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New towpath update vid.

As referenced in the Phase 2 release above it states The Phase 2 plan calls for a 150,000 square foot office building over 125,000 square feet of retail. This is the 'new' office building north of the EY tower that is not on the original site plan. So it looks like the retail has just moved to a different location. They must feel confident in filling up that office space, which is a good thing. I am not concerned with the surface lots, I am sure they have plans for them. Also concerning the long process in obtaining financing. Its hard to compare what MRN did with Uptown 1&2 with FEB. This was a very complicated site, they had to do everything they could to minimize risk.

WoW great find. It's saying completion 24months from now. I can't get used to these recent quick timetables in Cleveland. Times and attitudes have surely changed.

Lake Erie wind turbines will be built by 2017, says LEEDCo Print By John Funk, The Plain Dealer on August 20, 2013 at 12:36 PM, updated August 20, 2013 at 12:47 PM Lake Erie wind developers say they will have the first wind turbine pilot project built by 2017. They will be similar to these offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, offshore from a village in Denmark. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/lake_erie_wind_turbines_by_201.html#incart_river_default

Am I missing something? Why is there a question on the height of the new county building. Doesn't the rendering show it to be about 8 floors?

Always thought this was feasible. We certainly have no shortage of materials to create that space. I mean we are about to demo a mile long bridge. That would fill up that hole real quick.

Finally a rendering of 'Red'.

So according to this RFQ from DodgeReports the size of the building will be 600,000sq ft. In comparison the new EY at FEB is 450,000 sq ft. or about 27,000 ft per floor. So I am still hoping for 24-28 floors. Maybe they will use a smaller footprint than what is available, much like the Marriott. How about adding 10 floors of residential. That would be nice.

^Can you give us anymore info from the mailer?

Wow that says it all right there.

Yeah here is the link to that story and renderings. http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/10/did_csu_and_neomed_play_it_too.html

Sorry had to go there...

Well as I have said I love this idea. Will it become reality, probably not. But what I like most about this is that another person has stepped up to try and make a difference in their town. Over the last 3 or 4 years we have seen people such as Maron, Gies, McNulty and even Gilbert all looking to make a difference. We cant count on the olde guard like Jacobs or Forest City to matter anymore. They don't believe anymore, they don't dream anymore. And those who come into this thread just to call an idea 'stupid' or a 'pipe dream' are part of the problem and not the solution. I believe in those who believe in us, and when you have that passion I support you. For this to be feasible I believe a smaller footprint at first would be the best. Maybe first a run from the lakefront up to the mall, docking at the new hotel, bridging that gap over the RR tracks. All I know if built this will become part of our image, It would be highlighted on any sport broadcast coming in and out of the breaks. Any image of Cleveland nationally would not just be the RHall anymore but the gondola flying past the RHall. The pictures would be great, especially at night. You just can't by that type of publicity.

As for the SkyLift can you imagine riding this thing at night. Flying past the RHall up to the the mall, maybe docking at the new Hotel for dinner. I love this idea but there is no way in hell it could ever be financed. I am trying to think of a source but come up empty. And involving RTA would be a bad idea. BTW I don't know if this warrants its own thread yet considering it is just an idea, maybe the mods can start one. In the meantime conversation should be continued in the thread where the subject was introduced. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2768.385.html

Well I am not sure where you got that info but the land you speak of looks different than it did twenty years ago. With the new E9th extension and the second inner belt bridge that parcel will be much smaller very soon.

More on Cleveland SkyLift. So this is the dude from LeanDog, very cool. Love this forward thinking. Software entrepreneur has his eye on the sky with plans for lakefront skylift KARIN CONNELLY | FRIDAY, AUGUST 09, 2013 http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/skylift080913.aspx

Just to be clear on the 'Proposed' sound barriers. After reviewing the route I count about 1100 feet of possible sound walls out of 3.5 miles, which is about 18000 feet. Not a lot to get worked up about. Unless of course you're looking for something to get worked up about.

^Judging by this recent photo from MayDay (thnx MadDog)it looks Iike framework is being installed around the mechanicals. And I think I remember the rendering showing glass at the top. I am excited about how this new skin will brighten up that part of the skyline especially when you add the redo of the Westin and how that is going to a lighter skin also. I also snapped a shot of the building driving by the other night and it looks to be a new lighting element at the top. Unless those are work lights.

New monuments facing downtown at Ontario/90. They are supposed to have some sort of LED feature when all is said and done. Who doesn't like stuff that lights up.

Surf, just a thought but you may want to call the Cleveland Sports Commision and bring them into the discussion. See if they have an interest in exploring a possible GreatLakes surfing event that could be held at Edgewater. If the Metroparks can see a revenue opportunity in the future they may be more open to the idea of surfing as more than just recreation.

Yeah I am not all that thrilled with the PITSburgh one either. This seems a strange decision from PHS. They have done such a great job at repurposing older buildings and making good choices over the years, for them to plop down a ChiChi's on the back side of their property seems a bit odd. I see this as a better fit down along the river at FEB. I hope design review demands something better.

Clifton thanks for doing that. I have been trying to figure out how that was going to look. It's been on my list to get a closer look at that. Should look nice when finished.

From Michelle. Skylight Financial Group plans to move offices, 100 jobs to Ohio City from downtown offices By Michelle Jarboe McFee Follow on Twitter on August 02, 2013 at 1:15 PM, updated August 02, 2013 at 2:11 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A financial-planning firm and roughly 100 workers plan to leave downtown Cleveland for Ohio City's West 25th Street, in the first significant white-collar migration to a neighborhood better known for bar-hopping and butchery. Skylight Financial Group, a privately owned business affiliated with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., has signed a 10-year lease on the top floor of the United Bank Building at West 25th and Lorain Avenue. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/skylight_financial_group_plans.html#incart_river_default

New set of images from the FEB Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.651567941538218.1073741834.177488772279473&type=1

^It matches the color from the rendering that's been around forever.