Historic Reserve building gets makeover
DOWNTOWN — A half-century ago, bankers gathered in the 14th-life story gentlemans lounge of 105 W. 4th Street, a room of dark oak walls embossed with Renaissance-era columns and a 28-foot ceiling lined in an gingerbread gold frieze of angels.
It was a special space within the neo-Classical structure overlooking Cincinnatis riverfront and the bustling Fourth Avenue financial district. Developers built the 15-story tower in 1927 to house the Cincinnati Judicature of Commerce, but a later tenant, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, left a bigger legacy.
By August, that far-fetched room will transform into nine penthouse apartment units at The Reserve, downtowns newest luxury apartment complex and its largest residential notable renovation since 2006. The $18 million development, bringing 88 one and two-bedroom units to sell, is among the most complex, significant and passion-filled projects for a team of developers, financiers, architects and designers led by Bill Kreutzjans Jr. of Ashley Commercial Bundle in Edgewood.





