nosan_brad

Why do you think only clinic employees can afford that? Look at the product, not the market, the product! If that is the price point they can get, it means that others (landlord, rental company's) have to step up their game. I'm about positive that the 36/sf quoted is office. At least that is how i've interpreted it. And as office space is very tight in UC I doubt any incubators or smaller businesses would be able to pay that price. that is why I was suspecting some bigger players.

Does anyone think they can actually get $36/sf? That would be fantastic, but if they dont have any big names in there who would be willing to pay that price (clinic/uh) etc., who do they think will pay that? I would love to see it happen though.

Yup PD says "The video will be replayed at 8:45 and 10:30 tonight and Wednesday night." Tonight being Tuesday.

Maybe someone posted a similar picture, but I snapped this as I was driving by the casino last night around 9:30. Its a giant horseshoe that they are clearly going to put somewhere on the outside, but i guess they could put it on the inside if they wanted? sorry for the poor quality and sorry for my unsafe driving habits. Maybe its already up by now. edit: forgot to attach picture.

Is the market not flush with, or going to be flush with hotels in the near future? Do they suspect that because of the close proximity to the medical mart and convention center that this would not be an issue? Furthermore, has anyone considered residential here (apartments), or does this make no sense?

That's pretty awesome. There is some great symbolism in the lighting up of the Market tower and the revitalization of the West 25th (and Ohio City) neighborhoods and the city as a whole.

I really hope the stupid name "Festival Pier" doesn't really get implemented. Makes us sounds like a small town of simpletons. It should be called what it is: E. 9 St. Pier! I agree. I hate any idea relating to this being some sort of attraction. (I also hope that there is no ferris wheel. (is this a joke im missing or actually a proposal?)). The last thing I want to see is a scaled down Navy Pier. If the city is going to go ahead and support it as a nice, mixed use development, we actually want people to live, work and interact with the space. Navy pier does not cater to the people of Chicago and this should not follow in those footsteps. The name "festival pier" implies that its a place for one-time activities and attractions, not necessarily a place to live. Also, does anyone know how the city is working with developers? Or what the process behind that would be? Lastly, Sorry for making this my first post in 2 years or so. I've been creeping on UO since then but I finally moved back to Ohio this last year and should be returning to Cleveland by December (if I can get my thesis done by then! Fingers crossed!)

in response to that. you could designate a stretch of euclid avenue, lets say e. 12th to e. 55th as a tif district. The TIFs in Chicago are not necessarily small in scope either. And if two tif districts touch one another you can move funds from one to another (kind of a sneaky practice). Besides helping out with basic public utilities (curbsides etc) as you were mentioning, the city of Chicago uses them extremely liberally. They will will finance a build out of a new business or pay a decent amount of the development cost in order to attract businesses to a blighted area. (problems arise with issues of gentrification in mixed use areas). TIFS have to usually apply to something that would support the public good (parks etc.) Chicago extends the meaning of public good to private businesses because they theoretically help the public when developing the economy of a neighborhood. Euclid ave could be a decent area because it is largely commercial and the city is looking to bring businesses into the area. I think they could act as a great incentive for developers and business. for more information check out the wikipedia page on tax increment financing. if you want to see the large scope of area covered by TIFS in chicago, check this map out. http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=Planning+And+Development%252FWest%252FI+Want+To&deptMainCategoryOID=-536886114&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Planning+And+Development&topChannelName=Dept&contentOID=536941458&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do&context=dept

First post here so forgive me if its been talked about. Does anybody know if they designated Euclid or at least a stretch of it as a TIF zone? Furthermore do you know anything about Cleveland´s success rate with TIFS? I currently study in Chicago (though originally from the east side suburbs of Cleveland) and I became familiar with TIFS via my urban geography classes and because Chicago is notorious for implementing them. Though controversial it seems that Chicago has implemented them effectively in some cases. (if we are going to rate effectiveness/success on creating a walkable, livable neighborhood that has incentives for new business´.)