Sydney Franklin

6 days ago | cincinnati.com | Sydney Franklin

A new master plan to further build out The Banks on downtown Cincinnati's riverfront will soon be underway after the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted yesterday to award the project to Chicago firm Perkins & Will and Over-the-Rhine's MKSK. The county solicited a request for proposals in December and received submissions from 14 urban planning and design firms, some with former ties to Cincinnati.

1 week ago | cincinnati.com | Sydney Franklin

Macy's former downtown Cincinnati headquarters is now a place you can live for up to $5,290 a month. After the retailer vacated the 21-story building in 2020, Victrix LLC bought the property and swiftly converted it into 7 West 7th, a 341-unit luxury apartment tower. In a press conference, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval called it the largest housing project in the city.

2 weeks ago | cincinnati.com | Sydney Franklin

With the U.S. the likely co-host of the 2031 Women's World Cup, will Cincinnati place a bid to host any matches? The answer was almost an immediate "yes" for Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati's co-CEO and co-founder. While it's still too early for an official bid, Berding said the team will gather more information on U.S. Soccer's plan to scout sites. "FC Cincinnati is looking forward to submitting a bid to support U.S. Soccer's hosting of the 2031 Women's World Cup," Berding told The Enquirer.

1 month ago | cincinnati.com | Sydney Franklin

It all started with a public records request − as some of The Enquirer's best work typically does. We wanted to know: What could repurposing Cincinnati's abandoned subway tunnels look like in the 21st century? The city's official call for ideas last fall resulted in 18 submissions that we obtained from the city manager's office. As a reporter who's studied architecture, I'd already concluded that some of the top design firms in the city would submit impressive and thorough concepts.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sydney Franklin

It all started with a public records request − as some of The Enquirer's best work typically does. We wanted to know: What could repurposing Cincinnati's abandoned subway tunnels look like in the 21st century? The city's official call for ideas last fall resulted in 18 submissions that we obtained from the city manager's office. As a reporter who's studied architecture, I'd already concluded that some of the top design firms in the city would submit impressive and thorough concepts.