City Home Development
SERVICES: Development, Feasibility Study, Vision Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
DESCRIPTION: This was a visionary project that became a reality. The pre-development work and the Vision Study established the outlines of the project and the needed relationships to bring the project to fruition. The project was then executed in three phases over a five year period in a successful collaboration between market rate and affordable housing advocates in Over-The-Rhine. The result is a revitalized city block with the first owner-occupied new residential construction in many years. The City Home project revitalized the 1400 block of Pleasant Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. The project consists of 12 new infill townhouses and 3 renovated historic buildings, as well as a new streetscape design. The infill townhouses range in size from 1500-2100 SF. Each unit has a small inner courtyard that provides private outdoor space and brings light into the center of the house. The houses span the small urban lot, each providing a two car garage with alley access from the back. The project brought together both the affordable housing and the market rate housing interests in Cincinnati.
PROJECT TEAM: Schickel Design, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, Eber Development, 3CDC, Martin Koepke Design, Photography: J. Miles Wolf, Brian McKinley
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS: Cincinnati Magazine, Dec 2009 – Best of the City, Street Makeover; URBANLAND, Sept/Oct 2010 – ULX Public Private Pursuits; Over the Rhine Chamber of Commerce – Star Award for architecture and best property development; CDC Association of Greater Cincinnati – Most Outstanding Collaborative Effort; AIA Cran, Honor Award
“…Thanks for your vision and design leadership. Throughout the process, you continued to bring new ideas and concepts to the project, while at the same time you were receptive to ideas from the development team. I believe it was this collaboration that made the project so successful. It took commitment to the vision to carry us through the various stages of financing and support. You provided that consistent commitment and belief that the project would go forward."
- Mary B. Rivers, Executive Director, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
"It was a wonderful experience working on City Home Cincinnati, and I look forward to working with you as we pursue additional development opportunities."
- Mary B. Rivers, Executive Director, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
