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In either Ohio City or Detroit Shoreway, the Shoreway is just as accessible (perhaps more so) as I-90. You're right about access points in Detroit Shoreway, 8Shades, and in Ohio City you simply take W. 25th north to the entrance there. It would be perhaps another 5-10 minutes longer than the commute from Edgewater. I will leave the Lakewood question to someone more knowledgeable, though of course we would prefer to have him in the city! :) P.S. Peabody -- to get the direct link for a PURE listing, right-click on "View Details" and select "Open in a new window (or tab)." The direct link will then be displayed.

Christorra, excellent letter. Diplomatic and well-written. You should send it to the letters department of the Plain Dealer too: [email protected]. I think they may be planning a section of letters about the tower soon, as they called me about possibly publishing my letter.

^X and 3231, have you both made your opinions known to the planning commission and/or county commissioners? It doesn't take much longer than typing out a response on Urban Ohio. ;)

I thought this article from Detroit would be of interest, especially in light of the new study that's been commissioned of retail possibilities on lower Euclid. Detroit core is ripe for stores Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News March 30, 2007 City leaders are wielding a new crop of data -- showing downtown Detroit is more affluent and populated than previously thought -- to aggressively lure more stores to the area, said Roger Penske, the auto magnate and chairman of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. "There are more people living downtown, they earn more money than previously thought," Penske told 800 business and community leaders Wednesday at the Downtown Detroit Partnership Luncheon. "And guess what? The surrounding neighborhoods are hungry for more retail and service opportunities." Among the facts: The $59,300 average income of downtown residents is 33 percent higher than shown in previous census data. Penske also noted that three market studies show downtown and adjacent neighborhoods have far more economic potential than census data indicates. The studies were released in the past year by the University of Michigan, Katherine Beebe & Associates and most recently, Social Compact. Penske praised Washington-based Social Compact's "leading-edge technology" that used data such as private and public tax assessor records, credit card transactions and building permits to determine the area's economic worth. Social Compact data maintains downtown could support a grocery store of more than 125,000 square feet. Currently, no store serving downtown Detroit is larger than 10,000 square feet, Social Compact said. (The average grocery store is the United States was 45,000 square feet in 2005, according to the Food Market Institute, an industry research group.) In an earlier interview, Detroit Economic Growth Corp. President George Jackson acknowledged his agency is using the data to lure retailers. "We're talking. We're talking," Jackson said. "And that's different from before, when we would call them and they would politely listen. Now they actually sit down and talk to us and are taking us seriously. They even call us now." The data also is being used by Olympia Development, which controls significant downtown property. Olympia President Atanas Ilitch said last fall he hopes at least two retailers and an upscale grocery store will build on Ilitch-owned parking lots around Comerica Park baseball stadium and the Fox Theatre complex. New retailers also could open in the stadium complex and the Fox. Those discussions still are under way, said Karen Cullen, spokeswoman for Ilitch Holdings, the parent company of Olympia Development, though she didn't know the specifics. Ilitch was out of town and unavailable for comment. Thursday's luncheon was held primarily to promote the upcoming Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, which returns to the city after a five-year absence, and other summer events taking place downtown. The Grand Prix will be Labor Day weekend and is part of "Three Days in the D," along with the Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit Football Classic and Michigan State Fair. "We're excited about the Belle Isle race," Penske said. "It will be like a Super Bowl to us every year." STATS: 74,300 Population of downtown and adjacent neighborhoods 80,500 Number of downtown workers $59,300 Average income of downtown Detroit resident $38.1 million Purchasing power of residents of downtown and adjacent neighborhoods for groceries. Source: Claritas and Social Compact

I'm one of the immigrants from NYC. :) I'd go out on a limb and say some of that immigration is due to the skyrocketing costs of living there. I think we could easily do a lot more poaching from New York with a smart marketing campaign. Thanks for the map, Matches.

Larchmere (one block north of the square) has some new construction but I think it's all for-sale.

Wow. This finally got me to get off my butt and fire off some letters. I wrote the county commissioners, the City planning commission members and the PD. By the way, the e-mails for Cimperman and Kuri are bad. Try these: Joe Cimperman - [email protected] Lillian Kuri - [email protected] Here's what I wrote. Nothing fancy, but serviceable. I encourage all forumers to write some letters now, before it's too late. To lose this building would be such a waste. Planning Commission Members: I am writing to express my outrage at the recent vote of the County Commissioners to demolish the Breuer Tower for the new County Headquarters project. The building is Marcel Breuer's only skyscraper -- a unique building by one of the last century's most important architects. It is also in pristine condition, having been continuously guarded and climate-controlled even during its vacancy. Many people may consider it ugly now, but tastes change. The Hippodrome on Euclid Avenue, the old Hollenden Hotel, many buildings in the Warehouse District -- all were considered "ugly" and disposable at one time, and we now mourn their loss. Much has been made of the fact that a new building to replace the Breuer tower would follow sustainable, "green" building principles. Yet to demolish a building in perfect working condition is the antithesis of everything the sustainability movement aims to accomplish. Renovating the building would also save at least $20 million over the cost of building a new one. To tear down the Breuer tower would waste taxpayers' money and do a disservice to the architectural heritage not only of this city, but of the world. Please do everything in your power to save it.

Is this the first non-Italian-themed restaurant on Murray Hill?

City enjoys economic bounce NCAA tourney left $25 million, organizers say Thursday, April 05, 2007 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter The NCAA Women's Final Four was a slam dunk for Cleveland, which stands to gain more than $25 million from the collegiate basketball tournament, according to organizers. Large contingents of fans from Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina and Tennessee filled thousands of hotel rooms and ate, drank and shopped their way through town. Organizers believe the four competing universities produced more than 20,000 fans in addition to their teams, coaches, cheerleaders and band members... www.cleveland.com

Restaurants? That's the one thing Euclid already has.

^Bite your tongue! The Unitarians would never be involved in anything so tacky. No, this is an evangelical church. (shudder) The guy who's starting it is currently involved in an evangelical church in North Olmsted. He and his wife moved to the Warehouse District for the express purpose of starting a ministry in downtown Cleveland. There's a Web site -- http://www.gatewaycleveland.com/

Hudson's mayor touting tax sharing He sees the region as everyone's future Friday, March 30, 2007 Thomas Ott Plain Dealer Reporter Hudson - Why would the mayor of a wealthy community like Hudson call for cities to share taxes? Mayor William A. Currin believes the answer is simple: Hudson's prosperity depends on the region's fortunes, and the region's prospects are so dismal that leaders need to consider radical ideas - like sharing taxes. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

The Montessori school should go in the old Cleveland School for the Arts. Then the School of the Arts can build new elsewhere instead of knocking down their beautiful building.

Once unveiled, marketing alliance effort will get plenty of face time With Cleveland as anchor, region will be emphasis By JOHN BOOTH Crain's 6:00 am, March 26, 2007 Nearly a year in the making, the new regional branding campaign of the Greater Cleveland Marketing Alliance is almost ready to be revealed. And while officials remain mum about taglines and logos, when the lid does come off, the results will be all over the place... www.crainscleveland.com

CMHA's retail proposal draws scant interest By STAN BULLARD Crain's The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority received one bid to develop a shopping center on a five-acre parcel adjoining its controversial planned headquarters at East 80th Street and Kinsman Road in Cleveland. Great Lakes Resources of Cleveland submitted the only bid the public housing authority received by 5 p.m. last Friday, March 23, said George Phillips, CMHA executive director, shortly after the bidding closed. Great Lakes Resources, a specialist in urban retail projects, proposed paying the authority $825,000 for five acres to develop a 52,000-square-foot center, or leasing 3.25 acres from the authority to build a 21,000-square-foot center. http://crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/FREE/70326008

Any word on when the Graduate Administration building will open? Who are the ground floor tenants? A restaurant?

Actually, it's part of the District of Design. The District stretches from about E. 12th to the railroad tracks (E. 39th-ish), and from St. Clair to Prospect.

You must not be looking very hard. The PD actually does an OK job covering development. Click the "View today's print headlines" link on the front page -- there's often a story or two there. Anyway, why are you bothering with Cleveland.com? Anything relevant is posted on Urban Ohio.

People say that, but I don't buy it. If gas ever hit $4 a gallon (which is what some studies say is the level it would need to reach to inspire any noticeable change in consumption), I think we'd finally be motivated to find alternative fuels that would allow us to continue our car-dependent lifestyle. That process is already underway as gas prices inch up, actually.

There was discussion of this on WCPN Friday. The audio is here: http://www.wcpn.org/podcast/audio/2007/03/0323soi.mp3

^LOL

FYI, this was on page A1, above the fold. Tough news week for Cleveland.

Christopher's, the men's store in the ground floor of the BP building on Euclid, is going out of business.

It's quite a striking place. Quintessential south. Haven't been in years.

I just heard today that the city's next comprehensive plan, now being finalized, will recommend an urban farm at E. 59th-ish between Chester and Euclid. It's a large vacant parcel. It would be similar to what Boston does with urban farming -- a program where dozens of local youth are employed to maintain the farm and harvest and sell the food on site, with the surplus going to local food banks. I love this idea, as it would create a considerable number jobs in Midtown (unlike a bike park), and would use land that is already vacant, rather than tearing down what little remains of our architectural heritage in this corridor.