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im glad to see this on the front page of the business section. hopefully with the PD (which seems to have virtually the same article that was in the Sun) this creates more buzz about it.

^that would be wonderful too... altho all it needs is to just not make every car inside the circle have to yield to everything on the outside (isnt it supposed to be the otherway around?)

but.... why cant it just be, buy the ticket, feed it into the machine on the train and you're done? or like nyc, feed it through a machine that lets you onto the platform. isnt that easier and cheaper than hiring more people to "patrol"

in the photos it doesnt seem that much of a big project as far as them having to close galleries and such. but visiting the site is another story. i mean it covers such a vast area, its a bit disorienting seeing at how there used to be a parking lot where they're building up.

Looks like it could tie in with ohio city's and stonebridge's trolley/LR service thats been mentioned this would be amazing, i would probably use this instead of driving on a daily basis

that building is in a weird place in chelsea. its like the only thing there aside from some parking lots/garages. i remember walking by it wondering if that was one of those crystal looking buildings or a gehry. interesting panels... Brave. By Design.

theres a crains article about RTA trying to boost revenue with real estate, but its a premium service one. im wondering if this is talking about TOD stuff.

good lord, people are f***ing stupid...

wow, connections connections put them all in a room together and have them talk it out. im sure things could get resolved

im wondering with those drawings if this development is part of the whole grand scheme that stark is planning in the warehouse district

these are awesome!

yea this is ridiculous. also i could understand if the development was in the middle of the wolstein proposal but cmon, it was gonna be surface parking either way. condos are a good thing.

wonderful. these look a lot better than what i thought theyd be. Seem to kind of compliment the warehouse district with new stuff like the Pinnacle... and those umm other buildings in the distance heh

11:15 a.m. Christopher Montgomery Plain Dealer Reporter The owners of a parking lot that developer Scott Wolstein wants to include in his $225 million mixed-use project in Cleveland's Flats have launched their own $75 million residential plan for the site. Located between Main Avenue and Front Street, the development would include two condominium towers -- of 18 and 22 stories -- and street-level townhouses. The owners of the parking lot, the Shaia family, would be the developers of the project, dubbed Lighthouse Landing. Members of the family and their architect, Paul Volpe, presented their plans to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission this morning. (See here for the meeting's agenda, which includes a site plan and other graphics on the plan.) Under Wolstein's plan, the site would remain a parking lot. It's not clear yet whether Wolstein approves of the Shaia project. Through the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, he has offered to buy the property for $1.2 million. should we rename this thread??

that second photo is awesome looks like they've gotten a lot further along. At a certain point does the crain move up over to the viaduct to build higher, seems like that thing isnt tall enough?

i saw them driving by E9th and Euclid today, they look great

Euclid Ave. housing in works Plan would transform stretch into $32M, 160-unit complex 1021 Euclid Ave. is part of a stretch on which First Midwest Properties LLC has set its sights to turn into a 160-unit housing complex. By JAY MILLER 6:00 am, April 10, 2006 A nearly barren stretch of low-rise office buildings on Euclid Avenue between East Ninth Street and Playhouse Square would go residential under plans being hatched by a local investor and his partners. According to information presented to Cuyahoga County commissioners, First Midwest Properties LLC wants to convert the stretch of buildings between the Huntington Bank Building and the Statler Arms complex into a $32 million, 160-unit housing complex. The commissioners tentatively have agreed to issue $25 million in tax-exempt housing revenue bonds to help the partnership make the project happen. The project would be across the street from and just east of the Ameritrust complex, which the county plans to convert into its administrative headquarters. That stretch of Euclid has been particularly hard hit by the decline in downtown employment and the migration of retailing to Tower City Center and the Galleria. The project would follow the trend of turning marginal downtown office buildings into housing. The Osborne Building on Huron Road and the Pointe at Gateway on Prospect Avenue are two nearby buildings that have gone through similar transformations, though this new, unnamed project would be larger than the two combined. Apartments in those buildings range in price from $600 to $1,800. Condominium units at the Pointe sell for $78,000 to $269,000. In January, 3M Realty LLC, a partnership created by Cleveland Heights real estate investor Eli Mann, bought the property at 1001-1015 Euclid for $2.24 million, according to county property records. The seller was a partnership led by retired mortgage broker and developer Alvin Siegel. Last August, First Midwest purchased the building at 1021 Euclid for $400,000 from Prime Properties Development Ltd., a Mentor partnership associated with Jerome T. Osborne III, county records show. In its request to the county for bonds to help finance the redevelopment effort, First Midwest said it also hopes to purchase the next property east, at 1101 Euclid. That parcel is owned by Trebmal Construction Co., a Milstein family entity. Brock Milstein, president of Trebmal, confirmed the ongoing talks. “I’m still in the process of figuring out what works for us,” he said. Mr. Milstein also controls the Statler Arms apartment building and the adjacent parking garage that fill out the block and is deciding what to do with the properties.

University Circle residents want voice in area planning Sunday, April 09, 2006 Steven Litt Plain Dealer Architecture Critic The fresh infusion of cash and big construction projects planned for University Circle has aroused long-standing concerns among residents that they'll be ignored and displaced as decisions are made about buildings, streets, parks and public spaces. They've got reason. University Circle, Cleveland's cultural, educational and medical hub, has a long history of top-down, paternalistic, secretive planning. Now, institutions in the district are facing renewed pressure from community activists such as Emily Peck, a retired Cleveland school assistant principal, who wants residents treated with greater respect... more at: http://www.cleveland.com

Cuyahoga might not qualify for grants Land requirements would be hard to meet Sunday, April 09, 2006 Thomas Ott Plain Dealer Reporter A new state grant program is supposed to help Ohio compete for major development, but proposed rules might keep Cuyahoga County out of the game. A draft of rules for the new Ohio Job Ready Sites program says the projects must be at least 150 acres to qualify for the money, which can be used to buy and develop land. A heavily developed urban county like Cuyahoga would be lucky to put together 30 to 50 acres for a project, county officials said... www.cleveland.com

Crocker Park developer no longer competing for University Circle deal Case Western Reserve University has lost one of three firms interested in redeveloping the Triangle in University Circle. Developer Robert Stark, who built the $420 million Crocker Park lifestyle community in Westlake, said late Wednesday he would announce Thursday he was pulling out of contention to build the Arts and Retail District proposed by Case at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road. The property is known as the Triangle. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

yea i think eventually MOCA is going to need its own thread, actually i think The Art and Retail District is going to need its own thread soon. <img src="http://www.reiser-umemoto.com/projects/eyebeam/a-chelsea.jpg"> anyway i also liked the eyebeam proposal. thats definately an upgrade from their space they have now, which is a former S&M club...hah

Progressive planning expansion Mayfield, insurer discuss tax incentives for new headquarters Wednesday, April 05, 2006 Leila Atassi Plain Dealer Reporter Article Removed

holy crap thats depressing, was this a local person or one of them at TWC?

MOCA faces crucial choice Six architectural firms compete for high-visibility assignment Tuesday, April 04, 2006 Steven Litt It's only April, but if Cleveland had an award for architectural client of the year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland already would be a very strong contender. The museum announced in December that it plans to move from a low-visibility location in Midtown to a spectacular site a mile east in University Circle at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road. The new MOCA will anchor a larger effort by Case Western Reserve University to transform a dead zone of parking lots and drab storefronts into what it is calling an Arts and Retail District... more at: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1144139562213060.xml&coll=2&thispage=1 Also: http://lifewithoutbuildings.net/ gives a bit of a blurb about MOCA MoCA's hot list Six finalists have been named in the search for an architect to design the new Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art. Although the judges say that they're not looking for a starchitect, but rather a young firm on its way up, the list is quite still quite impressive: Office dA, Reiser + Umemoto, SHoP, Studio MDA, Michael Maltzan, and Foreign Office Architects. The winning firm will be announced in June.

hmm well the Malachi Mart behind Spaces is great for a cheap lunch. i would say the homeless problem has significantly gone down in that area just over that past 5 years. We dont get too many people at the gallery coming in asking for money or using the bathroom to clean themselves anymore. also, i've never been asked for money on the viaduct and have never seen it happen to anyone else. as far as im concerned its just as likely to be asked for money downtown as it is on the viaduct. anyway i think its great to actually hear about the people who buy these units, people who moved from elsewhere especially.