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I'm not quite sure why a high rise complex is inappropriate for an urban core/Downtown... Especially one that is rapidly growing, and has room to grow. Diversity in building heights, and styles is normal within older cities. There is not many places in the core of the CBD to build up except theWHD, which seems hopeless in the current moment of development. Even in the more central area, parking lots are surrounded by shorter, historic building. The Hippodome site, which is in pre-development, borders the 9 story 668 apartment complex (and others). A 20-story building there would be a lot taller than some neighboring buildings. But it's better than a parking lot, and anything shorter wouldn't be financially feasible. Lumen is a great addition to Downtown, and shows that development is expanding outward - which is good.

I think that it could be a rotating program by census tract for example as one stabilizes. It could also be income and home value based. Cleveland Has has a pretty solid property tax abatement program - Community Reinvestment Area. I don't think a 100% abatement is really quite appropriate in already well developed areas.

I think that it'll be fine, could put something there to cater to students or residents. There's a lot of large retail spots Downtown that have been sitting vacant for a while.

Hopefully some quality, modern industrial spaces can be constructed as our industrial vacancy is very low. We need to be able to retain these businesses in the city that are moving to shiny new industrial parks out in the burbs (example Glenwillow’s new diamond business park). The east side / opportunity corridor area would really be a great place to do this. I’m not on all the up and up about this stuff, but I don’t think a lot of these older places fit the requirements of newer industrial needs - ceiling heights and all that.

That's been there for a while

"CLEVELAND — Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and several city officials are held a news conference Thursday outside a building slated for demolition to discuss the progress on the city’s "Safe Routes to School" program. Jackson said the program has made progress on demolishing many abandoned residential homes, and resources are now free to begin taking down larger commercial structures. The Victoreen Building at 10101 Woodland Avenue is one of the abandoned properties set to be torn down as part of the program that aims to make walks home safer for Cleveland schoolchildren. Demolition on the blighted property began just after the news conference. During the 11 a.m. news conference, Jackson said that so far, about $27 million has been invested in the Safe Routes program, with a focus on abandoned residential properties along routes home for students from school. Now that hundreds of residential properties have been demolished, the city is taking funds appropriated for Safe Routes and investing in the razing of larger commercial buildings that the city normally wouldn't invest in, Jackson said." https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/mayor-city-officials-hold-safe-routes-news-conference-outside-building-slated-for-demolition "It will cost about $800,000 to raze the Victoreen Building, according to Ayonna Blue Donald, director of building and housing. That includes $200,000 to rid the site of asbestos. Once the building is removed, the property should be attractive for development. It is just east of East 93rd Street and connections to the Opportunity Corridor, which already links to University Circle." https://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/2019/05/cleveland-begins-razing-long-vacant-industrial-eyesore-on-the-east-side.html

Sarcasm on my behalf. I have a map I made for a GIS class with all parking within Downtown. Scary and sad.

There's absolutely nowhere to park Downtown... at all, haha. I'm pro transit af, but I acknowledge the necessity of parking. However, it shouldn't come at the cost of urban form and aesthetics.

Anyway to mitigate the appearance of the parking garage is a bonus. We have too many ugly parking garages tarnishing our downtown. The one by the Rockefeller building, the 55 pub sq garage, etc. are all terrible. It’s good that Stark is replacing an ugly garage with a more attractive building, but to half ass the garage design would be an insult. The Lumen’s billboard thing is really cool because it mimics Broadway. Would it really be cost prohibitive to construct a better facade for the garage in the grand scheme of things?

But they canceled their first HQ in NYC.

On the contrary, I think that Downtown Cleveland, Ohio City, Tremont, and other rapidly growing cities need MORE affordable housing. They're in job rich areas with strong transit access. If we want to improve social mobility we cannot remove people from the resources they need, especially when 25% of our city doesn't own a car, 37% are below the poverty line, and all investments are occurring in a select few areas. E Rocc and Terdolph are wrong in every single way, and they're part of the problem of why cities have many of the issues they have. Poor people deserve to live in quality housing in good neighborhoods. That's all there is to it? Edit: Also, people are choosing to live in the Quarter, and all the the condos and apartments in Flats West Bank even though they're directly adjacent to a large concentration of low-income housing. Snavely is putting affordable housing in the Forest City trust building right in the middle of a booming neighborhood. If people are going to forgo choosing to live in Hingetown because of the concentration of poor people, then they should maybe look into Strongsville.

As long as Cleveland keeps approving it, it'll keep happening. That was a great building, too.

MRN has made mostly solid development moves, but they've been on shaky ground. Chinato is leaving bc they wouldn't negotiate with ZB. Ate their Saturday thankfully before they closed. I live in Lofts at Rosetta, and I'm honestly glad to be moving out next month. They've changed A LOT in the past few years that I've lived in their properties. It's really a crime to have any sort of flat surface parking abutting a main corridor such as W. 25th or Lorain.

Kind of sad that Cleveland isn't able to retain Voss. However, their building will make some really cool apartments. The lot across the street is perfect new development to feed off the Market Square development.

What would a new regional plan accomplish over Vibrant NEO or Aim Forward 2040? The plans aren't worth the millions spent on them because there's no regional collaboration, and nothing is executed. Home rule largely makes regional plans fairly useless. Our state and region aren't progressive enough to enforce these plans. I think that its fairly clear what our region needs, but its not going to get there with another $5 million dollar coffee table book.

Damn KJP you got them in a tizzy. Not sure how much pull your blog has or this forum, but hopefully they see that there are very interested people in improving our city. They have about 3,000 employees Downtown, another roughly 1,000 throughout the metro area, and how many in Minneapolis (at Valspar)? Really, they could feasibly consolidate everything Downtown into more than just one skyscraper?

This is what I was thinking. There's plenty of room between Jacob's lot, other lots nearby in Warehouse District, and the flats for SW or (any company) to build a nice campus of buildings. There's so much empty land in our urban core. If SW completely left the Landmark buildings, I don't think it would take long to sell them? They'd make great apartments or even more offices.

Thanks! I couldn't find anything, haha. Looks like a solid plan.

Doesn't their HQ have to be located near the original site? Also, it seems like the phase of corporate HQs to moving to the suburbs is dying down. Suburban Cleveland HQs have been putting in little offices Downtown with a couple hundred employees, which seems to mark a potential trend of a reversal?

I like the higher density of apartments or condos along Detroit, so its nice that the townhomes didn't go through. Also, does anyone know what is happening at 2104 W. 25th, a former appliance/furniture store? It looks like something is being done to the top, but I'm not sure.

Adding strategic stops for express service is an incremental way to increase ridership. I’m not sure if 380 units (500ish residents?) is high enough to warrant a stop, but it wouldn’t be a terrible idea. Buses are allowed to use the shoulder lane during slower rush hour traffic between 55th and downtown.

Im familiar with the transit in the area, but it would take 30-40 minutes to get downtown compared to less than 10 by car. Same for UC. Still nice to see the area built up. Retail will help. Hopefully e. 55 can get built up more. I wonder if the area were to get built up more that the 39 could make some stops off the Shoreway on E. 55th (am/pm rush?). Giving the area some express service to downtown would be appealing. I was just thinking of people like my dad who is downsizing and moving to the city. One of his requirements is to be close to one seat service to take to work. Maybe he’s in the minority. I’m not sure.

^ Nice proposal. The only issue that I see-and it probably doesn't matter as much to others-as that the area seems fairly secluded/isolated and completely car-oriented.

This is really great. One of my classes, and another, has been working with Ricardo & Metro West this semester for a few projects. Really great neighborhood that is probably on the brink of being invaded by Bo Knez. It'll be nice to build out some quality affordable housing before the highway is no longer seen as "do not pass or you'll die" & Metro Health's redevelopment.

Lol I’m not sure how it’s relevant, but I grew up internationally due to my father’s career. I’ve lived throughout Europe and other areas. I don’t speak ~midwestern~.