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When you have 30 minutes between games with a child, yes a 15 minute walk is a problem. It will always feel disjointed with a high school and parking lot in the middle of the development

I've visited last weekend for a youth LAX tournament and it was a reminder of how this is a terrible development. There were probably 2,000 people at the playing fields last Friday yet the restaurants were totally dead. The retail is tucked away from the street and has zero visibility. My guess is most of the visitors had no idea there were restaurants onsite. Probably half the retail space is vacant The development feels disjointed with a massive parking lot in the middle. It's a 10-15 minute walk from the playing fields which is a big deal when you have short breaks between games. It's also hard to reach for museum visitors The water park under construction appears very small and no visible progress on a hotel

The hotel aspect will add a lot to street life especially if there is ground floor restaurant. The Schofield on 9th/Euclid always feels lively. Also, with the Urban Meyer bar in the old Lizard space and the expanded hours of the Whistle and AJ Rocco's the neighborhood should be more active

I saw facebook post from a Cleveland Heights councilman about this accident. Apparently the city offered multiple times to buy the home but the owner refuses to sell.

The finances of the condo association can be a drag on home values which makes loans riskier. If a handful of owners stop paying their dues the association can get in trouble quickly. I was an owner in an association which deferred a ton of maintenance when a few owners could not pay their fees. Several owners couldn't refinance at one point due to the association finances.

As someone who shops in Shaker Square frequently, I think the surrounding dilapidated buildings are the bigger issue. The empty plaza on Van Aken is uninviting. Also, the connections between the Square and the parking lots could use better lighting. Especially the one behind Fire. I just don't see the need for a dramatic change similar to public square. The quality of the tenants matters too. Cleveland Cinemas just seemed to give up on the movie theater. Hopefully, the new operator is better.

My guess is the city since they patrol beyond the new development, I believe the clean/safe territory is all the commercial space north of Chagrin and west of Warrensville.

I'm not sure if this was mentioned earlier but Downtown Cleveland Alliance is providing clean and safe services for Van Aken. The area is pretty well maintained already but I think DCA is making a noticeable difference.

Residences at Terminal Tower site is up...www.terminaltower.com Fall 2019 occupancy

Coincidentally a friend of mine just listed a rental in the Lorain/Triskett neighborhood near George's Kitchen...he got 54 rental applications in a week. This is not a hot neighborhood by any means, these are working class families searching for a decent price and a fair landlord. How do restrictions on multifamily housing development factor into this problem? Outside of downtown and the near westside how many large apartment buildings were constructed in the last 15 years? It seems many suburbs have large buildings from the 60s and 70s but nothing more modern. I'm thinking of Myafield, Lakewood, Parma and North Olmsted. For the people in development and construction, am I off point here?

Here's his competition: 45 Erieview - totally empty AECOM - 55% occupied 55 Public Square - 50% empty 1215 Superior - 75% empty 55 PS is being partially converted to apartments. Buildings such as Fifth Third Center, 1111 Superior, Oswald Center, Terminal Tower, Keith building, Halle, Caxton and Hanna are all pretty healthy. There are some struggling buildings downtown particularly in the East 9th/ Lakeside area but overall it's a healthy market.

Interestingly the building landed a solid new tenant earlier this year. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180304/news/153696/tower-erieview-lands-money-manager The tightening office market downtown certainly plays in their favor.

^ I guess a lot of this depends upon the fate of Nucleus. If Benesch leaves 200 PS then there is a huge gap to filled, I think they have 3 full floors.

Pure speculation on my part but my guess is both the large law firms will be out that building soon. A lot of large firms recently upgraded their space and I would expect Weston Hurd/Walter Haverfield to continue that trend.

Fair point but a landlord who makes any effort to attract tenants would be a huge upgrade. My company asked for a proposal for leasing 4,000 sqf in the Tower last year and it wasn't remotely competitive. Clearly they weren't investing in the property. In terms of parking, UO members don't want to hear it but most downtown workers want to drive. Adding parking by converting zombie retail space isn't a bad thing. The garage entrance is off E. 12th