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I lived in a rental in Royal Oak in 2000. When I found out that the house was in foreclosure, I told the landlord that i wasn't going to be the last month's rent. He was holding my $1000 security deposit and I knew that I wasn't goin to get that back.

BrancatellU?? Nice error.

Second phase? Which building is the second phase? I thought that they were on the 5th phase. Carol, any word on how the Clinton Courts are doing? I heard that the most expensive unit (of the 5) sold pretty quickly.

How many townhomes have sold or pre-sold so far?

..especially considering that Euclid is not going to be a main thoroughfare for cars once the Silver Line is complete.

what was the gist of the 'shout out'?

Sandvick is the area's leading architect for rehab projects.

The engineering work is just about to begin on the section that'll connect the current northern terminus to Steelyard Commons. It looks like construction will start in 2009. The money is already in hand.

^I think that there will be a stop on East 12th

Great news! Good to see some big projects in Cleveland get some help. Atrium Building--I wouldn't be surprised to see an announcement soon regarding this project. I've heard that KD wants to turn it into condos.

This map only contains the neighborhoods inside the municipal boundaries of Cleveland. Cleveland Hts is just to the east of the "University" sector.

Good thing that we have Tucker around.

Another Ignatius grad here. Class of 92. I grew up in West Park, moved away for 10+ years, and have now settled in Ohio City for the long term with the wife and kid(s).

^if anyone knows that off hand, I'll buy them a 6-pack of Christmas Ale.

I worked for Service Merchandise for a short while in Nashville before it folded. Oh, thank GOD my southern wife prefers cities to the suburban south!

^Sohio ProCare I can still see a Sohio sign at the Edgewater marina docks. The boats can still gas up at a Sohio.

^awesome. I love it. What year was that? Sometimes its hard to remember that certain things that are now gone. Its easier to remember the things from my childhood that are still here: Malley's. Maybe its the fact that all our school fundraisers involved selling malley's; maybe its because one of the Malley's daughters took a liking to me; or maybe its because that store on Madison is so quintessential.

MasterCard just called me (last week) to ask if I had spent $300 in Syracuse, NJ and $2000 in DC. I didn't. Its nice to know that they will believe me without having to jump through a bunch of hoops.

I think that Ohio City is a mixed bag. Here are some observations: In some people's minds, the area totally gentified a while ago. Therefore, they see poverty and think that the area is on a downward trend. I think that the presence of a few nice restaurants gives outsiders the impression that the area has come farther than it really has. This is why when they see poverty on the streets they think that the sky has fallen on the OC. In other people's minds, it is an area that has been steadily gentrifying for a while. I, myself, notice that there is a steady march towards the renovation of the existing housing stock. The change is slow, but its there. I also see a lot of homes that are on the market for a long time. i also see some homes sell very very quickly. Newly-constructed housing that is maintenance-free and provides secured parking sells very well. Older properties where you still have to tend to your garden are not as desireable, even if they are really beautiful. Fact: The OC lost population between 1990 and 2000. The OC gained back that population by 2003. Fact: Crime is down (as of 2005). Fact: As of today, a $300,000 home across the street from my house sold in two weeks. :)

Yeah, but the sorts of residents that we have lost since 1972 are not the types of residents who were committing homicides.

I saw in an arictle today that Cleveland had 333 murders in 1972. Wow, i can't even imagine that.

By looking at the presales, the project is off to a very good start.

Ok, I guess that the penthouse will be two levels. That would make it 10 stories.

Nine.

^Or the Civic Innovation Lab.