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- 2. 2 And this Song of the Vine, This greeting of mine, The winds and the birds shall deliver To the Queen of the West, In her garlands dressed, On the banks of the Beautiful River. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- 3. 3 THE ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE WAS THE PROTOTYPE FOR DESIGNER JOHN ROEBLINGS BROOKLYN BRIDGE. AT THE TIME OF ITS COMPLETION IN 1867, IT WAS THE LONGEST BRIDGE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD SPANNING 1,067 FEET.
- 4. 4 She has been heralded by statesmen and poets as the most beautiful inland city in America, the first purely American city and the Queen of the West. She is the southernmost Northern metropolis, and the northernmost Southern belle. Her heritage is opportunity for all who have found freedom on her banks. Steeped in culture, she is a lover of beauty and devoted patron of the arts. Her hallowed institutions are hailed as among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Whether for education, entertainment, starting a business or raising a family, she is widely recognized and praised for the superior quality of life that her citizens enjoy. Rooted deeply in her proud heritage, she is rising. She is Cincinnati, and she is ready for something new. Strategically located in the heart of the Midwest, she is home to millionsand a frequent destination for many millions more within just an hours drive. She is the world headquarters of titans of industry, and home to 10 Fortune 500 companiesmore per capita than New York City, Los Angeles or Chicago. Boasting a burgeoning startup scene and also quiet fortunes centuries in the making, she is home to some of the wealthiest communities in America.
- 5. 5 ABOUT THE KENWOOD COLLECTION The Kenwood Collection will bring luxury retail, an eclectic array of dining and an elite office experience to Cincinnati. With iconic architecture, high visibility and a select tenant mix, this premier mixed-use center will be a magnet to those seeking the definitive luxury experience thatuntil nowhas been unfulfilled in the Tri-state area. Located in the center of Greater Cincinnatis most powerful retail concentration, The Kenwood Collection is surrounded by one of the citys most successful office hubs and several of the states wealthiest neighborhoods.
- 6. 6 REGIONAL TRADE AREA COMPETITIVE SHOPPING CENTERS 1. THE GREEN 2. KENWOOD TOWNE CENTER 3. OXMOOR CENTER 4. FAYETTE MALL AREA UNIVERSITIES 190,000 TOTAL STUDENTS 1. WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY 2. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON 3. MIAMI UNIVERSITY 4. XAVIER UNIVERSITY 5. CINCINNATI STATE 6. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 7. COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH 8. NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 9. MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY 10. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 11. SPALDING UNIVERSITY 12: BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY 13. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE 14. TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 15. CENTRE COLLEGE 5.1 MILLION RESIDENTS $67.7 BILLION RETAIL SPENDING TOP 10 RETAIL MARKET
- 7. 7 REGIONAL TRADE AREA Three-state market includes Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Top 10 retail market includes more than 5.1 million residents within a 90-minute drive Welcomes more than 1.8 million tourists per year Ranked 7th in country for department store spending Ranked 8th in the nation for full-service restaurant expenditures Ranked 9th nationally for retail spending at $67.7 billion No location within 100 miles offers this combination of retail density, superior demographics and convenient access
- 8. Nestled amidst rolling hills, pastoral fields and parklike woodlands, the affluent Village of Indian Hill is located less than a mile from The Kenwood Collection. Established near the turn of the century by prominent Cincinnatians, Indian Hill became the citys premiere eastern suburb in the 1920s, providing a quintessential rural residence unlike any othera retreat for the areas elite to live and play outside of the bustle of downtown. Today, Indian Hill remains the citys most exclusive neighborhood, and offers social and sporting amenities of yesteryear, including golf, tennis, fox hunting and equestrian sports. Many notable residents have called Indian Hill home, including famed astronaut Neil Armstrong, music legend Peter Frampton, and billionaire and former Fortune 500 CEO Carl Lindner, to name just a few. 8 THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN HILL Average HH income: $336,700 Considered a super ZIP ranking higher than 96% of the country based on income and education Ranked #12 on list of 100 highest income places with at least 1,000 HHs in the US 45243 ZIP code is frequently at the top of political fundraising lists
- 9. 9 PRIMARY TRADE AREA 1. AK STEEL 2. KROGER 3. PROCTER & GAMBLE 4. MACYS 5. FIFTH THIRD BANK 6. OMNICARE 7. WESTERN & SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP 8. AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP 9. ASHLAND, INC. 10. GENERAL CABLE CORP. 1. MERCEDES- BENZ OF WEST CHESTER 2. INFINITI OF CINCINNATI 3. PERFORMANCE LEXUS 4. PORSCHE OF KINGS AUTO MALL 5. CAMARGO CADILLAC 6. THE AUDI CONNECTION 7. JAGUAR LAND ROVER CINCINNATI 8. MERCEDES-BENZ OF CINCINNATI 9. THE BMW STORE 10. PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE 11. LEXUS RIVERCENTER 1. KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB 2. MAKETEWAH COUNTRY CLUB 3. CAMARGO COUNTRY CLUB 4. HYDE PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 5. CINCINNATI ATHLETIC CLUB 6. CINCINNATI COUNTRY CLUB 7. QUEEN CITY CLUB 8. UNIVERSITY CLUB 9. LITERARY CLUB 10. METROPOLITAN CLUB FORTUNE 500 HEADQUARTERS LUXURY CAR DEALERSHIPS COUNTRY CLUBS & PRIVATE CLUBS
- 10. 10 PRIMARY TRADE AREA Home to 1.98 million residents Average household income of $74,150 per year (20% higher than Midwest average) Includes the Village of Indian HillOhios wealthiest communitywith an average HH income of $336,700 Median age of 36.8 with two dominant groups: 2544 and 4564 More Fortune 500 companies per capita than New York, Boston, Chicago or Los Angeles AREA WORKFORCE Daily exposure of 1,200 office workers onsite and a total of 6,500 employees between The Kenwood Collection and Kenwood Towne Centre 40,000 daytime workers in Blue Ash, the second largest employment district in the metro area (2.5 miles north of the site) 130,000 employees within a five-mile radius
- 11. PROCTER & GAMBLE HEADQUARTERS FORTUNE 500 Cincinnati is home to 10 Fortune 500 headquartersmore per capita than New York City, Los Angeles or Chicago. 1. Kroger ($96.8B) 2. Procter & Gamble ($85.1B) 3. Macys ($27.7B) 4. Ashland, Inc. ($8.2B) 5. Fifth Third bank ($7.1B) 6. Omnicare ($6.2B) 7. General Cable Corp. ($6.0B) 8. AK Steel ($5.9B) 9. Western & Southern Financial Group ($5.3B) 10. American Financial Group ($5.1B) Within just over an hours drive, three more Fortune 500 headquarters are located in Louisville, Kentucky: 1. Humana ($39.1B) 2. Yum! Brands ($13.6B) 3. Kindred Healthcare ($6.2B) 11
- 12. 12 THE SCENT OF LUXURY Cincinnati is home to multinational consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. On any given day, P&G touches households around the world with their more than 300 brandsfrom baby, feminine and family care to global fabric and home care. Unbeknownst to many, P&G has also made waves in the luxury goods market for years with prestige fragrance development. A HERITAGE OF FASHION RETAIL Headquartered in Cincinnati, Macys is the fourth largest non-food retailer in the country. Seventy-nine years after its founding, Macys remains one of the nations most successful and respected fashion retail institutions. Embracing the words and philosophy of one of its founders, Fred Lazarus Jr., Macys succeeds by striving to be a living mirror of our civilization in which we see the constant changing needs and wishes of our people. P&G has become a world player in high-end perfumes, mostly through sales of three top-tier brands not usually associated with P&G: Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Hugo Boss. With $2.5 billion in sales in 2013, it is clear that aspirational fragrance brands are luxury in a bottle.
- 13. The accolades keep pouring in, and the verdict is clear: Cincinnati is one of the nations top hotspots for startups. Named an unexpected hub for tech startups by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2013, Cincinnati provides incredibly fertile soil for new businesses to grow and flourish. With a low cost of living and support from a wide range of startup accelerators, venture capital firms and Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, entrepreneurs in Cincinnati enjoy unparalleled support and success. Only five years old, startup accelerator The Brandery is ranked in the top 10 nationally, and has launched 35 companies and raised more than $44 million. Since its inception in 2007, seed-stage investor CincyTech has invested $14.3 million in 41 companies that have gone on to raise an additional $161.9 million in subsequent rounds of investment. Launched just two years ago, Northern Kentucky-based UpTech has already launched 15 new companies, providing guidance, seed funding and office space. 13 PHOTO CREDIT: ZACKARIAH COLE PHOTOGRAPHY
- 14. 14 THE WORLD FINDS A HOME IN THE QUEEN CITY With an influx of company transfers, marriages and by-chance dwellers, Cincinnati regularly welcomes fresh waves of global citizens who thrive in the arms of the Queen City. Well-educated, well-heeled and employed in high-profile positions throughout our 10 Fortune 500 headquarters, these career- savvy Europeans are avidly engaged in the community. And while theyve been sent by their companies for contract-specified amounts of time, they end up choosing to stay in their newfound home sweet home, Cincinnati.
- 15. 15 SECOND HOMES FOR THE SNOWBIRDS While New Yorkers head to the Hamptons and San Franciscans crave time in Tahoe, Cincinnatians occupy more than one hotspot. Long considered Cincinnati South by well- heeled Queen City denizens, both Naples and Palm Beach, Florida enable the so-called snowbirds to bask in the old world glamour of the Sunshine Statewhile retaining all of the community and comforts of their primary residence. The Floridian lifestyle is hard to beat for affluent Cincinnatians, and most of those same snowbirds also head north during the sweltering summer months to quiet family compounds on Lake Michigan. Residing in towns such as Leland, Northport and Petoskey, Michigan, Cincinnati residents enjoy the luxuries of small town charm and old world poise.
- 16. 16 EDUCATION A common question about schooling elicits a very unique answer from most Cincinnatians. When asking about where someone went to school, inquiring minds are typically seeking not the university attended, but the pedigree of ones high school education. This sense of educational heritage and community flourishing from within both the public and private school systems in Cincinnati enhances the citys robust academic offerings and the overall educational experience its students receive. Walnut Hills High School ranked as the best high school in the region, coming in at #77 nationallyfollowed by Wyoming High School (#110) and Indian Hill High School (#113). Cincinnati-area schools in Ohios top 10 include Wyoming High School (#2), Indian Hill High School (#3) and Madeira High School (#4). In Kentucky, Highlands High School was the highest ranked in the area, coming in at #3 in the Commonwealth. Beechwood High School also ranked among Kentuckys top 10 (#5).
- 17. 17 POET ROBERT FROST CALLED MIAMI UNIVERSITYS OXFORD CAMPUS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS THAT EVER WAS. Miami was a university before Florida was a state. Founded in 1809 in Oxford, Ohio, Miami University is consistently revered as a public ivy and widely considered to be one of the most prestigious colleges in the country. Its highly regarded Farmer School of Business and Institute for Entrepreneurship, in particular, fill Fortune 500 boardrooms with young executives and help Miami rank #1 in Ohio among public universities for best salary potential after graduation.
- 18. 18 DAAP students design the future of fashion. The University of Cincinnati boasts one of the nations most prestigious design schools, and alumni including internationally renowned designer Michael Graves and former president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Stan Herman. The DAAPworks Annual Fashion Show, sponsored by Macys, features the work of aspiring designers in the Fashion Design program at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI DAAP FASHION SHOW SPONSORED BY MACYS
- 19. 19 ARTS & CULTURE The greater Cincinnati arts and culture scene fuels its local economy with more than $279 million in economic activity. SINCE 1963, THE CINCINNATI BALLET HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANY OF THE REGION.
- 20. Cincinnati May Festival Founded in 1873, the annual Cincinnati May Festival is the oldestand one of the most prestigiouschoral festivals in the Western Hemisphere. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is a dynamic ensemble of some of the worlds finest musicians. The fifth oldest symphony orchestra in the U.S. and the oldest orchestra in Ohio, the CSO has played a leading role in the cultural life of Greater Cincinnati and the Midwest since its founding in 1895. Cincinnati Art Museum In the late nineteenth century, public art museums were still very much a new phenomenon. The Womens Art Museum Association was organized in Cincinnati in 1881 with the intent of bringing such an institution to the region for the benefit of all citizens. Just five years later, in May 1886, a permanent art museum building was completed in Eden Park and was heralded worldwide as The Art Palace of the West. JAMES CONLON, MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE CINCINNATI MAY FESTIVAL 20
- 21. 21 Fou足n足ded in 1920 and the second oldest opera company in the U.S., the Cincinnati Opera presents a thrilling roster of world-class artists and conductors. The c足ompany has served as the summer home for New York Citys finest opera singers for nearly a century, and is hailed as Cincinnatis prime summer arts festival, attracting a passionate regional audience as well as opera tourists from throughout the U.S. and Canada.足
- 22. 22 ARCHITECTURE Cincinnati is known for its large collection of historic architecture. Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood just to the north of Downtown Cincinnati, boasts among the worlds largest collections of Italianate architecture, rivaling similar neighborhoods in New York City, Vienna and Munich in size and scope. In the late 1800s, Cincinnati was commonly referred to as the Paris of America due to its significant architectural projects, like Music Hall, the Cincinnatian Hotel, and the Shillito Department Store.
- 23. 23 ACCOLADES Best Cities for Raising A Family Forbes magazine, 2012 Top US Travel Destinations Lonely Planet magazine, 2012 Most Unexpected Cities for High-Tech Innovation Techie.com magazine, 2012 Top 10 Great Cities for Young People AOL magazine, 2012 Fittest Cities in the US American College of Sports Medicine magazine, 2013 Smartest Cities in the US Movoto Real Estate Blog, 2013 Top Philanthropic Cities in the US Charity Navigator, 2013 Best Places to Live in the US Livability.com, 2014
- 24. PLATED LUXURY In Cincinnati, food is entertainment, education and lifestyleand its history is rich. Once home to three Mobil five-star restaurants, including the longest-running Mobil five star, The Maisonette, Cincinnatis dining culture has only progressed as dining culture has changed. 200 new restaurants have opened in downtown Cincinnati in the past 10 years. Seven Cincinnati-area chefs have been invited to cook at the James Beard Foundation. Three-time James Beard nominee Jean-Robert de Cavel is a French Master Chefone of fewer than 60 in North America. Chef Dan Wright named The Peoples Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine (2013) Metropole named among Top 50 New Restaurants in America by Bon App辿tit Magazine (2013) Sotto & Kaze named among Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America by OpenTable (2014)
- 25. 25 FRUIT OF THE VINE Since the days of Nicholas Longworths sparkling Catawba wine, Cincinnati has always been a wine town. Today, the finest wines from around the world can be enjoyed at the citys many restaurants and wine bars, and procured through its numerous international wine dealers.
- 26. 26 FINDLAY MARKET Founded in 1852, Findlay Market is Ohios oldest continuously operating public market and one of Cincinnatis most cherished institutions. A weekly staple for many, Findlay attracts perhaps the most socially, economically, racially and ethnically diverse crowds in the city. NUMBER OF FARMERS MARKETS IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA.26
- 27. 27 THE RETURN OF THE BREWERY BOOM While Napa Valley has its winemaking and Kentucky its bourbon, Cincinnatiwith its German immigrant heritageis rooted in beer brewing. In the late 1800s, beer ran this town. Tens of thousands of immigrants lived in Over-the-Rhine and were employed by either breweries or related companies, such as barrel and bottle makers. Famous beer barons Christian Moerlein and Ludwig Hudepohl II helped to build Cincinnati into one of the top brewery markets in the country. And its not just the big guys brewing great beer in this city. Recent years have witnessed an influx of craft breweries as artisan brands such as Rhinegeist and MadTree garner national attention for their palate-pleasing brews. While Samuel Adams labels itself the Boston Lager, its founder (and Cincinnati native) Jim Koch continues to brew the majority of their lagers, ales, and everything in-between in Over-the-Rhines historic Brewery district. MadTree Brewing Company has grown nearly 400 percent since opening in 2013. Rhinegeist Brewery was ranked among the Top 10 New Brewers in the World by RateBeer.com
- 28. 28 FOR THE EPICURIOUS In 2010 Chef Daniel Wright and his wife Lana decided to move from Chicago to Cincinnati to stake their claim in the bourgeoning revitalization of Over-the-Rhine. Their idea? Make the hotdog a culinary delicacy. Four years later, the Wrights are opening their third dining conceptwhile cooking up heaps of national recognition. What Chef Wright is to gourmet street food, renowned Chef Jean Robert de Cavel is to classic French cuisine. Once the head chef at Cincinnatis famed Maisonette, Jean Robert has continued to awe his epicurean audience with his forward-thinking French cuisine. CHEF DANIEL WRIGHT
- 29. 29 EQUALITY ISNT JUST FOR THE COASTS ANYMORE. Cincinnati has always been known for its peaceful kindness. Moderate and genteel by nature, its residents and guests alike are greeted with a smile, a handshake or a kiss on the cheek. When it comes to diversity, the city is committed to fairness and equality of all its citizens. Cincinnati is quietly diversea fully integrated city that doesnt want diversity separate and isolated in certain neighborhoods. Since 2005 the LGBT communityalongside city leaders, heads of business and other alliesset in motion a strategic plan to strengthen the Queen Citys commitments to diversity and inclusivity. It was not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. Our city advocates for diversity and equality as a moral obligation and a business responsibility. Our welcoming business community strives to provide equal benefits and protections to its LGBT employees and family, ultimately resulting in the ability to attract and retain the best possible talent. This also gives our trade area long-term sustainability and competitiveness in a region that depends on a growing, diverse population and an inclusive community. 2014 Municipality Equality Index (MEI) score of 100% with nearby Dayton earning a 90%. Cincinnatis Human Rights Campaign (HRC) chapter was organized with 500 initial membersnow it has 40,000. According to Witeck Communications, the total buying power of the LGBT adult population is $830 billion. Regionally, that represents $4.9 billion in income. 80% of Fortune 500 companies in Cincinnati provide workplace protections.
- 30. 30 THE BIRTH OF A FASHION LEGEND Cincinnati is no stranger to fashion. With a long history in clothing design and manufacturing, American garment production has always flourished in the Queen City. In 1920, George Bryan Beau Brummell the father of Dandyism and the fashion trendsetter widely credited with being a pioneer of the necktiefounded Beau Brummell Ties in a beautiful Tudor revival overlooking the city skyline. By the 1940s, any stylish man knew and wore Beau Brummell as a prominent label in menswear. In 1967, a young Ralph Lifshitzat the time working for a tie manufacturer making private label ties for stores such as Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuartwished to create his own label: I tried to convince them to do their own brand, but they werent interested. So I approached another tie maker from Cincinnati and they got it. That tie maker was Beau Brummel. The young designer? Industry legend, Ralph Lauren.
- 31. 31 PERSONAL SHOPPERS With the present lack of luxury brands in the Greater Cincinnati area, an industry of personal stylists has flourished. The client is prevalent throughout the cityshes wealthy, shes stylish, and shes left without a place to shop. These garmentos ensure the citys sartorial elite can arrive at the next gala, fundraiser or jet-set excursion adorned in the most lavish of looks. Tony Tiemeyer supplies the looks and fittings of his private, curated vintage closet nationally to red carpet premiere-goers, black tie gala- throwers and the incomparable heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt. His private collection rivals those of the finest couture houses around the world. Ivy Costa is a true personal stylist veteran, whose black book of clientele has her traveling outside Cincinnati regularly to quench her clients thirst for luxury. In 2013, she accounted for $100,000 in made-to-measure suit sales at Nordstrom alone. IVY COSTA
- 32. 32 ROMUALDO Originally established in 1968 as a small Italian tailoring shop, Romualdo remains loyal to its roots while maintaining the ability to adapt to the changing tastes in mens fashions. Firmly established as a staple of style in Cincinnati, the shop continues to provide high-end tailoring and continues to grow as a luxury fashion retailer. BRANDS: Peter Millar Bills Khakis Lacoste Southern Tide Holebrook Ralph Lauren Crittenden Artfully Disheleveled Agave BOUTIQUES
- 33. 33 BRANDS: M Missoni Rebecca Minkoff Marc by Marc Jacobs Red Valentino MM6 Malene Birger Antik Batik 10 Crosby Derek Lam See By Chlo辿 Ted Baker Dolce Vita Tom Ford sunglasses BRANDS: DVF Milly Rag and Bone Joie Equipment See by Chloe Rebecca Taylor J Brand Kate Spade THE WARDROBE From classic LBDs and peacoats to asymmetrical leather jackets and retro- inspired shift dresses, the selection of top designers at this Mariemont mainstay covers all style bases. Primarily a contemporary retailer, The Wardrobe also dabbles in designer goods. With a background in fashion design and merchandising, owner Lesley Hern is a renowned stylist in Cincinnati. BOUTIQUES ARTICLE Highly curated and designed solely with men in mind, Article stocks merchandise that is made to lastboth in style and durability. Located in historic Over-the-Rhine, Article plays to the fashion-conscious mangiving him an alternative to shopping in corporate retail chains. Personal shopping services are contracted into the story through local stylist Ivy Costa. BRANDS: Almond Apolis Article Baxter Billy Kirk Billy Reid Deus Ex Machina Filson Gant Rugger Grayers Juniper Ridge Lee 101 Noble Portland General Private White VC Saturdays NYC Shinola The Hillside Tanner Goods Wolverine 1000 Mile ALLIGATOR PURSE There comes a time in every womans life when a little black dress is simply a necessity. Alligator Purses selection of LBDs ranges from leather trimmed sheaths to slinky fit-and-flair. Located in historic Hyde Park Square, Alligator Purse has been a staple of Cincinnati boutique shopping for over a decade.
- 34. 34 BRANDS: Alice & Olivia Alice by Temperly Erin Fethererston Duffy DL1961 Kai Mason Milly Nanette Lepore Philippe Audibret Rachel Roy Shoshanna Susana Monaco BRANDS: House of Harlow Dolce Vita LNA Sub Urban Riot IRO BB Dakota A Fine Line Wolverines SOHO For more than 20 years, women in Cincinnati have made Soho Boutique their destination boutique for a well-edited selection of todays high fashion and contemporary designers. Echoing its firm belief in promoting individuality, Soho also offers a personal shopping service outside of its four walls. SLOANE Located in the Gateway Quarter of Over-the- Rhine, Sloane boutique caters to the edgy and urban woman who embodies an effortlessly chic style. Sloane offers a mixture of womens clothing and accessories from tried-and-true labels, as well as local and global up-and- coming designers. BOUTIQUES
- 35. 35 Diane Firsten was born in Ohio into a family of extremely stylish and elegant women. After spending countless hours dressing up in her mothers furs and gowns as a child, Diane was very naturally recruited for Cincinnatis first Saks Fifth Avenueand almost immediately to the prestigious Fifth Avenue Clubwhere she perfected the art of personal shopping. Ever ambitious in her fashion outlook, Diane realized that her clients were craving more variety and the pomp and circumstance that could only be satisfied with additional shopping experiences to complement Saks. So she moved to NYC and began hosting trunk shows in her small New York apartment. Diane was the first wholesale account for the famed Wathne and Luca Luca brandsbusiness was booming. With inherited good taste, a keen business sense and fate on her side, Diane ventured back to Cincinnati, where a small studio became available on Madison Road. As her business continued to grow, she moved into a 3,500 square foot spaceand eventually followed her clientele with a second location in Palm Beach and a third in Nantucket. Diane Firsten has become a well-known brand with a deep understanding of the Town and Country look Cincinnatians crave. She takes her clients from the boardroom to the beach and every stop in betweenwith unfailingly glamorous, yet elegant style. In addition to her own label of bespoke Italian tailoring, cashmere and shirting, Diane Firsten also carries major designers including Etro, Pucci, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, Nancy Gonzalez, Brunello Cuchinelli, Attonlini, Giuseppe Zanotti, Ginanni Milanese, DL1961, Alexandre Birman and Farah Khan, to name just a few.
- 36. 36 I am a chef. I am a restaurateur. Its what I do and I love doing it. I believe the same things that make a great restaurant make a great city: the connection between a vision and the people that carry it out, the structures that seem to rise from the mind to the sky and the progress of those who create them. Cincinnati, you are a city of creators. Restaurants, like cities, would not exist without the tireless ones, the ones that spend every ounce of energy toiling to make them great because they believe in the vision of visionaries. I left because I was young and bored. Bored of mediocrity, bored of sugar in tomato sauce, bored of preppy girls with perfectly-starched preppy collars. Thats all changed now. Youre no longer drinking your pains away with Dayton, making subtle jabs at Akron, when Lebron James was just a glimmer in Clevelands eye. Cincinnati, youve grown into yourself. You eat vitamins, youve visited places, famous places, places where tourists take photographs. The braces are gone, you learned about product, people are calling you. They want something long-term. Yet, you contradict yourself, and damn, if that doesnt make you hot. Your soul contains multitudes, as Whitman put it. You are Findlay Market, teeming with suburbanites and urbanites, bleary-eyed bachelors and bright-faced families. You are the Roebling Bridge, the singing bridge. Hit me if this sounds lame, but you are hip. Youre taking less time to do your nails because you cant wait to get back to killing it. Cincinnati, you and I both grew and changed while I was away. You are courageous; a romantic pioneer. I think I realized just how far you had come one night this summer, our city park ablaze with lights, lights that took an army of tech engineers to achieve, lights as a gift to your many lovers, 35,000 of them squeezed together in celebration. To steal a phrase from Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby, in those lights I saw our orgiastic future. While Fitzgeralds light recedes farther and farther out of view, your light, Cincinnati, shines even brighter. You are no longer that embarrassing girlfriend I dont tell my friends about, insecure and self- conscious. Youre alive and breathing in gasps of energy and I scream my love for you from the Italianate rooftops. Excerpts from Love Letters: Cincinnati written by Chef David Falk, Boca Restaurant Group The Huffington Post, October 23, 2013
- 37. 37 With offices in Cincinnati, New York City, Atlanta and Salt Lake City, Phillips Edison & Company owns and operates a diverse national portfolio of retail real estate assets. Phillips Edison & Company has the experience to offer a complete operating platform to optimize any retail property value. They provide a diverse range of customizable investments with less risk to ensure the best possible returns, are committed to the success of retailers, and have the know-how and determination to help them achieve it. With the acquisition of The Kenwood Collection, Phillips Edison further expands its multi-faceted growth into the luxury market. Their expertise as a retail real estate operator encompassing grocery, power and luxury makes them a leading force in the exciting retail landscape of today and the future.
- 38. 38 DEVELOPMENT David Birdsall Phillips Edison & Company dbirdsall@phillipsedison.com 513.746.2577 RETAIL LEASING Mark Fallon Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate mfallon@jraretail.com 513.241.5800 Soozan Baxter Soozan Baxter Consulting soozan@soozanbaxter.com 646.478.7574 OFFICE LEASING Rusty Myers Jones Lang LaSalle rusty.myers@am.jll.com 513.252.2158 MEDIA CONTACT Cherilyn Megill Phillips Edison & Company cmegill@phillipsedison.com 801.415.4373 The Kenwood Collection is a development of Phillips Edison & Com- pany, a diversified retail real estate company with headquarters in Cincinnati and Salt Lake City. thekenwoodcollection.com