Boaty McBoatface

Yes! My wife and I would go there all of the time because, not only did it have the best prices in town, it truly did bring in an amazingly diverse group of people.

Ok. This is really grinding my gears a this morning. This was my go-to spot downtown for a cheap drink and one of the best corned-beef sandwiches I have ever had. What a gem that we just lost for “phase II” and a new pedestrian bridge so people can feel “safe” walking from the parking garage to the casino. I take back all of the things I said that were positive regarding the casino...although now I can’t help but feel like one of those anti-LGBTQ politicians who all of a sudden is totally OK with gay marriage once they find out they have a child who identifies as a member of that community. Losing The Ontario Street Cafe directly affects me, and now I’m upset about it haha. But in all seriousness, downtown just lost one of its last great dive bars that was just so quintessentially “Cleveland”. https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2019/10/11/ontario-street-cafe-one-the-last-remaining-dive-bars-downtown-is-closed

As a resident in the Terminal Tower Apartments, I can confirm that there is a fairly large contingent of panhandlers and general miscreants. With that said, as more and more people move into the building, there has been an increase in 24 hour security, as well as a greater care for the state of our front door. In my experience, the biggest thing that moves the panhandlers to the tower city front door has a lot to do with the scaffolding in front of the May Company building, as well as the more open and “cleaned up” version of public square. I pass these people every day/night and they are (mostly) harmless and no better or worse than what I dealt with buying groceries while living in NYC. As a resident, I would also much rather have a living/breathing business like the casino than a giant empty building attached to one of the most beautiful buildings in the world ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The street and the square are always well-lit, and 24 hour foot traffic does help a ton in a feeling of general safety even while having to deal with a few bothersome people. I could also just be naive or used to the presence of that crowd after living in NYC and Austin. Walking home under the I-35 overpass between downtown and east Austin on 6th street was way scarier, even in the middle of the day, than anything I have to deal with in front of the casino.

Hey @musky! None of those are views from our unit. We actually face the back of the Renaissance Hotel as well as the courthouse. Sort of a corner/SW view. The photos I took were from the unfinished 14th floor! Every photo was from an unfinished unit though, so I’m sure there will be some of those views from certain units if one is willing to pay the premium haha.

Cleveland really is a gem! I also have view envy since we are stuck on the 4th floor facing the back of the Renaissance Hotel ?. The people who eventually get to live on the 14th floor will absolutely have the best view in the city. I also really wish those parking lots would go away sooner rather than later as it diminishes the grandeur of downtown in the worst way.

Hi everybody! The wife and I are finally all moved into the Terminal Tower Apartments, and I figured this would be a good place to share some photos (mostly) of some views from the higher floors. Enjoy!

Thanks for the warm welcome back! We couldn’t be more excited to move back to the CLE after spending the last 10 years in NYC and Austin. As an outsider, former, and now soon to be current resident of the city it really has been incredible to see the strides Cleveland has made since moving away in 2009. Don’t really have much more to say at this point but I will absolutely give as many updates and real-time information regarding the move-in process as well as getting back to living downtown! Let’s just say that downtown Austin has a long way to go before it is as much of a complete “neighborhood” as downtown Cleveland at this point when it comes to basic live ability (we live in downtown Austin at the moment) and I can not wait to escape the scooters. Damn those scooters.

Long time lurker, first time poster! As someone who is about to move back to Cleveland from Austin, I can safely say that while the downtown rental market is “stabilizing” it is still blood sport. I lived in the Bridgeview in 2008 and paid 1,200 a month for a 2 bed 2 bath with views of the river, and now that amount of money will *maybe* get you a studio somewhere in the vicinity of the general downtown area. Finding apartments in Austin is MUCH easier (although the property values down here are much higher), and finding a place to rent in or around downtown was actually the most stressful part of our upcoming move. My wife was actually able to find a one-bedroom in the Terminal Tower in our price range, but we literally had no time to even go into further discussion about which unit to choose as while we were signing the lease 6 other apartments around us were rented out. Felt like we were back to hunting for apartments in NYC for a second. Obviously it is not all sunshine and rainbows, but compared to where it was a decade ago it is amazing to see the growth.