jjames0408

Although website is not working, the windows were just put in. Something is happening there...it just may be a little delayed:)

Some outside shots of the Allen Theatre construction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjames0408/?saved=1

A few pics of the building: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjames0408/?saved=1

Not necessarily development related....but when Avengers was on E9 the Rotunda was lit and even empty added so much to the area...wonder what it would take to do it each night?

The building is actually quite visible from 90. I pass by it everyday. They just installed windows today....I'll drop by this weekend to snap some pics.

I agree! As someone who nearly refuses to go to the suburbs, I can't wait for new stores to open. It will come full circle. Schools are doing better, real estate is cheaper, people are moving back to the city...retail will follow. Although I can't see a Macy's down there, Kohls could work with their new store format. Steelyard is convenient for quite a large area.

^It's a very strong rumour. Not set in stone but the demographics and foot traffic are there.

Burlington Coat Factory is waiting for another large tenant before they come in...so maybe it's them?

The bridge is just plain unattractive. If there has to be a bridge, it needs to compliment.

Crains Cleveland has a subscriber only article on the Key Bank Center building, but I have not subscribed yet. It says an unknown investor group paid 7.1 million for the building in the recent auction.

It will be so nice to see all of those completed and will help future development. Currently it's so difficult getting to Edgewater from those neighborhoods.

Very interesting seeing all those plans...I had never ran across them before....Garfield Heights??!! Really?!?!

It's quite neat actually! The area is getting really cool one storefront at a time! Hopefully Yellowcake stays around and more affordable hip boutiques join also

^^Let alone how far its come in the past 10 years or so...These next 10 will be fun!! I can't wait to be a part of it.

Excellent videos. I love the passion. We need to get all of us together who love Cleveland and really make a difference!

Nice!! Now that vacant land behind the new townhomes will be filled also if this is successful. Market rate apartments are what Cleveland needs right now, so this should be successful.

I was thinking the same thing...Whiskey Island and Flats West need to be connected to Flats East by a pedestrian/biking bridge. I know one is already planned for Whiskey Island, but both areas area way underserved for pedestrians.

Another article on the impact of filming: "Movies presently being filmed in Cleveland are translating into millions of dollars and thousands of room nights for area hotels, according to the Ohio Department of Development. The films, most of which are taking advantage of the new Ohio Film Tax Credit, could generate close to $5.3 million in economic activity and more than 41,000 room nights, according to an article in HotelNewsNow.com." http://freshwatercleveland.com/inthenews/filmroomnights072811.aspx

I heard that the man who is building it has plenty of money and really wanted that dream home on that property lol

Speaking as someone who lived in the oppressive heat...I have to agree!! Very few people used public transit in Florida unless they had to. You spend months out of the year running from air conditioned place to air conditioned place, not sitting outside waiting for a bus or light rail. The only problem I have with Cleveland in the winter is the lack of snow/ice removal on sidewalks.

From Cleveland.com: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/port_authority_plans_to_buy_th.html#incart_hbx "The Port hopes to buy a three-story brick building at 1100 West Ninth St., at the edge of the Warehouse District. The property sits immediately south of the Port's waterfront property and just east of the Flats East Bank development site."

It also says in there phase 2 is already being designed and starting to look for/get financing

Aquarium has website: http://www.greaterclevelandaquarium.com/summary.html and is listed also on the Nautica Entertainment district website: http://www.nauticaflats.com/venues/a/Greater-Cleveland-Aquarium . It is still showing a completion date of fall 2011

Disgusting...We can rename that stretch Parking Garage Way...thankfully, tho, there are plenty of buildings to rehab on Prospect.

A couple pics of the W 25th/Jay building improvements... http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjames0408/