dave68

I believe the large horseshoe is for the top of the higbee building the original renderings show one on the public square side and one on the prospect corner

Brilliant! I believe this project will exceed expectations!

Firenze98 Thank you for the amazing set of photos. I am envious of your tour.

The led billboard doesn't look bad. The only thing that I find interesting is the angle of the parking structure detail makes the frame feel off kilter. It has always felt to be a design flaw.

Has anyone noticed the webcam images of the medical mart's official website the roof has a big question mark. Does anyone know what this is for?

I agree the flags are under scaled. They need to be redone to the size featured in the initial renderings

I hope this project happens.

I second that. I miss the tower lit top to bottom.

Does anyone know what the status is with the exterior facade restore of The Public Auditorium? It appears the work has finished but there seems to be a lot of missing stone repair.

http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2012/04/video-sneak-peek-inside-cmas-spectacular-new-atrium-with-director-david-franklin/ check out the new atrium video. The facade of the 1912 building looks amazing.

I completely agree with the excitement/grandeur the lighting provides for the gem on Public Square.

Musky That is an old image with the Cleveland Aquarium as part of FEB. I think this component is dead with the completion of the Greater Cleveland Aquarium on the west bank

Thanks for the photographs. I am disappointed in the streetlamp fixtures. I wish they had either gone with what was originally chosen or went with the historic euclid streetlamp style

Also of note, Has anyone noticed the change of height to the Ernst and Young office tower. On the flats east bank website it now states the tower is 23 stories high compare to the 18 stories we have been told before.

I sure wish the E 6th awning facade was restored to its original glory http://csudigitalhumanities.org/exhibits/items/show/4495

Their facebook page states it will take 8 days per floor to install the curtain wall system to the steel frame. There are additional construction photos on their account.

I will give kudos to Rock Gaming for an absolutely brilliant architectural lighting of The Higbee Building.

check out the great new virtual tour for the medical mart and convention center on the official website. http://www.clevelandmedicalmart.com/ and here

http://www.kainc.com/portfolio/CSU_Global_Sustainable_Center.php I saw this on a website search. There is no information on where this would be located. Does anyone know anything more.

I am very pleased with the precast concrete pattern. At first I was concerned it would be overpowering. The subtle feel is effective and gives a nice energy to the box.

Thanks MayDay. I am interested to see it on a clear day. The panel texture appears lost

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/03/high_rental_prices_at_uptown_apartments_in_university_circle_may_test_rates_at_other_buildings_slideshow.html High rental prices at Uptown apartments in University Circle may test the market (slideshow) This article contains photos of the interiors of the apartments.grocery store.and bookstore

Thanks for sharing your photos. I wish the webcam position would have an additional position on the public auditorium so we could see more of the construction site

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/03/ymca_to_move_downtown_branch_i.html YMCA to move downtown branch into Galleria, taking 30 percent of the former mall's retail space CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The YMCA of Greater Cleveland will move its downtown branch into the Galleria at Erieview, illustrating how developers and tenants are dreaming up creative ways to remake old retail space. A 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, including a three-lane lap pool, will fill the southeast section of the glassed-in former mall in downtown Cleveland. Building owner Werner Minshall plans to donate the space to the YMCA, which will undertake a $9 million renovation that could be finished in early 2014. The deal is a much-needed win for an iconic property in a key downtown district.

http://www.medcitynews.com/2012/03/nashville-medical-mart-is-still-alive-planning-for-2014-opening/ Nashville medical mart is still alive, planning for 2014 opening The property developers behind the Nashville, Tennessee medical mart say the project is still moving forward and planning on a 2014 opening. An official with the project told Nashville’s WKRN-TV that about 40 percent of the anticipated space in the Nashville Medical Trade Center was either leased or in the final stages of leasing. Project backers need signed leases covering about 60 percent of the space before they can secure the financing to begin construction. Cleveland Scene reported last week that the Nashville project was dead, but a Nashville spokesman denied it at the time. The latest TV interview by David Osborn, general manager for the Nashville medical mart, was likely aimed at squelching that rumor.