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Little Tokyo is awesome. And I would highly recommend Highland Park too to experience a different type of LA neighborhood. Very walkable and easily accessible by train.

Great pics thanks!

Not everyone has a punitive view of law enforcement. And you suggested seizing people’s homes. That seems slightly excessive.

It takes a lot of mental strength to meet aggression with empathy. Not everyone is built for it and it’s certainly not how our society is built to function. It’s easier to label people and places as rat-infested and uncivilized.

FAILING Wolsteins can’t complete 3rd phase of their TERRIBLE east bank project. SAD!

Wow, that slider they have for the One Cleveland Center garage is maybe the most depressing Cleveland before and after picture I’ve ever seen.

On the link to the Fairfax Renaissance project page it looks like they want to take everything out between 100 and 105. Not a lot of particularly ornate houses over there but there are some interesting Victorian styles and walk-up apartment buildings. I guess demolitions just kind of bum me out in general, especially when a lot of it is going to be replaced by parking lots. Of course most of the houses are in horrible condition, but more demolitions on the near-ish east side is always kind of a bummer.

That’s.....a lot of demolition of existing housing, no?

The original conjecture was that Google was an investor. “Google is directly providing money for construction/planning of this. I don’t have an exact dollar amount.”

Doing god's work

I suppose they could withhold tax abatement. I'm not sure if they would run into any due process issues though.

The mall certainly had a functioning food court and convenience retail before the present owners seemed to stop renewing leases years ago. Until proven otherwise, a high priced tech hub in the very heart of the city deserves all the skepticism it can handle.

You just described urbanohio

Hahahah could be that closing Prospect for a tech incubator is more of a SHELBYVILLE idea

It’s the negative urban area growth divided by the negative metro growth. Negative divided by a negative equals a positive. What it means is Cleveland’s negative growth is heavily concentrated in the urbanized area. It’s a bummer.

Brought to you by the same fellow who wanted to build an office/condo building based on a Ferrari dealership. What could go wrong? https://www.cleveland.com/naymik/2014/07/ferrari_showroom_and_office_to.html#incart_river_default

I could be wrong but the private money @KJP is talking about is for investment not the physical redevelopment of Tower City

What’s wrong with the location? Bac and Tortilla Feliz both lasted 10-ish years in that spot.

Yep, I’m stupid. I immediately jumped to my tax credit experiences where LLCs are formed between the developer and equity provider with the developer only having a nominal stake. I’m any case, developers don’t generally provide the capital.

It seems weird to zero in on Stark’s equity. It might be small compared to some other projects but he’s a developer not a lender. Lenders provide equity that’s just how real estate works.

I did

Yes, this 100%. Very coherent.

I agree. Disenfranchisement based on race is depressing.

It’s hard to think they’ll compete again any time soon. No Klay, no Durant, Dray turning 30 next season, and Curry turning 32 (seems crazy). And obviously they’re capped out, unless they do something crazy like not extend Klay or Durant.

Durant was an Achilles’ tendon. Much worse