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Quarry home project started by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Ever since Industrial Realty Group's chief executive officer Stuart Lichter announced they purchased the nearly 917-acre Cleveland Quarries site in December for $22 million, construction crews have been hard at work clearing all kinds of debris at the site. So far crews have demolished five of the six industrial mills and one residential property along Quarry Road to make way for The Quarries at Beaver Creek, which is scheduled to be completed sometime next fall.

Quarry plan expected to spur other projects Brad Dicken | The Chronicle-Telegram SOUTH AMHERST — Development tends to follow sewers, and with the county planning to build a $26 million sewer to support a $500 million upscale development, more construction is likely to follow. South Amherst Mayor Ron Schmitz said he fully expects more development now that California-based Industrial Realty Group has announced a plan to build 1,150 homes — with prices up to $1.3 million — on nearly 1,000 acres of abandoned quarry land in his village and Amherst and Brownhelm townships. That development could be a good thing, he said — if it’s done right.

Design intent for home with quarry frontage. Clubhouse perspective Marina district site plan Design intent for home with quarry frontage. Clubhouse design intent Design intent for home with quarry frontage. Industrial Realty plans housing, lodge, marina at former Lorain County quarries Lorain County project would include housing, recreation, lodge Wednesday, December 19, 2007Molly KavanaughPlain Dealer Reporter http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1198057185320050.xml&coll=2&thispage=2 Elyria -- California developer Stuart Lichter took one look at the breathtaking views of the quarries, untouched for years, with some standing as high as 100 feet, and he was smitten. "It was totally love at first sight," said a smiling Lichter, president of Industrial Realty Group. His company is embarking on a $500 million residential and recreational development of a 900-acre wooded site in South Amherst and Amherst and Brownhelm townships.

consider it dead

'Heavy-hitters' to join group planning to build $1.5 billion quarry resort MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer 08/22/2006 SOUTH AMHERST -- British investors planning a $1.5 billion resort project in South Amherst appear to be close to a deal with American Stone to buy 900 acres of quarry land, nearly five months after missing a self-imposed deadline to reach an agreement. But the deal between American Stone and Trans European Securities could be different than the $15.25 million deal both sides agreed to in principle last year because another group of ''heavy hitters'' are expected to come aboard with Trans European, according to County Administrator Jim Cordes. ''There's some different options on the table that are unique,'' he said. How did you know?!

my hometown! sweeeet

Building Boom Joe Medici The Chronicle-Telegram What do a moving Target, a blighted million-dollar subdivision and a soccer academy have in common? The answer is that they are all part of the economic puzzle that is coming together off of Cooper Foster Park Road on the Amherst and Lorain border. What were mostly vacant fields as recently as 2005 have been transformed into one of the brightest spots of development in the county, according to Lorain Mayor Craig Foltin and Amherst Mayor David Taylor. They hope the area can become a new commercial hub rivaling nearby centers like Avon Commons. The development area, which stretches along Cooper Foster Road from Leavitt to Oak Point roads, encompasses several new developments including sites for the Deerfield Estates commercial and residential properties in Amherst and Lorain, Brad Friedels Premier Soccer Academy in Lorain and the new Premier Toyota Scion dealership in Amherst, which opened in June. All three developments are in the Amherst School District.

Devil’s in the details for $1.25 billion Quarries project Brad Dicken The Chronicle-Telegram The deal to build a 900-acre development was supposed to close in March, but two months later the parties involved are still trying to reach an agreement. That doesn’t mean the $1.25 billion deal is dead, said Patrick Gallagher, a spokesman for American Stone, which owns a large portion of Cleveland Quarries where the bulk of the project will be built. “It’s definitely still alive and the parties are talking,” he said. http://www.chroniclet.com/2006_Archive/05-19-06/Daily%20Pages/051906local4.html

yea about two miles down the road.

Club ready to dig in, get started Brad Friedel’s elite program will break ground May 26 Joseph Medici The Chronicle-Telegram After a year of planning, administrators from the Brad Friedel Premier Soccer Academy are ready to break ground on the $9 million facility in Lorain.

I actually really like Avon Lake. I have alot of family that lives there. I live in Amherst, about 10 minutes west Avon/Avon Lake area and I hardly ever need to drive into Cleveland for anything. Without professional sports teams and concerts I would probably go downtown only a few times a year.

should we change the name to lorain county growth thread? ill give it a try

That is a map of Lakeview Bluffs the resort out in Lake County. But the article is about Cleveland Quarries... very interesting..

what the hell?

could someone post the whole article from crain's?? http://crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/SUB/602200307&SearchID=73237233028287

actually there was never talk of an "indoor ski resort". Marina proposed as part of quarry project

kinda makes you wonder.... Shuttered Ford plant could be redeveloped from today's Morning Journal LORAIN -- While city officials say a deal to buy the vacant Lorain Assembly Plant should be finished by this summer, speculation is swirling as to who will buy the plant and what they would do with it. Mayor Craig Foltin said a gag order prevents him from revealing the name of the party interested in the shuttered Ford plant, but he has said that the company would use the site for ''real estate redevelopment,'' which means it would buy the property and convert it into space for additional businesses or industry.

Lorain Catholic could get new life JENNIFER BRACKEN, Morning Journal Writer LORAIN - The former Lorain Catholic High School could soon start a new life as senior citizen housing. The renovated building would anchor a $25 million, 220-unit retirement community being proposed by Catholic Charities Health and Human Services, an arm of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese. The school, at the corner of Tower Boulevard and Falbo Avenue, was closed in June 2004 as a result of dwindling enrollment. ...

AMHERST - 44001 MOST EXPENSIVE: $2.3M, 47 Canterbury Circle 6 bed, 7.5 bath, 10,000 sq. ft. LEAST EXPENSIVE: $112K, 871 Elyria Avenue 2 bed, 1 bath, 1200 sq. ft.

two weeks ago this was all trees

http://www.thecoralcompany.com/westhampton-at-crocker.html

Work set to start on Lighthouse Village Shawn Foucher The Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN — It’s been nearly a year since the political and legal battles began between a shopping center developer and residents opposed to the construction of a 65-acre shopping district in Lorain. But it all comes down to a single week. Lighthouse Village developer Tom Kuluris said Tuesday that crews are already clearing trees on the west-side acreage where he plans to build a retail district that will include a Home Depot, Kohl’s, Target, Chipotle, Longhorn Steakhouse, Starbucks, Olive Garden and IHOP. ...

$1.5 billion resort plan takes step forward SCOT ALLYN, Morning Journal Writer12/31/2005 ELYRIA -- Lorain County Commissioners yesterday approved what they say is the state's largest-ever tax agreement for a $1.5 billion resort project in western Lorain County. But while the county officials were pleased after unanimously approving the 30-year tax incremental financing (TIF) agreement, representatives from Amherst and Brownhelm townships and the village of South Amherst were fuming over the commissioners' failure to include them in negotiations.

County to consider tax deal on $1.5 billion project MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer12/30/2005 ELYRIA -- The Lorain County commissioners will likely approve today one of the largest tax agreements in Ohio history when it votes on the $1.5 billion Lorain County Cleveland Quarry resort project in South Amherst village, and Amherst and Brownhelm townships. The agreement needs to be passed before next year when state law changes and, if approved, it would be the first tax incremental financing (TIF) agreement approved by the county commissioners, according to County Administrator Jim Cordes.

FYI... any mention of trees should now be refered to in the past tense... they were out cutting them down the other day :-(