MayDay

Another angle:

Not yet :)

AmrapinVA and KJP have been given limited suspensions (can view but not post) to simmer down. If you *think* your post directed personally at another forumer should be taken to private messaging, you're probably right.

He brings up a lot of good points which I'm totally on board with, but as with most of these, not claiming to have a solution but I have a few "yeah, but..." 1. He mentions the tax abatement for new residential in Akron started in April of last year. Cleveland has had the same program since 1994 and it's now to the point where long-term residents who haven't been direct recipients are questioning the need for it. If someone can afford (easily in some cases) the $500K-$700K townhomes going up in the 'hot' neighborhoods, do they really need 15 years of abatement? Do we move it to areas that are more distressed? 2. To the above point, homes built in distressed areas in the early-mid 2000s under the program - it's not uncommon to see them listed for under $100K, in some cases well under. 3. Apples to Oranges, or Zips to Penguins, take your pick. Akron and Youngstown are somewhat close in distance and scale but worlds away when it comes to the journey each city has taken. Sure, Akron's had ups and downs and socioeconomic struggles but it never had the rug completely pulled out from under it in a short time span like what Youngstown went through in the late 1970s/early 80s (Black Monday, organized crime, crack epidemic, etc.). Akron's managed to retain some respectable corporate presence whereas Youngstown? I love Youngstown, spent my formative years there and it's been great to see the strides they've made but is there enough 'there' there?

View from the Innerbelt this past Saturday:

^ Yes. ^^ Union National Bank building, now the House of Blues: Hippodrome Theater, now parking lot between Lofts at 668 and City Club Building In the background - the original Guardian Bank Bulding

^Look closer, apparently they're going to be wrapping up the "steal" around Labor Day ::) From the Azure lounge at East Ninth and Euclid:

^Not until the structure rises above the ground, but good to see the caisson work coming along.

My birthday (May 1st). Coincidentally, also the name of one of the best Bond villains (played by Grace Jones in 'View to a Kill'):

I don't think there's another high-rise downtown which has been built atop an existing structure... Not exactly 'high rise' at 181 feet, but the Pinnacle was built on an existing 3-story garage back in 2004:

^If I understand correctly, it's a matter of the crane operator's view of the construction materials/workers. If they built the crane to max height, it sharply reduces visibility.

Oops, I spoke too soon - there's the section from this morning, and a total of four waiting to be installed for the jump:

^That section is being hoisted into place and two more sections just arrived.

^If you're taking photos with your phone, resize them to something more reasonable - 1000 pixels wide/tall is what I typically do.

Getting set up to jump the crane:

Alright folks - this thread is for construction/development posts. If you want to go off on a tangent, either find the appropriate thread or create a new one in the right section. Thanks!

Won't happen until they have delivery of the additional crane sections. Once you see those set up on Euclid, get ready for liftoff :)

^Apologies for the photo quality - taken on 490 with my phone at about 55mph and my stubborn husband wouldn't stop in the middle of the highway so I could get a better shot. ;)

Hope everyone has a Goodtime this weekend! ;)

Time for a teaching moment. :) Here is the rendering: I don't know the exact material but the rendering and verbiage from the architect's website indicates a metallic finish and glass paneling system. No brick, but what you're seeing currently *will* be covered.

That would be the fireproofing material going on the structure; and while I may have been at a bar - the only shots involved were the photos I took. Now later this evening may be a whole other story ;)

Best way to get us back on topic - photo update on the construction :)

That's the lot that anthonyb referenced in his post - agreed, but to get back on topic - a few photos from about 14-15 years ago in the spirit of 'wayback Wednesday':