Jenny

My guess as to why to tower is not on Jacobs lot is because they wanted a connected parking structure. Obviously that can't be done on Jacobs lot. And going below grade for the depth they need is not possible due to a water table at approximately -17' depending on the time of year. Lastly, 10 levels of parking beneath the tower, from street level up, isn't conducive to what they were looking for.

As did his predecessor, Jane Campbell...even moreso.

Or maybe the future of Cleveland Browns Stadium at that location is in doubt. A development north of CBS wouldn't incorporate well if CBS isn't there. Would completely have to be re-imagined.

I never realized that Columbus didn't have train service, and Cincys is almost non-existent.

Florida is full of an aging population, and many areas of the south suffer from unhealthy lifestyles that lead to hospital visits. And folks in Florida and Texas have plenty of cash. It was just a question/observation.

The odd thing is none are in the South or the West coast. You would think Florida or California would have a world class Hospital. I'm not in the biz, so I'm sure there's a reason beyond my understanding.

No, they're not using Gilbane for Artisan. But Panzica is on the Library Lofts. Lots of confusion as to who's paying for the foundation at the library lofts project. Clearly the library does not need a large foundation that the 9 story on top would require.

No, Panzica isn't building the Artisan. In fact, both projects aren't even coming from the same development teams.

One more.

This picture shows the size of the Market Plaza site. Very exciting!

Ok, now you people are just getting silly!?

No doubt CLE! Setup a Zoom Meeting and get this sexy building out to bid!

Would the top floor of this be the highest residence in Cleveland? The State?

E Roccs comment "because the alarm has been raised" is what scared me when I first read KJPs blog. If SW dosent touch this land, who will?

The City allowed a parking lot on Public Square. Several actually. Kinda looks outa place.

Old people have never been able to shut up since the begining of time! Theyre always right, they want their way, and people younger then them are stupid. Its not a generation thing, its an old person thing. It makes me laugh that people think theyre "30 years old" is so much different then their parents "30 year old". You can say that with any age group.

I should probably know this jsut from looking at the picture, but is this development going along St. Clair or E 12th?

The matt was poured on top of 9 Caissons. The Caissons were roughly 185' deep. None of the steel ties into those caissons however. The caissons were for a counterweight effect of the matt. Think more stability for the matt. The matt is actually the support for the building.

If this development dosen't scream 1995, I dont know what does!

Looks like it, hence the coolers. The samples need to be sent out to the lab in coolers.

@KJP, the caps are either for a permanant well put in for sampling water, or an inclinometer. An inclinometer well is used to monitor groundwater levels. To me this is saying somebody is looking to build a structure with some below grade elements to it such as a garage. Tight site, tough to put a below grade garage in here. They may be considering a matt foundation for a building which requires mass excavation and dewatering of the higher groundwater table. All in all, they just want to see where water is naturally ocurring and at what level theyll encounter it..

Lol, I did the same thing a coupke weeks ago!

Maybe theyre confusing the fact that the foundations for the former Ameritrust Buildings are most likely still in the ground. They were probably over designed with a high factor of safety and could potentially support a building of that size. In any event, they will all need removed prior to the installation of new foundations.

From what I've heard, this isn't geotechnical drilling, rather some environmental sampling hence the vac truck in some of the photos. Geotechnical sampling and reporting won't be complete until a building footprint is nailed down, and the location of the proposed foundation is set. No sense in drilling borings in areas where a foundation may not exist. In any event, another fantastic article KJP! Thank yo for sharing!?

Most highrises bearing on a Mat Foundation also have caissons beneath the mat to account for counterweight effects.