Woodland Vistas, a new townhome project, will be developed by Andy Howe from
Cranewoods Development and will be designed by
CR architecture + design. Construction was halted on the project when the market went south, and Howe purchased the property, threw out the old developer’s plans and drew up new ones.
Howe, a Cincinnati native, previously purchased two stalled Cincinnati projects, redesigned them, recapitalized and sold them out. He just completed the conversion of a 1901 historic district stable and livery built by the Cincinnati Gas Light and Coke Company downtown into seven urban lofts. Woodland Vistas is Howe’s fifth project in Cincinnati.
At Woodland Vistas, Howe down-densed the number of units from the previous developer’s plan, and is in the process of having it redesigned into a 16-unit authentic arts and crafts community. The townhomes will be grouped in twos and threes, with two floors each.
There is one existing building on the property that will be transformed with similar details as the “to be built” buildings, says Howe.
In addition to the river view, location and architecture, the private lane will have paver walks and drives, gas streetlights and a gas light at every door, plus an entertaining view terrace. The upper units will have Craftsman arbor patios with summer kitchens and planting beds, while the common “view terrace” will have a Craftsman arbor, fire pit and a restored set of coin binoculars from Niagra Falls, complete with a brass plaque that gives the dates the binoculars were in actual use at the Falls.
By Caitlin Koenig
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