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Baseless speculation.

Fierce contests for scarce homes bring a long-awaited recovery to parts of Greater Cleveland, spur soaring offers in others Scott Heisel had been trapped in his house for more than a decade, pinned in place by a mortgage that exceeded the value of his three-bedroom bungalow on Cleveland's West Side. Last year, the frenetic pace of home buying across the region finally gave him an out. In October, Heisel and his wife, Aubrey Welbers, sold their home in the Jefferson neighborhood for $113,000 — $9,500 more than Heisel, then single and in his early 20s, paid for it in 2006. https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/fierce-contests-scarce-homes-bring-long-awaited-recovery-parts-greater-cleveland-spur

Here's Jenny's official statement...If I'm reading between the lines correctly, it appears she's in support of the project but can't flat out say it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HXkVSc-KPou37r9AH6oLgJqii5VJknN8bchUinTvPbo/edit?fbclid=IwAR0O6XWNJEYp62Hu5MwZMNYVK6fmbqaJXnLFqAlk2TrIO_hPwVY6Wv5GZ44

That is technically correct. It's still very disappointing knowing that not even one member supported the concept. I guess none of this is surprising when out of touch dinosaurs and morons run a city.

So unfortunately this was denied by the Landmarks Commission today due to concerns about height and it's overall scale. Someone in this town needs to put these members on blast. Their objections to solid projects is getting out of control.

Yep, it's Jenny Spencer, former DSDCO director. Every ward 15 member should email her...I've already done so.

Jenny Spencer was in favor of today's decision to table it. I don't have a sense how she feels behind closed doors though. I know folks have been pounding her email hard to get her on board with going against it. We'll see.

Spot on.

Yes, everyone should send emails: http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/contact/department?code=99

One downtown and two in Ohio City?

It's being turned into a storage facility.

Very little crime in the part of the city I live and invest it, which is why 400k+ houses sell in less than a day and for over asking.

Very true about the insulation cost. One of the most time consuming tasks involved in the building process (rehabs only) is furring out every exterior wall stud from 4" to 6" to get the proper insulation thickness required for the green energy standards.

Update: We were under contract after only 9 hours on the market. The offer we accepted came in at 15k over asking with no inspection or seller concessions!

That's not cool. I've done five complete guts (substantial rehabs) and we've always had the abatement approved BEFORE the buyer had the home transferred into their name. Your builder and their green energy certifier should've made sure the app was already approved (or would be approved) before, or at time of sale. I might be able to assist if you'd like.

Market Garden Brewery, Bar Cento, Bier Market and Nano Brew All to Reopen on Wednesday, March 10 https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2021/02/19/market-garden-brewery-bar-cento-bier-market-and-nano-brew-all-to-reopen-on-wednesday-march-10

I really hope this hot market continues, my house in Gordon Sq is hitting the market tomorrow!

^ Thanks for sharing. Hopefully the designs aren't final and some of the earlier multi path concepts can still be incorporated.

Which project are you talking about? w65th will have dedicated bike lanes and Lorain Ave will be Ohio's first cycle track. There's not much to complain about if you ask me.

^ Huge I'm impressed with the number of major street and infrastructure investments going on in the city. Detroit Shoreway alone has w65th, Lake Ave project and the Lorain Ave bike track (streetscape) to look forward to, and all very soon.

It will take some time to set it, but a lot my neighbors (especially the newer ones) are calling the neighborhood Gordon Square now. The Shoreway ramp off w73rd even says Gordon Square as you enter the neighborhood, as do all of the lakefront trail signs.

Mother, two kids shot while driving on Pearl Road in Strongsville, police say https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2021/02/mother-two-kids-shot-while-driving-on-pearl-road-in-strongsville-police-say.html And... Three teens arrested in armed carjacking of Uber driver in Parma, police chase https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2021/02/three-teens-arrested-in-armed-carjacking-of-uber-driver-in-parma-police-chase.html

Gordon Square goes to w50th.

There's no doubt it will continue. Gordon Square is set up to become one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the state of Ohio (if not the midwest).

Big time. I'd guess downtown will be gaining somewhere between 6k-7k hotel nights a year (conservatively) from the SHW moves.