NapsFan

I ride past that building on Bonna and 60th once a week and have admired it every time. This is a sturdy looking gem and the homes around it are still pretty solid looking and densely packed. This is great for that neighborhood. That said, Famous Foundation has done nothing positive with the old Sterles building just down the street on Bonna & 55th. In fact, they've clearly not secured it properly allowing it to get broken into repeatedly with multiple open windows and scrappers appear to have gutted the HVAC system on the roof. It broke my heart when the restaurant was shuttered, but it makes me mad to see the uniquely beautiful building being neglected and ravaged.

When I saw that greenery dangling from the planter boxes for the first time this week I was stunned. At every single design review, planning meeting and zoning meeting, we should be saying "Josh Rosen seems to be able to use better materials and make a profit, why should we allow you to do less?" Thanks for setting the bar Josh. It's up to us to follow your standards and not just cheer every little infill no matter how disposable the build...

I don't see how you could safely build a pedestrian path that clears the large shipping traffic. I'd be all for it as this impacts me daily. It's going to be a long 10 months...

Who knew Duck Island had a mountain? https://youtu.be/89Gxtkv91oI

Are they going to open those flanges on the exterior insulation in the second-to-last Electric Gardens pic? Is that a pre-inspection thing?

The VA Clinic inhabits a good portion of McCafferty. Is the VA moving out?

What is the statute of limitations on filing charges against whoever punched holes in the original facade for those steel beams?

Just a few? The West 3rd lift bridge got completely wiped out. It explains why there are very few pre-1913 buildings on the Tremont peninsula and the south side of Stones Levee. I wasn't around, but by all accounts it was pretty bad for the Tremont riverfront. I look forward to seeing development down there, but I wouldn't recommend a first floor anything...

I think riverfront housing in Tremont is on the horizon--or here if you count Thunderbird!--but I have to be the Debbie Downer and bring up the 1913 flood. Buyer and builder beware...

The 2018 year marker in the masonry is a beautiful throwback.

From the Crain's story: "The property, comprising a five-story building with views of Lake Erie..." I hope they didn't factor the lake views into the sale price because lake views there most certainly are not.

Panda Express? I like Asian food, but I'm not comfortable eating Pandas... In other Steelyard news, the Aspire Fitness gym expected to open in the old Best Buy is in the hiring phase with an expected opening this Spring. The exterior still looks like the old store, but interior work has been going on since at least December.

Pretty sure that the Tremont Constantino's isn't happening. This article is vague and the part about the grocery store is buried, but this is that last thing I recall written about it: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/Olney090417.aspx

Hub 55 article on Crains: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170923/news/136606/hub-55-aims-turn-its-namesake-destination-photo-gallery

Scalish is renovating a great looking brick Federal on that corner. I'm very excited to see what the finished result is there. You have to hand it to those guys considering they find a way to partially demo masonry and rebuild it while other developers only seem to be able to demolish the entire building and squeeze a bunch of cement board & ally clad town homes because that's what the "economy" dictates. Kudos to Scalish for preserving and upgrading the housing stock that makes Tremont distinct! I'm pretty sure they manage to make a well deserved profit in the process.