Would you consider Cincinnati and Charlotte, NC to be very similar? (Green: 2010, construction)

[Hartwell Girl]

Originally Posted by hillside

you either flat out don't get it or you're in real estate. either is fine, but don't say cincinnati is safe because it's not. when mark mallory, who has a lot more to lose than an anonymous blogger, can be on record seemingly once a month saying his city isn't safe, why can't i? cincinnati is not safe, get over it. the quicker you do that, the quicker we can all sustain a meaningful dialogue concerning cincinnati.

No one in the City is listening to what Mark Mallory is saying...instead we are counting down the days until him and his bodyguard are out of City Hall. If you think he knows this City..well...no personal attacks. He takes the metal detectors out of City Hall but hires a bodyguard. If you are not involved in buying or selling of drugs, you are safe in this City. Those are the facts I listen to, not the so called Mayor who hasn't done anything for this City since he has been in office.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by hillside

when mark mallory, who has a lot more to lose than an anonymous blogger, can be on record seemingly once a month saying his city isn't safe

Hillside, I'm not trying to call you out or anything, it's just that I can't recall reading anything where Mark Mallory said "His city isn't safe" -every month.

Can you please post links?

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by Cincy-Rise

The original price point included the ballparks on the river and totals over $2 BILLION dollars worth of development; 20 acres of development, a 40 acre park (along with the other riverfront park), neighborhood district on Cincinnati's riverfront between Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park. Currently that land is occupied by parking lots, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Developers hope to build up to 1,800 apartments and condominiums, up to 400,000 square feet of retail space, up to 1 million square feet of office space and up to 400,000 square feet of hotel space. The exact amount of each type of space has not been determined. The maximum square footage is 2.8 million. The development will also include an expansive riverfront park.

... There's just nothing like this or comparable in Charlotte.

Sorry to bring up “old stuff”, but I just read this and the statement above couldn’t be further from the truth. Downtown Charlotte has been “booming” for the past several years, and is still going strong. And at a pace that Cincinnati cannot rival. One question; when was the last time Cincy built a new highrise building? Or, how many new highrises are planned for downtown Cincy. Highrises aren’t the end-all be-all, but the answers to those questions help to solidify my point.

Here are some links you can visit if you’d care to enlighten yourself on Charlotte….

Link 1: http://www.charlottecentercity.org/f...TOKEN=60306378

Link 2: Charlotte Center City Partners

But I do love that chili!!!!!!

[unusualfire]

The question is who has more highrises? Charlotte is still playing catch up. So obviously Charlotte has to boom more to catch up. I doubt Charlotte is paying attention to Cincinnati as much as Cincinnati paying attention to Charlotte.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by unusualfire

The question is who has more highrises? Charlotte is still playing catch up. So obviously Charlotte has to boom more to catch up.

Yep! Charlotte is playing catch up and BTW ... Cincy is building a new 700 footer. Demo of garage is scheduled for July, parking notices went out this past week.

Basically Cincy is building another downtown onto our current downtown, tapered off by a 40 acre park system which will create almost 4 miles of continual park space.

No comparison.

[Carolina Blue]

Wait a minute. So now we’re talking about “the past”? I thought the original statement comparing downtown Charlotte to downtown Cincinnati was regarding “development”. I seem to recall the statement was…

Originally Posted by Cincy-Rise

... There's just nothing like this or comparable in Charlotte.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

Wait a minute. So now we’re talking about “the past”? I thought the original statement comparing downtown Charlotte to downtown Cincinnati was regarding “development”. I seem to recall the statement was…

Again ... Cincinnati is building practically a downtown as we speak onto our current downtown. lol

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by Cincy-Rise

Again ... Cincinnati is building practically a downtown as we speak onto our current downtown. lol

Interesting. What all does this "new downtown" entail? And any links you can provide would be most informative, as well.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

Interesting. What all does this "new downtown" entail? And any links you can provide would be most informative, as well.

Parks
Retail
Entertainment
Dining/Bars
Office Space
Residential Apt. & Condos

... centered between a MLB Ballpark and an NFL Stadium adjacent to Downtown Cincinnati.

[Cincy-Rise]

... Here's a rendering of the new Queen City Square tower. Demo starts on the garage soon and construction will start on the tower sometime around October.

QueenCitySquare1l.jpg photo - Jayson photos at pbase.com