Once slated for demolition, a 1920s-era Sears, Roebuck & Co. store is now the front door of Cincinnati’s innovation corridor. Located off campus along a future “technology corridor” and in an urban renewal zone, the university saw the potential for this building to become a strong asset for the University and a catalyst to jump-start the innovation corridor development.

The Marketer is the headquarters of Empower, a creative multi-media agency in Cincinnati. It is also a story of an urban infill building in the heart of Cincinnati’s historic OTR neighborhood. 3CDC commissioned A359 to design, restore and integrate the historic Hukon building with a new four-story contemporary office block on the adjacent vacant lot.

Madcap envisioned an education center and theater to fully realize its potential. The group identified a former Cincinnati Bell switching station, where operators once manned busy switchboards. Madcap tapped into A359’s urban redevelopment and renovation expertise for the project located on Cincinnati’s west side.