jborger

Interesting note in the article... "The current store is situated in Cleveland on the Lakewood border, the most densely populated city in the state of Ohio. Lakewood -- which does not have a Starbucks -- has roughly 9,900 residents per square mile, a population density comparable to that of Washington." I did not know that!

It's common in smaller markets for one reporter to go out, set up a tripod, stand in front of it and talk and then go back to the newsroom and edit this story. In larger market, that would historically involve several people but cost cutting, the death of unions and technology is causing it to be more common everywhere.

And the Huntington garage is going to cost $17 million to renovate.

Dare I read the comments?

Attached residential would have a much better impact on retail than a casino.

I think the confusion is that one is referring to residential leases and the other is referring to business leases.

The problem is that it's hard to write laws or zoning codes around things like common sense, good taste and "fugly".

But who says one entity won't buy them all? Happened on East 4th. Happened on East Bank.

I think there's too much pessimism around extending the boardwalk south. Right now, NONE of those buildings have operating restaurants. Even if they're redeveloped, it's unlikely that all of them would turn into restaurants. But even if they did, whoever's redeveloping them would have to say "Would it be better to have private back porch seating or extend that boardwalk to potentially expose more people to the restaurant?" Saying "Because many business owners are incapable of seeing beyond their own fingers. The idea of giving up some of their private space for public use isn't one that will go over well..." is a bit cynical. Fairmout and Wolstein didn't do that when they rebuilt the Flats East Bank project. Many business owners understand marketing and how a boardwalk like that crossing right in front of their property could be financially beneficial.

Wait, Intesa is going to include a Target store?! :)

Man, that's a really cool building. But the only use that seems to make sense would be performing arts. And who has the money in the arts community to buy and upkeep that building? PlayhouseSquare, but they've really focused their efforts downtown (as they should).

Why?

At least you'll have people walking down Rockwell to get from the Drury parking garage to the Drury hotel.

They're interested in the southwest corner of West 65th and Detroit. The old offices of Matt Zone. They also want to sell beer, so there's a petition floating around out there to allow for the liquor license variance.

I never realized what a hulking structure the Justice Center is until the Hilton project started. Next to the Justice Center, the Hilton looks downright dainty!

I really think one of the reasons the downtown Cleveland casino isn't doing better is because of ThistleDown. It's just too close to Cleveland and draws potential patrons away. I wish they would have moved it to Akron, but oh well. I guess, jobs?

Names only stick if they properly convey the area you're referring to and if enough people use them. So the fact that we're discussing Hingetown and SOLO is proof that those names are valid and serve their purpose. If a name really shouldn't be used, it will happen naturally: people won't know what you're talking about and so others will stop using it.

Don't put it on Euclid. The tree mortality rate on Euclid is through the roof.

I agree there should not be parking space requirements tied into new urban developments. But I also think that even if they weren't required, developers would still build those spaces because that's what most people want. Unless you're talking some form of subsidized housing.

There are loans and tax incentives available for rehabs.

Fat Head's is planning to build a brewery in Ohio City. You heard it here first.

Yet that does not mean there can't be cooperative as well as competitive (for the consumer) options nearby. And the "local" selection at the West Side Market really isn't that great. Most of the produce is from the same food warehouse, trucked in from all over the country (and beyond).

"The suites range from studios costing $995 monthly to two-bedrooms costing $2,700." $995/month is pretty high for a studio around here.

I thought this was a great story, poorly constructed. This was an important fact that I wish they would have further explained. Well, it's a paid placement or "Sponsor Content" so that's probably why.

I noticed the public housing building around 1529-1535 West 25th Street is boarded up. Are they tearing it down?