and recreation centers.

The following 13 photos were taken on March 20, 2012 and include parts of Bond Hill and North Avondale, including the 60-acre Villages of Daybreak.

Click on each image to enlarge.

1. Bond Hill. Langdon Farm Road and Rhode Island Avenue, Villages of Daybreak.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Northside
YEAR BUILT: 1941
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners
ASSESSED VALUE: $73,780
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed as part of the --> --> --> West Fork Watershed project.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverside
YEAR BUILT: 1865
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Mary Lou Seurkamp
ASSESSED VALUE: $39,900
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Not a clue.

Cincinnati City Council at its meeting last Wednesday unanimously approved an amended Property Investment Reimbursement Agreement (PIRA) that could provide up to $12 million in incentives to dunnhumbyUSA for the relocation of its corporate headquarters to , Downtown.

The approval extends the length of the PIRA through 2019 and provides the consumer branding company with incentives to build a 250,000-square-foot, $36 million office building for the company's 450 employees.

At its meeting last Wednesday, Cincinnati City Council approved a sale and development agreement with the Kennedy Heights Development Corporation for City-owned property at for the creation of the Kennedy Heights Cultural Center.

The $3 million project would convert the 32,676-square-foot former Kroger and Furniture Fair into space for three partners:

Cincinnati City Council at its meeting last Wednesday passed unanimously a resolution supporting an application for Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits (OHPTC) for the redevelopment of seven buildings in Over-the-Rhine and the West End.

Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC), the Model Group, and Over-the-Rhine Community Housing are seeking and undisclosed amount of credits for ; , , and ; ; and .

NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverside
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: George M. Vandergraft
ASSESSED VALUE: $5,330
HAZARD: July 2011, added gutters and downspouts, retaining wall failed and trees and hillside surrounding the house.
CONDEMNED: June 2010.
ORDERS: Dating back to April 2003, for retaining wall, plaster, plumbing fixtures, unsecured door. In 2007, added hazardous wiring, lack of smoke detectors, paint, doors, and bathroom surfaces. The structure was ordered vacated in May 2008, cited additionally for water damage, trash, and vermin. Lost in foreclosure.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. House possibly abandoned.

More than $60 million could be invested into the neighborhood of Avondale under a plan presented before City Council's Budget and Finance Committee last week.

The Cincinnati Multi-Family Consortium (CMFC), a group of 18 developers, community development groups, and lenders, has proposed the purchase of 33 project-based Section 8 buildings formerly held by Brooklyn-based New York Group.

The project team behind the Brent Spence Bridge corridor project has unveiled its 212-page Environmental Assessment studydocument and has made its recommendation on which of two Preferred Alternatives should be advanced.

Based upon the design features, local access, traffic operations, estimated costs, and environmental impacts, Alternative I, a free-flow system that preserves access to 5th Street in Covington, was chosen over Alternative E, a design that relies more heavily on service roads and would have several segments with a level-of-service (LOS) rating of "F".

The renovation of Avondale's historic Haddon Hall Apartments got a big boost last week with the approval of $6.725 million in Multifamily Housing Bonds by the board of the --> --> -->.

Wallick-Hendy Development Company is embarking on a $12 million renovation of the four-story, 130,000-square-foot building that will upgrade the roof, windows, carpets, vinyl flooring, kitchen cabinets and counter tops.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Camp Washington
YEAR BUILT: 1937
USE: Industrial/warehouse
OWNER: Queen City Sausage and Provision, Inc.
ASSESSED VALUE: $173,200
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed to make way for a 36,000-square-foot addition to the Queen City Sausage facility.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Hartwell
YEAR BUILT: 1907
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Ann Klosterman, trustee
ASSESSED VALUE: $25,000
HAZARD: December 2010.
CONDEMNED: December 2009, due to heavy fire damage.
ORDERS: Dating back to June 2001, for handrails, water damage, and defective wiring. In October 2001, the property was cited for being operated illegally as a two-family dwelling with no electricity or heat and broken windows. Later that month, the City ordered the building vacated. In 2008, a "mini-sweep" of the area revealed deteriorated gutters and downspouts.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.

NEIGHBORHOOD: East Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1967
USE: School
OWNER: Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education
ASSESSED VALUE: $3,218,770
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: December 2008, following a one-alarm fire two days prior. The building had been open to trespassers and was heavily vandalized.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: The former home of Quebec Heights School, the building was scheduled to be razed for a new 76,529-square-foot building. The CPS board removed the school from its Facilities Master Plan in February 2012.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Evanston
YEAR BUILT: 1930
USE: Restaurant/bar
OWNER: City of Cincinnati
ASSESSED VALUE: $48,930
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed by the City in anticipation of the proposed King Studios project.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Lower Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1875
USE: Three-family dwelling
OWNER: Thomas J. and Amanda Ferris
ASSESSED VALUE: $12,180
HAZARD: August 2010, for same violations.
CONDEMNED: April 2010, for defective porch, siding, brick work, cornice and gutter, downspouts and chimney. Mr. Ferris had passed away, Mrs. Ferris was elderly, living on a fixed income, and no longer living in the property.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.

The City of Reading again is pursuing aggressively the expansion of its Life Sciences Complex, a project that is projected to add 300 to 400 high-paying research and support jobs and generate an annual payroll of between $15 million and $20 million.

The property eyed for expansion, located at , is located on a former brownfield site once occupied by the Nivison-Weiskopf Glass and Box Manufacturing Plant.

The City of Cincinnati's streetcar project team will be holding an informational meeting for firms interested in becoming registered as a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) on Thursday at 6 P.M. at the --> --> -->Duke Energy Convention Center --> --> -->, 525 Elm Street, Downtown.

During the free event, participants also will have the opportunity to network and to have one-on-one discussions with members of the project team.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Bond Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1986
USE: Auto sales and service
OWNER: Mack Properties LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $189,920
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed for a new climate-controlled metal storage facility for Mack Storage.

Cincinnati City Council last Wednesday passed two ordinances that could help pay for much-needed improvements at the Riverside Recreation Area, .

The first ordinance authorizes the City to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant of up to $625,777 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Grant Program to construct a Regional Maritime Operations Center dock at the Riverside Boat Ramp.

The following photos were taken between New Year's Eve 2011 and mid-February 2012.

The majority were taken in February on a short tour to grab images for use on wayfinding signage along the Mill Creek Greenway Trail. The final six were taken during trips to the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Holy Grail, an OTR Flags painting session in Over-the-Rhine, to take photos for the Weil/Thoman Moving & Storage Co. website, and a trip to Mount Lookout Tavern.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Corryville
YEAR BUILT: 1911
USE: Single-family
OWNER: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
ASSESSED VALUE: $299,000
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: Dating from August 2010, for retaining wall, soffit, tuckpointing, paint, and trash. Identified during the Neighborhood Enhancement Program.
REASON RAZED: Razed for the upgrade and expansion of Duke Energy's Rochelle substation.

At its meeting last Wednesday, Cincinnati City Council approved by a vote of 7-2 a rezoning that paves the way for the construction of McHenry Woods, a new independent senior living community in East Westwood.

The rezoning changes the vacant 7.3-acre property at from single-family residential (SF-6) to Planned Development District (PD) No. 66.

A 12-week project to create a comprehensive plan for upgrades to launched Saturday afternoon at the Deer Park Silverton Joint Fire District building.

The 0.63-acre park has become a point of emphasis for the village, as it serves as a major gateway into "Silverton City Central", the main commercial corridors along Montgomery and Plainville roads.

Here are a few examples of new wayfinding signage proposed for Downtown and Over-the-Rhine, as presented to City Council's Livable Communities Committee on March 13. Included is an example of multilingual signage that could be added prior to the World Choir Games, July 4-14.

NEIGHBORHOOD: North Fairmount
YEAR BUILT: 1915
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Hamilton County Board of Commissioners
ASSESSED VALUE: $66,770
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: June 2011, ordered vacated and barricaded by the City.
REASON RAZED: Razed as part of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati .

One day remains to register for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Cincinnati's Young Leaders Group Spring Networking Event, to be held Wednesday from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M., at Bartini's, 580 Walnut Street, Downtown.

The event is an opportunity for young professionals in the real estate, development, and urban planning professions to network and to learn about ULI projects and events coming up this year.

Admission is free. Half-price drinks will be available, and appetizers will be provided by event sponsor Cassidy Turley.

The City of Cincinnati's Urban Conservator, Larry Harris, will hold a public hearing today at 2 P.M., Centennial Two, , Suite 720, to determine the historic significance of buildings that are subject to being declared a public nuisance 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:

• , West Price Hill (Three-family, 1914)
• , East Price Hill (Single-family, 1914)
• , East Price Hill (Two-family, 1884)
• , Spring Grove Village (Two-family, 1895)
• 515 Hale Ave, Avondale (???)
• , South Fairmount (Three-family, 1926)
• , Sedamsville (Two-family, 1890)
• , East Price Hill (Multi-family, 1900)
• , West Price Hill (Single-family, 1915)
• , Sedamsville (Single-familt, 1904)
• , East Price Hill (Multi-family, 1900)
• , Sedamsville (Single-family, 1890)

Anyone with pertinent information or evidence of any building's historic significance is encouraged to testify.

Following public hearings held by the Department of Community Development, Property Maintenance Code Enforcement, the following buildings have been declared a public nuisance:

• , South Fairmount (Two-family, 1865)
• , Mount Auburn (Single-family, 1885)
• , Westwood (Two-family, 1922)
• , Bond Hill (Single-family, 1949)
• , South Fairmount (Two-family, 1900)
• , South Fairmount (Single-family, 1891)
• , South Fairmount (Three-family, 1890)
• , East Price Hill (Single-family, 1885)
• , East Price Hill (Two-family, 1898)
• , South Fairmount (Multi-family, 1962)
• , South Fairmount (Single-family, 1898)
• , Madisonville (Single-family, 1900)
• , Mount Auburn (Single-family, 1925)
• , Northside (Single-family, 1891)

A public nuisance declaration subjects these buildings to demolition by governmental action, pending the awarding of bids and the issuance of permits.

NEIGHBORHOOD: East End
YEAR BUILT: 1884
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Lela Neville
ASSESSED VALUE: $21,530
HAZARD: December 2010.
CONDEMNED: March 2010. Building had been vandalized, mechanical systems were missing. Front porch had been removed.
ORDERS: Dating from July 2005, for cornice, roof, flashing and paint. Civil case dismissed. New orders issued March 2008 for previous violations, plus siding. Owner deceased, house in foreclosure. City ordered building vacated and barricaded in September 2009.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.

The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) and the Model Group will host their second informational meeting about affordable housing in Downtown and Over-the-Rhine on Monday at 5 P.M. at the Emanuel Community Center's first floor Dater Room, 1308 Race Street.

Representatives will present information about housing availability in:

• Ironworks Apartments:, 63 units of permanent supportive housing in the former Dennison Hotel, , which will be managed by Talbert House;
• Anna Louise Inn:, 300 Lytle Street, 85 units of permanent supportive housing operated by Cincinnati Union Bethel, whose renovation is currently in legal limbo;
• North Rhine Heights: 65 units in 14 Over-the-Rhine buildings, owned and operated by the Model Group;
• Abigail Apartments: 71 units in 19 scattered-site West End and Pendleton buildings, owned and operated by the Model Group; and
• Mercer Commons: 30 affordable units out of 126 total rental units in a development .

The first informational meeting was held last December.

Previous reading on BC:
City sides with Anna Louise Inn over developer (1/31/11)
OHFA awards $2M in affordable housing tax credits to Anna Louise Inn, North Rhine (7/5/10)
Three OTR projects win $7.1M in state tax credits (12/14/09)
Cincinnati approves funding for Gateway's fourth phase (9/29/09)
Two Cincinnati projects win federal tax credits (7/7/09)

NEIGHBORHOOD: East End
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Howell Family LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $76,890
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: Date back to October 2004, 24 violations. Was being used as an illegal auto repair shop. Nine violations remained as of April 2010.
REASON RAZED: Razed by owners to avoid further violations.

Cincinnati Metro has updated its transit system map to more accurately highlight its full system and service area.

The new map, developed by Knoxville-based Smartmaps Inc., includes bus routes for regional transit partners the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) and the Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC).

NEIGHBORHOOD: Millvale
YEAR BUILT: 1910
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Washington Mutual Bank/CoreLogic
ASSESSED VALUE: $20,430
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: November 2011. Added cracked foundation and building "sliding", in addition to unaddressed paint, soffit, siding, porch, and handrail issues.
ORDERS: Ordered vacant in August 2010 due to damaged drywall, windows, downspouts, fence, and overgrown weeds. Vandalism and trespassing. Criminal status.
REASON RAZED: Demoed by the owner to address code violations.

A long-sought community anchor finally could be coming to Kennedy Heights, pending a decision by the Cincinnati City Planning Commission.

This morning at 9 A.M. it will consider a sale and development agreement with the Kennedy Heights Development Corporation (KHDC) for City-owned property at , which is envisioned as the Kennedy Heights Cultural Center.

Within the next couple of weeks, Cincinnati Metro is preparing to launch its Way to go* initiative, an update to its 2008 regional transit plan.

As part of the initiative, Metro has scheduled public meetings for:

• March 26, 10 A.M.-11 A.M.: Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Rd;
• March 26, 2 P.M.-3 P.M.: Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency, 1740 Langdon Farm Rd, Room 210;
• March 27, 2 P.M.-3 P.M.: Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Pw, The Point Room (ATLC 108);
• March 28, 10 A.M.-11 A.M.: Cincinnati Metro offices, 602 Main St, 12th floor;
• March 29, 10 A.M.-11 A.M.: Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 7000 Hamilton Ave;
• March 29, 7 P.M.-8 P.M.: Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Ave; and
• March 30, 10 A.M.-11 A.M.: UC Blue Ash, 9555 Plainfield Rd, Science and Allied Health Building.

Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney has announced that Odis Jones will be the City's next Director of Economic Development, effective April 22.

Jones, who holds an MPA from Western Michigan University and a BS from Central Michigan University, is currently the Director of Urban Development for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.

NEIGHBORHOOD: South Cumminsville
YEAR BUILT: 1890
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Dorothy and Artie Hoskins --> Jacqueline Wharton
ASSESSED VALUE: $12,900
HAZARD: January 2010. Added open and broken.....
CONDEMNED: August 2009. Added no utilities.
ORDERS: April 2006, due to dilapidated gutters, downspouts, and roof. Owners deceased, daughter had power of attorney.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. The building was razed before a criminal case was pursued.

Tomorrow at 9 A.M., Cincinnati's City Planning Commission will hear a proposal to auction six properties that are part of a long-stalled Walnut Hills redevelopment project.

The properties, located at and commonly known as Walnut Woods, contain four single-family houses and two buildable lots.

NEIGHBORHOOD: West End
YEAR BUILT: 1966
USE: Commercial garage
OWNER: Providence Street Associates LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $126,290
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed for future expansion of Samuel Adams Brewery Company facilities.

NEIGHBORHOOD: West End
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Mixed-use
OWNER: Mount Auburn Good Housing Foundation Inc.
ASSESSED VALUE: $65,310
HAZARD: April 2008, added open and missing windows and masonry failure to previous orders.
CONDEMNED: April 2007. Not VBML compliant, failed fire separations, and damaged roof, windows, and cornice.
ORDERS: August 2006, vacated due to trespassers, vandalism, and a crumbling and falling cornice.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. One criminal case was dismissed due to an inability to deliver the summons. A second against the most recent owner resulted in 180 days suspended, $1,000 fine, and $104 in court costs.

NEIGHBORHOOD: West End
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Multi-family dwelling
OWNER: Providence Street Associates LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $174,630
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed for future expansion of Samuel Adams Brewery Company facilities.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Walnut Hills
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Multi-family dwelling, 12 units
OWNER: Lion Properties, LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $395,250
HAZARD: November 2010, after being vacant for more than three years. Heavy vandalism.
CONDEMNED: August 2009, after being vacant for more than two years.
ORDERS: 2004, for being used as illegal rooming house which had defective wiring (extension cords) and plumbing. Vacated by the City in February 2007 for violations too numerous to list.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the hazard abatement program. No prosecution of owner.

The (OHFA) has issued a (RFP) for an economic impact study of the Ohio Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

OHFA is interested in learning the short- and long-term return on investment to state and local government generated by the program – specifically in terms of employment, tax revenue, and other value added – and what economic investments would not have occurred without its application.

The following photos are some leftovers from late 2011, including a trip to Fort Thomas' Midway District, a stop along Corryville's Short Vine to watch a UC game, and a brief visit to St. Bernard.

These 25 photos have been added to the following galleries:

• Fort Thomas +10 (18 photos)
• Corryville +7 (55 photos)
• Over-the-Rhine +4 (520 photos)
• St. Bernard +3 (27 photos)
• Mount Auburn +1 (76 photos)

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NEIGHBORHOOD: West End
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Warehouse/industrial
OWNER: City of Cincinnati
ASSESSED VALUE: $77,870
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: --
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Razed for future expansion of Samuel Adams Brewery Company facilities.

Cincinnati City Council has passed unanimously an emergency ordinance authorizing a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) tax exemption agreement with 4138 Hamilton Avenue, LLC (City Center Properties), a move that will allow for the remodeling of the former funeral home in Northside.

The $315,590 project would include electrical and HVAC upgrades and tenant build-out to create new Class B office space for up to four tenants in what is now Knowlton Park, which was built in 1875 and served as the long-time home of Chas. A. Miller Sons Funeral Home until its consolidation with the Busse & Borgman Funeral Home on Central Parkway in 2008.

Mount Auburn is updating its Urban Revitalization Plan, and its steering committee has posted a community survey to gather ideas for possible changes.

The plan addresses goals and objectives in the four target areas of commercial and economic development; housing; open spaces, parks and recreation; and traffic, circulation and parking. In the eight-question survey, respondents are asked to choose their top 12 out of 34 goals and objectives as well as their top three wishes for and perceived strengths and assets of the neighborhood.

The City of Cincinnati Department of Public Services has issued a request for qualifications for design/build services for the $4.4 million City Hall Atrium project.

The project, proposed by City Manager Milton Dohoney, will enclose the building's courtyard, creating an event space that can accommodate between 300 and 500 people for weddings, conventions, and other occasions. Parking would be maintained at ground level, with the event space on a floor built above.