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Skylines aren't really important. Sure, skylines are nice and they make a city more scenic from a distance, but ultimately they don't really matter. Paris doesn't have much of a skyline, yet they're still thriving.

Is that true? The space to the east of Taco Bell is occupied?

I think the original location on the Burke was MUCH better than the new location. At least that original location would be walkable from Northcoast Harbor and allowed for the possibility of better connection to lakefront development in the future.

^ RR companies getting in the way... that's sure nothing new. Good to hear it's at least moving along and not completely stalled.

Anyone know where they are going to be putting these new offices? I'm surprised that wasn't part of the new announcement.

I personally think they should also punch Father Frascati through to connect to W. 70th and add some stop signs at the new 4-way intersection they'd be creating at W. 73rd. Too many people seem to treat W. 73rd as a freeway ramp off the Shoreway, and I think a stop sign at W. 73d & Father Frascati would help mitigate some of that.

I'm totally okay with it. We've needed a bridge there for a while and I'm just happy it's FINALLY happening. We don't need to be spending extra money on an extravagant design for this sort of thing (imo).

This is pretty much a total guess, but if I were a betting man I'd say this lot would be a safe bet for where they're going to build it. EDIT: whoops, I somehow totally missed the blog post that literally pointed out where the site will be. I was so close!

Ideally, I'd love retail frontage all around the footprint of that hypothetical project posted by KJP. However, if that's not possible, I'd prioritize Superior and W. 6th over W. 3rd. Superior is such a major street through downtown and it's currently a bit pathetic how much of a deadzone it is. And W. 6th already has some decent activity, but only for a couple blocks, so I'd love to see that activity capitalized and expanded. W. 3rd, on the other hand, almost seems beyond saving in that regard.

When I said "some Indians fans" I'm putting a big emphasis on the *some* haha

I'm sure some Indians fans will be eager to get a condo in that building, considering the views of Progressive Field! Can't wait to see some renderings!

^ Why did the original renderings show that building with a refaced wall? It was shown with new retail frontage (large windows and at least one door) facing the new square. I was very excited for that part of the project.

I like the look of the panels. And I don't mind that the garage doesn't match the tower. My only criticism is that they should've at least changed the ugly pale red beams in the parking structure. They should've repainted them in brown hues that would match the panels in the tower.

Thanks KJP! I knew it was going to be industrial space but was having a hard time finding a site plan. I do wish the Phase I building would be built closer to Madison with parking in the back, but I guess beggars can't be choosers for this type of development. I'm just really happy to see new industrial construction in Cleveland since so many industrial companies have been moving out to the suburbs lately.

What is the site plan for that Weston property?

I'm very interested to see the new map they come up with and the process & logic behind the choice for the new boundaries. Hope we'll see a new map soon. I'm pretty confident that the redrawn map would lead to at least one new Democrat-safe district (Cincinnati), but possibly as many as 3 more Democrat-safe/lean districts in addition to that (Akron area, West Cuyahoga County/Lorain County, and northern Franklin County/Delaware County).

I'm not a fan of the materials being used, and I'd prefer darker colors instead of all that white and beige. I love the gabled roofs though. IMO it's the feature that saves the whole design from total mediocrity. As for Kenect Cleveland, I don't mind at all that it's the shortest of the Kenects. I like that it's more in scale with its surroundings and it has a lot of retail space. I also like that they're using a darker rusty shade of orange instead of the bright yellow-orange that's in many of the other Kenects.

I don't like how it's set back farther than the existing building next to it. Seems to be somewhat common in a lot of modern developments, unfortunately.

Okay this has to be a joke. They already started putting up the letters for Quicken Loans.

I hope they paint those ugly pinkish-red beams in the parking garage so that they match with the brown-hued color scheme (which I actually like).

I'm not doubting the possibility that the City isn't working hard enough to retain them, but also keep in mind that there's a significant lack of quality warehouse real estate within the city limits. It's been a problem for a few years (probably because warehouses are frequently torn down for housing developments in high-demand neighborhoods). That's why it's kind of a big deal that Weston plans to build some new office/warehouse buildings at Madison & Berea.

Sorry for being crude, but is urban development blue balls a thing? Because I think that's what you're giving me right now. ?

I'm sure this has already been answered, but will the new proposed MetroHealth health center be absorbing the operations of the McCafferty Health Center at W 44th & Lorain? If so, I'd imagine that site would be a very appealing one for developers to build new.

For the most part, I'm not mad about the new plan. The massing is pretty good, and hey, one story retail is fine with me (two stories might've been an unrealistic expectation to begin with). However, that massive curb cut is AWFUL. And are they abandoning the plan to make the rest of E 4th pedestrian-only? That's super disappointing.

I understand why people want to avoid splitting up city boundaries, but that rule kinda creates a weird situation around Columbus. If, by 2020, Columbus doesn't surpass the average population for a congressional district, it'll all be drawn into one weird zig-zaggy district along the border of the city of Columbus. I think it would make more sense to split the metro more evenly (thus splitting the city since the city of Columbus is so sprawling and encompasses such a huge portion of its metro area). Fingers crossed that Columbus's rapid growth continues so that it surpasses the population of the average congressional district by 2020. But regardless, the maps under the new rules are clearly improvements over what we are currently stuck with.