The Banks Blog

I suppose they don’t want anyone to fall in.

Digging up the asphalt.

Hopefully, all this metal is bound for a recycling facility.

It appears the building height issue has been settled and The Banks structures will top out at 24 floors. That’s 20 leaseable floors and 4 floors of above-ground parking.
There is still a part of me that hopes it doesn’t block my current view, but I’d give up my little piece of visual access to [...]

Wow, it’s been brought to my attention that Spiderman doesn’t have an Uncle, Peter Parker does (thanks Michael). Sorry for those of you who didn’t know that Spiderman and Peter Parker were the same person, I hope this doesn’t change your outlook on life.
I’ll see if I can come up with more super hero [...]

An article on the blog My Hometown Ohio writes that 2008 brings the start of both Cincinnati’s The Banks project and Columbus’ Scioto Mile project.
They may have gotten more city votes for a local Startup Weekend, but The Banks is a much larger undertaking than the Scioto Mile. Columbus has been rebuilding and rebranding [...]

This week, while we were out walking on the Ohio Riverfront near the Suspension Bridge, we were asked by two women whether there was anywhere they could get a drink nearby and outdoors.
We pondered for a few minutes and showed them on the TANK Southbank Shuttle map they were carrying which nearby neighborhoods were good [...]

Yesterday was a Reds home game against the Astros. I caught the fans walking by the area that will someday by The Banks development with shops, apartments and restaurants.

Heavy machinery has arrived, and earth moving has started to take place.

Tracks from one of the bulldozers.

Piles of rubble from older development in the area.

Progress seems a bit slow after the big groundbreaking.

In the shadow of the Roebling Suspension Bridge

Heavy equipment tracks

The skyline looms over The Banks

The important things are in place

The Banks project in Cincinnati finally gets underway. The dirt starts moving, at last.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune do the honors

Shovels at the ready