The in Downtown Cincinnati will be replaced starting this year, and funding is now in place for its design.
Last week, Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved an ordinance establishing a new capital improvement program account with $600,000 in un-appropriated parking utilities fund surplus to replace the 54-year-old structure, located .
A 2009 inspection conducted by Walker Restoration Consultants as part of a study on parking needs in the Central Business District rated the general condition of garage as "poor" and recommended replacement.
The useful life of such a structure is generally 40 years, and the garage is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Photo courtesy of the City of Cincinnati
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Seventh Street Garage to be replaced
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Isn't this the site of the proposed hotel? If so, is the city partnering with the hotel for this garage replacement?
I cannot find a reference, but I did read not too long ago that the garage will *not* be connected to the hotel.
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2010/12/10/downtown-holiday-inn-green-lighted.html
Here is the article from December regarding the garage and Hotel.
JYP...it's the same block. There have been discussions about assembling an "L" shaped site for both the hotel and garage, but it's sounding more and more like it will be done separately.
Thanks guys!
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