dave2017

Public Square was $50M

If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was built ,on it's proposed original site , does one think Tower City would be in the state it has become? Was it true it was relocated due to a record store lease at The Avenue?

Whom is in charge of maintenance /removal of the string lights ,wrapped around the lamp posts, along Euclid Ave? I noticed in the May Company thread that they still remain up.

Wouldn't Dillard's count as the anchor dept store when The Avenue at Tower City opened?

I don't think many realize that the office tower component will top out close to the same height as The 9 on East Ninth and Euclid. That tower is 390 feet for comparison to nuCLEus at 400 feet. This will be an impressive presence /addition to Cleveland's downtown skyline viewed from the south looking north.

This article states the height limitations are due to the planned structural concrete matt method instead of sinking caissons into the bedrock hundreds of feet below. The heights are designed as the maximum for this technique. It also shaved $200 million from the budget by adjusting the heights. https://www.crainscleveland.com/stan-bullard-blog/downtown-ground-reshapes-nucleus-plan Downtown ground reshapes nuCLEus plan STAN BULLARD As Stark Enterprises of Cleveland took the wraps off nuCLEus lite, the 24-story, two-tower version of the project instead of the original 54-floor skyscraper, the company was acknowledging how downtown's subsoil shapes the height — and cost — of what rises put above it. Downtown Cleveland's soil issue stems from the Ice Age. Glaciers left about 200 feet of sediment atop the bedrock, which means builders must drill all the way down to reach the bedrock or substitute a concrete "matt" for the foundation. The weight of the proposed building and the soils at a specific location determine which program is used, according to John S. Brinich, executive vice president at Arbor Construction, Stark's sister construction company.

I agree. The architectural stepped detail would be nice to see from Progressive Field and The Innerbelt.

Thank you! I have been saying that since these designs have been floating around. It is the first image I see and am surprised a hospital would aspire to have this shape represented in it's image

Has all the original etched "M" glass been removed permanently?

It doesn't appear "QUICKEN LOANS" will fit in one line. Intrigued to see it finished. Btw here is the new Discount Drug Mart entrance signage

Glenmont Acquires Downtown Cleveland Hotel to Be Rebranded to a Boutique Hotel Indigo after a Comprehensive $7 Million Renovation NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 11, 2019--Glenmont Capital Management, LLC, founded in 2000 by Lawrence A. Kestin, a New York-based real estate private equity fund manager announced the off-market acquisition of the Radisson Hotel Cleveland-Gateway. The 143 key hotel features a business center, fitness center, approximately 3,500SF of meeting space and the Gateway Bar and Grill. The hotel, located at 651 Huron Road, benefits from an A+ location, ideally situated among the Cleveland CBD’s 14.9 million square feet and is the closest accommodation to both Quicken Loans Arena and Progressive Field. The Hotel will initially operate under the Intercontinental Hotel Group system and under the name Hotel Cleveland Gateway, and will undergo a comprehensive $7 million renovation, including guest rooms, meeting space and public areas. Upon completion, the hotel will be rebranded and repositioned as a Hotel Indigo, an upper upscale branded boutique within the IHG system. https://www.fltimes.com/business/national/glenmont-acquires-downtown-cleveland-hotel-to-be-rebranded-to-a/article_aba04d18-9bd6-52ec-b348-81d7eee51efd.html

If only they could keep those red doors! lol

Looks good. My only concern is how reflective the glass is. All the renderings have shown a more transparent view of the interior elements. It also appears the "Quicken Loans Arena" is a new font

Whom is the architect for this new design proposal?

I might be wrong but the panels appear to have a reflective quality. I am reserving judgement on the buildings skin to change with the sky's color.

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2019/03/04/happy-two-year-anniversary-public-square-jersey-barriers?utm_source=featurefollow&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=hpfeatures&utm_content=HomeTopFeature Happy Two Year Anniversary, Public Square Jersey Barriers!!! Posted By Sam Allard on Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 12:47 pm Sunday marked the two-year anniversary of the installation of concrete jersey barriers on Public Square, the ugly "safety" features that Frank Jackson has stubbornly refused to remove. The barriers border the 600-foot strip of Superior Avenue through the Square and were placed there because of Jackson's stated concerns about lone-wolf terrorists. These concerns were debunked by local terrorism experts and roundly mocked by City Council.

Does anyone know if they will repaint the red details on the parking structure?

Many typos in that brochure!

Why shouldn't LAND Studio be held responsible for a design that was deemed unsafe. Also to note, removable bollards were initially designed to close off Superior for special events but Nora Romanoff was quoted as saying those were cut because they didn't figure out how to do that with the utilities running under the road. I find that hard to believe since additional monies were allotted for underground utilities to be rerouted for construction needs.

The $400,000 being spent to create these plans should have been put to better use by upgrading/refurbiish what is already there.

I don't think the updated design is better than the original layout. The atrium's formality and symmetry were destroyed. I also have never understood why the need for fake bamboo trees

What if the Malls were extended straight to the lakefront edge? It could end wit a series of terraced steps and landings. Below the grassed rooftops can be a combination of parking structure/retail/extensions of GLSC /Convention Center/ Intermodal Transportation Center.

I don't think they could have built larger due to the height limitations from the flight paths for Burke Lakefront Airport.

I am loving the look !

Pittsburgh's Market Square setup is far superior to Cleveland's. I do not understand why/whom has made these poor decisions that are unwelcoming to a public space. The aesthetic's of the shipping container for the ice rink should/could be themed to be more festive.