Htsguy

Found the article chocked full of information (lots of it new). Good job by the reporter. Great to see so many different entities working together to try to get this done. It really is major and more or less would create a new neighborhood as well as build an important bridge between the Clinic and the rest of UC. Was disappointed by Mr. Ratner's take on things.

^and if I was a potential "buyer" of county property I would like to see lots of sunshine too.

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I for one can care less how tall a building is no matter where it is located. My bigger concern is how a building fits in with its surrounding and whether is quality architecture (not only the design but quality of the building componets).

Because you aren't working at the airport every day and you have choices. Many of the folks who work at the airport don't have cars or they share one car with more than one working-age person in their household. I encourage you to think beyond your own needs. RTA's cost per hour of service is $133.60 (in 2011 dollars). If you're running the Red Line AND an airport bus service on 15-minute headways to downtown, that's a lot of extra hours of service for only 1,000 riders or so per day. Perhaps RTA considered running the shuttle buses only around shift changes at the airport because the rest of the service isn't as necessary. But since they're running only between Hopkins and the Brookpark station, RTA folks probably felt that was an expense worth adding despite the limited number of discretionary riders. I have no problems with RTA running the shuttle as they are going to during time the tunnel is down. It actually makes a certain amount of sense for those who use the rapid regularly and can adjust their schedules to deal with the delay despite the inconvenicne. That is life and we all have to do what we have to do (look at what the commuters in New York are dealing with now). My point from the start was simply that many people (business travelers) are not going to want to deal with the delay and having to transfer twice and lug luggage up more stairs and wait in Brookpark station after first waiting for the shuttle at the airport. That was why I asked if any thought was given to an express shuttle from the airport to downtown for those people who don't use the red line for other stops so RTA does not lose those riders during this period to cabs and the like. SO IN THIS VEIN I AM LOOKING BEYOUND MY OWN PERSONAL NEEDS. I am hoping that RTA is not going to lose customers due to this. If the cost is prohibitive and does not make sense (not enough riders) then they of course they should not consider it. I can pretty much guarantee you that in the next six months I am not going to be taking the Red Line to the airport so I am not worried about it for my own sake. If I WAS, I would take a cab rather than experience the longer ride the shuttle will result in.

^I personally would not do it. You are exchaning a totally indoor trip that would take 25 minutes for possibly an hour trip and at least a minimal exposure to the weather toting luggage. I would grab a cab and take the rapid once the tunnel is repaired.

^Dan sure does like his parking garages.

Wow. I am completely shocked that such an architecturally significant building can be constructed so quickly. :wink:

^how is this going to work? Will there be a shuttle to the Brookpark station? If yes won't it just make more sense to also run an express bus from the airport all the way downtown for those that just want to get downtown and not access any other other stops on the line. By the time one would wait for a shuttle and then wait for the rapid at Brookpark (especially in the cold this time of year) it might not be worth it and you would have a lot of people just finding another way downtown.

It has been years since I saw "The Escape Artist" but one scene sticks in my mind. Griffin O'neal is running and I think he either runs out the door of the Alcazar Hotel in Cleveland Heights or is running by it and there is a new camera angle and he is running by the Halle Building on Huron Rd downtown. Of course it looks like a continuous shot and scene, and only somebody from Cleveland would know they were 6 miles apart.

^and is it correct that nothing is currently planned for the block?

^I know the question was what is the worse but to followup on your "favorite", I would have to add "The Fortune Cookie" as mine. And not only is it set and filmed in Cleveland, but the band in Cleveland Stadium at the beginning of the movie, when Jack Lemmon is hurt, for some strange reason plays the Miami University fight song.

Very nice...love the black and white...gives the homes a timeless quality.

E&O is like inspectors malpractice insurance. It will help you in the end if there are things that are obvious the inspector didn't not note in his report. For instance things that Mike Holmes finds on his shows. Time limits I do not know. Gramarye....the following is off the cuff without having done any research so don't consider it firm legal advice. Any reputable inspector is going to carry E and O insurance and I would not use one who does not carry it and they should not be shy about confirming the fact that they have it when asked. There should not be any cost to you in this regard other than maybe an inspector who carries the insurance has a slightly higher rate (but again I would not use one would did not have the coverage...it really is standard and as MTS indicated it is like malpractice insurance). I am GUESSING the statute of limitations to make a claim would be two years, as it basically would be a negligence cause of action, but again, don't quote me. The statute of limitations may also be extended under the "discovery rule" concept. In other words the statute of limitations would be tolled if you had not "reasonably" discovered his negligence in conducting the inspection. The more obvious the error the inspector made, the less likely the statute would be tolled (for example...and this is an extreme example for illustration...the roof is caving in and he falls to tell you in his report...you should have pretty much realized right from the start that he blew it and the two year statute would not be tolled...in contrast...he failed to tell you in the summer that the furnace did not work...but you did not realize his error until you went to turn it on in the winter....this would probably toll the claim and the two years would begin to run when you "discovered" (reasonably) that the furnace did not work in the winter). I would assume most contracts between home owners and inspectors have clauses that limit the inspectors liability to a certain extent, and they will make this known to you (or should) up front. In other words, if it is not in their scope of work to find hidden defects that might require deconstruction, they probably would not be liable for not discovering the problem.

This raises an interesting question in my mind. I am assuming that the bank owns the home due to the fact it bought it in a sheriff sale (it held the mortgage and was the only bidder at the sheriff sale or the successful competitive bidder at the sale) or accepted a deed in lieu from the owner who was in default. At least in the sheriff sale situation it is bought in "as is" condition without the disclosures required under Ohio law when there is an arms length sale. Now that it holds title to the house, what kind of disclosure duties (and corresponding legal liabilities) does the bank have? Do they regularly make a through inspection of the property before marketing it for sale and make the required disclosures. Or do they avoid that like the plague so they can say, under the law, they had no knowledge of defects, which is rational since they never occupied the house and again never had a professional inspection giving them the requisite knowledge leading to disclosure. In other words they are also basically selling the house AS IS. I really don't know the duty the bank would owe under such a scenario and like you suggested, I would have a complete inspection conducted (especially since the previous home owner was strapped for cash and most likely defferring regular maintenance). But like others cautioned, you can really never know what is behind the walls. I would go into it with a significant contingency budget.

This is a movie that I would normally not go to a theater to see but may do so since they filmed some scenes just a block from my house (plus lots of Coventry). They also staged at the school next to my house. I could not believe the number of huge trailers that sat there running all night. It must have cost a fortune. They were there for about 2-3 weeks, broke everything down (went to another part of town I assume) and then brought every thing back later for another couple of weeks. Coordinating all of this has to be something else.

REALLY? Have you looked in the Flats East Bank thread? There are numerous construction photos of the hotel and much discussion about the construction. The exterior of the hotel is almost completed.

^gee, a transit post that actually makes sense.

Any updates on the Schofield tax credit review that was supposed to happen at the end of June?? The tax credits and the project are still under review by the Department of Development. Based on what I've been told, we might have a final decision by the end of August. And it's unlikely that ODOD would pull the credits out of the project, but they want to see serious progress, indicating that construction will start in earnest this year. Michelle I hate to be that person (I know MTS, if there had been any news somebody would have reported it on the board), but what the hell is going on? Was a final decision made at the end of August regarding the continuation of the tax credits (and is there serious progress toward financing indicating that construction will start in earnest this year?) I am starting to get bummed out.

^Do you mean "project" or "phase". Isn't there still a significant number of lots to still build on around the existing townhomes.

They occupy six full floors. I believe that is slightly less than a third. The law firm by comparison is leasing five full floors. Did I miss something? It a large law firm relocating into the Eaton Building (or has done so already)?

I'll throw this out....anyone know if there are plans to bury the electrical along Front Street (both sides)?

Are we sure Cleveland has a higher downtown population than Indianapolis? What are the Indianapolis numbers? Hey gang I would be careful before taking ClevelandOhio's bait and going down this path in this thread. May Day's ax has been pretty sharp lately. This is a Cleveland thread and not a Cincy thread where you apparently can discuss any thing over and over in any thread (you should take a peek at the Streetcar thread...the only this not discussed in that is the whether the earth was created in seven days).

^I ran across that article as well. After reading it I did not know whether to laugh or cry.

I totally disagree. If you make public transportation convenient, it will draw the middle class and above in this region. I have not rode public transportation regularly for years due to my current job but in the 80's and 90's I rode it 90% of the time to commute and to attend events downtown due to where I lived (Shaker Hts. and University Hts.). At that time, on the Shaker Rapid 50-60% of the patrons were high wage earners, their kids and to a lesser extent their wives (not to be sexist, some of the high wager earners were the wives). Many were colleagues of mine who earned six figure salaries (a lot at the time). I would say this is a far estimate (50-60%)even though the rapid went through some of the poorest neighborhoods in Cleveland so it also attracted lower income riders. Some of the riders ended up going as far as Chagrin Falls on the number 5 including me for a time. The Shaker Rapid is unusual in Cleveland but again it proves that if it is convenient the upper class will take public transportation even in Cleveland