Htsguy

How does this not result in some sort of lawsuit?

To be honest, when I read Ken's article I also found that assertion strange and hyperbolic. That is not really how the now common phenomenon of multi city/multi international law firms work. And to your point I think it is always smart to question any assertion coming from the Stark firm.

Given what Mendo just posted above I am even more confused.

I am still confused whether this renovation of the Herold and new build is actually a go, but if it is it is interesting how this kind of development flies in the face of all the Stark arguments and talking points before Landmark just a few months ago. Shows that if you actually make an effort there is a solution to the problem rather than taking the easy way out.

@KJP... I know you re still waiting for a response from Gateway officials, but is it clear that the Herold portion is a go and will be constructed at the same time as the large office building?

I hope I am wrong but that does not sound like good news. I prefer fireworks to bombs.

Especially given how many other worthwhile public infrastructure projects on the lakefront are begging for $$ and are pipe dreams until the money is found (eg. extension of mall over the RR tracks and shoreway-as I beat a dead horse).

^^Sigh...I got excited when I saw your post and thought you meant some renderings of design work for a pedestrian bridge over the RR tracks and shoreway.

Looks like something you would find in Twinsburg.

Is that small development by your house progressing in any manner?

Actually 5 of the restaurants listed are part of the same ownership group but I was still suspicious when I saw the original post.

Why are we such a third world country when it comes to transportation amenities? I watch you tube video of airports, airline travel, train travel and metros around the world and drool. It is practically embarrassing. But I must admit, our gated communities are some of the nicest on the planet.

Do you know which law firm?

Possibly per KJP as part of the Centennial renovation.

Boy does that letter require a lot of reading between the lines. I wonder what if anything this situation means for the proposed Carnegie development in Ohio City which @KJP has mentioned and which seems as big if not bigger. I certainly don't know that much about the company but I never really considered them a major player who could really handle and/or had the resources to a develop a transformative project.

You are probably right that a Dave and Busters would do well in that location and it is probably a natural given what would surround it, but I cannot imagine it would happen unless they close the Westlake location. D and B is a destination type restaruant/attraction. People from the region go to it rather than just the neighborhood. You usually make plans to go, usually with a group, rather than just dropping in (although I could see more drop in business downtown than say Westlake given it would be right next to Rocket, Progressive and the Casino). A downtown location would most likely be a drag on the Westlake location which already has its seasonal ups and downs. A group from the east side or even say someplace like Kent that would previously head to Westlake would probably go downtown. I don't see a second location expanding its base of customers in any significant manner.

^Isn't that the site of the now defunct development proposed by Andrew Brickman?

He is of course a fabricator and his ownership of the property means little as it is subject to eminent domain.

I am surprised that didn't already exist.

Sigh....but clearly no surprise. Pace was definitely in over his head as has been regularly noted. The real screw up was probably the city going with him in the first place. So another 6 years of planning and promise down the drain. Really tacky how the city managed the divorce rather than sitting down with him way back when and saying we have problems with how things are going and need to separate. So we start again from square one. Hope the Browns really have a plan, resources and partners and are ready to go.

Well thank God. Now he won't be worried.

Heard that Jekyll's Kitchen in Chagrin Falls in closing next Saturday. Apparently it is going to become a Lindy's.

I could well imagine. Some of the stuff opponents of Top of the Hill in Cleveland Heights would come up with (at the 900 public meetings or during public comment at city council meetings) were often from outer space. It was often actually embarrassing to witness.

It was always interesting to watch traffic merger if you were driving down the road just when the lanes changed. Even more fun was when an out of towner visiting the Clinic would turn the wrong way during rush hour not understanding the lane change or the time it happen and the look of horror on their faces as they faced 6 lanes of on coming traffic.

LOL. I was going to post that @E Rocc is going to have an absolute heart attack when he views this design...but I appropriately controlled myself...that is until I read your post.?