Downtown Cincinnati getting first vet clinic

Work on downtown Cincinnati’s first veterinary clinic should start at the beginning of September.

Dr. Robert Biederman Jr. is in the process of relocating his Cincinnati Central Animal Hospital from Walnut Hills to a building at 427 Plum Street, near the Duke Energy Center.

Biederman closed on the vacant 9,800-square-foot building at the end of June, and has hired LG Tokarsky & Associates, Inc. of Mason to design the space.

"We’re pretty much starting from scratch," Biederman says.  "The building’s an empty shell."

The veterinary clinic will take up the basement and the first two floors, with a residence created above.

Biederman believes that being downtown will help his practice thrive.

"From our market studies, we’ve determined that there certainly is a need for veterinary services downtown," he says.  "It’s only a four or five minute drive from our current location, and the nature of the neighborhood itself helps."

Biederman, who has been with Cincinnati Central Animal Hospital since taking over the practice 22 years ago, says that the E McMillan Street location will have to close.

"It had more to do with the economics of the whole move," he says.  "It’s no small chunk of change to get things moved.  Closing the Walnut Hills location just made more sense."

The project is scheduled for completion in mid-January.

Writer: Kevin LeMaster
Source: Dr. Robert Biederman Jr, DVM, Cincinnati Central Animal Hospital
Photography by Scott Beseler

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