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Not quite as offensive for new construction as for existing buildings, when it covers the old siding - frequently wood and original.

Is this project supposed to have a composite siding or vinyl (euphonism for plastic)? Composite is closer to actual wood, anyway. I suppose some are still using aluminum. Of course, real wood is the best if these. Ideally, wood, brick, or stone. It would also be great to forego the fake muntins, but I suppose that's just too, too much to expect.

I stopped in Duck Island Coffee. Simple decor, nothing but coffees, teas, and truffles (what a combination....) but the guy certainly went all out in making the iced tea. I showed him the photos of the place on this forum. I wonder if that area, too, will get the funky modern houses. They couldn't claim the view the houses near the bridge can, but few of all those new houses don't have great views, either.

I don't see any 1932 Moore (Court?). Would it be 1932 West 20th? If at the north end of West 20th inside the fenced-off area, where the number still appears on the mailbox,it's been demolished. Just stopped in Duck Island Coffee and got iced tea. As for the signs for the new development which are shamefully the wrong ones, you mean across the street from (not next to) the Rapid station, right?

That's almost a joke, regarding Mr. Albert's.... That joint has had "going out of business" sales signs in its windows on and off for years!

If a big donor comes along they'll probably do it.

Better Ignatius retain the land for possible future expansion than buy up currently residential properties and demolish still more historic houses or commercial buildings in the area. Also, of course, school administration may be afraid exactly what might be built so close to them were they to sell the land.

Great!

I'm not certain what to expect here; the illustrations don't give the required detail. But most of the restorations of Ohio City are privately owned houses. This will be institutional; those working with the plans may well not have the same preservation ethic as a homeowner who really wanted to be in historic Ohio City for his or her home.

Hard to believe the'll actually rebuild the porches, but it would make a big difference if done right. Both former houses look cruddy now.

The land is simply too valuable, like across Lorain Avenue from the West Side Market, and if new construction can further enhance the vibe of the district more power to them. Could the Mi Pueblo possibly consider applying for one of the new storefronts? It would seem a student-oriented type eatery would be logical. Meanwhile, there's a good assortment of restaurants around Euclid/Ford/Mayfield - each a different theme and type. There are also the patisserie and yogurt place towards Ford. UC doens't need a business that exemplified it ten or thirty years ago. It's changed.

I think the signage at The Nine/Metropolitan is just fine. Tasteful and sophisticated. The one exterior feature I think is rather crummy is the artificial plants. I don't think they have any place at the entrance to a luxury hotel like that. If they don't want to maintain live plants they should invest in sculpture; flags, banners, or other cloth decorations like windsocks;, a special lighting effect; or a fountain or two or mini-waterfall.

These amenities sound very nice about how about non-food related shops? I really miss that in Cleveland - big city hotels with high quality shops off their lobbies - open to the general public.

Way back when I lived by Shaker Square form 1974-1977 that East 130th Street stretch was already an unpleasant place to walk. I don't think it ever improved, and that part of Buckeye has gotten quite unsightly. I noticed today the landscaping on the Square has not been kept up very well. Also broken lanterns and one removed and never replaced. Besides the changed, inappropriate windows that have been going up lately (now the n.e. and s.e. quadrants' second floors, the Square, I'm afraid, is slowly losing its architectural integrity. Such a shame. :oops:

Sure wish they'd get rid of that Children's Museum/former Howard Johnsons's, already.... I used to go to the HoJo, and my parents stayed at the corresponding Motor Inn at least once. Towards the end the service for something as simple as an ice cream cone got horrible! I'm an architectural preservationist, but in this case there's no real style left to the complex and I'd really like to get going with that luxury highrise. Btw, the complex between East 12th and East 13th should rightly be referred to as Reserve Square. There are places called "The Reserve," but this is not one of them. You also may know it, but the original name was Park Centre.

Does anyone know if it is to be repainted, or will they remove the paint? It seems the slgns make it look like it will remain painted but I"m not sure. It would certainly make more of a statement back to the brick.

As of yesterday, May 7th, still no sign of any kind identifying the hotel as the Kimpton. I went in to ask an employee if they are ever going to put one up, but the line was longer than it was worth waiting for. I could spend time searching but did someone post an illustration of the planned main sign? Is it not approved yet? As I wrote recently, a tasteful, professional banner would be far better than nothing. And, again, something should be seen from the west also - as the building juts out. The Drury, which just opened (has banner stating it) has had a permanent sign installed for weeks, while the landscaping has a ways to go yet.

I saw the hotel within the last week and still no decent sign on facade. It's not like the hotel management had not time to have one designed and approved. I wonder if the hotel name will also be on the piece that just out on Euclid such that one can identify the hotel when going down Euclid from the west.

I doubt the Juvenile Justice highrise on Quincy has been open longer than five years.

This is another project that's making the Market District seem to me more and more like Seattle's Pike Place Market. I realize there are still considerable differences, and I know not all of you would like West 25th to be that much like what Seattle has (huge crowds, for one thing), but our District, having undergone so much change in size and scope the past five years or so, really is getting better and better, imho. :-) http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/

I don't see that as a "problem." Let it be an impetus to build more, and this is good for the sellers! In any case, in many a city you don't get anything special at all for that kind of money.

Great. Thanks.

Name of development group implies the Heyse project is in Hingetown. I don't particularly like that name, but can't we at least keep the section of Ohio[move][glow=red,2,300][/glow][/move] City called that NORTH of Franklin Boulevard? :police:

I was sort of thinking that, too. But, as for the proposal to turn this highrise into a luxury apartment tower, I see two stumbling blocks. First, I imagine if a hotel chain were interested in the Short North building it would go all out to incorporate its brand into all the remodeling isuch that t those interested in an upscale hotel would be satisfied with the the style and amenities created. It would take a great deal to make Riverview look like luxury, even though I acknowledge that at the time it was built the luxury look for a highrise was not all that different than the look of public housing. Second, could hundreds of well-off individuals really be attracted to a building right on that part of West 25th Street? I realize there are expensive townhouses built right next to a dollar store further up the street, but those only required a few hardy individuals to be interested in purchasing. And they're in the blocks with the good restaurants, etc. This isn't Manhattan, where there can be great diversity within one block.

Good! It's high time that misleading sign come down. In a case like this I hope that the company on the sign gets inquiries and is embarrassed to tell them the property is no longer available and the sign should have been removed.