Cincinnati Public Schools plans to auction nine school buildings on June 9, 2009. Located in eight neighborhoods, many of these buildings, now all vacant, are architectural gems built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The buildings’ zoning is approved for non-conforming use, which allows for redevelopment as office space, retail shops, condominiums, care facilities and much more.
Interested buyers and investors seeking more information may contact Angie Poole at Higgenbotham Auctioneers, (800) 257-4161, or visit the Web site: www.Higgenbotham.com.
The auction will be held live at Cincinnati Public Schools, 2651 Burnet Ave,, Cincinnati, OH with bidder registration starting at 11:00am. During the auction, HAI also will host live real-time Internet bidding at its Web site: www.Higgenbotham.com. The live auction broadcast features real-time video and audio, and a proprietary bidder interface allowing participants to join the auction from around the globe. To bid via the Internet you must be pre-registeredby calling 800-257-4161 no later than June 5, 2009.
Two of the properties (Bramble and Roosevelt) will be offered in an absolute auction, which means the property is sold to the last and highest bidder regardless of price. The rest of the properties will be auctioned as a reserve auction, in which the auctioneers submit the highest and best bids to the seller, and the seller may accept or reject the bids.
Former Lafayette Bloom School (West End)
1941 Baymiller St., Cincinnati, OH 45214 (SW corner of Baymiller & Bank streets)
104,229± square feet on 1.99± acres
Three-story, built in 1915
Former Bramble Academy (Madisonville)
Absolute Auction – Sold to the Last and Highest Bidder
4324 Homer Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45227 (NE corner of Bramble & Homer avenues)
34,726± square feet on 7.44± acres
Part one-story and part two-story, built in 1964
Former home of Fairview German Language School (University Heights)
2232 Stratford Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219 (SE corner Stratford Avenue and Warner Street)
83,331± square feet on 2.855± acres
2 non-contiguous buildings:
A) 3-story 43,331± square feet building built in 1888
B) 2-story 40,000± square feet annex built in 1958
Former Heberle School (West End)
2015 Freeman Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45214
93,591± square feet on 1.24± acres
Built in 1929
Former Linwood Fundamental Academy (Linwood)
4900 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45208 (north side of Eastern Avenue, west of Heekin Avenue)
35,447± square feet on 2.30± acres
Two-story, built in 1929
Former McKinley School (East End)
3905 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226 (near Lunken Airport and Alms Park, a 93± acre public park)
44,326± square feet on 1.32± acres
Part two-story and part 3½ – story, built in 1876 and 1919.
Former Theodore Roosevelt School (South Fairmount)
Absolute Auction – Sold to the Last and Highest Bidder
1550 Tremont Ave. and 1546 Waverly Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45214 (SE corner and NE corner of Waverly Avenue and Pinetree Street)
29,374± square feet on 2.07± acres
Split-level one-story and a two-story, built in 1925 and 1964
Former Swifton School (Bond Hill)
5771 Rhode Island Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45237 (west side of Rhode Island Avenue, between Portman and Rockingham avenues)
32,484± square feet on 2.23± acres
Single-story, built in 1959
Former Windsor School (Walnut Hills)
937 Windsor Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45206
30,888± square feet on 2.112± acres
Built in 1888
GREAT NEWS- The McKinley School Eastern Ave, Cincinnati, was saved by Barbara (Babs) Kenny, Kent Covey, and Maureen Kennedy. It is the new Cincinnati Irish American Heritage Center and will host the Cincinnati Irish American Theatre Company as well as (hopefully) other cultural tenants.
Interested parties should contact IrishAmericanTheaterCo@fuse.net.