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I have no clue what you guys are talking about. Where are these 'demising walls'. All I see is a giant power center (and one pretty cool looking steel factory behind it).

Here are the 2006 rankings for children's hospitals. Why fly to Cincy? The south has never been known for having good hospitals and Cincy probably has some child burn specialist or there may be a family connection. 1 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 47.7 2 Children's Hospital Boston 43.6 3 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 26.7 4 Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland 16.4 5 Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 15.6 6 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp. of Columbia and Cornell 14.7 7 Children's Hospital, Denver 12.9 8 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 12.3 9 Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 11.2 10 Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago 11 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 10.3 12 Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle 8.2 13 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, Calif. 7.8 14 St. Louis Children's Hospital 7.2 15 Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles 7.2 16 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 7.1 17 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis 6.6 18 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 5.8 19 University of California, San Francisco Medical Center 5.5 20 Cleveland Clinic 5.5 21 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 5.0 22 Columbus Children's Hospital

that's a good point, but it appears that MM would like to get into Higbees pretty soon. I doubt that they would want to wait for the county land to become available. EDIT--I just read a conflicting report saying that MM wouldn't come in until the the new cc is built. That contradicts everything we've heard up until now.

What is a 'demising wall'?

Theoretically, I'd love for MM to run the cc. A for-profit enterprise will be motivated to bring in as much business as possible. Is this done in other cities?

They sort of look like they are fleeing. They've probably made it onto E.12th by now. Either that or Zaremba has hired an interesting landscape architect.

^wow Musky, you are really tall!

how long are the council terms in Cincy?

good god, 3 more years of Dimora?!?!

^good point. That leads me to believe that Dimora/Hagan would want to get going with the demo.

I favor the TC site over the current site (but not by much). I think TC offers a lot more to conventioners than the mall site. Overall, I think its better for business to put it at TC. If we simply build a pretty cc, then we'll end up like Pittsburgh.

The only problem is that the development league is not really a minor league. Basketball players don't develop like baseball players. There is a very good chance that no one from the Rio Grande Valley team will ever play in Cleveland.

In all fairness, Volpe's plan for public square was not his. A group from Leadership Cleveland came up with the plan. That said, I would really like to have a few more architecture firms take prominent roles in the city. Whether you like Volpe or not, we need more diversity in our urban projects. From what I'm hearing, the new Kent State School will be playing a more active role in the city. Hope that is a positive thing.

They are doing the masterplanning (new streets, etc). They have not been retained to work on any individual structures. As part of this project, the Cleveland Foundation is looking at interesting ways to improve the elementary-age school options for families who would settle in this neighborhood.

^yes

This has been in the planning phases for about two years now. There are a lot of interesting little details that should be coming out regarding this project...

E. Side lures Fla. developer Finch Group’s success at Park Lane Villa leads to proposed mixed-use project in upper Chester area By JAY MILLER 4:30 am, July 9, 2007 Article Removed

Its about time someone in the press reported on this one: E. Side lures Fla. developer Finch Group’s success at Park Lane Villa leads to proposed mixed-use project in upper Chester area By JAY MILLER 4:30 am, July 9, 2007 A joint venture that involves local interests and a Florida real estate developer is preparing to unveil a mixed-use development proposal for the upper Chester Avenue area of Cleveland’s East Side, north of the Cleveland Clinic. Under the plan by Finch Group of Boca Raton, Fla., and Heartland/HKS Consultants, new housing and retail development would be integrated among existing homes and commercial buildings in the area bounded by East 89th and East 101st streets and Chester and Hough avenues. Heartland/HKS Consultants is a partnership between Heartland Developers LLC and HKS Consultants. Heartland Developers, led by developer Gordon Priemer, has built residential projects in Cleveland and the inner suburbs. HKS Consultants is headed by former Cleveland City Council member Helen K. Smith. Ms. Smith said architect Paul Volpe of City Architecture Inc. in Cleveland is within weeks of finishing a master plan for the area, but she was reluctant to go into detail “because nothing is finalized.” Ms. Smith could not say how much acreage was involved, in part because the developers do not anticipate acquiring all the property in the target area. Once the master plan is in place and the developers commit to moving forward, the first phase would be on the block of Chester between East 93rd and East 97th streets. Cleveland City Council last month authorized the rezoning of a stretch of upper Chester from residential to retail. At the same time, City Council approved the sale to Finch Group of seven properties that had been abandoned and retained by the city within the rezoned area and beyond. Wesley Finch, chairman of Finch Group, said the plan is to have retail along Chester with housing running along the side streets. Mr. Finch cautioned that the project is “in the planning stage and nothing is set in stone.” But, he added, “I would expect that the first phase, because of the requirement for critical mass, to be in excess of 100 dwelling units.” Signs of support The area of upper Chester came to the attention of Finch Group because of the company’s redevelopment beginning last year of the Park Lane Villa apartment building on East 101st Street. Mr. Finch said the first tenants already are moving into Park Lane and that units are renting faster than he had anticipated. Mr. Finch said he believes the large number of well-paid workers at the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland are a good base for residential development. Daryl Rush, Cleveland’s director of community development, said the initiative would be consistent with the city’s goal of redeveloping housing in that neighborhood. He said it would be an important element of the city’s 2020 Citywide Plan, the city’s master plan for development. The city’s five-year capital budget includes $2.5 million for infrastructure development for the upper Chester area. Mr. Rush described that number as “a placeholder,” but said the city is committed to improving the neighborhood’s infrastructure as new development unfolds. Councilwoman Fannie Lewis, whose ward includes the upper Chester area, supports the project. Many of the properties in the target area are vacant and owned by the Cleveland Clinic, the city of Cleveland or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ms. Smith said other properties are in the hands of private owners whose properties would not be acquired. “An awful lot of the real estate is in really good shape,” she said. In a statement e-mailed last week to Crain’s, the Clinic said it “supports the efforts of the Upper Chester redevelopment initiatives and continues to keep its options open relative to the property it owns in the Upper Chester neighborhood.” Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove last year told The Plain Dealer that the medical center’s plans would dovetail with whatever is planned for the area north of Chester.

I just ran by BP. They have already pre-sold three of the gateway townhomes across the street from the ones that they are still building.

I'm not surprised to see that Ferchill has given up on his Scranton project. It was a bit too isolated for the today's market. Its great to hear that the County project could leverage some residential development and save a perfectly good building on Euclid.

^That has to be a mistake. There's no way to fit a convention center there. They could fit a medical mart there, but not a convention center.

^Good lord, there are tons of these places on Lorain. The Antiques in the Bank is a gold mine. I'm going there for an old door tomorrow afternoon. Its at 4133 Lorain Ave. by the way, if you can't find something, just ask the attendant. They have an entire building next door that serves as a warehouse.

^as the Map Boy official spokesperson: The Arcade was the perfect spot for such a Good Day. He's got some other good news as well. ;)

1/2 of the units are sold? That's pretty good. Hopefully they can soon after get started on the next phase.

Where's Cleveland Public Art when you need them? ;)