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Some additional renderings of 8th and High development from the UD Feb. 25th meeting. There wasn't much objection last month to this building, and little changed from what was presented in January. One of the only notable aspects was the removal of additional balconies along High.

Airlines facing huge COVID-related cost increases at Cleveland Hopkins airport Susan Glaser - Cleveland.com - Feb. 24, 2021 "The airlines funded 46% of the airport’s costs in 2019. In 2021, the airlines’ costs to operate in Cleveland will increase by $21 million and make up 66% of the airport’s revenue, according to city figures. ... In 2020, Hopkins’ cost per enplanement – that’s the average cost per passenger that an airline pays to operate at an airport – was projected to be $12. Instead, it was nearly $32, and is expected to be even higher in 2021. Other airports in Cleveland’s competitive set – Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and others – also will see per-passenger costs increase, but are expected to top out at $10 to $15, according to Kennedy. 'We are damaging our competitiveness,' he said. 'This is what drives airlines elsewhere.' " For some more information on the airports finances, you can watch the beginning of city council's Day 6 budget hearings (Feb. 23, 2021) which includes an update from the Department of Port Control with director Kennedy and CFO Gilmartin.

At the Downtown Commission's Feb. 23, 2021 meeting, demolition for and the revised design of the 195 E Broad development were approved subject to final review of the exterior brickwork, paneling and windows. Also presented was the connecting elevated Park Walk above Capital Street. Here is a more detailed site plan of the project.

Ya my bad nothing needed to be voted on for a conceptual review, there just weren't many member's around at the end of the meeting to say much about the project. They had seen very similar plans for the development in December (for the office building conceptual review) with not much changing in between. The only noticeable change I saw in the presentation was that they reduced the height of a few sections of the Blocks A and B from 6 to a uniform 5 stories. The Parking Garage should be up for conceptual review next month, so we should be able to get a better idea of how that will look.

These site plans and renderings are from the Downtown Commission's Feb. 23, 2021 meeting. The Block A and B residential buildings were being presented with greater detail for conceptual review. The meeting ran late though, so nothing was voted on/approved this month. I didn't notice this about the development before, but most of the first floor units/townhomes will have exterior entrances to the sidewalk. The Office Building went up for conceptual review at the December meeting. Here is a more detailed look at the buildings layout/commercial space.

Biking down North 3rd (Sun. 2-21-21)

The 8 story Phase 1 Office Building appears to be topped out (Sun. 2-21-21) Residential Building 1 Beginnings of Residential Building 2 And the beginnings of the Parking garage north of State Street

University Heights City Council approves townhome plan Jeff Piorkowski - Cleveland.com - Feb. 21, 2021 "City Council gave final approval Tuesday (Feb. 16) to a plan to construct 30 townhomes fronting Taylor Road, on property just south of the Delisle Options Center, 14780 Superior Road. ... The townhomes are expected to sell for $350,000 to $400,000. They come with rooftop views of downtown Cleveland." Here are some screen grabs from the City of University Heights Feb. 16, 2021 city council meeting:

Graphics for Signet's apartment development from the CPC Feb. 19th meeting

Park Place at Battery Park from the CPC Feb. 19th meeting (seeking conceptual approval) This is the last lot west of 73rd to be built on, over 15 years after the site was cleared

Judas and the Black Messiah was released on HBO and in theaters this past weekend. Just got around to seeing it the other night. Very good movie with lots of scenes shot all around town. Sam Allard at Scene has got a nice rundown of the movies shooting locations: All the Places Judas and the Black Messiah Filmed in Cleveland

A 5 story apartment building developed by Preferred Living at 1550 Kenny was approved by the development commission during their February meeting and sent to city council Here are a few pictures of the site and the existing structure at 1550 Kenny, taken from the Circle K at the SE corner of King and Kenny (Wed. 2-17-21) The development at 915 5th Avenue (the white castle building) was also recommended for approval and sent to council

Additional Coverage: Columbus Joins Cleveland And Cincinnati In Creating Innovation District Nick Evans and Jo Ingles - WOSU - Feb. 17, 2021 "The majority of the district's funding, $650 million, comes from Ohio State. Nationwide Children’s is putting forward another $350 million and Jobs Ohio is investing $100 million." New $1 billion-plus Columbus Innovation District to pursue gene, cell therapies, other research Randy Ludlow - Dispatch - Feb. 17, 2021 "State officials said the initiative would create 10,000 jobs in the technological and health care fields and inject 10,000 more indirect jobs into Columbus' economy in other sectors." Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Unveil Columbus Innovation District JobsOhio Media Relations - Feb. 17, 2021 "This is a once in a generation opportunity that will produce thousands of new graduates, thousands more jobs and spur billions in private investment. It is an integral part of the Columbus growth strategy, and will help the city to align jobs, housing and infrastructure along the northwest corridor, propelling our city into the future.” The Northwest Transit Corridor can't come soon enough! (discussed in the COTA thread:)

Crane #2 from Lennox (Wed. 2-17-21)

Ya the poles in the middle of the already narrow sidewalk thing really sucks, especially in the snow. The SID's planned services should make it a little more hospitable to walk along 4th and 5th. Durable Slate building demolition has finished ...and the soon to be demolished Hookah Lounge next door Signage at Mr. Hummus Grill's 2nd location mentioned upthread

The Aubrey (Wed. 2-10-21) Grant Park Progress Some activity at the SE corner of Indianola and 8th, the site of the former Church which burned down two years ago Smith & High development

Founders Park (Wed. 2-10-21) Makley Place (Former Elementary Site / Vision Development)

I think the Main Avenue Bridge removal / replacement from Ohio City to Downtown is another question altogether. They are referring to the viaduct between ~West 9th and its touchdown by the current Amtrak Station. I imagined a removal of the Shoreway downtown would likely maintain the Main Avenue Bridge and its connection to Lakeside Avenue. It could also connect to a new lowered boulevard with intersections replacing the Shoreway until the I-90 interchange. The cities Lakefront Plan from 2004 (pursued/adopted by mayor Campbell who preceded Jackson) illustrates this potential alternative for the Shoreway well. https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/getmedia/3791b708-c201-464e-a0cf-41808cfcdcc9/Cleveland-Waterfront-District-Plan-Dec2014.pdf.ashx The Main Avenue Bridges future will have to be addressed soon though as it is structurally deficient. I don't believe this is right thread to discuss it.

Cleveland Crunch, set to kick off first year in M2, will team up with MetroHealth for 2021-22 season Kevin Kleps - Crain's CLE Business - Feb. 12, 2021 "The Crunch and MetroHealth announced on Friday, Feb. 12, that the health system will be the soccer club's official medical provider during the 2021-22 season. ... The Crunch will compete in M2, which is the second division of the Major Arena Soccer League. The organization will play its home games at the Soccer Sportsplex in North Olmsted. For the Crunch to eventually make the jump to the MASL's top division, the club would need to play in downtown Cleveland, Ruscitto told WEWS last year. The Crunch will kick off its season with an exhibition contest against Brew City Legends FC on Feb. 27. The 6 p.m. match will be held at the Sportsplex. General admission tickets are being sold for $10."

University of Akron to hire consultant for real estate strategy Dan Shingler - Crain's CLE Business - Feb. 11, 2021 "The University of Akron will hire an outside consultant to help it manage its real estate holdings, including likely selling and leasing some of it, the school announced Thursday, Feb. 11. UA's holdings are huge — about 8 million square feet under roof on its campus near downtown Akron, said vice president of operations Nathan Mortimer. ... "We're not looking at the entire campus. We're looking at stuff on the peripheral. … There's probably about a million square feet we're looking at, and it's not all disposition," Mortimer said."

City support for the new multimodal station / North Coast Transportation Center and the Land Bridge is good to hear. Also interesting to me was this section: "...Jackson and Collier sketched a verbal picture of extending the downtown street grid to attractions at North Coast Harbor by removing or modifying the elevated section of the Ohio 2 Shoreway, which descends from the east end of the Main Avenue Bridge at West Ninth Street to just east of West Third Street south of FirstEnergy Stadium. Collier likened the curving section of the Shoreway to a spoon sticking out of a Tupperware container that needs to be removed in order to close the lid." Frank Jackson opens up on planning neighborhoods, lakefront, before upcoming ‘Building the 21st Century City’ symposium - Steven Litt I can't recall if Collier or Jackson had talked about removing the Shoreway in the past, but its good to know they are talking about it now and realize that it is an impediment to improved connections and further development on the lakefront. Billions of dollars in federal support for urban highway removal may also be coming soon, so hopefully be could take advantage of that program. How the Federal Government Could Help Kill the Highways It Built - Max Reyes - CityLab - Feb. 1, 2021

In state though, the 5 Ohio resorts have all had pretty good stuff so far this year, especially with the recent snow. The only thing is that the lines have been longer this season. Checking the webcams to see how crowded they look beforehand has helped me multiple times this year. (at the moment, Brandywine and Alpine don't have the best views of their main lifts) Boston Mills/Brandywine: https://www.bmbw.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.asp Alpine Valley: https://www.alpinevalleyohio.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx Snowtrails: https://www.snowtrails.com/footer/web-cams\ Mad River: https://www.skimadriver.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx

Ya that's about how long it would take to get to Peak&Peak from the PA/Ohio line. Its always worth the extra hour of driving for EVL and Holiday Valley though. Best in the East!

"Win-win:" A look at the Cleveland Clinic acquisition of Mercy Medical Jessica Holbrook - The Repository - Feb. 7, 2021 "The 476-bed hospital, now called Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, will maintain its Catholic identity through sponsorship from the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. Mercy became the 12th regional hospital in the Cleveland Clinic network, and it joins Akron General and Dover's Union Hospital as part of the Clinic's southern strategy. ... Mercy's medical staff also will be able to tap into the expertise and experience of the Clinic staff. And may have the opportunity to participate in the Clinic's extensive research projects, something that can be difficult for smaller hospitals like Mercy to do, he said."