West Price Hill Minor - Cincinnati Neighborhood Business

CITY OF CINCINNATI
Neighborhood Business District Improvement Program
2016-2017 FUNDING REQUEST APPLICATION
Each Neighborhood Business District may submit two project requests (one major and one minor or two
minor). Complete each section and provide written documentation to receive credit on scoring.
Project Title: West Price Hill Gateway Marker
Project Address: __3810 Glenway Ave._________
Neighborhood: West Price Hill
Census Tract(s): ___94_______________________
Business Association: West Price Hill Merchants
Community Council: West Price Hill Community Council
Please Describe Project in One Sentence: This project seeks to renovate the façade of the 3810 Glenway Ave.
building (now owned by Cincinnati Landmark Productions) into a gateway for West Price Hill.
Detailed Project Description:
Cincinnati Landmark Productions – owner/operator of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts and the
Warsaw Federal Incline Theater – has recently purchased the building at 3810 Glenway Avenue (formerly
Kahny Printing/Economy Glass) to use for theatrical sets/props storage. The building sits at the boundary
between West and East Price Hill. Its dilapidated, unsightly façade is the first thing seen when crossing
between each neighborhood.
This project seeks to renovate the façade of the building into a gateway for West Price Hill.
Renovations to 3810 Glenway Avenue would include:
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Improved exterior lighting and front façade work
Potential city skyline mural on the West façade (fully visible on Glenway heading east). The “skyline”
motif is meant to refer to the adjacent property as the site of the original Skyline Chili restaurant.
A new vertical signage “beacon” at the southwest corner. Made of metal panel with lit letters similar to
Incline Theater, it will be is easily visible from both east and west on Glenway, the corner of Quebec
and Glenway, and Warsaw heading northwest.
1.
Type of Project:
Major ________
or
Minor __XXX___
2.
NBD Impact: Impact is limited to the specific project site or NBD. Identify the businesses physically,
contractually, or financially impacted and directly benefiting from this project. 5
3.
Job Impact: Job impact is limited to the specific project site or NBD. All jobs must be reported as fulltime equivalent (FTE). FTEs must provide a minimum of 2,080 hours per year or 40 hours per week.
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See NBD Improvement Program Criteria for an explanation of retained or created jobs. Please provide
documentation/methodology to support these numbers.
# Jobs Retained_7____
4.
# Jobs Created ______
Businesses Assisted: Provide the names and addresses of businesses that will directly benefit from
the project, and explain how these businesses will directly benefit. (Example – a streetscape will
benefit all businesses fronting on the improvements. Parking lots benefit businesses needing additional
parking in close proximity).
While the “five points” corner on which this location sits has only a handful of existing business,
the site is the entry into the West Price Hill neighborhood business district. Branding the location
and the neighborhood serves the entire business district while also greatly improving the location
of the gateway sign. A previous Glenway Ave. city traffic study estimated that 15,000 cars pass
that location each day each day.
# Businesses Assisted 25+
5.
Sources and Uses: Degree to which the project leverages private and other public funding.
Private leverage based on commitments through letters of support. List other public funds committed to
the project (federal, state, NSP).
Fund Source
Private Public
NBD Improvement Program
Cinti Landmark Productions
X
X
Amount
Use of Funds
$30,000
_purchase/installation
$31,600
_purchase/installation
$
_____________________
$
_____________________
Total Budget $ 61,600
6.
Attach complete budget, including cost estimates, source of estimates, and contractor’s bids.
See attachment. All estimates from:
Mark D. Mueller
design build solutions
Senior Project Manager
[email protected]
7.
What is the neighborhood contribution to this project (including committed volunteer hours)?
The Cincinnati Landmark Productions Building Committee is a standing committee that works in direct support
of this project. The committee has helped to complete a long list of renovations to Cincinnati Landmark
Productions properties (Covedale Center, Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, etc.) and has garnered thousands
of dollars of in-kind services from such businesses as F&M Mafco, Kings Electric, Design Build Solutions,
Swath Design, Federal Equipment Company, Olympic Steel, Mechanical Finishing Company and more.
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Cincinnati Landmark Productions programs include: teens, elementary age children and adults. Patrons hail
from the entire region. Participants in the teen theater program come from over 40 Tri-state schools. Over
35,000 patrons visit the Covedale Center each year.
The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts is at the center of the West Price Hill community, in a longstanding neighborhood business district that has recently seen great momentum towards redevelopment, while
honoring both new populations and its traditional atmosphere. The recent success of “the Covedale” has
sparked renewed interest in housing, business and infrastructure improvements in the area contiguous to the
theatre. The Covedale Center is looked upon as an extremely powerful force in tipping this area in a positive
direction, economically and perceptually by the region as a whole.
The Price Hill Civic Club, Price Hill Will, West Price Hill Merchants Assoc., Covedale Neighborhood Assoc. and
more have worked in support of the Covedale’s success. Support of Covedale performances ensures longterm changes for-the-better in the community, while giving regional patrons a new perspective on this
Cincinnati neighborhood.
As evidenced across the country and in the Cincinnati area, community arts centers are an engine of economic
development as well as a source of community identity and pride. Venues such as the Fitton Center in
Hamilton, Carnegie Center in Covington, Kennedy Arts Center in Kennedy Heights, and the new Fairfield,
Clifton, Sharonville, Evendale and Anderson Community Performing Arts Centers and others are important
examples. Communities, businesses and governments are investing millions in the arts to sustain and
revitalize neighborhoods, preserve local historic character and invigorate business districts. Local arts
fundraising organization ArtsWave touts the arts’ “ripple effect,” an increasingly popular national theory that
holds that arts investment creates vibrancy throughout the community in which the arts organization resides.
The Covedale has directly collaborated in the creation of the center and in neighborhood redevelopment
initiatives with the Price Hill Will Arts Committee, Covedale Elementary School, Covedale Branch Library,
Westwood Concern, The Women’s Connection, Community Services West, Elder Business and Professional
Association and the West Price Hill Merchant Association. The Covedale building has hosted meetings, press
conferences, developer presentations, benefits and the like. Covedale Center staff work often with the above
entities as well as Price Hill Will Arts Community Action Team, Covedale Elementary School Redevelopment,
Cincinnati Police Safe City project team and other groups.
Cincinnati Landmark Productions’ staff is uniquely qualified to guide development and theatrical programming
at the Covedale, having successfully transformed the facility, while rapidly building a patron base. Its short
history with the Covedale has rescued a treasured landmark and helped towards revitalizing our
neighborhood.
8.
Does this project complete or continue a previously funded project? Yes ____
No_X__
If yes, please specify the following:
9.
a)
Phased project (Project Name)_____________________________________________
b)
Cost over run
Explain:____________________________________________
Does your community have an approved plan? Yes _X__ No____
If yes, which goal or objective of the plan does this project implement?_ Improvements to the Gateway
into West Price Hill and business district _
Is this project specified in the plan? Yes ____
No_X__
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10.
Letter from:
a)
Business Association (Attached)
X
X
Confirming knowledge of project
Supporting project
***NOTE: West Price Hill Merchants is a committee of West Price Hill Community Council.
Support letter from community council to serve as support evidence for both entities.
b)
Community Council (Attached)
X
X
Confirming knowledge of project
Supporting project
11.
Attach a map of the project location.
12.
Who is the Project Coordinator and Main Contact Person for this project?
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Rodger Pille
801 Matson Place
(513) 241-6550 office; (513) 378-6874 cell
(513) 251-6030
[email protected]
List the names and email addresses of active committee members who will be implementing this
project.
Name
Email/Phone
Rodger Pille, [email protected], (513) 378-6874
Tim Perrino, [email protected]
Doug Ridenour, [email protected]
Mark Mueller, [email protected]
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PROJECTBUDGET
3810GlenwayAve.
WestPriceHillGatewayProject
GatewayPylon
Framing
ACMPanels
1232 sf
1232 sf
TOTAL
$15/sf
$35/sf
$18,480.00
$43,120.00
$61,600.00
April 22, 2016
West Price Hill Community Council
P.O. Box 5096
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205
RE: NBDIP Funding request West Price Hill - Façade Renovation/Gateway Project: 3810 Glenway Avenue
To whom it may concern:
We would like to express our support for the above mentioned project by Cincinnati Landmark Productions –
owner/operator of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts and the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater –
which has purchased the building at 3810 Glenway Avenue (formerly Kahny Printing/Economy Glass). The
building sits at the boundary of West Price Hill. Its dilapidated, unsightly façade is the first thing seen when
entering our neighborhood from the east.
We’ve discussed the following planned improvements with Cincinnati Landmark Productions and support the
improvements with the understanding that the discussion between our West Price Hill Community Council and
Cincinnati Landmark Productions remains open, per Rodger Pille, regarding the possibility of changing the sign
lettering at the southwest corner to read “West Price Hill”.
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Improved exterior lighting and front façade work
Potential city skyline mural on the West façade (fully visible on Glenway heading east). The “skyline”
motif is meant to refer to the adjacent property as the site of the original Skyline Chili restaurant.
A new vertical signage “beacon” at the southwest corner. Made of metal panel with lit letters similar to
Incline Theater, it will be is easily visible from both east and west on Glenway, the corner of Quebec
and Glenway, and Warsaw heading northwest.
We are excited about this very visible and need improvement to our gateway. Please support this funding
request.
Respectfully,
Laura Hamilton, President
West Price Hill Community Council