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The Roundstone Insurance space at 15422 Detroit is going back to a church! Kings Church announced on their Instagram this week they’ve purchased the building. King's started in Lakewood at the Masonic Temple and for the past few years has been doing services at the Civic Auditorium, but looks like this’ll be their new permanent home.

At least these feel like wins: Fresh resurfacing of the sidewalk/path 5 feet of additional width The City taking responsibility for maintaining the path (instead of individual homeowners paying for patchwork maintenance on their sidewalks) Will be nice to see forestry dept. bring in appropriate replacements as you mention...

Noticed some zoning changes with Council today, looks like we will be squeezing 11 units against the Norfolk Southern tracks between Thoreau and Donald.

Pedestrian hybrid beacons like the HAWK are really for mid-block usage; the MUTCD even recommends they are at least 100 feet away from an intersection. Using non-standard signals and phases inside an intersection are likely to throw drivers off even more...

Bummed to hear Meijer pulled out for their plans to have something like a Fairfax Market in Lakewood

Liberty's original plan was these 16 townhomes - if the plan doesn't make sense anymore with 2023 economics, we may be watching the grass grow here for a while.

Largely depends who's the "We" we're talking about... For Chase I'm sure they didn't want the risks/hassle... Sticking to single-use likely saved years of negotiation, working around zoning regulations, solving for required parking minimums, more complicated financing, etc.

Docket No. 04-06-22 - 14615 Detroit Ave. CHASE Bank - Terron Wright, The Architects Partnership, LTD, applicant, requests approval of conditional use permit for the use of a drive-thru ATM lane, pursuant to Section 1129.17 – Supplemental Regulations for Drive-through Facilities. The property is in a C1, Commercial – Office district. (Page 6+) https://www.lakewoodoh.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PCAgenda_080422A.pdf

I think there's precedent for successful integration, and the Rails to Trails Conservancy has had a few nice projects. I think it could be responsibly designed to be safe.

FEB feels like a ghost town on most days, not the most impactful place to stage a protest...

I'm looking forward to this development, I heard he may also develop the Spitzer property further west on a Detroit which would be welcome!

News, at least. The take-offs of Hard Rock Cafe or Margaritaville haven't seemed to have luck locally... (thinking of Alice Cooper's restaurant on 9th, Toby Keith, now Rascal Flatts...) I sensed Flats East Bank was attempting to be a little higher-end, so these cheesy theme franchises felt a little out-of-place to begin with. Looking forward to what's next...

If I'm not mistaken, this looks like this is a refinement to the Beer Garden concept aodk had previously shared. (Between Edwards & Ethel @ Detroit.) https://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/index.ssf/2018/05/new_lakewood_truck_park_bar_pr.html

First I've heard complaints of gridlock. My office is in FEB and I haven't noticed the traffic problem here yet.

Agree 100% that parking charge is hurting businesses. Cleveland suburbanites are not accustomed to paying to park to eat dinner. So many other nearby options (Tremont, Ohio City, Lakewood, etc) where you can use that money for an extra drink or dessert. ?

Here's a video piece done by WKYC on the Flats East bank project with an update on progress to-date. http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/276717/3/See-the-Possible-Flats-East-Bank-project

Could have sworn the office tower was further along...

Did somebody trip over the power cord to the webcam? http://www.flatseast.com/webcam.htm

Is anyone clear on what is high-tech about this fabric? I've seen it mentioned but never explained.

Best idea yet.

Nice photos! Also - I ran across this ancient post today -- sometimes it's nice when the pessimists have to eat their words.

This picture from mrclifton88's June 11 2012 post shows that detail in reality

Was up on the 13th floor (level 16 from the ground) of the Ernst & Young tower yesterday. Views are great from every angle - North Great unobstructed view of Lake Erie West The flats & lighted bridges (which by the way are going out to RFP to get all the lights turned back on) Southeast Downtown skyline, Burke, Browns stadium The final height should be right about 325 feet by the way (from the base ground level - there's a 38 foot difference in grade.) Ernst & Young Tower (Flats East Bank) on Vimeo

I don't remember seeing this video posted here yet. Some great views from Ernst & Young Tower. Flats East Bank Topping Out - Last Beam video tour on Vimeo