oakiehigh

I think SOME resistance on these projects is a good thing. It forces the developer to give the people of that community somewhat of a say. But I don't actually understand the intentions or this group. They might have 2000 signatures but, I am only hearing negative points from two people in newspapers that I never believe until I find out for myself anyway. If you were to go to a Westside shopping center and poll people, I KNOW THAT 95% OF THE PEOPLE WOULD BE FOR THIS PROJECT. I had over ten conversations with people from Westwood, Green, Cheviot, Delhi, and Lawrenceburg yesterday. All that I talked to want something new and different. The only thing this resistance is going to do is prolong the whole process for no apparent reason. They have scaled the project down from 99 to 65 acres. That is what SAFE wanted. Now they say it needs to be 63 acres with more green space???????? I am for the smaller Legacy and some green space between the residential and commercial districts. Why is SAFE saying they are going to fight it till the end? They have accomplished the smaller center. Maybe we should do away with all development firms and just start letting these neighbors that think they know how to design a retail center have a crack at it. ha! This shouldn't even be an issue due to the fact that everyone in every westside neighborhood is worried about the current conditions on Glenway ave.(Different subject I know, but I think this will soon become part of the conversation in the near future) Any other Westsiders have an opinion on this? P.S. Newest news is that Steve and Berrys is coming to Glenway Crossing. People are pumped about this if it is true!

Any Big N Rich fans? "Comin to your City" The Nati one is obvious but is Marylin Manson from, or has anything to do with Canton. Is it even Canton Ohio they are talking about :wtf:

Agreed 100% PhattyNati!!!!

This is not what I expected!!!! If the night shots really look like that, it should give it a very urbanized, modern, tokyoish, hong kongish feel....? I am pretty pumped about this!!

It is still going to look so sweeeeeet coming up I-75, even if it is something out of the Golden Girls. We need to catch up from a decade long drought of no skyscrapers at all!!

I just went onto New Plans web page and found that they have now acquired the Delhi shopping center too. This is another shopping center that has been hurting lately. I hope they follow through with sticking as much if not more money into redoing these centers as they did with the Western Village. In the last 20 years, the previous owners of all of these properties spent little or no money at all to upkeep and modernize these properties. So we will see what happens!!!!!

Personally, I think this project will be good for the entire west side. And I am one of those residents in the area of the proposed shopping center. I also work in the Western Hills Plaza which, as everyone who lives on the west side says is sinking into a hole that leads to hell. Here is the scoop, and this is only hearsay from the newest owners of the Western Hills Plaza. A New Jersey company called New Plan bought the Plaza in Nov. These guys are the same company that bought and remodeled the Western Village across from the Plaza (New Kroger). One of the new mall managers of the plaza has said that this spring you will start to see some changes to the shopping center itself. I know with Media Play, Pier 1, and Dress Barn all leaving within the last month, it has left locals feeling uneasy, but by Kroger originally being the anchor tenant and them moving across the street, they have now voided everybody's lease. So everyone in the plaza is free to go. The newest RUMORS are that Sears could go sometime in the future, but due to the fact they merged with K-mart, the talk is of a rebuild where the current K-mart is in Manchester Plaza. NOT A BAD THING IN MY OPINION!!! Staples is at the end of their ten year lease and have expressed interest on Harrison ave. as well. Keep in mind that New Plan is planning on sticking some serious money into the Western Hills Plaza so with so many stores empty, this makes the progress of possibly redoing the entire campus easier which involves alot of wasted space behind the current layout of the existing structures. ( You will see what I mean if you look at the plaza from google earth) I will do some more digging on this issue, but I believe that Manchester, WHP, and the new proposed center on Harrison will ultimately be a renewal for the whole area. (FINGERS CROSSED).