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No this is just like any other development, completely open to the public. Except for the gatted communities of course.

Well bizbiz, yes, I do live here, and have my entire life. So I'm pretty sure I could be quite helpful. A few things: The downtown streets come to a point, called the "Five Points", the downtown is going through some major renovations right now, lots of brick roads going in from what I hear, and many new businesses are opening up too. There is no "Amherst Village". Only Amherst, Amherst Township, and South Amherst (Village). The Cleveland Clinic has been there for a while... maybe 5-10 years, not really sure. And as far as spin-off developments in that area... there are MANY. Deerfield Estates/Shops at Deerfield is going in across the street. I think they are building a Heinen's and a Target there, and of coarse the "McMansions" are going up behind that. Ummm.... in the field behind the clinic, an auto mall is under contruction.... Toyota, Lexus, Cadillac, etc. And the main retail district.... a.k.a. ROUTE 58... isn't exactly finished... down the street from K-MART a 400,000 sq. foot shopping center is being built (Lighthouse Village), also shopping centers are planned next to Giant Eagle, and across from the Post Office. If there is anything else you'd like to know, feel free to ask. Like I said, I've lived here my whole life.. so ask away! But just out of curiosity what makes you so interested in this project? You wouldn't happen to be a developer would you?

yay!! Finally someone else is excited about this project as I am!!!! I'm assuming you never actually drove through (city of) Amherst, where there are maybe one or two farms left in the entire town.... The area around the quarries, however, is very rural, as bizbiz said. But its only about a three or four minute drive to K-MART, GIANT EAGLE, WAL-MART, KHOLS, HOME DEPOT, ect..... Yah Amherst is small, only about 14,000 people, but the city itself is not rural.

Here are a few benefits to Cleveland I thought of.... -it will bolster Cleveland's rep as a "tourist spot" -it will bring THOUSANDS of jobs to the "west side", people may commute from Cleveland and the western inner-ring burbs. -it will fill highways between Hopkins and Amherst with tourists (and their money) -it will be a year-round draw...... what else around here draws tourists in the winter? -large corporations may decide to locate in the Cleveland area simply because of the quality of the project, companies which might have been "uninterested" in Cleveland. From Cleveland's perspective... 5,000 jobs would be more beneficial in Amherst, than if they went to Chicago, KC, or China instead.

thanks nyc :-) but anyways, here's yet another article from today's Morning Journal... Developer on quarry project eyes more land Amherst- In addition to 900 acres of the dormant Cleveland Quarries property developers are proposing to buy for a $1.25 billion resort, the firm also is proposing to buy a working quarry to help build it. Tom Robinson, chairman of the South Amherst-based American Stone Corp., confirmed yesterday that England-based Trans European has an option to buy an additional 186 acres of the Birmingham Quarry, which is in operation along Harrison Road in Florence Township.

THANK YOU!

can someone please delete these last 3 posts of mine. i dont know why but it wont let me. THANKS!

heres a map.... ummm the yellow X is a great spot to take pictures. Quarry Road litterally sits on the edge of the largest quarry. You can't miss it. Good luck with the pictures!!

I guess we'll just have to wait and see. The final development plans will come out sometime around Chistmas, then we will know EXACTLY what they plan on doing. This has potential to transform NE Ohio and Lorain County into a tourist hub.... -Cedar Point -LE Islands -Cleveland -Quarries Project not too bad of a sales pitch if you ask me...... but we'll just have to wait and see.

First of all, the price: $1.25 billon, remains the same. Secondly, both the articles DO mention "an all-weather beach protected by a huge dome of glass, plastic and steel over one of the five quarries". And finally, it would be, in a sense, REDUNDANT to list EVERY aspect of this development. Especially since they've been listed soooo many times before. yea nyc, I took it as now they have rights to the land. But I don't think construction will start until next spring/summer. Bottom line is, the project is for REAL.

Trans European is also close to an agreement to buy American Stone in its entirety, American Stone Chairman Thomas Roulston II said. The deal would give Trans European control of the 185-acre Birmingham Quarry in Erie County, which still contains more than 435 million cubic feet of sandstone. The total purchase would amount to $30 million, Roulston said. Developer Neil Pike could not be reached for comment about the purchase of American Stone. Earlier Wednesday, Pike said his firm was ready to move the quarry project along. Ronald Twining, Lorain County director of community development, said he was breathing easier now that the purchase agreement was signed. "As residents, we've all been skeptical, our outlook shortsighted," Twining said. "But Pike's vision is worldwide. He believes it will work. And so do I." The $1.25 billion project encompasses parts of South Amherst village and Amherst and Brownhelm townships, which approved zoning changes to keep the project moving. Pike said in May that a traffic impact assessment, followed by an environmental assessment, would begin in September. Construction of the golf course, homes and roads is scheduled to begin next summer. The project's centerpiece, an all-weather beach protected by a huge dome of glass, plastic and steel over one of the five quarries, should be completed by 2008, and the entire community by 2012, Pike said.

The British-based Trans European Securities International will get the stone company and its 900 acres of dormant quarry property and 185 acres of active stone quarrying land, which encompasses portions of Amherst, South Amherst and Brownhelm Township, American Stone Corp. Chairman Tom Roulston said Wednesday.

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nice pics. :clap: and "quarry shores" was my idea. 8-) haha can you imagine.... buckeye digs... lmao

'There's no chance of us backing out' British firm ready to purchase quarries and start breaking ground next summer by JASON HAWK, Amherst News-Times The message was simple: "There's no chance of us backing out," British industrialist Neil Pike told a crowd of more than 100 sweating residents who packed into the sweltering South Amherst Middle School gymnasium last Wednesday night. Pike plans to spend as much as $1.5 billion to reshape the defunct Cleveland Quarries into a Caribean-style resort and spanned the 3,500 mile gap from England last week to speek on the deal. His company, Trans European Securities International, will purchase 998 acres from the American Stone Company for $24 million over the next three years, and is prepared to make an initial $5 million pay-out before Aug. 31. Mail your suggestions to the Amherst News-Times at P.O. Box 67, Amherst. We'll print the best resort name suggestions in our upcomming issues. (include your name)

What sort of impact do you guys envision this having on 1) NE Ohio and 2) the "Amherst area"??

Thanks guys, I apreciate that. And yea jskiboarder, that probably was me. I was only there for a few seconds because I had to be at work at 730. And sorry about the blurry pics, lol they looked alot better on the camera before I uploaded them. I am also blown away by these renderings, I can't wait to see this all come together. Here's another article I found this morning, from the PD. Developer predicts quarry town project finished by 2012 Thursday, June 30, 2005 Molly Kavanaugh Plain Dealer Reporter South Amherst -- The British developer of a $1.25 billion residential-recreational-retail project told residents that hotel details could be announced by year's end, followed next summer by road and golf course construction. By 2008, one of the quarries is to be transformed into a beach covered by a glass dome. The community should be complete by 2012. "We pride ourselves on quality development," Neil Pike told 100 residents and local officials who piled into a sweltering school gymnasium Wednesday night to hear an update on the project. The Trans European Securities International development encompasses parts of South Amherst Village and Amherst and Brownhelm townships. All the necessary zoning is in place; the next step is to begin purchasing property from Cleveland Quarries, Pike said. "We've had tremendous cooperation. In England, we don't get this cooperation, and it's marvelous," Pike said. Some residents of this rural community said they are skeptical. "My fear is that we're going to get a lot of low-income retail like Wal-Mart," said Nicolette Allsop, a native of South Amherst, after the meeting. "I don't doubt his word, I just have to see it." One woman came on behalf of her brother, who owns the family's 200-year-old homestead bordering the quarry. Laurel Beam said she was relieved to hear Pike say he has no interest in purchasing the property, but she expressed concern that a high-rise building will destroy their view. Others asked questions about the impact on schools and roads. The gated residential community is to house about 18,000 people, double the population of all three communities combined. Pike said he will begin a traffic study after Labor Day. Pike was able to answer all but one question. "Are you going to give the local guys perks to the golf course?" one audience member asked. Pike paused for a moment. "I have no idea," he said. The golf course and other recreational facilities will be open to the public. More public forums are planned, and a Web site is to be in place early next year so residents can track its progress. Right now, the project's working title is Cleveland Quarries, and while that may change, Pike said he wants a name that reflects the local community. "Not Pike Place," he quipped.

Developer: Resort construction should start in a year MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer06/30/2005 SOUTH AMHERST -- An England-based developer told government officials and residents last night construction of the golf course portion on a planned 998-acre leisure resort should start about a year from now. ''The first thing you'll see is the golf course,'' Neil Pike, of Trans European Securities LLP, told the crowd of more than 100 that packed into the sweltering gym at South Amherst Middle School last night. The golf course, restaurants, bars and retail stores will all be open to the public, and people who buy housing on the site will have automatic memberships to the golf course, he said.

Quarry talk slated for end of June from Amherst News-Times (6-16-05) The next meeting to discuss the $1.5 billion Cleveland Quarries Development by Trans European Securities International of England will be held Wednesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. at Firelands Middle School in South Amherst. The purpose of the meeting is to recieve a report of the project's status now that rezoning measures in Brownhelm Township, South Amherst, and Amherst Township have been approved. TESI spokesperson Neil Pike will be present, and the meeting is open to the public.

mrnyc- I'll try to make the meeting. Most of them interfere with my work schedule as well. However, from what I have seen on local broadcasts of the meetings... it appears there are about 7 or 8 drawings.... if i make the meeting ill take my camera and post them. And concerning the date of land purchase... a date I have heard rumored is August 5... take that for what its worth. But keep in mind that their option on the land is up sometime in August so if we get past then i would consider the deal dead.

u have every schematic that i have..... if youre interested in seeing more i would highly reccommend going to the next meeting... which should be comming up sometime this month. when i get a date, time and location i will post them.

Quarry Plan has approval from 'big three' by JASON HAWK, Amherst News-Times A $1.5 billion deal has finally been set with a firm long-distance handshake. Now, terraforming the defunct Cleveland Quarries with a combination golf, hotel, recreation, and high-life "Carribean-style" resort will require British investor Neil Pike to purchase 970 acres north of Route 113 before his $2 million option on the land expires in August. So far, all three communities that hold portions of the land South Amherst, Amherst Township and Brownhelm -- have agreed to rezoning measures to allow Pike's firm, Trans European Securities International, to break ground as early as fall of 2006.

lol. no, not stupid i should have just typed it out, my apologies. CP = Cedar Point