City Club Apartments is celebrating the grand opening of the $67 million transformation of a 300,000-square-foot 1920s office building in Cincinnati. The developer will begin a $75 million redevelopment project in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District in June.
With construction on its $75 million luxury apartment project set to begin in June, City Club Apartments LLC, which is led by Detroit-area developer Jonathan Holtzman, is celebrating the grand opening of a similar project in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Business Courier, a sister paper to the Kansas City Business Journal, recently toured the $67 million transformation of a historic building from offices to 294 luxury apartments, 45,000 square feet of class A creative office space, street-level retail and restaurants.
City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati, located at 309 Vine St., is a $67 million redevelopment of the 300,000-square-foot 1928 office building that was originally an annex to PNC Tower.
During redevelopment, the team found this original entrance to the building. The Union Central letters had been removed, but they were replaced as part of the project.
All of the gold leaf ceiling in the main entrance was restored.
There is a 24-hour concierge desk near the main entrance of City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati.
The boutique hotel-style lobby has TVs and different seating areas.
Another view of the boutique hotel-style lobby.
In the boutique hotel-style lobby there is an alcove for more intimate conversations.
Next to the hotel-style lounge is a residential lounge.
The elevators in City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati.
The kitchen in the penthouse model apartment.
The living room of the penthouse model apartment at City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati.
The master bedroom of the penthouse model apartment. The units have high ceilings ranging from 10 to 18 feet.
The walk-in shower of the penthouse model apartment. The shower heads were custom made for City Club Apartments.
The kitchen in the nano model apartment at City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati.
This shows the 410-square-foot nano model apartment.
The nano model apartment includes a built-in chaise lounge, Murphy bed and shelving.
The 10th-floor Skyclub has a bar and gourmet kitchen for residents.
Light fixtures hang above the gourmet kitchen and bar in the Skyclub.
A pool table is in the Skyclub.
The Skyclub also includes a fireplace and large TV.
There is a mix of seating options in the 10th-floor Skyclub.
The pool is also on the 10th floor of the building.
A large glass garage door opens to the pool area when the weather is nice.
The pool area in the Skyclub also includes a hot tub.
There's also a shower for residents to rinse off near the pool and hot tub.
One of two rooftop terraces at City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati is just outside the pool area.
There's also a theater room for residents at City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati.
There is a large fitness center for residents.
Holtzman told the Business Courier that City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati will have the best amenities and services but rent will be competitive with other downtown apartments. He said the company is able to do this by renovating a historic building instead of developing a completely new building.
"If you can handle the risk, you can create better product at a very competitive price," Holtzman told the paper.
City Club Apartments is an owner, developer and manager of apartment, furnished short-term and penthouse mixed-use communities. Its portfolio includes about 10,000 apartments in 30 communities, $2 billion in real estate assets and $500 million under development, construction and lease-up in Kansas City, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Louisville, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and the East Coast.
City Club Apartments plans to develop a site in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District that includes everything between 19th, 20th, Walnut and Main streets, except for the two buildings at the northwest corner of the block.
The project will add 280 apartment units, a 290-space parking garage, restaurant space and 10,000 square feet of retail on the site where Hereford House once stood. As part of the project, the developer is revamping the vacant Midwest Hotel, a five-story building at 1925 Main St., that will house most of the amenities for the new apartments, including a rooftop pool.
Here's a look at the properties that City Club Apartments will demolish or renovate in Kansas City:
Michigan-based City Club Apartments LLC will redevelop the block between 19th, 20th, Walnut and Main streets, except for two buildings at the northwest corner that house The Gown Gallery and Affäre.
This 2013 file photo shows the vacant Midwest Hotel, a historic five-story structure at 1925 Main St., that will be preserved as part of the project.
Michigan-based City Club Apartments LLC will redevelop the block between 19th, 20th, Walnut and Main streets, except for two buildings at the northwest corner that house The Gown Gallery Affare.
This October 2008 photo shows the fire-damaged Hereford House, 2 E. 20h St., and the buildings surrounding in it Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District. The building has since been demolished and is included in the redevelopment.
The 10-story Corrignan Building, 1828 Walnut St., sits adjacent to the land that City Club Apartments LLC overlooks the new redevelopment site, which includes this site where Kansas City's Hereford House used to stand. Corrigan Station is going through its own $50 million redevelopment into office and retail space.
The Gown Gallery and Affare (pictured) are not part of the properties that City Club Apartments LLC plans to purchase.
While the Midwest Hotel (right) will be preserved, the rest of the buildings on the Crossroads Arts District site will be replaced.
The vacant Midwest Hotel will house most of the amenities for the new apartments, including a rooftop pool.
Except for the buildings that The Gown Gallery and Affare occupy on the northwest corner, City Club Apartments LLC plans to buy all of the other properties on the block between 19th, 20th, Walnut and Main streets.
Except for the buildings that The Gown Gallery and Affare occupy on the northwest corner, City Club Apartments LLC plans to buy all of the other properties on the block between 19th, 20th, Walnut and Main streets.
A Detroit-area developer is planning a $72 million downtown redevelopment project that will include 293 luxury apartments plus a restaurant.
A Detroit-area developer is planning a $72 million downtown redevelopment project that will include 293 luxury apartments plus a restaurant.
A Detroit-area developer is planning a $72 million downtown redevelopment project that will include 293 luxury apartments plus a restaurant.
A Detroit-area developer is planning a $72 million downtown redevelopment project that will include 293 luxury apartments plus a restaurant.
The Kansas City location of Hereford House, 2 E. 20th St., burned to the ground eight years ago.
Read full article by Andrew Vaupel for Kansas City Business Journal here
