Queen’s Tower

Let me first say, I am an apartment snob. I have worked in the apartment industry for most of my career so I have extremely high standards. There are pro’s and con’s to this place, just like any other and I’ll lay out the good the bad and the ugly.
Queen’s Tower is in East Price Hill. If you had told me that a year or so ago and expected me to move in there. I’d say you were crazy. There was NO way I’d live in that area. Now, it’s a different story. This place is up and coming and they are doing some heavy preservation to restore the city. It has been renamed, «The Incline District.»
The history is amazing and unexpected. I’m learning more every day. East Price Hill was a very prominent area at one time, and the Queen’s Tower was home to some wealthy people when it was first built. Over the years after the days of the Incline, it started to show it’s age and some deterioration has set in. The building consists of both renters and condo owners, and even in the short time I’ve lived there I can see the place improving daily. The people who live here are extremely friendly and love this old building, and it shows. Flowers have been planted and cared for by the residents, and it just feels like home to me.
When we first drove up I had mixed feelings about the place. It’s an outdated high rise with a 4 star restaurant in the lower level. I half expected to see Tom Selleck walk out, Magnum PI style. When you walk to the side of the building you can see the city, and the pool. As we went in we were greeted by a friendly door man who escorted us into the lobby to wait for the rental agent. The agent in an investor/​real estate agent. He is a nice person but is severely overworked and forgets everything. Frustrating.
I wasn’t impressed at first, but when we stepped off the elevators, the halls were nicely decorated unlike many high rise communities I’ve been in. it is brightly lit, and the doors are all well maintained. When we entered the apartment it was almost night time and the view took my breath away. I was SOLD as soon as I saw it. The City in all it’s beauty was right outside the window that spans across the whole living room. I’d never seen our skyline like this before. WOW!
We just moved in a few months ago, and the biggest issues we’ve had is that the condo community has different rules than the investors that have purchased many of the condos to rent out. We had horrible problems moving in. The apartment was not clean, and someone still has stuff in our storage unit. A month after we moved in, we got a call saying they never received our first months rent. (I paid it with the deposit.) It was one headache after another.
BUT still even after all that, I would definitely recommend the place. The neighbors can’t be beat. I have never met so many friendly and helpful people in one community, even when I worked in the industry. All my friends love the view, and it changes every day. There is nothing cooler than waking up to a sunrise, or watching the rain come in on top of our hill. When we get hungry we can run downstairs for a bite to eat at Primavista and downtown is only a cab ride away.
The residents, door men & staff of Primavista all know us by name. I love this place and am proud to call it my home.

The views of Cincinnati are incredible. The new incline square project has finally gotten off the ground and should transform this entire area into a mini Mt. Adams.