Nice clip from Microsoft illustrating some of the possibilities in Manhattan Harbour. We'd like to give everyone who lives in Manhattan Harbour a smartphone "passport" to the community. The idea is that the passport will enable people to pay the tab, rent cars and transport, receive coupons and discounts, utilize the concierge, and stay connected in the community, amongst many other things.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Transportation @ Manhattan Harbour
What defines the value of real estate is transportation. People are social. We work, live, and play with other people. A lot of times we even like to "get away from it all" with other people. That is why the ideal place to live for many is a place where everything of value is within an easy commute, whether that be by car, bike, train, ferry, or foot. If we could get anywhere in the world in 5 minutes, there wouldn't be as much value in the cramped box of an apartment that is commonplace in cities like New York City, or worse yet, Tokyo.
We recognize that our community will be home to people who will live, work, and play outside of Manhattan Harbour to the surrounding areas of Downtown Cincinnati, Uptown (University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and all of the world class hospitals in the region), and our neighbors in Northern Kentucky, to name a few. We also recognize that our community will be home to people who want a choice in how to access the rest of their world.
Besides being able to walk and bike to many of the restaurants, daycares, bars, grocery store, and services in Manhattan Harbour, we recognize that people in our community will want the choice of taking a car out for an hour through services similar to Zipcar (where the car is parked right on the street and you swipe and go). Our community might not want to make monthly car payments for a car they might not even need. We realize that people in our community will embrace a ferry service, complete with donuts and coffee (wireless internet during the commute, anyone?), to beat the early morning rush hour traffic, before hopping on a private car or shuttle to get to work. And we appreciate the ability to rent a boat for a lazy Saturday afternoon with the family at the Manhattan Harbour marina.
We recognize that our community will be home to people who will live, work, and play outside of Manhattan Harbour to the surrounding areas of Downtown Cincinnati, Uptown (University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and all of the world class hospitals in the region), and our neighbors in Northern Kentucky, to name a few. We also recognize that our community will be home to people who want a choice in how to access the rest of their world.
Besides being able to walk and bike to many of the restaurants, daycares, bars, grocery store, and services in Manhattan Harbour, we recognize that people in our community will want the choice of taking a car out for an hour through services similar to Zipcar (where the car is parked right on the street and you swipe and go). Our community might not want to make monthly car payments for a car they might not even need. We realize that people in our community will embrace a ferry service, complete with donuts and coffee (wireless internet during the commute, anyone?), to beat the early morning rush hour traffic, before hopping on a private car or shuttle to get to work. And we appreciate the ability to rent a boat for a lazy Saturday afternoon with the family at the Manhattan Harbour marina.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Shopping @ Manhattan Harbour
The buzz word these days is Lifestyle Center - or a retail area that focuses on the experience. Lifestyle centers are also called outdoor malls or "focused, boutique" malls.
The Streets at Southpoint in Durham, NC have an interesting concept where the outdoor lifestyle center leads into an indoor covered shopping area. The vaulted ceilings and design of the indoor area has a very open feel, and together with the heat lamps (like they have in The Grove in Los Angeles) it could make the entire shopping area more versatile during the cold months.
Here are a few examples of what we're thinking about at Manhattan Harbour. We'd love to hear your ideas, share them with us by posting the links or the pictures in the comments below.
The Streets at Southpoint in Durham, NC have an interesting concept where the outdoor lifestyle center leads into an indoor covered shopping area. The vaulted ceilings and design of the indoor area has a very open feel, and together with the heat lamps (like they have in The Grove in Los Angeles) it could make the entire shopping area more versatile during the cold months.
Here are a few examples of what we're thinking about at Manhattan Harbour. We'd love to hear your ideas, share them with us by posting the links or the pictures in the comments below.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Technology in Manhattan Harbour - Interactive displays.
"The Wall" in Helsinki. Its a touchscreen display that allows users to learn more about the area and also send images home, among other things.
We could use this technology in Manhattan Harbour much in the same way Harrah's has started to use it in Rio: Find restaurants and make reservations, find drink specials, book a boat for the day, book a hotel room, reserve a private car to the game, find out ferry times, and more.
Harrah's Entertainment usage of interactive touch screens
In retail, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger have started to use interactive touch screens in their retail locations. It allows window shoppers to interact with the display window and see if particular items are in stock or browse store inventory.
We could use this technology in Manhattan Harbour much in the same way Harrah's has started to use it in Rio: Find restaurants and make reservations, find drink specials, book a boat for the day, book a hotel room, reserve a private car to the game, find out ferry times, and more.
Harrah's Entertainment usage of interactive touch screens
In retail, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger have started to use interactive touch screens in their retail locations. It allows window shoppers to interact with the display window and see if particular items are in stock or browse store inventory.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Restaurants and bars?
Which restaurants and bars would you like to see over in Manhattan Harbour? We're all about food and drink.
Manhattan Harbour Hotel
We've always wanted to have some drinks on a rooftop bar along the Ohio river. We're thinking some of these bars would be great to go along with the views of the river and downtown Cinci 15 stories up.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Welcome to the Manhattan Harbour blog of the Manhattan Harbour Development team. We are exploring different web 2.0 platforms to reach out to the community (Dave Imboden doesn't even carry a cell phone, but we'll get him to make a post. Never too late to teach an old dog new tricks.), please bear with us, and give us any suggestions you can. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter.
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