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While the design is pretty boring, it will be an improvement for that portion of Lorain. Good to see that St. Ignatius continues to improve as an academic institution.

^that's because Blinker12 is doing his best 'Titanic/i'm king of the world' impression.

I'm not sure this instance would qualify as brain drain.

After Zen Salon moves from 28th and Lorain to the "Today's Fashion's' location, I heard that it will be replaced by a yoga studio.

JP!!!!

^on Sunday, three guys broke into an industrial business close to my home to steal some metal. Cops nabbed 'em!

^so, this really isn't that great. If you need to change planes, then I don't see why it is such an advantage over connecting through any other large international hub city. Maybe its cheaper and the timing works out a bit better.

they do have design review I've heard that the only keeping the Flats Oxbow Association alive is that the executive director is independently weather and does not charge members fees to keep the association alive. Additionally, I read in a recent news letter that the design review of the Flats Oxbow approved awnings for the renovated cantina building. It went on to say that the developer nor the city/public do not want the awnings. What's with that??

So that's where they put "The Thinker" during the Cleveland Art Musuem's renovations!

isn't 250,000 just for the medical mart alone? I think the above numbers consider only a non-medical mart affiliated structure.

I've heard that the Flats-Oxbow is pretty much a useless organization (and most people in the Flats realize that). I don't think that their master plan would necessarily carry much weight.

can we add it to the thread that KJP created?

There are some people who will say your sister-in-law's house is in a nice neighborhood and others that will say that its in a neighborhood that is very susceptible to decline (or already is in a state of decline). If you were to rank the neighborhoods of CH, that neighborhood would be in the bottom half of the rankings, imo. I put it in that position mainly because there are so many charming areas around the Cedar-Lee, Coventry and Cedar-Fairmount commercial districts.

Why yes, I do believe that there is an organization that will be taking a good look at this. ;) That organization is represented on UO.

We'll have to wait until the new Case president gets her office situated before hearing something. They still need to balance their budget, but she theoretically is supportive of this project.

From what I understand, there were some serious upgrades that were made to this building that have lead to the high maintenance costs. Its a grand, gorgeous complex that was built just after WWI.

mods, can we merge? pretty please.

Wow, the strip district sure is attracting a lot of residential development! Maybe Larry Flynt will sell the air-rights above his new club for some additional residential towers. ;)

It seems like a lot of these murders occur between 2am and 4am.

I'm beginning to think that I wouldn't be surprised to one day hear that a young architect has walked into City Architecture's lobby with a bomb... ;)

Nope. If I have some time, I could try and post a map.

^^its getting to the point where we need a general Flats thread. There are now four major developments in the Flats (Wolstein, Stonebridge, lower Old River Road, and now this). This project would be located on the land along the river that is just to the south of the RTA bridge. Its one giant surface lot right now. The city had wanted to use this land for the Canal Basin Park, but is now looking to work with the developer so that the land along the river is still accessible to the public (and the towpath).

264 more condos slated for Flats Willoughby Hills developer hopes to break ground on first of four high rises in spring Flats Oxbow Association By JAY MILLER 4:30 am, July 16, 2007 A development group led by Russell Berzin of Franklyn Development Co. is planning to replace a parking lot with a $50 million, 264-unit riverfront condominium complex in the Flats along Columbus Road south of the Carter Road bridge. Mr. Berzin said the four high-rise buildings in the as-yet-unnamed complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units in prices tentatively set in a range comparable to those at the nearby Stonebridge development. Condominium units in Stonebridge Plaza, a just-completed condominium building, run from $153,000 to $529,000. Cleveland City Council last week approved a rezoning of the property from general industry to downtown residential. Mr. Berzin said final engineering drawings will be completed shortly, and he hopes to break ground on the first building next spring. The complex, designed by Paul Volpe of City Architecture Inc., would bring new housing construction to a section of the Flats that is predominantly parking lots and old railroad depots. Mr. Berzin said the plan is to start with a nine-story building with 55 units on seven floors over two levels of parking. The second building would be identical, while the third building would have a total of 13 floors and the fourth would have 12 floors. He said all the suites will have views of the Cuyahoga River. “The concept was that as we get up in the air, we’ll also have a view across to the lake in some instances,” Mr. Berzin said. Like any new housing in Cleveland, these units will be eligible for 100% tax abatement for 15 years. Mr. Berzin said he and his partners paid nearly $2 million for the three-acre site in 1999. It had been owned by Sherwin-Williams Co. Since 2001, after buildings were demolished and the land cleared, the property has been a parking lot. Mr. Berzin’s partners include Joel Cole, president of Network Parking, and real estate investors Hal LaPine and Michael Miller. Mr. Berzin’s Franklyn Development, a family business in Willoughby Hills that he took over from his late father, has developed single-family home communities in eastern Cuyahoga County, Lake County and Florida. Tom Newman, executive director of Flats Oxbow Association, the neighborhood development group, has not yet seen plans for the project so he was reluctant to evaluate it. “I think it’s appropriate for the site,” Mr. Newman said after hearing the project discussed at the City Council hearing. “City Architecture has a pretty good track record, and I’m sure it will be wonderful.” Mr. Berzin’s project joins the Wolstein Group’s Flats East Bank development and K&D Group’s expansion of the Stonebridge complex as major residential construction efforts planned for the Flats. K&D last year announced it plans to add 1,200 units to Stonebridge in the next five years, including 130 townhouses in the near term. The developer is just completing the 108-condominium Stonebridge Plaza, bringing to 600 the number of units it has built in the Flats since 1999. Wolstein Group’s Flats East Bank development is projected to include 300 housing units. With developers planning so many new housing units in the neighborhood, the Flats is bucking the generally sluggish housing market. “There’s probably a stronger market for new construction there than in most of the region,” said Keith Brown, president of Progressive Urban Real Estate, which is marketing the Stonebridge complex. Mr. Brown said the Flats attracts residents from across a broad range of demographic groups. “It’s across the board, it’s extremely diverse,” he said. “Professional would be the commonality there.

I heard the Russian dude is going to build a $2 billion Strip Mall of America!

My wife is a doctor at the Clinic. They get a lot of bizarre cases that other hospitals can't figure out. I am amazed at how many out of state people go to the Clinic.