Month: May 2009

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SouthShore oozes luxury

The SouthShore condominium tower dominates the Newport riverfront with its Miami-esque design that features floor to ceiling windows and luxury amenities that can be found nowhere else. I was able to tour the building over the weekend and grab some pictures. So far about 65% of the building’s residential space has been sold with condos ranging from $300,000 to $3,000,000.

The tower is roughly 240′ tall with 17 floors of living space and 4 floors of parking. The amenities include a fitness center, a rooftop amenity deck that includes a pool, putting green, walking trail, gardens, sundeck and clubhouse. SouthShore was also recently approved for a 100-slip marina that will primarily serve residents but also be available for rent to the public.

There are 21 photos in the slideshow of the two model units, rooftop amenity deck, lobby and exterior.

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Five Guys, Donatos joining the Clifton Heights restaurant mix

If you’re one of those people with an insatiable appetite for more dining option in Clifton Heights then this will be exciting news for you – Cincinnati’s first Five Guys Burgers and Fries location will be opening up along Calhoun Street at the base of the University Park apartment building.

Donatos will also be opening up a location in the same building which will make this their first location in the Uptown area.

Both are going to be great additions since 1) college students can never have enough pizza and Donatos offers some good subs to boot and 2) Five Guys is amazing and will be the first real burger joint for the university area and like I said…great stuff.

With these two new additions it will nearly fill up the street-level retail space along Calhoun Street created by University Park. The majority is filled by restaurant tenants (Panera Bread, Currito, BW3, Potbelly) although there is also a 5/3 Banking Center, FedEx Office, T-Mobile and GameStop. A Ben & Jerry’s closed down last year.

Still lacking in that general area in terms of retail would be an affordable, yet attractive clothing store. I have always said that I think a Aeropostale would do tremendous business there. They used to advertise a lot at university events and their key demographic seems to be college students and that age group. Just throwing it out there.

Also noteworthy is that the Wendy’s inside UC’s Tangeman University Center will be replaced by a Burger King, Jump (asian food) will be replaced by “sushi concept” run by UC’s food services and Freshens will be leaving with a Chic-fil-A taking its spot.
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Singles Night at the Reds game tonight

Tonight is Singles Night at the Reds vs. Brewers game tonight. First pitch is at 7:10pm, but the fun starts at the Fan Zone (behind the first base concourse) with a dating game, that will award a variety of prizes to contestants, at 6:30pm.

The game will also have a five-stop Pub Crawl where fans can stop for free giveaways including:

  1. Fan Zone – Budweiser/Cincinnati Reds H3 Trailer, Bud Girls and free beer coupon
  2. Club Red – Coupon for a free UDF malt
  3. Machine Room Grille – PNC Virtual Wallet and Reds magnetic schedule
  4. All-You-Can-Eat Seats – Coupon for a free Chipotle burrito
  5. Third Base Bar (Terrace Level – behind section 110) – Cincinnati Bell/BlackBerry giveaway

Plus on top of all this singles fun the Reds are playing some great baseball. The game will most likely pit Cincinnati’s pitcher/hitter Micah Owings (1-3) against Milwaukee’s Braden Looper (2-1). We’re also fighting with the Brewers for second in the NL Central…so get out there and support your hometown team.

Other Singles Night Specials:
  • A $5 beer will be available in all locations except Machine Room Grille, and a specialty drink will be available in all locations except the All-You-Can-Eat Seats.
  • Be sure to stop by the Fan Zone when you arrive to the ballpark to pick up your wristband in order to take part in the Chipotle Singles Night festivities.
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Joseph Williams Home in the Gateway Quarter

At the end of 2008 Joseph Williams Home joined the growing Gateway Quarter business community. Their street-level location, at the Trideca Lofts building, is both gorgeous and unique.

The furniture and home accessories store’s location at 1232 Vine Street (GoogleMap) is a short move from their previous location on Reading Road in the Pendleton neighborhood. The move was critical for Joseph Williams Home as it comes to business. The new location offers more foot traffic and puts the store in the heart of one of Cincinnati’s most unique and up-and-coming business districts.

Joseph Williams Home originally opened at their Pendleton location in January 2008. The new location, on Vine Street, is open 11am to 7pm Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4pm on Sundays.

If you haven’t yet been to their new location you must go. Here are some interior photos I grabbed a couple of days ago for you to enjoy in the mean time. Those arched doorways are to die for.

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Soapbox articles 5/5

In addition to running UrbanCincy, working and going to school I am now also writing for Soapbox Cincinnati. I write the articles for the Development News section and my first articles are in this week’s edition that came out today.

Feel free to go and check out the following stories and please sign up for the weekly Soapbox E-Zine so that you don’t miss an issue.

In this week’s issue you will find the following articles written by yours truly:

  • Urban gardening taking root in Cincinnati – full article
  • Queensgate Terminals project heats up – full article
  • Historic house tours fill Mother’s Day weekend – full article
  • New Cincinnati Herald building wins regional award for green building techniques – full article
  • New residents drive 28% growth for Findlay Market, new Biergarten and extended hours – full article
  • Christopher Marcus Salon opens downtown location – full article

Also be sure to check out the following In The News bits:

  • Cincinnati’s Gateway Quarter and the Streetcar – full article
  • Hamilton County unveils new development process – full article
  • UC dancers on top of the world – full article
  • NIEHS teams with federal and city groups to conduct disaster response training exercise – full article
  • Ohio wins national award for alternative-fuel-use scorecard – full article
  • St. E’s roof will bloom in July – full article
  • An upscale pastry store thrives by finding new markets – full article
  • Terry’s Turf Club makes Food Network Magazine’s “ultimate burger” list – full article