1559 North Bend Road - Entrance to Gen Kress Parking Lot
The new entrance and parking areas are finished. Look for the outside eats & drinks behind the College Hill Coffee Co. and Casual Gormet, Bacall's and Marty's Hops and Vines. These areas will be a great addition to the North end of our business district.
CHCURC Acquires 6009 Hamilton Avenue
As part if the Mid-Business Redevlopment Project, CHCURC is pleased to announce that the City of Cincinnati has purchased 6009 Hamilton Avenue where Evan Ramsey Florist was located. Barb Ramsey has decided to retire and sell her property. This purchase fits perfectly into future development in the College Hill Business District by creating contiguous parcel of land for new development.
CHCURC Acquires 6017 Hamilton Avenue
As part if the Mid-Business Redevlopment Project, CHCURC is pleased to announce that the City of Cincinnati has purchased 6017 Hamilton Avenue where the Two Brothers and Dart stores are located.. This purchase fits perfectly into future development in the College Hill Business District by creating contiguous parcel of land for new development, The next step is to relocate these two businesses with our intention of keeping both of them on the Avenue.
CHCURC Acquires 6021 Hamilton Avenue
As part if the Mid-Business Redevlopment Project, CHCURC is pleased to announce that the City of Cincinnati has purchased 6021 Hamilton Avenue where the Beauti Mart was located. This purchase fits perfectly into future development in the College Hill Business District by creating contiguous parcel of land for new development,
Business District Gateways
In order to develop a stronger identity for the College Hill Business District and reinforce arrival and departure to and from the District, two gateway elements have been manufactured. These gateways will operate in tandem with the Streetscape Project to reinforce a sense of place in the College Hill Business District.
CHCURC was awarded funding through the City of Cincinnati and CNBDU for completion of the Gateway Project. The South gateway is being installed at our new fire house and should be completed by December. The North Gateway will be installed at Linden Park East [the Shuller's lot] on the corner where the PNC ATM now stands. This installation will not be completed until next year after PNC and National City have finalized their merger in College Hill sometime early in 2010.
The delay in installing the North Gateway has been resolved. The contractor [Prus] indicates that the North Gateway will be installed before the end of 2011.
Facade Improvement Program
The Facade Improvement Program is now completed. . Anyone driving down the Avenue in the business district will immediately notice many improvements to the fronts of our businesses. This has been a succesfull partnering with the City.
Streetscape
College Hill received a $1.5 million grant through Cincinnati Neighborhood Business Districts United (CNBDU) for a streetscape revitalization project along Hamilton Avenue. Improving the streetscape with new lighting, landscaping, paving materials, and other upgrades is a keystone of the 1999 College Hill Urban Development Plan. Other than a few remaining ornamental trees, the streetscape project is completed. This project has been successfully completed.
Clean and Safe Neighborhood Grant
College Hill together with three other Cincinnati neighborhoods received funding for security camera surveillance systems. College Hill's system is installed along Hamilton Avenue in the business district. Securing this grant and completing the camera project is key to improving the atmosphere along Hamilton Avenue and continued revitalization of our business district. The cameras are linked together and accessible through the internet, which will allow monitoring by the Cincinnati Police Department and Citizens on Patrol.
