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That's odd? Isn't that right next door to Titans Gym?

Great info KJP[/member] . Yeah, lumber yards are about as good as it gets for industrial usage with regards to soil health.

Having a bit of environmental law in my practice... Those pictures pose a very real problem to some of the potential developments. Many people are unaware of this, but just down the road (visible from 176), the Harshaw Chemical Company was used to enrich uranium during WWII as part of the Manhattan Project. Parts of the tales of the plant are extremely dark - as many of the more dangerous areas of the plant were staffed entirely by African Americans. The structure was in use for decades after but was only just torn down last fall. To be brutally honest, the land within a quarter mile each way of the former site is radioactive - the scary thing being that a) if you bring an radioactivity meter with you to parts of the towpath, you can pick up quite a bit of it, borderline extreme amounts on days when the wind is blowing; and b) there was a tributary that much of the run of rainwater from the plant trickled into - the effects might not have been substantial in anyways - terrifying nonetheless. It is a well-known secret that this plant was a black eye for the city in environmental spheres, and I am told that the structure was only torn down after substantial external pressures on the landowners, city, county, and state. Having said all that, perhaps unnecessarily, I think and hope there will be forces that be that make sure this soil is safe. Which, ultimately, is a great thing. Additionally, as far as I know, plants of that nature pale in comparison to the hazard of a Harshaw Chemical kind of structure. I just really hope that some external pressure stays applied and they run all of the soil testing necessary. If there is a builder/developer to do this the RIGHT way, it is certainly GEIS, so I have no doubt they will. I just wonder what - if any - limitations will encumber this property because of its soil.

Currently listening to "Burn on" by Randy Newman whilst walking Euclid Ave in the midst of change of construction. All the feels

Has a very Williamsburg, Brooklyn feel to it

I just so wish the top 5-6 floors were offered as condos.

................. it would be within 1 Sq. Mile of a certain company's founding...............

Not being argumentative, I honestly just don't know how this would work given the incline between SP and Tremont. I really know next to nothing about streetcars, but would that Scranton Rd Hill be manageable for such a vehicle?

Yeah I wouldn't be too upset if a barge "accidentally" crashed into Christie's

^that is a bit of a peculiar strategy, no?

I was just thinking that. Pending the health of the soil in some spots, they literally have their choosing of what goes up and where. Theoretically they could make a brand new, walkable and insulated neighborhood very easily on 50 acres.

Great stuff ink[/member] !!! I am smitten with this town. One Friday, every fall, I drive down to Marietta in the morning, and then go along the river all the way to Ironton. I usually arrive around 2:30-3:00 PM. I spend about 45 mins to an hour just walking around the town, trying to place myself in the 1955 Ironton, in the classic Americana of diners, mill workers, and kids with flat tops and varsity jackets. After that, I attend the Ironton high school football game, which is truly one of the most unique atmospheres our state has to offer. The town, though desolate, is still football crazy and an awesome place to catch a game if you like the whole "time machine feel" without the guilt of giving a dime to a school like Steubenville.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/sports/basketball/oracle-quicken-loans-arena-warriors-cavaliers.html?_r=0&referer= Pretty cool

The Warriors blew a 3-0 lead in the finals??

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170609/NEWS/170609804/cbiz-acquires-philadelphia-private-equity-consultant-cmf-associates?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social This is great. Seeing acquisitions from a private equity firm based here is HUGE in arranging financing for our emerging growth companies.

Is there a basis for that Hippodrome Tower in the rendering or just a guess? Nice rendering, nonetheless!!

Chicago is a Mecca for commodities. Still finance, just not in the same form as Minn, Charlotte, Houston, etc

I think I was the only one who mentioned Medical Mutual in the Playhouse Square tower thread. And I never mentioned anything about FEB.... Unless Weston grabs one of the new headquarters for Medical Mutual or Sherwin Williams, or possibly an East Coast company relocating their back-office operations in a lower-cost market like Cleveland. That doesn't mean MM won't go to FEB. It's entirely possible. There were lots of proposed uses and site plans for the area north of Front Street to the Norfolk Southern freight tracks, as well as between the NS tracks and inside the Waterfront Line loop. It even included a corporate headquarters for Eaton Corp. inside the Waterfront Line loop. Too bad that never happened. Selfishly, I don't like this idea. If MM builds vertically, I don't want it to be in a place that is 80 feet depressed in height from the rest of downtown. Prominence, people, prominence!

I've learned over the past year that the "Federal Reserve" cities have a distinct advantage over others. I am not knowledgeable enough as to why this is the case, but I do not that locations in FedRes cities can be sipositive on some bank's decision to move. JP Morgan Chase keeps an office in the Aecom Building, despite recent downsizing in Cleveland, for that reason. RBS and Royal Bank of Canada also made calculated moves to open offices in Cleveland, despite the fact that neither does substantial retail banking business here.

I don't think we should downplay the significance this project could have on the rest of Euclid Ave as well. Right now, there are two thriving sections of Euclid downtown with an, let's face it, awful dead space in the middle. I think two thriving districts with two new towers could really be the catalyst to bridging that gap

I like how Playhouse Square got their financing, etc in order BEFORE making the announcement lol

Okay, awesome! Thank you

Again... I LOVE this proposal... but I'm going to keep asking... If the rental market goes on a downturn, is Playhouse Square's financial viability implicated in that?

^ I just learned something new. Thanks KJP[/member]

Great question, and it's really hard to ask without sounding like you're not excited. 1. I personally am so excited/proud of this rendering for our city 2. Worried that Playhouse Square could be critically implicated in a volatile market 3. Confused as to why rental is the only option