ethlaw

The article makes no mention of ground floor retail. Can anyone confirm whether or not that is planned for this?

I agree that it'd be ideal to have the next mayor be from outside of Cleveland politics. That's why I'm so unimpressed with our current lineup. However I'm really not sold by Madalone at all, and I'm still a little unclear as to why people on here seem to be preferring him over any of the other "outsider" choices. Why would he be preferable to Chrostowski, whose business at least has a solid social mission and who has done more for the community than Madalone has (as far as I know)?

Why are people so sold on Madalone? He's just guy who has a t-shirt company, right? I'm not sure how that qualifies him to be mayor. At least Chrostowski's business is something that also has a strong social mission (and I'm not even planning on voting for him). So, what has Madalone done that deserves special attention? I'm not knocking him - I genuinely don't know much about him.

Divide the site into two parts, and sell off the part with the nice views to developers. Then build the new high school with more stories and parking in the back (and remove the useless grassy yard). I heard they had a ridiculously high offer for the site, and I'm sure they could still make a lot of money by just selling part of the site. This plan would still allow them to keep the high school where they want it, while also making some money for new textbooks/computers/etc which could benefit the whole school system. This would also create a denser, more urban environment with no setbacks from the sidewalk, which would be a much better fit for a neighborhood that's so close to downtown. I also think the simultaneous development of a new high school AND a new residential/retail development could be the shot in the arm this stretch of Detroit needs. There are plenty of empty/underutilized properties directly adjacent to this site. Has CMSD even thought of this? I can't think of any negatives to this solution. It allows the school to be built there, as well as new (potentially mixed-use) development next-door, and is overall a more efficient use of land.