Carter, Dawson Co. Launch Work on Banks Project
The Banks project includes residential, office, hotel and retail components and is Cincinnati’s largest single, mixed-use development. After many months of delay, work has finally started, on April 28th, on Phase IIA of the project.
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
After months of delay, work started April 28th on Phase IIA of the Banks project, Cincinnati’s largest mixed-use development.
The master development team of Carter and The Dawson Company planned to start construction last December on the $67 million project, which includes residential, office, hotel and retail components. However, work was stalled by a clause in a 1997 stadium deal, which gave the Cincinnati Bengals veto rights over the heights of buildings at the Banks.
On April 23, the Business Courier reported that Hamilton County leaders had reached an agreement with the NFL team and that the Bengals will waive their veto right. That cleared the way for construction to start. Early on the morning of April 28, construction crews started installing perimeter fencing, closing some traffic lanes and sidewalks on Race Street, Freedom Way, and Second Street.
Phase IIA calls for the construction of a 9-story building, with 291 one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging between 615 and 1,300 square feet, and about 19,000 square feet of retail space. It will occupy the entire city block from Rosa Parks to Race Street and between Freedom Way and Second Street. Completion is scheduled for late 2015.
Rendering: thebankscincy.com
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