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I expect the replacement to be just as pedestrian unfriendly as the current buildings due to safety requirements. Retail along the sidewalk just doesn't seem likely. Raised first floor, set back from the sidewalk, with bollards.

Timeline aside, who are the likely candidates? Stark and Weston own a bunch of lots here. I bet Stark has his hands full with Crocker and the coming Gateway projects. I remember Millenia was looking to move their headquarters downtown. At the time they said they were looking to own not lease.

Buildings older and in worse shape are frequently remodeled into modern space (office or residential). I don't disagree with your point, but the reward for decades of poor (or no) maintenance should not be a bottomless pit of money. Admittedly I've been in the complex only a couple times, but it seemed no worse than most other buildings of that age. Certainly nothing that warranted a full scale rebuild.

As much as I hate the complex, I can't get behind spending $500 million on new digs when the current building is barely 40 years old. These structures were built to last twice that long.

I hope Welty wasn't just talking about this, which was announced a couple days after the article about them moving to the Flats (this was posted by KJP in the random dev thread): http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150925/NEWS/150929861/glenmede-to-anchor-6-million-office-building-development-at-chagrin

Thanks for the info.

I wonder what's under the glass and metal. It would be great to see them go after historic preservation credits and restore the original facade.

^ Agreed. And the article even mentions most of the space being vacated will be filled with their growing data center business.

I made it through page 10 of the 25 page animation before it locked up the browser tab and crashed. Can't believe any self-respecting web developer (or content publishing site) still uses Flash. The number of units went down slightly. It's now 10 townhomes, ranging from $499k for units in the back to $699k for two units in the front with best lake views.

How much does ride cost affect the demographic actually riding? There was a thread recently in the general transit subforum (can't find the thread) that discussed whether the line's goals should be maximum reinvestment or maximum ridership. I wonder what the demographic looks like of those willing to buy higher priced tickets and how will that affect ridership growth.

Looks like somebody nominated the Tudor building on Juniper for landmark designation -- probably an attempt to block demolition for the CWRU Linsalata Alumni Center. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/09242015/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATIONS ... 2. Frank C. Caine House 11320 Juniper Road Ward 9 Conwell

Looks good except for the painted up brick pavers. I'd rather they left the street alone. Thumbs up for everything else.

The fact is, you're all right. Loss of population in the city, addition of minor league teams in the suburbs, loss of employment and corporate sponsorship downtown, drop in popularity among inner city youths, and mediocre ownership all add up to crappy attendance. The team is playing well. Hopefully it carries into next year if they can't make the playoffs.

What a shame. At least put dormers or something in the new building to make it look somewhat like the original. That looks bad.

I was thinking the same thing. The spotlights are too visible from that angle, like they aren't focused properly toward the bridge, or they need a reflector to redirect the light.

About the lack of 3 bedroom units -- one fourth of households with 2+ children sounds like a large potential market to me. But if you really wanted a third bedroom in these condos I'm sure they'd build one for you... for a price. Looks like there is plenty of square footage.

For anybody interested, these condo's are now on Zillow, Realtor, etc. Prices, square footage, and site plans (and a couple crappy exterior renderings): http://www.zillow.com/b/3703-Clinton-Ave-Cleveland-OH/41.487098,-81.714096_ll/

People that purposely spoil the end of books or movies or shows just to be be a dick. In another forum, somebody posted the ending to a season finale of a TV show in the thread title. No point in watching the recorded ep now...

We watched McCown let himself get pummeled in preseason. No surprise he continued playing wreckless. But I hoped he'd get past the first half of the season. Btw, I liked the unis.

Reposting the webcam link for posterity: http://www.earthcam.net/projects/turner/conventioncenterhotel/

I agree. The proposed site for the new library is literally next door to the current site. I hope they can manage a decent looking 2 story replacement on Euclid.

It's been on the market a while. Surprised it sat long enough to go to auction. http://www.terrycoyne.com/uploads_pdf/SCHEEL_East%206th1900-1990_20140605(7797)%20-%20pdf_brochure1.pdf

^ True but the county moving to E.9th and Prospect freed up 600ish spaces at Huntington.

From what I remember, they nixed the garage below the hotel when they determined they'd have to drill caissons for the tower footing. They said it became "too expensive" to do both. Here we are over a year later trying to cobble together extra money to make the Huntington garage work. The $18 million renovation is supposed to increase the number of spaces in the garage since the valet section would allow for cramming more cars into tighter spaces (and double parking).

^ The lane is only bus/bike only at rush hour. I don't think they'd use lane markers.