For the third time in nearly five years, a pair of properties on Covington’s Pershing Avenue have been spared from the wrecking ball. A proposal to construct three upscale townhouses at 318-322 Pershing was shot down in May by the city’s urban design review board. On Monday, the City of Covington, by a unanimous vote […]
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Kent Lofts Wins Approval to Begin Construction in Bellevue
This story has been updated with a correction noted at the bottom. Construction can now begin on one of the largest-ever adaptive reuse projects in Northern Kentucky’s urban core. The City of Bellevue’s planning and zoning commission gave the OK for the Kent Lofts to move forward. The $10 million project by Covington-based Orleans Development […]
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Ludlow to Create Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
The City of Ludlow is ramping up its efforts to preserve its historic building stock and to create clear guidelines for property owners and businesses. At Thursday night’s city council meeting, a change to the urban design review committee was approved, making it an official city board. Patrick Snadon, a member of the committee and […]
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Ground Broken on Newport Apartment Project
Ground is now officially broken on the Academy at 4th. The new apartment project will feature 202 market-rate units in newly constructed buildings on the site of the former 4th Street School, which was torn down. The first floor will have commercial space and a parking garage, which is already under construction on East Fourth […]
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Ft. Mitchell Building May Be Razed to Make Way for New Bank Branch
A new bank branch is looking to open on Buttermilk Pike in Ft. Mitchell, but first, a demolition would take place. The Kenton County Planning Commission will consider a couple of items on Thursday related to the matter. Midland Atlantic Properties, a real estate firm with offices in Cincinnati and Indianapolis, is asking for a […]
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Listen: How the Roebling Bridge Was Saved from Demolition and Made Stronger
It may be hard to imagine, but in the 1890s, the Roebling Suspension Bridge was considered for demolition. The region was in need of a span that could better accommodate the growing reliance on electric streetcars, and the original suspension bridge, designed and built by John A. Roebling, was not up to snuff. The Covington […]
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Covington, Bellevue, Owenton Projects Win State Preservation Awards
The 39th annual Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation Preservaton Awards were handed out at the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion this week, in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office. Projects in Covington, Bellevue, and Owenton won awards, as did a Kentucky Supreme Court justice. The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Award is presented to the […]
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These Properties & People Will Be Honored at River City Preservation Awards
Historic preservation in Northern Kentucky’s river cities will be celebrated this Thursday during the 2018 River Cities Excellence in Preservation Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Event Center (935 Monmouth Street, Newport). May is National Preservation Month, and the Ohio River cities of Newport, Covington, Bellevue and Ludlow will come together and […]
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Woman Paralyzed by Covington Building Collapse Gets New Home
It has been a year and a half since a Pike Street building partially collapsed, sending a pile of bricks on top of a group of young students and chaperones. One adult, Valerie McNamara, was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, she’ll have a new wheelchair-accessible home. Sutter Homes and other contractor have donated their […]
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Building that Once Housed NKY Green Line Buses, Now Home to Construction Co.
Albert Fedders, a 20-year veteran of the Greater Cincinnati construction industry, launched a commercial contracting firm that will be located in an historic Newport building. Fedders Construction, which already has 11 employees and more than $10 million in projects under contract, is relocating its headquarters from Erlanger to the historic former Green Line Car Barn […]