Cayse said the school likely will focus on the ballroom, banqueting and dining side of the hotel if plans come to fruition. Whether any portion of the hotel would be open during renovations will depend upon project costs, he said.

The one thing of which Cayse said he was certain is that the hotel has become Cincinnati State’s primary focus for the project.

“We want to get the hotel back open and get the people of the community back in it,” he said.

If the Manchester Inn was the primary focus of this project, why did the City buy all the other downtown building first?

Mike
    I don’t think you need to worry about the Manchester Inn sign since I’m sure that falls under “historic something” of Landen Law.

“Cincinnati State plans to restore the hotel to it’s historical grandeur, but how long that will take once a project agreement is reached is unclear. Dan Cayse, vice president of the school’s strategic initiatives & entrepreneurial development, said its estimated the renovations will cost about $6.5 million”

    The City hasn’t even got a signed contract to purchase the property or a contract with Cincy State and now we are talking about $6.5 million in renovation cost.  
    I have not seen the blueprints of this major renovation project, but my guess would be 18 to 24 months to complete this job.
    Sooo again I will ask the question…”Why did we rush to buy all the other buildings that Cincy State didn’t need only to put a greater drain on the city budget?
     Sooo Judy please tell us how much it will cost the city each year to keep all these other buildings in mothballs on the hope that Cincy State may need them sometime in the future?
    Ya just got to love the way these people think when it comes to business
but hey that doesn’t matter since the taxpayers will be footing the bill for this “Historic Grandeur”.