Format
Full
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
OH
Country
USA
Metro Area
Cincinnati
Project Type
Hotel
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Community Center
Hotel
Museum
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Historic preservation
Mixed-use development
New markets
Public-private partnership
Renovation
Tax credits
Site Size
0.346
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
Date Opened
2012
The 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati is an innovative hybrid of a vibrant contemporary art museum and a 156-room boutique hotel that is at the hub of a growing arts and entertainment district and has contributed to the revitalization of Cincinnati’s downtown. A masterful orchestration of century-old historic details and clean modern design characterizes the project. The building was redeveloped from a property that originally hosted a hotel built in 1912. Visitors to the hotel can enjoy the 3,082-square-foot fine-dining restaurant and 8,000 square feet of gallery, meeting, and event space dedicated to exhibiting art of the 21st century. Open to the public free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the 21c Museum Hotel features rotating curated exhibitions of the work of living artists, including site-specific multimedia installations.
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Format
Full
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
OH
Country
USA
Metro Area
Cincinnati
Project Type
Hotel
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Community Center
Hotel
Museum
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Historic preservation
Mixed-use development
New markets
Public-private partnership
Renovation
Tax credits
Site Size
0.346
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
Date Opened
2012
Website
www.21cmuseumhotels.com/
cincinnati
Project address
609 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Master developer
21c Museum Hotels
Louisville, Kentucky
www.21cmuseumhotels.com
Development partner
Cincinnati Center City Development
Corporation (3CDC)
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.3cdc.org
Design architect/interior design
Deborah Berke Partners
New York, New York
www.dberke.com
Executive architect
Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DESIGNERS, CONTRACTORS,
AND CONSULTANTS
Engineer
Atlantic Engineering Services
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://aespj.com
Construction manager
Messer Construction Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.messer.com
Owner’s representative
McCall Group
Louisville, Kentucky
www.mccallgroup.org
OTHER RESOURCES
Interviewees
Craig Greenberg, president,
21c Museum Hotels
Erin Swain, law and development manager,
21c Museum Hotels
Julie Congedo-Fowler, event sales manager,
21c Museum Hotels
Stephen G. Leeper, president and CEO,
Cincinnati Center City Development
Corporation (3CDC)
Awards
Global Awards for Excellence, Urban Land Institute, 2013
#1 U.S. hotel, Readers’ Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler, 2013
50 Best New Restaurants, Bon Appétit, 2013
Preservation Award, Cincinnati Preservation Association in the Rehabilitation Category, 2013
“Timmy” Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, 2013
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