Topic: Cincinnati: Downtown: The Banks

[RockyMountainHigh]

^^^^^

             

Is this heaven? No, it's Cincinnati.

[CincyGuy45202]

http://www.mbharch.com/work/restaurants/yardhouse/index.htm

The architect. Good looking interiors, most of the exteriors are a bit disappointing though. Notice, however, none seem to have decks or patios. They have said the Cincy one will have a large patio so this should (probably) help humanize the exterior.

[RockyMountainHigh]

Any word on which side of the Yard House building the Dumpsters and loading area are going to be? I know this issue was raised a couple of weeks ago by the design board, which wasn't thrilled about that facing Freedom Way.

[Ram23]

Any word on which side of the Yard House building the Dumpsters and loading area are going to be? I know this issue was raised a couple of weeks ago by the design board, which wasn't thrilled about that facing Freedom Way.

The building needs four fronts, so it’s going to be a tough design situation wherever it ends up being.  The view of a service entrance and even a dumpster or two can be shielded pretty easily, but the smell can’t.  It’s going to come down to frequent service intervals being in a contract somewhere, I think. 

[ryanlammi]

Where does the Lager House have their dumpsters?

[jmecklenborg]

Where do all the grizzled cooks and dish washers smoke?

[oakiehigh]

I seem to remember the posts that form the water curtains were topped with a canopy like structure in the renderings for the park.  Does anyone know if there are plans to add that still? I think the poles look sort of stupid sticking way up in the air while contributing no purpose.

I think they will have a canopy west of the Roebling bridge with the swings.  I noticed those tall poles above the waterfalls actually light up at night and they change color with the waterfalls.  I was critical of these at first, but I have to admit they look pretty cool at night.

[Ram23]

Where do all the grizzled cooks and dish washers smoke?

I’m sure smoking will eventually be banned in the entirety of The Banks.  Fountain Square was just the first step.  They will all have to walk 30' out over the Ohio River on the Roebling in order to smoke.

[Cygnus]

Where does the Lager House have their dumpsters?

Hidden by a garage door on the lowest level, facing Main at corner of Mehring.

[Maximillian]

Ram, I didn't know that smoking was banned at FS. Yesterday, I was surprised  to  overhear one of the Securitas guards telling a man that smoking was not allowed at Washington Park.

[OTR]

Ram, I didn't know that smoking was banned at FS. Yesterday, I was surprised  to  overhear one of the Securitas guards telling a man that smoking was not allowed at Washington Park.

According to the Park Rules:

Smoking and tobacco use are prohibited in the following areas: Dog Park, Playground, Musical Fountain, Bandstand Area, Music Hall Plaza, and Civic Lawn.

[natininja]

^ Does that list actually exclude anywhere in the park?

[OTR]

^ Does that list actually exclude anywhere in the park?

Sure. The southernmost third of the park as well as the corners, garage, restrooms, and the northernmost grassy areas near the NW and NE corners of the park.

Not much but there is more than it originally sounds. I'm glad it's mostly smoke-free.

--- sorry for being off topic

[GCrites80s]

Ram, I didn't know that smoking was banned at FS. Yesterday, I was surprised  to  overhear one of the Securitas guards telling a man that smoking was not allowed at Washington Park.

According to the Park Rules:

Smoking and tobacco use are prohibited in the following areas: Dog Park, Playground, Musical Fountain, Bandstand Area, Music Hall Plaza, and Civic Lawn.

So dipping's banned too. O, the sheer terror that someone with a dip in can unleash on bystanders.

[jjakucyk]

For your safety in the children's play area:  "All adults must be accompanied by a child"

[jmecklenborg]

Snus even?  What about Fun Dip?

[northsider]

Basically, it sounds like they banned smoking in the parts of the park that people actually park themselves and hang out in.  i'm just wondering how they'll enforce and communicate it.

I think I'd be unsurprised if some of the Smale park goes smoke free, but I'm betting the actual streets of the Banks won't, since those are spaces focused on movement, not hanging out.

[ryanlammi]

I actually just saw a new sign on Fountain Square explaining the new policy. It was a standup sign kind of like the one below. I should have taken an actual picture of it though...



I agree that some of Smale may become smoke free. Most likely the event lawn and any other place where "events" will take place like the civil lawn in Washington Park or Fountain Square in general. The more passive parts will probably allow smoking similar to Washington Park.

I also can't imagine the bars around the Banks would ever stand for prohibiting smoking in the Banks (sidewalks, etc).

[GCrites80s]

Snus even?  What about Fun Dip?

The way it's written, people can't even use that snuff people put up their nose.

[BlackBengal]

http://www.mbharch.com/work/restaurants/yardhouse/index.htm

The architect. Good looking interiors, most of the exteriors are a bit disappointing though. Notice, however, none seem to have decks or patios. They have said the Cincy one will have a large patio so this should (probably) help humanize the exterior.

I have been to the Yard House in Vegas in the Red Rocks Casino.  Red Rocks is a very nice casino in the Vegas burbs that is frequented by mostly locals.  The Yard House is connected to the casino, but mostly is accessed from the street.  Very nice place.  Great beer selection and pretty good food.  The place was packed with after-work people on a week night. 

[cincySAL]

i think a place like Chi-nnati's would do great at the Banks.  different from all the American fares, great pizza, good price, good beer list, and very kid friendly.

[Living in Gin]

How do they get hundreds of beers on tap? 

Getting the beers on tap isn't the problem. The problem is the massive amount of cooler space you need to fit all those kegs. I'm guessing most of them will be craft beers in quarter-kegs, but that's still a lot of space.

[unusualfire]

The Banks had to do wonderful business this past week with the Reds game and the Choir games.

[RockyMountainHigh]

The Banks had to do wonderful business this past week with the Reds game and the Choir games.

Don't forget the three-day Bunbury Festival and maybe even some stragglers from the Queen City Sausagefest held on Newport's riverfront who made their way across the river.

The Reds had sellouts on Friday and Sunday nights and more than 37,000 on Saturday for a three-game series attendance figure over 117,000. The Reds are in town for the next week and then the Bengals start their training camp - open to the public - at PBS for the first time. It's a great time to be a business at The Banks.

[jmecklenborg]

The crowds this past weekend were ridiculous.  There were no restaurants with less than a 45-minute wait on Saturday during the Reds game.  Also, I saw the Banks garage completely fill, and a parking attendant and police officer had to work backing vehicles out of the garage that had cued to go in.  I'm ready to hear a talk radio host complain "they didn't build enough parking". 

[LesterLyles]

everything this weekend was ridiculous on the crowds front.

[Summit Street]

I went through Cincinnati not long ago, and noticed The Banks were being constructed...was quite surprised it is actually happening!

[ColDayMan]

It's Summit Street!

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I went through Cincinnati not long ago, and noticed The Banks were being constructed...was quite surprised it is actually happening!

Hey Summit!

[mcadrenaline]

How do they get hundreds of beers on tap? 

Getting the beers on tap isn't the problem. The problem is the massive amount of cooler space you need to fit all those kegs. I'm guessing most of them will be craft beers in quarter-kegs, but that's still a lot of space.

This guy I know just tweeted a picture of the cooler of another Yard House location. Looks pretty massive: http://instagram.com/p/NXsKhxTES7/

[jmecklenborg]

That's ridiculous.  So many kegs inevitably creates waste and I'd hate to work there and be stuck handling that many kegs. 

[jmblec2]

^Holy Crap!

[benji55545]

This guy I know just tweeted a picture of the cooler of another Yard House location. Looks pretty massive: http://instagram.com/p/NXsKhxTES7/

Anyone else reminded of this....?

[subocincy]

^^  HAHAHA!  (basement storage in the "Lost Ark Saloon"?)

[Cygnus]

Banks developers to host info session on next bid package
Business Courier by Kevin LeMaster, Editor and Publisher of Building Cincinnati

The Banks Public Partnership is holding an information session for construction contractors interested in working on the project Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 at the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency, located at 1740 Langdon Farm Road in Bond Hill.

The partnership will provide a construction update, detail upcoming bid packages and discuss the process by which contractors can become certified as a disadvantaged business enterprise.

Part two of the next bid package, Bid Package No. 12, will be out for bid later this fall. Continuing the infrastructure improvements, elements will include a John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge pedestrian connector, extension of the river walk along Mehring Way, and a pedestrian bridge at Broadway and East Pete Rose Way.

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