Building Cincinnati

04/14/2022

This is my sign-off for this page. The FB redesign has made continuing this page impossible. Thank you to all of you (nearly) 5,000 followers for your time and for your interesting insights. Facebook has been unresponsive to my problems. You've made it fun and worthwhile.

04/12/2022

I gave it another shot. I'm not able to share posts, and I'm not able to search. If this doesn't clear up soon, then this page is going away. FB doesn't respond to my complaints. It's Opening Day...I'm going to watch that and not worry about this today. I'm very sorry that I can't deliver on this page.

04/10/2022

I'm very, very tired of this FB interface. It doesn't let me do anything anymore. I have my own URL...I might just have to migrate all of that over there. I'm very sorry to all of you for the lapse in links. I've been trying. Meta ain't helping. 😕

04/07/2022

$50 million transformation planned for this corner of Fourth Street [$$$]:

"A massive reinvestment is planned for not one but two buildings just a block from Fountain Square.

"[PHOTO CAPTION]: The Mercantile Library in the building at 414 Walnut St. is looking to double in size as part of Model Group's plan to convert most of the building to apartments. Model Group also is partnering with building owner Rick Rothfuss to redevelop the adjacent Mercantile Center. CORRIE SCHAFFELD | CBC"

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/04/05/mercantile-library-center-transform.html via Cincinnati Business Courier

The project could add as many as 220 apartments to this corner of downtown Cincinnati

04/07/2022

Only in Ohio: The Mercantile Library:

"A feast for the senses with creaking floorboards, oversized arched windows allowing light to beautifully embrace the space, and comfortable reading spaces with inviting leather chairs encourages all things reading, writing, and thinking. The extensive book collection amongst the glass-floored stacks beckons to be explored. With decades of history, and a camaraderie for the love of learning the Mercantile Library welcomes visitors to embrace their inner bookworm."

https://ohio.org/travel-inspiration/articles/bound-for-fun-at-the-cincinnati-mercantile-library via Only In Ohio

A bibliophile's dream resides on the 11th floor of the Mercantile Building in Downtown Cincinnati!

04/07/2022

'You can't argue with cash.' More homes in Greater Cincinnati selling for cash. Who's buying them? [$$$]:

"Cash sales jumped from about a quarter of total home sales in the Cincinnati area to more than a third in just the past three years, Attom says."

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/04/05/home-sales-more-than-third-cincinnati-homes-sold-cash-buyers/7189710001/ via Enquirer - Cincinnati and Kentucky

Cash sales jumped from about a quarter of total home sales in the Cincinnati area to more than a third in just the past three years, Attom says.

04/07/2022

Nearly century-old Hyde Park church could be bulldozed for shops, apartments [$$$]:

"Developers have yet to ask Cincinnati planning and zoning officials to approve their plans."

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/04/05/hyde-park-baptist-church-apartments-shops-replace/7133379001/ via Enquirer - Cincinnati and Kentucky

Developers have yet to ask Cincinnati planning and zoning officials to approve their plans.

04/07/2022

Illegal dumping severely impacts our community and the work of The Port and its managed entities. We join the City and Cintrifuse's efforts to find a solution that stops this behavior in our community. Join us on April 6th to share your ideas to reduce litter. Register here: https://bit.ly/34KZm4O

04/07/2022

04/07/2022

Opinion | Cincinnati's affordable housing situation isn’t improving:

"The Affordable Housing Trust Fund and all the pitfalls and quagmires of its current existence have been prevalent in Cincinnati's affordable housing dialogue since its inception in 2018, but it doesn't have to be that way. The concept of the fund is great – it's supposed to act as an assignment of government capital to build living quarters for those that couldn't afford rent otherwise. Unfortunately, its natal stages came with at least one major flaw: funding.

"The coalition that convinced the Cincinnati City Council to establish the fund had to fight a lengthy campaign and didn’t get all their demands met. One of the demands left off the table — arguably the most critical one — was a source of consistent income. The fund, in turn, was made only as powerful as each individual City Council member was willing to make it."

https://www.newsrecord.org/opinion/opinion-cincinnati-s-affordable-housing-situation-isn-t-improving/article_d3997702-b499-11ec-87a4-93fe6f0658d4.html via The News Record

The Affordable Housing Trust Fund and all the pitfalls and quagmires of its current existence have been prevalent in Cincinnati’s affordable housing dialogue since its inception in 2018, but it

04/07/2022

UC Health celebrates significant structural milestone on $221M revitalization project:

"University of Cincinnati (UC) Health officials celebrated a significant milestone in its $221 million Clifton Campus revitalization last week, as construction workers placed the final structural beam atop a new emergency department and surgical building at UC Medical Center.

"UC Health and UC College of Medicine leaders and employees gathered with community and construction partners for a 'topping out' ceremony, marking the occasion by placing their signatures on the final beam. The moment, an important step in any construction project, signals exterior and interior work can begin as the building begins to take shape."

https://www.newsrecord.org/news/uc-health-celebrates-significant-structural-milestone-on-221m-revitalization-project/article_ed76b262-b498-11ec-a13d-afaadc834010.html via The News Record

University of Cincinnati (UC) Health officials celebrated a significant milestone in its $221 million Clifton Campus revitalization last week, as construction workers placed the final structural beam atop a new

04/07/2022

pages still won't let me search for contextual prior posts and articles. I apologize for this, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's been three days, so I'm just going to post all of the articles I have lined up so you'll be informed. I swear, Facebook does everything it can to just screw anyone trying to write a page.

04/05/2022

pages has changed and the search function doesn't seem to work anymore. I'm trying to get the search function to bring up prior related posts and articles. Insights welcome.

04/05/2022

Construction for new Northern Kentucky Health Center planned to begin this summer:

"The Northern Kentucky Health Department's plan for a new health center built in Covington has finally resumed.

"In November of 2016, the Kenton County Local Board of Health met to discuss finding a new location for the Kenton County (Dressman) Health Center. Meetings and discussions continued until March 2020, when the project was put on hold due to the abrupt arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic."

https://linknky.com/business/2022/04/04/construction-for-new-northern-kentucky-health-center-planned-to-begin-this-summer/ via LINK nky

The Northern Kentucky Health Department’s plan for a new health center built in Covington has finally resumed. In November of 2016, the Kenton County Local Board of Health met to discuss finding a new location for the Kenton County (Dressman) Health Center. Meetings and discussions continued until...