3CDC buys Metropole, plans 21c luxury hotel
Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) has announced its purchase of the Hotel Metropole from Showe Builders Inc. for $6.25 million, with plans to redevelop the property into a luxury hotel. 3CDC says it will work with Louisville-based 21c Museum Hotels LLC on a $48 million project to convert the building, located Do

General contractor selected for The Banks
After an extensive local and national search, The Banks' master developers Carter Real Estate and The Dawson Company have selected Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, as general contractor for the private portion

Over-the-Rhine, as usual
The following 18 photos in this slideshow were taken in mid-October during a couple of events. The first few, including the Gateway Quarter and shots from the top of the Lackman Lofts, were taken during a panel discussion and tour given by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation at the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. The final shots were taken during an open house at City Home on Pleasant Street. These photos have been added to the following galleries:

OHFA announces $1.2M for Forest Square senior infill
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has announced that a 21-unit senior housing infill project in Avondale has been awarded more than $1.2 million in federal economic stimulus funding. Forest Square, to be built by Model Management at

Proposals opened today for long-blighted Covington brownfield
Today at noon, the City of Covington Economic Development Department will open sealed proposals for the acquisition of the former Donaldson Art Sign Company property at 2111-2143 Donaldson Avenue, in the city's Wallace Woods neighborhood. City officials are likely to score the proposals based