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Ivory Soap Creator's House Faces The Wrecking Ball

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A battle to save a historic house is going on in Cincinnati. A judge has ruled that the city has 30 days to provide compelling arguments that the historic Gamble House in the Westwood area should not be torn down. The Victorian home with an Italianate tower is a home that one of the co-founders of Procter & Gamble once lived in. Preservationists say that the home of the inventor of Ivory soap has historic significance even if it isn't registered as a historic site and is not located in a historic district.

The Greenacres Foundation owns the crumbling property and wants to demolish the home and use the site for its programs which include providing agricultural and environmental education to children. The Foundation says that it doesn't make economic sense for them to repair and maintain the property.

On March 26, court will reconvene to decide the fate of the mansion. The picture above comes from the Save the Historic Gamble Estate NOW! Facebook page which is mobilizing to save the home. There is an online petition and more than a thousand people have registered their support to preserve the home.

UPDATE: An earlier version of this post had the location listed as Westwood, Ohio when in fact this home is in the Westwood area of Cincinnati. We regret the error.

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Ohio Condominium Project In Foreclosure

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The condominium development situation in Cincinnati Ohio area has been up and down over the past few years. There was a flurry of projects announced in 2005 but since then many projects have struggled either delaying construction or scaling back. Now a 13-story condo tower, Overlook at Eden Park is headed for foreclosure. According to Cincinnati.com the developer, Joshua One says the lender is to blame for the unraveling of the project. Bank of America has claimed that Joshua One Development mismanaged the construction budget leading to delays and unpaid bills. Since last April a variety of liens have been filed against the development. Just six of the 24 condos have been sold and listing prices range from $500,000 to $3 million. The developer is still working on a way to avoid foreclosure.

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Cobble Court, Estate of the Day

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This home in the village of Indian Hill in Cincinnati, Ohio has me smitten for one reason "the Canterbury room." This home built in 1933 has a two-story library wing called the Canterbury room which features raised quotations in stone above the fireplace from Chaucer, Dante and Shakespeare and looks like an English great hall. The home is approximately 13,000 square feet and sits on nine acres. There are nine bedrooms total and the home includes all sorts of stained glass, carved stone and wood details that add to the feeling that this is a treasure from another era. At $8.7 million, it's a high price for the area but this is a truly stunning home right down to the stone carving of the home and its name, Cobble Court, on the wall.

Related: This isn't the only Cobble Court around, check out Cobble Court in Glen Cove, New York, an estate we featured in October 2006.

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One River Plaza, Cincinnati Condo Project Heads For Construction

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For a while the Cincinnati, Ohio market was hot, with projects by several name architects being created. Then, in 2006 as condo developments faced problems, we heard news of a slowdown. But perhaps things are set to look up with the imminent construction of One River Plaza, a nearly $150 million project. The Enquirer reports that preconstruction sales on the project have been strong with 28 condos of the potential 150 available already having been sold. The condos sell in the $550,000 to $2 million range.

The project will be built in two phases, a 14-story tower with at least 80 condos and a nine or 10-story condo with 70 condos. The first tower was originally only set to be 12 stories but demands for the penthouses with river and city views prompted an expansion. The towers will include two riverview restaurants, a shared outdoor terrace and amenities that include guest suites, a party room, a doorman and a fitness center. Construction will take 18 months and will start once the project meets a pre-sell mark of $35 million to $36 million.

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Palisades of Mount Adams

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I've seen a couple of luxury condo projects in the Cincinnati are but the Palisades of Mount Adams condominium project might be the most exclusive. There are just ten units in the seven-story building. The units in the building have private covered terraces, oversized showers, gas furnaces, granite countertops and high ceilings. The apartments in the tiered, seven-story building will sell for $1.2 million to $2 million and are expected to be completed at the end of the year.

Other projects we have covered in the Cincinnati area
SouthShore Residences
River Crossing

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Condo Slowdown in Cincinnati Too

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Another hot condo market is showing signs of cracking. This time it's the luxury urban condos in Cincinnati, Ohio and along the Northern Kentucky riverfront. The Enquirer reports that the recent condo glut has led to a decrease in condo sales. At first when the new urban luxury condo projects began to spring up in the area eager buyers but now sales have slowed. Two projects we have mentioned before, SouthShore in Newport and RiverCrossing are moving forward at a much slower rate. Condo builders in the area are hopeful though and see the condo slowdown as part of an overall softening of the market.

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SouthShore Residences

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More luxury condos are planned along the Ohio River. We mentioned a luxury condominium project in Cincinnati, now the SouthShore Residences, three condominium towers on the Ohio River will offer more riverside luxury from the other side. The complex in Newport, Kentucky will include a marina, clubhouse, pool, putting green and serenity garden. The three towers in the $165 million complex are angled to offer views of downtown Cincinnati. The towers will offer 200 units that will have 1,000 to 4,000 square feet and sell for $250,000 to $2 million. The developers are hoping to break ground this summer and be open by late 2007.

[via The Enquirer]

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