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Location
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Transportation + Accessibility
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Labor Force
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History of Norwood
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Paycor
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Linden Pointe on the Lateral
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Central Parke
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The Urology Group
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Xavier University, University Station
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Cornerstone at Norwood,
Mayfield Clinic Spine Surgery Center
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Rookwood Pavilion
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Rookwood Exchange
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Tax Incentives
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Zoning
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Community Design Standards
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Montgomery Road -at- Houston Avenue
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Norwood Lateral Property
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Central Parke Redevelopment
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Contact
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CITY OF NORWOOD
LOCATION
TRANSPORTATION + ACCESSIBILITY
A home in Norwood ensures access to all the region has to offer. Just minutes from world-class retail, dining, arts, and entertainment. Norwood is conveniently located near I-75, I-71, and US 562 (Norwood Lateral) which means that no matter where your interest lie, you are only minutes away.
Norwood lies strategically between two major interstate highways with I-71 crossing Norwood’s eastern border and I-75 passing one mile to the west. These two heavily traveled expressways are connected by State Route 562, the “Norwood Lateral” interstate connector. Approximately 65,000 vehicles per day cross Norwood’s border on I-71 while the “Norwood Lateral” carries 48,000 vehicles per day through the City’s central core.
Norwood’s proximity to local as well as national markets, suppliers and resources provides Norwood businesses with an important competitive advantage. This advantage means “bottom-line” savings in terms of lower transportation costs and a larger effective market area. With two-thirds of the Greater Cincinnati market within 10 miles and freeway accessible, Norwood’s office, retail and service businesses are within 15 minutes reach of nearly one million potential clients, customers and employees. Norwood’s manufacturing industries enjoy close proximity to one of the nation’s newly emerging high-tech research centers. Cincinnati’s expanding Convention Center is just ten minutes away. In its regional setting, Norwood is centrally situated in the southwestern Ohio quadrant - the twelfth largest population center and the eighth largest industrial market in the United States. Within 600 miles of this region are 65 percent of the nation’s manufacturing establishments.
CINCINNATI TRANSIT As illustrated below, there are several Metro bus routes which provide convient transportation between Norwood and it’s surrounding neighbors.
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Norwood industries have access to a variety of cost-effective transportation alternatives. A total of 150 motor freight carriers serve the Norwood area and airfreight service is readily available at nearby Lunken Airport (6 miles from Norwood) and the Greater Cincinnati International Airport (18 miles from Norwood). Dayton Airport is 60 miles to the north.
WASSON WAY As illustrated on page 5, the Wasson Way is a proposed path that will go 7.6 miles from Victory Parkway to the Little Miami Bike Trail in Newtown. It will give 100,000 people, living within one mile of the trail, access to a network of over 100 miles of bike and pedestrian trails. With a short connector to Armleder Park near Lunken Airport, the network of trails will soon go from Coney Island to downtown, from Lunken Airport to Milford and beyond, eventually connecting to northern Ohio. The Wasson Way will span the neighborhoods of Avondale, Walnut Hills, Evanston, Norwood, Hyde Park, Oakley, Mt Lookout, Fairfax, Newtown, Mariemont, and Madisonville. Connecting to Victory Parkway, it will enable people living in the neighborhoods of Walnut Hills, Avondale, North Avondale and even Paddock Hills Roselawn and Bond Hill to reach the Wasson Way. The trail begins at Victory Parkway southwest of Xavier University, passes by Walnut Hills High School, Xavier University, Withrow High School, Rookwood Pavilion, Hyde Park Plaza, Ault Park, and ends at the beginning of the 78 mile Little Miami Bike Trail. You can go all the way to Dayton, OH or Urbana, OH on this trail! In the future, it will also connect to Cincinnati’s riverfront via the Ohio River Way Trail.
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LABOR FORCE
The work force available to Norwood businesses has proven to be industrious, reliable and highly productive. Local firms draw on a labor pool of more than 700,000 skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers from within and around the Norwood area. This human resource base is progressively expanding as the population of the metropolitan area continues to grow.
EDUCATION The Norwood City School District consists of three elementary schools: Norwood View, Sharpsburg, and Williams. The district’s sole middle and high school are located adjacent to one another on Sherman Avenue. Norwood City School District also operates the Five Points Preschool. The original Norwood High School was built in 1912 on Sherman Avenue. That building now houses Norwood Middle School. A newer high school was built as a state-of-the-art facility in 1972, and houses a planetarium, television studio for both Norwood City Schools and City of Norwood civic broadcasts, greenhouse and swimming pool. Drake Planetarium, named after astronomer and astrophysicist Frank Drake, is linked to NASA. Norwood is also home to the Catholic Immaculate Conception Academy grade school.
Area
3.1
Square Miles
POPULATION As of the of 2008, there were 19,450 people, 9,270 households, and 5,154 families residing in the city.
HISTORY OF NORWOOD The area now known as Norwood was settled in the early 19th century as a coach stop along the Montgomery Road turnpike near the present day intersection of Smith Road. The village was originally named Sharpsburg after an early settler named John Sharpe. It was informally referred to as “Northwood” due to its location north of Cincinnati and being heavily wooded countryside. It consisted of a tavern on Montgomery Pike (now Montgomery Road), around which were a few scattering houses. Much of the area was horse farms or fruit and vegetable orchards. The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway were built through the area, leading to increasing settlement in the countryside. In 1873, a local dry goods merchant named L. C. Hopkins subdivided 30 acres (120,000 m2) of his own land near the intersection of Hopkins Avenue and Montgomery Road. Shortly thereafter, other subdivisions were planned. The area quickly developed into one of Cincinnati’s original suburbs. It was at Hopkins’ suggestion that the name of Norwood was substituted for that of Sharpsburg. The origin of the name Norwood is disputed. Some hold the town was named af-
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE ter Henry Ward Beecher’s novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England, while other believe the name is derived from an abbreviation of “North Woods.”
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Much of the remaining land from which the city originated were farms of the Mills, Smith, Langdon, Williams, Durrell and Drake families. Norwood was incorporated as a village in 1888, and as a city in 1902. Norwood has enjoyed a strong tradition of industry and manufacturing dating back to the historic Norwood Brick plant of the late 19th century, which provided clay brick for the construction of many of Cincinnati’s historic buildings. As the city is ideally situated between several major railways, state roads and interstate highways, it has traditionally been an attractive location for businesses and corporations in the area. Norwood was once described as the “Chicago of Hamilton County,” for in 1909 it had 49 manufacturing enterprises. Prominent Norwood industries included: United States Printing & Lithographing Company, U.S. Shoe Corp, Mead Container Corporation, American Laundry Machine Company, Globe Wernicke, Bulloch Electric Company, Allis-Chalmers, Siemens, J.H. Day Corporation, Zumbiel Box, dozens of tool and die makers and other industrial concerns. Corporations founded and still located in Norwood include The United States Playing Card Company and United Dairy Farmers. However, between 1923 and 1987 the General Motors and Fisher Body automobile assembly plants were far and away the city’s major employer in terms of production, payroll and employees. For decades Norwood’s fortunes rose with these businesses. Located across Norwood’s main thoroughfare from Norwood City Hall, the Norwood Assembly plant built Chevrolet and Pontiac automobiles and provided Norwood with approximately 35% of its tax base from payroll taxes. The Norwood Plant produced 90% of the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird “mus-
2
nd
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cle cars” of the 1980s. The prevalence of railroads through the area is a main reason the plant flourished. The railways were able to provide a steady flow of parts into the plant and an equally steady flow of assembled automobiles out of the plant. The plant used the enlarged McCoullough Yard, originally built for the McCoullough Seed Company in the 1920s. The rebirth of the former GM Assembly Plant site became the first of several large development projects. In 1990, the first phase of development took place with the construction of the Central Parke complex on the former GM Assembly site. In 1993, phase two took place as the city added a 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) mixed-use light industrial and office building at the northeast corner of Montgomery and Sherman Avenues. By 1995, successful development of those former GM properties spurred interest by other developers to choose Norwood for further commercial enterprises.
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NDS “ Within the past decade, Norwood has emerged as the ‘hottest new office address’ in the Greater Cincinnati market.” City of Norwood
BUSINESS TRENDS
PAYCOR The high-tech, sustainable facility will be home to approximately 500 employees upon completion in spring 2014. The building will include a client training center, café, fitness center, production facility, open floor plan around the perimeter to allow for natural interior lighting, and a “third space” for additional collaborative meetings off the café that opens to the outside. The 135,576 square foot building will have capacity to accommodate up to 750 employees and will welcome more than 1,200 client visitors annually for training on the company’s HR and payroll applications. “Paycor is a high-growth company with plans to double revenue every three to four years,” said Steve Haussler, Paycor CFO. “That growth translates into new hires and jobs each year. We’ll be hiring IT PAGE 10
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employees for roles in software as a service, application development and enterprise architecture as well as additional sales, client service and administrative employees. We are frequently recognized as a great place to work, and I believe this new facility will not only be a terrific place for current employees and clients, but also will help us attract new employees and clients.” “Norwood is thrilled to welcome Paycor to our community,” said Mayor Thomas Williams. “This award-winning company—known for being a great employer—is the perfect business to revitalize this area. Not only will they bring new job opportunities to the area, but they have employees who are passionate about supporting the community where they work.” “Throughout the exploration and planning stages of the project, we’ve received strong support and a warm welcome from Mayor Williams and other leaders in the city of Norwood,” said Coughlin. “We look forward to making Norwood our new home and getting involved with the community.”
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LINDEN POINTE ON THE LATERAL Norwood continued to develop commercial properties by capitalizing on developing other parcels of land which had been idle for years. In 2006, the city broke ground for the Linden Pointe project at the former American Laundry Machine Company, which closed in the 1990s and Globe Wernicke, which closed in the 1970s, both located near Montgomery Road and the Norwood Lateral. The city had been eying the property for development for several years. However, due to the nature of manufacturing at Globe Wernicke, contaminants were present in the ground which prevented new construction. Norwood was eventually able to utilize federal and state cleanup funds to eliminate those hazards.
Linden Point on the Lateral include 600,000 square feet of office, retail, and restaurant space on 22.7 lushly landscaped acres. Its location on the Norwood Lateral at Montgomery Road puts Linden Pointe at the geographical center of Greater Cincinnati, close to both interstates and easily acessible from all Cincinnati Neighborhoods. Learn more about Linden Pointe on the Lateral at http://www.lindenpointe.net/
600,000 24,000 11,400 Square Feet
Square Feet
Square Feet
Office Space Ground Retail Restaurant
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5 Buildings of office space
CENTRAL PARKE The re-birth of the former GM Assembly Plant site became the first of several large development projects. In 1990, the first phase of development took place with the construction of the Central Parke complex on the former GM Assembly site. A new roadway, Wall Street, was built and the Grande Central Station outdoor mall was opened with a mix of restaurants, retail, and light industry businesses. Behind the mall along the newly extended Wesley Avenue, a green space and lake were added in addition to several businesses including a technical college and medical billing firm. In 1993, phase two took place as the city added a 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) mixed-use light industrial and office building at the northeast corner of Montgomery and Sherman Avenues. Commonly PAGE 12
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5 Buildings of flex space
referred to as the Matrixx/Convergys building, the facility opened with two retail financial institutions, a marketing firm, a satellite television customer-service center, a medical consulting/MRI/diagnostic laboratory and telephone company firm as initial tenants. The new office building was conveniently able to utilize the still standing GM Assembly Plant parking garage located on Elm Avenue. Bennett Avenue, a two-block city street, was eliminated with the new construction. Greenspace was added along Montgomery Road.
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THE UROLOGY GROUP The Urology Group hopes to use nearly $14 million in tax-exempt bond financing to build a new 45,000-square-foot headquarters in Norwood. Construction on the project could begin as early as February 2011, with a move-in to come seven months later. The medical practice, which has 35 urologists, wouldn’t be moving far from its 40,000-square-foot headquarters in the Central Parke complex in Norwood, where it has been since 1998. It plans to move to the old American Laundry site nearby, where it bought four acres in 2009. The Urology Group has been approved for recovery zone bonds, a type of financing created by 2009’s federal stimulus legislation to help rebuild areas hit by unemployment, poverty, foreclosures or other distress. Included in the building, which will likely be two stories, will be administrative offices, operating rooms and pathology laboratories, as well as radiology and oncology services. The Urology Group, which employs 280, has more than a dozen satellite offices throughout the Tri-State, including in Blue Ash, Hamil-
ton and Edgewood. The Urology Group is the fourth-largest specialty physicians practice in Greater Cincinnati. The practice applied for the bonds through the Hamilton County Development Co., which planned to award $23 million of the financing in 2009 and 2010. The group has identified two banks as “leading contenders” to buy the $13.6 million in bonds. The Urology Group will have to find other funding for about $1.5 million in project costs, since the headquarters is expected to cost about $15 million.
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UNIVERSITY STATION
XAVIER UNIVERSITY Xavier Square, a 20-acre extension of the University campus, is a proposed as a public-private development featuring 120,000 square feet of office, 100,000 square feet of retail shops, a 90-room boutique hotel, 550 to 600 student apartments, 120 market-rate housing units, and a university recreation center, bookstore and health center. The development would be part of a larger campus master plan focused on improving the academic quality of the university, and to further integrate the campus with the community. Xavier Square was renamed East Campus in the summer of 2009, combining a 20-acre parcel that encompassed the former BASF and Zumbiel Packaging sites, and a 12-acre site that was formerly home to the Norwood Plaza. PAGE 14
University Station serves as a major hub of student and community activity. With a new apartment complex for students and the community, multiple dining and retail locations, and corporate office spaces, the University Station project continues to enhance the opportunities for students just off the traditional University campus. Phase One was a $54 million, 315,000-square-foot mixed-use development on 15 acres connected by a neighborhood street grid. As Phase One is being completed, the development team is working on the second phase of University Station, which includes significant additional office space, more new retail and possibly a hotel on the remaining 300,000 square feet of property.
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CORNERSTONE AT NORWOOD Cornerstone at Norwood’s Class A office space, high visibility and easy access to I-71 make it an emerging focal point of the Norwood, Cincinnati and Rookwood area.
MAYFIELD CLINIC SPINE SURGERY CENTER 36,000 square foot medical office building with two operating rooms, a pain relief procedure suite, shared structured parking, and an innovative laminated wood exterior finish. Recommended worldwide for excellence in the neurosciences, the Mayfield Clinic specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the brain, spine, peripheral nerves, and blood vessels of the neck and brain.
pre-op and post-op environments. The latest technology available allows many patients a reasonable alternative to an in-hospital stay. The Mayfield Clinic facility is located in the highly visible Cornerstone at Norwood, a successful urban mixed-use development in a first-tier suburb. The clinic occupies the first two floors of its building, with complementary tenants above to reserve Mayfield room to expand, and shares structured parking with two larger Al. Neyer designed buildings in the development.
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culinary was constructed on the northern edge of the property.
ROOKWOOD PAVILION By 1995, successful development of those former GM properties spurred interest by other developers to choose Norwood for further commercial enterprises. The Rookwood Pavilion outdoor shopping plaza was constructed at the former site of the Leblond Machine Tool Company on Edmondson Road. A high-rise office tower with an insurance company, medical clinic, and
Wildly successful, it was followed in 1997 by an adjoining open-air shopping mall, Rookwood Commons, on Edwards Road. The open-air shopping mall contained an eclectic mix of restaurants, clothing stores, and gift stores, previously not found in Hamilton County. Much of the success of local businesses is due to the central location in Cincinnati, and close proximity to interstates 71 and 75, using Ohio State Route 562, locally known as the Norwood Lateral.
“ There are a huge number of fashion
players who want to be in this market and don’t want to be lost in the mall.” ― Mark Fallon
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Vice President, Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate Inc.
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ROOKWOOD EXCHANGE The development includes seven buildings. The first phase incudes a 475,000-square-foot, 16-story office tower; a 100,000-square-foot hotel; a 90,000-square-foot building for retail or entertainment; a 120,000-square-foot medical office with retail or restaurants; and a 15-story 330,000-square-foot mixed use building for entertainment or retail and residential space. The second phase includes a 15-story, 275,000-square-foot building for hotel, office and residential. Rookwood Exchange is located in central Cincinnati at the intersection of Interstate 71 and Smith Road adjacent to one of Cincinnati’s premier shopping destinations, Rookwood Commons & Pavilion. Rookwood Exchange welcomed a 120+ key Courtyard by Marriott, featuring their new-format C-Bar, Bistro and fire pit patio. Additionally, 15,000 sf of street level retail, and two freestanding upscale restaurants - Seasons 52 and The Capital Grille are now open.
Park National Bank Taste of Belgium Bravo! Cucina Italiana The Capital Grill Courtyard by Marriott Also included in the project are a 750-car parking structure and office tower which is now open. One Rookwood, the upscale apartment complex, is currently leasing, and welcomed its first residents in Q1 of 2015. PAGE 17
OPPORT
RTUNITY “ Close to everything without the frustration of the large
bureaucratic system of a big city”
― Mayor Thomas F. Williams
City of Norwood
OPPORTUNITIES
CITY OF NORWOOD
TAX INCENTIVES
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
The City of Norwood progressively works to attract new residents and help existing residents who call the City home. The city offers tax abatements for new construction and renovation of existing homes. In addition, the City offers additional programs for select areas. Norwood is an affordable place to buy and live.
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is one of the incentives the City of Norwood offers. Tax benefits help turn the idea of located your business to Norwood an easy reality. A variety of existing buildings and sites suitable for building are now available, including those with Interstate 71 and Norwood Lateral exposure. Call Gerry Stoker today so we can help with any questions.
LOW BUSINESS COSTS Businesses operating in Norwood enjoy a variety of cost-saving advantages over their surrounding suburban neighbors. In addition to low transportation costs, Norwood businesses benefit from low property taxes, utility rates and insurance costs. CRA and Enterprise Zone tax incentives available from the City of Norwood and Job Creation Tax Credits available through the State of Ohio can provide additional significant cost savings to qualifying businesses. Norwood companies receive reliable and economical utility service from the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company. The Cincinnati Bell System provides efficient telephone service and advanced communications technology to the Norwood business community. Norwood’s own water distribution system and proximity to the Ohio River water source affords the lowest water rates available to any Hamilton County suburban community. Low fire insurance rates provide an added bonus to Norwood industries. Norwood’s ISO fire protection rating of Class 3 is the highest among Hamilton County communities and one of the best in the state. This excellent rating yields substantial savings in residential, commercial and industrial fire insurance rates.
49%
or more tax exemption for up to 15 years on new construction of $250,000 or more.
49%
or more tax exemption for up to 12 years remodeling of $75,000 or more.
10 additional years for historic or architectural preservation
ZONING The City of Norwood recently amended their zoning code to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Many changes will benefit developers seeking redevelopment and infill development opportunities. PAGE 20
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DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Norwood progressively works to attract new residents and help existing residents who call the City home. The city offers tax abatements for new construction and renovation of existing homes. In addition, the City offers additional programs for select areas. Norwood is an affordable place to buy and live.
HISTORIC CHARACTER
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COMMERCIAL / RETAIL
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HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL
MIXED-USE
COMMERCIAL / MIXED-USE
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Potential Development
MONTGOMERY ROAD -at- HUDSON AVENUE [concept / project / vision]
This illustration is a concept created by the City of Norwood intended for potential development. There are many possibilities for the Montgomery Road corridor, which can be designed to the developer’s wants and needs. Montgomery Road is a high-traffic corridor with a large business district connecting Norwood and adjacent Cincinnati neighborhoods with Interstate 71 and Ohio State Route 562, a limited-access highway locally known as the Norwood Lateral. PAGE 24
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Property Address Parcel ID
Owner
Acre Value
1
3800 Montgomery Rd. 651-0056-0077-00
Paddock Point LLC 4300 Creek Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45241
.479 $260,220 sold $130,000
2
3814 Montgomery Rd. 651-0056-0078-00
Tarvin Joyce E 3816 Montgomery Rd. Norwood, OH 45212
.132 $196,720
3
DLF LLC 3828 Montgomery Rd. 1920 Cleneay Ave. Ste. 3 651-0056-0040-00 Norwood, OH 45212
4
3834 Montgomery Rd. 651-0056-0038-00
ASL Properties Inc. 1835 Wayland Ave. Norwood, OH 45212
5
1918 Cleneay Ave. 651-0056-0076-00
Tarvin Joyce E --
6
1924 Cleneay Ave. 651-0056-0074-00
UCR Enterprises LTD 1920 Cleneay Ave. Ste. 3 Norwood, OH 45212
.201 $159,800
7
1911 Hudson Ave. 651-0056-0041-00
UCR Enterprises --
.172 $173,380
.213 $76,000 .325 $220,000 .201 $25,930
PROPERTY 4 14,000 sq. ft. PROPERTY 3 9,200 sq. ft.
PROPERTY 2 15,000 sq. ft.
PROPERTY 7 7,500 sq. ft.
PROPERTY 5 9,000 sq. ft.
PROPERTY 1 23,300 sq. ft. PROPERTY 6 9,000 sq. ft. PAGE 25
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NORWOOD LATERAL PROPERTYLATERAL NORWOOD
PROPERTY
[concept / project / vision]
This illustration is a concept created by the City of Norwood intended for potential development. There are many possibilities for development along Ohio State Route 562, a limited-access highway locally known as the Norwood Lateral. This East-West expressway carries traffic between Interstate 75 and Interstate 71. Projects can be designed to the developer’s wants and needs. A benefit to developing along the Norwood Lateral is visibility from the expressway. Companies and organizations that chose to put their logo on the building facade will have many viewers from metropolitan traffic. PAGE 26
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Square Feet
Parking Required
Atrium
9,347
0
Office
355,807
0
Floor 1
37,389
0
Floor 2
44,989
0
Floor 3
44,989
0
Floor 4
44,989
0
Floor 5
44,989
0
Floor 6
44,989
0
Floor 7
37,389
0
Floor 8
37,389
0
Floor 9
18,695
0
Parking Garage
--
688
Surface Lot
--
236
Building Total
365,154
0
Project Total
365,154
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CENTRAL PARKE FUTURE POTENTIAL [concept / project / vision]
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Contact 4645 Montgomery Road, Norwood, OH 45212 Phone: 513-458-4510 Fax: 513-458-4511
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Choosing Norwood The Gem of the Highlands Thomas F. Williams Mayor
The City of Norwood has been the talk of the region for the amount of new development that has taken place over the past ten years. Even during the economic downturn, we took proactive zoning steps for the inevitable turn which is exactly what happened. We have a streamline organization in order to evaluate and move projects along. We have the experience and personal contacts to properly vet potential developments. We also have developed a trust with developers and businesses to keep our discussions confidential. We believe the progress will continue as we continue on our path to properly develop our City. If you have any questions or need information, please feel free to contact me at (513) 458-4501, email me at mayor@norwood-ohio.com or on Facebook. Sincerely,
Thomas F. Williams, Mayor City of Norwood, Ohio
CONTACT City of Norwood 4645 Montgomery Road, Norwood, OH 45212 Phone: 513-458-4510 | Fax: 513-458-4511
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The City of Norwood
Hamilton County, OH