Map Boy

Going to check both out this week... can't wait!

Anyone privy to the materials disposal/reuse plans related to the demo? I'm assuming that because this is a LEED ND project that it will be done appropriately. I also hope APOC can get in there first!

well, thank you for considering me, MapBoy'sTwoSense!

Blinker has 9 stars, so I'm going to lean towards his hearsay!

Huzzah! Capitol Theatre at Gordon Square gets $1.5 million City Council loan Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Henry J. Gomez Plain Dealer Reporter Cleveland City Council on Monday night approved a $1.5 million loan to help transform the old Capitol Theatre on the West Side into an independent movie house. The Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization is tackling the project, which is expected to cost more than $6 million...

There are several UO members who have bought in Battery Park, but I can't remember if we have any future/current Avenue District resident representation here? Am I forgetting anyone?

Building 5 in the NRV recently received LEED Gold certification. The whole complex received LEED Silver. I'd say that's a step in the right direction!

First, I think they look fine as they are, but I can understand your desire to see more color. Second, there may be restrictions on what you can/can't attach to the facade of a historic building, especially if you use the City's Storefront Renovation Program to help pay for the rehab. Historical accuracy is often paramount in these decisions. Third, the uplighting does great things with the building at night, as does the stores' interior lighting. Letting the shops and the structure do the talking is a nice touch. And yes, the alternative may be some bland, monotonous awnings like you see across the street!

I think I promised some recent pictures... these are from about two weeks ago already, but hey, they're better than nothing! The former Lou's Furniture building... recently rehabbed by DSCDO. The upper floors are affordable lofts and the ground floor is ripe for a retail tenant! Real Deal leathers... in the footprint of the Near West Theater project... it's needed for a plaza entry Gordon Square Arcade, home to offices, retail & service tenants, plus two floors of affordable apartments: Detroit Avenue from W. 67th to W. 64th is filling up with tenants and the streetscape project (which goes beyond this zone) is about to begin! New retail along the south side of Detroit, including the soon-to-open Luxe! More of this stretch, including Room Service, DuoHome, Kitsch City, and the Detroit Studio: The Kennedy Building, home to the scrumptious Gypsy Beans & Baking Co. Stone Mad, pre-opening:

Circle 118 and the Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, which bracket the CDC's property, should do wonders to improve the urban form & pedestrian nature on this end of Euclid Avenue. Both have now received final approval from City Planning and the local design review committee and should be picking up serious steam soon!

The Azerbaijan Garden is nearing completion, with a massive sculptural element ready to be unveiled and a new signage wall just installed. Meanwhile, across the street, the Serbian Garden is quickly taking shape. Two more gardens, the Native American and Liberty Veterans Memorial, will be installed on adjacent sites in the near future.

Really? I took it as a sarcastic jab at the Rite Aid's bland design. And in reference to an earlier question about the Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, no changes worth mentioning were presented... just refinements of architectural details, materials, etc.

yikes, I'd never seen that before! I knew there were a lot of old apartment buildings on these blocks from my review of sanborn (fire) maps from the early 1900s, but it's more powerful when you see an actual photograph...

Detroit-Shoreway (the neighborhood and the CDC) is a model for this range of price points on new construction single-family homes. You've got Battery Park that has its own range of price points, pricier developments that overlook the lake (Lake Pointe) and have had strong resale #s over the years, and then small developments like the ones along Bridge Avenue and points south, including the Eco-Village (not so small) and the in-progress Green Cottages. That's without addressing the rental and existing housing stock. I think D-S is one of the better composed districts as far as housing stock goes. Lots of strength and building, but still plenty of opportunity for those with lesser means.

I was in there last year on a Saturday around 10 AM and promptly had a beer thrust into my hand. I liked the service, but wasn't smitten with the suits. I'd go back again, though, and I'm glad to hear they're investing in their current space!

I take my 6-month-old everywhere with me! She's been to Bar Cento, GLBC, and... well, yeah, I don't get out much anymore, but still, I feel comfortable with taking her to the right types of bars. If there was smoking, no way.

wow, sounds great!

agreed... that will be exciting. and it should take some of the attention away from station features that are already looking tarnished! :evil:

I was going to do a drawing, but it'll have to be later. My point is that you can extend the WFL further north and bring it down to grade before making the loop east and south. that way, you can have an at-grade crossing that would allow you to enter the site on the north and perhaps the east off of W. 9th. That would leave only the west and south sides walled in.

there's plenty of land around the WFL loop that would allow them to bring the loop down to surface grade quicker and create a more open area for development. Not doing this now will be a huge mistake for a long time to come. But I'm sure the people who are working on this full-time have already figured that out!

In the new building or in the building above the book store?

Guv, (you probably already know this, but others may not) there is a bike parking ordinance going through City Hall right now. It's geared towards lots and garages, though, and not specific buildings. So, if a building has a lot, they'll need to provide accommodations for bikes at a rate of one bike space for every 20 car spaces. This will apply to all new parking permits, while existing lots/garages will have two years to comply. I noticed that house coming down last week across from Stone Mad and wondered what it was all about. Another one came down the same day on W. 58th, near Detroit. Not sure the cause of that one. Not happy about either one! I'm psyched to go check this place out... Do you think they'll have pub trivia??? It seems like the perfect place and I'm looking to join a league!

"mill & fill" is what I hear. I suppose that does not entail the full treatment that the rest of the corridor received... rebar reinforced concrete and what not. But I'm not exactly sure what it does mean.

A few shots of new stations in University Circle, where the stations will be curbside: Adelbert Road Station: Cornell Road Station: Some prominent above-ground utility boxes:

Next week's agenda is now up: http://www.universitycircle.org/content/design_review_district.asp