Aerial view of Tower Park military homes. By Jessie Eden It’s always nice to receive recognition and we knew as soon as we saw this mention about Fort Thomas, we wanted to share it with you. Of course, we all know how amazing our city is… but, this article may surprise you with some historic […]
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Fort Thomas “Surprised” No Bids Submitted for Vaunted VA Homes
The deadline to submit bids to acquire the VA homes in Tower Park was Monday./FTM file The VA homes redevelopment project hit a major snag, and city officials were left puzzled, when not a single developer offered a bid to acquire and rehabilitate the residential properties located in Tower Park. According to the city’s own timeline […]
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VA homes reveal competition between historical preservation and residential development
The VA homes in Tower Park have plummeted in value over the last seven years. It was recently announced that the city has been approved to move forward with its long-awaited plan to acquire the properties located in Tower Park that have come to be known as the “VA homes.” However, it appears the nearly […]
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How Much Would You Pay?
This past week there was an update on the VA / military homes from the Campbell County Connects blog. In this update we learned that three developers had “picked up bid packets” indicating a high level of interest. However the original deadline passed and was extended 3 weeks at the request of one developer and […]
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Neighborhoods in Fort Thomas
I don’t view Fort Thomas as having distinct neighborhoods but rather identifying as Fort Thomas residents in the broader sense. It is not as if Fort Thomas is a new outer ring neighborhood with new track home neighborhoods with stone walls at the entrance indicating the name of the community. Some common divisions do occur […]