The Redevelopment of Lafayette Hall

Built in 1875 as a beer hall, Lafayette Hall was a busy social and meetings gathering place for early settlers of Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine. Benjamin Weik (1844-1913) of Baden, Germany, managed the Hall from 1879-1895. As Prohibition spread in the late 19th century, Benjamin Weik went into the Pretzel business (Source: Cincinnati Historical Society Archives). Numerous businesses operated in the building over the years, from the Charles F. Geier & Co Mattress Mfg, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Solway Furniture Co. and Salvation Army Warehouse.

Project Information

Imagine your restaurant, office, training facility, and more in one of these great spots! Click to enlarge.
Basement and 1st Floor: Approximately 10,000 sq. ft. Ideal for a bar/band on basement lower level (5,000 sq. ft), and restaurant on 1st floor level (5,000 sq. ft.)
2nd & 3rd Floors: 5,000 square feet each. Designed to accommodate one or two tenants per floor. Access to elevators. Natural sunlight at front, rear and side windows.
4th Floor: 5,000 square feet with "grand hall", 24 ft ceilings. This was the location of the original "Lafayette Hall".
LEED-CS Gold Certified Building (construction to maximize energy conservation). Build-out to suit tenant's special needs. New elevators. Parking available at the Findlay Market, across the street.
For over 90 years, the Reds Opening Day parade has assembled in front of Lafayette Hall at Historic Findlay Market!

The renovation begins!

Historic Findlay Market

Located at one of the oldest, continuously running open-air markets in the country with over 758,000 visitors in 2009, spending $29 million. This is a 66% increase versus 2006, the first full year of records.

Cincinnati Streetcar Line

At a main intersection of the new streetcar, connecting the University of Cincinnati, with over 40,000 students daily, with Downtown and the Riverfront, where both the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals play ball. A University of Cincinnati Feasibility study indicates the Streetcar will generate a return over 2.7 times the cost over the next several years as more investments take place along the routes of the streetcar.

Just North of Lafayette Hall

Cincinnati's Rookwood Pottery Co. has plans for an $18.5 million investment that will involve an arts campus, including artist's housing, a European-style bazaar for outdoor galleries, restaurants and additional retail space.

Just South of Lafayette Hall

Cincinnati's public/private development corporation, 3CDC has invested over $96 million in Gateway Quarter and Washington Park/Music Hall developments, including market rate housing, offices and restaurants.