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I was able to find this though... https://www.progressiveurban.com/shared/fs/0343/company/Civic Builders/West 48th Street/1432 West 48th Standard Features 7-18-17.pdf

I just looked and couldn't find them anywhere. @KJP has been a whiz finding info about this project, so I'd be willing to bet he has them or knows where to look

I was talking with @KJP about this, but it's noteworthy that there is now large, earthmoving equipment leveling land and clearing debris on W. 48th St. between Detroit and Franklin. Appears as if they are clearing their space to begin the "peninsula" development of new townhomes right there. Very exciting.

Yeah, this is the product of one party rule at all levels of a city government. Absolutely ridiculous - and I normally thing Allard's writing is just whiney for no reason, but this was an excellent piece.

Right at the top of my street. Doesn't even have a sign anymore

So allow me, if I will, to air some of my grievances here, via narrative: 1. October, 2018 - my fiance and I close on our home in Ohio City. 2. November, 2018 - we begin significant renovations on our home. At this point, I am under a lease in another area of Ohio City, which I break off on November 14 - I forfeit my $900 security deposit, and have the intention on living at my parents in the suburbs until we have heat, water, and I can put a mattress on the ground to sleep on. My fiance leases out her apartment and moves back to her parents, with the intention of staying at our house 3-4 nights a week to make the commute easier. Later that month, I am told that I cannot live in the home until we have a temporary occupancy permit. 3. December, 2018 - my contractor has the city inspectors come out to check everything. In our hallway bathroom upstairs, we decided to keep a vanity installed by the previous owners, it was ugly - but fine and functional and would save us money. However, city inspectors tell my contractor that there can be no occupancy permit issued until we get a new vanity in the hallways bathroom - reason: the vanity is 14" from the toilet, and city code requires the vanity to be 16" from the toilet. My fiance and I have to use some of our additional money to go out and buy a new vanity, all in all costing us upwards of $700, due to the special size required. The city inspectors tell my contractor that they will not be available again until after the new year (this was about December 10-12). Beyond that, I was told that I needed to get a range hood in the kitchen with certain specifications so I'd be compliant with city code in a structure as old as mine. After that was installed, my contractor was forced to take down the dry wall on the ceiling AGAIN, so the inspector could "double check." 4. January, 2019 - city inspectors show up to my home and won't do the plumbing inspection until our plumbers fill up our bath tub and two shower pans with water and show that it can hold for twenty-four hours. Still no occupancy permit. I cannot tell you how frustrated I am with the city and I feel like I have to be a microcosm of the frustrations of builders all over this town. We bought our house on a street that is far from being fully gentrified - the home next to us is COMPLETELY VACANT, with rodents sometimes ending up in our yard due to the decrepit shed they all live in. I called Kerry McCormick, my councilman, who by the way is a great guy and called me almost immediately after I reached out, which is a bright spot in this story, and he said he would do what he could to help with the rodent issue, and I definitely believe him. But here I am, I broke off my lease in November expecting to be at my parents for two weeks, the house next to me is vacant, I am making payments on the mortgage of a house I'm legally not allowed to occupy. Now I am being told that the inspector is going to search the entirety of my home to ensure that it doesn't look like I have moved in. Problem is, it does look like I have moved in - I have nearly all of my stuff there, my suits hung up, my room set up, my TV hooked up, my living room furniture in, my plates in the cabinets, water and apples in the fridge, all in preparation for moving in as soon as I have the permit. So, while some of the homes around me are in near disrepair, being fully occupied, I cannot stay the night at mine legally. I am worried that the inspector might turn into Paul Blart Mall Cop and try to say that I'm living there, which will find me with another cost for a home in which I am not yet allowed to live. My wedding is in a little over three weeks and I am at my wits end with the city. I am fully intending to go to a city council meeting after the wedding to voice my displeasure with this entire process - though I understand council does not have direct interactions with the Building Department, I think a lot of this needs to get aired out. Has anyone else faced troubles like this?

Well I'll be damned... that's promising news

I pretty much agree with you. However, with the seat wraps, similar to what was used in Orlando, what is used in part in Seattle, and what is used at Yankee Stadium can help alleviate some of that. The lower bowl of First Energy seats about 28-30,000, a sold out lower bowl with wrapped seats above is still a pretty cool atmosphere.

As a note, the car dealership on the southwest corner of 50th and Detroit... I have never once seen a human there since September

Don't hate on health code violations!!!! My favorite Chinese Restaurant is probably less safe to eat at than Chernobyl but my god do they make an unreal garlic chicken. And I agree with you, as I also patronize Nick's, which is a better all around product. But I've gotten to know the staff, and they're all really good people.

Guy always seems a bit nutty to me, he goes on rants all the time when I'm in there. This is also discouraging to hear, as my house is about 1/4 mile from the Big Egg

Great pics @KJP I'm so happy I'll be working downtown again to monitor this bad boy's progress

And you can still find 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage for $6, so get your a** there ?

FWIW, make sure you swing by the Big Egg whenever you have the chance. Last 3x I've been in there I was one of five or fewer people.

It's funny, I was just looking at the Lakefront thread and thinking about how amazing of a soccer atmosphere First Energy stadium would be if we could incorporate residences and restaurants/bars into the Lakefront, changing it from a deadzone into its own neighborhood.

Wait, I thought Tony George was moving all of his businesses out of Cuyahoga County now that he needs cause to fire a transgender person?

Hey guys and gals, hoping for a little help here... So, my current iPhone 8 is the property of my law firm, serviced by Verizon. When I started here, I gave away my previous phone. Nonetheless, I am now leaving my firm to join another firm. My last day here is this Friday, and my phone service will be disabled Friday when I leave, I will also have to turn in my phone. When I begin at my new firm on Monday, they will pick up my service with Verizon as well. I want to keep my phone number, as it has been mine since I was in 8th grade. Here is my plan: 1. Go to Verizon this week, pick up a new phone, and have them transfer my personal information over. 2. Have my current firm release my phone number with Verizon. 3. Only use my new phone on wifi this weekend, as there is no service in those couple of days. Here is my concern - I do not want to lose my number, is there a way I can ensure my number stays attached to my new phone over the weekend? I don't mind not having service for the weekend, it may actually be cathartic, I just want to make sure my number remains. Thank you guys, all advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

Am I just blindly missing it, or is One University Circle not on this list?

A football game between Western Reserve and Baldwin Wallace at League Park, 1935

Doan’s Corners, 1927

No, I agree. One of the successes of Pittsburgh - and granted they have geographic limitations that promote density - is that they have dozens of buildings in the 10-20 story range. For some reason, I feel like we as Clevelanders would rather 1 80 story tower get built instead of 4 20 story buildings.

I literally spent two days on here roasting people for taking issue with "Baby It's Cold Outside" As far as I'm concerned, the 1st Amendment protects the marketplace of ideas - if you don't like what you hear, buy something else - with the limited exceptions as outlined by SCOTUS. Nonetheless, this is a toxic masculinity thread, not a 1a thread. So let's get back to it.

Clearly... if you're suggesting bans on artistic expression lol 1st Amendment

He does actually raise an interesting point in that, as far as I know, rap lyrics are much less the subject of feminist critique than antiquated lyrics. Future's new album literally references sticking digits in body parts in public... and that's arguably the cleanest track on the album. I don't know if feminists give them a pass because they think they already come from marginalized backgrounds? Or maybe they don't get a pass and I'm just not paying attention closely enough.

This is a fact. My fiance went to Miami of Ohio - terrific school, beautiful campus - but we always talk about how if we have a daughter, we would discourage her from going there. To be a girl in some HS/college campuses is BRUTAL and, as you point out, often driven by other girls.