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Greenwood Avenue infill (Fri. 10-9-20) Infill and renovation on N 6th Street Bethany Baptist Church renovation and expansion These are just some pictures of the existing site conditions of the proposed Lusso development: Future site of a five story apartment in the Lusso development at the corner of 5th and an extended Grant Avenue south of 5th The Grant extension looks like it'll run along the chain link fence to the right, next to the Early College Academy parking lot Potential E 4th Avenue extension to meet Grant at the "Greenspace" area in the site plan E 4th Avenue just before the proposed extension Looking south to the Station 324 development Detroit Avenue just before where it'll meet the Grant extension at the "Amenity Space" Site 2 will run along East Alley just north of Station 324

At least it doesn't look as bad without the sign and some trees back in the ground out front. (Fri. 10-9-20) FWIW you can build a lot on .5 acres

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Would this be WKNR? I think they are still broadcasting out of their location at the Galleria that they moved to ~15 years ago. Just found this on a marketing companies website: https://goodkarmabrands.com/cleveland-contest/espn-clevelands-new-home-contest-presented-by-union-home-mortgage/ "ESPN Cleveland is moving! Before we move in to our new home we have to clean out our old one! Take a walk down memory lane with us as we clean out The Galleria, a place we’ve called home for over a decade! We are giving fans the chance to take home unique items from our space. ... The ESPN Cleveland move to our new home is presented by Union Home Mortgage."

Milling High Street from 5th to 9th for Phase 4 of the streetscape project (Fri. 10-9-20) The sidewalks were pretty quickly rebuilt for most of Phase 4 The best part about milling is when it exposes what remains of the streets old brickwork The end of the milling and the streetscape project at High and 9th

Smith & High development (Fri. 10-9-20) The Aubrey Grant Park Progress

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The Sutton (Fri. 10-9-20) Third and High High Street Streetscape Phase 3. Paving and striping is done, along with most of the planters until just north of 5th.

Development hell: Collapse of plan for Beech Brook site in Pepper Pike in face of opposition may not bode well for sale Eric Heisig - Oct. 8, 2020 "As for the hope of turning the property into a park and preserve, many want it, but the Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s brass thinks it may be challenging. Alex Czayka, the environmental group’s senior vice president for conservation transactions, said it may be difficult for the group to raise enough money to buy the property. The price of the proposed deal has not been disclosed. ... But Rico Pietro of Cushman & Wakefield/Cresco Real Estate, who also lives in Pepper Pike, said he doesn’t think the park will happen. He also challenged the opposition to come up with a better plan than just defeating Stone’s plans. “If not this, what do you want?” he said." https://www.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2020/10/development-hell-collapse-of-plan-for-beech-brook-site-in-pepper-pike-in-face-of-opposition-may-not-bode-well-for-sale.html

Athens-Based Jackie O’s Brewery Expanding to Columbus Susan Post - Oct. 7, 2020 "Athens-based Jackie O’s Brewery is headed to Columbus. The popular brewery has purchased the former home of Elevator Brewing Company on North Fourth Street. One of Central Ohio’s oldest breweries, Elevator went up for sale in June 2020, citing financial hardships from the coronavirus pandemic." https://www.columbusunderground.com/athens-based-jackie-os-brewery-expanding-to-columbus-sp1

New Chipotle Building (Tues. 10-7-20)

Drilling at Phase 1 "Residential 1" Block (Tues. 10-7-20)

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Cuyahoga River to be preserved by making it more crooked, federal authorities say Sabrina Eaton - Oct. 7, 2020 "The river ... will have between 3/4 of a mile and 1 1/2 miles of curves added to its length under a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. ... Two of the projects will be done at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. One in the Boston Mills area is scheduled to start in fiscal 2021 and will cost approximately $7 million, said Brandenburg. The other project, near Station Road, will be done in fiscal 2022 and will cost around $8 million, said Brandenburg." https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/10/cuyahoga-river-to-be-preserved-by-making-it-more-crooked-federal-authorities-say.html

AFAIK there is no streetscape redesign for University and any work on it is beyond its crosswalk at Main Street is just some related utility work. The only streetscape improvements outside of Main Street in (or concurrent to) this project should be the rebuilt State Street bridge.

Downtown Akron Photo Tour These are from a bike ride through Akron on early Sunday morning (Oct. 5, 2020) The former innerbelt from the Towpath bridge The new Innerbelt National Forest The new Mural at Lock 4 Lock 3 Park Main Street Project Civic Theater Restoration The mixed use redevelopment of the Law Building across from the Bowery District Cascade Plaza The new roundabout at Mill and Main Streets Future site of the Rubber Worker statue https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/05/rubber-worker-statue-to-be-installed-in-downtown-akron-in-early-september.html The pedestrian crosswalk to the left, and the (to be painted) bikeway crossing on Mill Street The "end" of the streetscape project just north of Mill Street And now a ride down the Main Street bikeway Work continuing at Main and University And at Main and State Looking down State from Broadway towards Main Bikeway at Canal Park The last block of the Main Street Project between Cedar and Exchange The last segment of the original Main Street bikeway south of the streetscape project

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NRP Group breaks ground in Broadway-Slavic Village for apartments Mary Vanac - Sep. 28, 2020 "Cleveland developer NRP Group has broken ground for a mixed-use residential community for the largest capital investment made in the city's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood in more than 25 years." https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2020/09/28/nrp-group-breaks-ground-in-slavic-village.html?ana=cleveland

Destination Cleveland lays off nearly half its staff, refocuses tourism campaign Susan Glaser - Sep. 23, 2020 "Destination Cleveland, the agency that promotes the region to visitors, is laying off nearly half its staff, as the tourism industry continues to struggle amid the ongoing health pandemic. The agency said Wednesday that most previously announced furloughs, effective in April, would be made permanent. Full-time staff will drop from 65 to 36." https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/09/destination-cleveland-lays-off-nearly-half-its-staff-refocuses-tourism-campaign.html

For some additional context on past airport expansion plans including the I-X center... Hard Landing, Tiny Brook Park tries to hijack Mayor Mike White's lofty plans for expanding Hopkins Airport. Erick Trickey - Aug. 24, 2000 "Cleveland insists it will need to tear down the I-X Center several years from now to build a new runway for Hopkins Airport. But the building lies inside Brook Park, and the suburb says Cleveland can build the runway somewhere else. When Cleveland bought the I-X Center last year, Brook Park sued to seize it by eminent domain...." https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/hard-landing/Content?oid=1474923 Razing the I-X Center: Whatever happened to? ... Mark Gillispie - Apr. 12, 2010 "Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White back in 2000 laid the groundwork for a deal that would allow for the runway to be built. As part of that deal, Cleveland traded NASA Glenn Research Center and the income taxes it collected from employees for the I-X Center, which was located in Brook Park. Cleveland paid the owner of the I-X Center $30 million in cash and provided $30 million in rent rebates with the understanding that the city would demolish the former Army tank plant (and around 300 Brook Park homes) after 2014 to make way for the new runway." https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/razing_the_i-x_center_14_milli.html

A couple of months ago I took a picture of a warehouse demolition I noticed off at 1145 Chambers (between Kenny and Northwest). The only information I could find on a development here was the parcels sale for $1.2 million to an LLC in May of this year. The LLC was however registered by Nicholas King who is one of the owners of Preferred Living, the local apartment developer and management company. As far as I could tell there wasn't any information on what they were planing for the parcel. Then this past Monday I saw the beginnings of what appears to be a "1 plus 4" apartment building. The light manufacturing tear downs for 3-5 story apartment in 5xNW continues. Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1145+Chambers+Rd,+Columbus,+OH+43212

The projects location The 4 homes to be replaced (Mon. 9-14-20) From the back alley (10th Ave) The 2 homes and 2 empty lots located between the proposed development and the Gateway Garage Unrelated, but a row of 5 duplexes along 11th just north of this planed development have been undergoing a substantial renovation And at the other end of Weinland Park, The Aubrey

Topiary Park Demolition (Mon. 9-14-20)

Pizzuti's Library Park Phase 2 (Mon. 9-14-20) Library Park Phase 3 Grant-Oak Apartments The parking lot to be replaced by this development