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Marquee Cedar side fourth floor is in, as seen from Cedar. Marquee Cedar roof deck beginning, as seen from behind the theater. Parking garage and a bit of Marquee Lee can be seen at lower right. Rear of Cedar building, as seen from the dead-end of Cedarbrook Road. I think a walkway will go between Marquee and the garage to connect this with the park by Boss Dog -- which is actually the old Cedarbrook intersection with Lee. Marquee Lee as seen from Meadowbrook. Balcony doors are in.

Marquee Cedar fourth floor is going in. Now, only the clock tower of my alma mater can be seen from the parking garage. Marquee Cedar west face, behind the theater and Boss Dog. Marquee Lee side above the rooftops of other buildings on Lee. Oak Tree Veterinary Hospital exterior finish is on.

The Cedar-Fairmount parking garage looks like it can be saved after all. Cleveland Heights city administrator Danny Williams told the owner of the adjacent Heights Center building that the city's engineering firm has concluded that the 1981-built garage is repairable and does not need to be torn down. The city is now waiting for repair specs to put the project out to bid. Thomas Jewell's story in today's Sun Press is at the below link, behind a subscriber-only paywall. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/03/closed-until-further-notice-cedar-fairmount-parking-garage-looks-like-it-can-be-saved-after-all.html

Noble Library windows are in

Third floor going in at Marquee Cedar side. Photos taken Wednesday As seen from Cedar Balconies and window seals (?) going in on Meadowbrook side

"Agreed, but that's what low-cost materials and low-cost design get you." I can't help but think of this building, constructed about 15 years ago a mile south of Noble Station, at Noble and Warrensville in Cleveland Heights, across from the old Hillside Dairy, now a city service building. If they can do this with a self-storage place . . .

I looked back in old news stories. Not that old -- it seems like more than a year ago. From a Feb. 14, 2023 Cleveland.com story: "The addition of those two properties [the former veterinary and beauty school fronting Cedar] also took the project area size over 5 acres, and the city will keep ownership of the rest of the land -- a 189-space surface parking lot and the 1-acre parcel at Lee Road and Meadowbrook Boulevard -- through a nominal ground lease for at least 45 years, when F&C has an option to purchase."

Marquee Cedar today. Second floor framing is in, third floor deck beginning. Marquee Meadowbrook side Oak Tree Veterinary Hospital windows are in Noble Library addition today.

Sunset colors as seen from the Harp. The lights near the base are headlights on the Main Avenue Bridge. (Sorry for low resolution from Harp's window glass and phone zoom.) Work lights as seen from the Leather Stallion (again, phone zoom).

It would really be nice if they try to save at least some of the mature trees when they redevelop this site and Woodhill. Maybe design the new buildings around the existing layout, if only partly around it. Or at least identify in advance which of the old trees won't be in the way of anything new and protect them (and their roots) during construction. Too often I see the land cleared down to bare dirt when one of these projects begins.

Second floor walls going in at Marquee Cedar side Marquee Meadowbrook side as seen from the north on Lee Road, at Tullamore

Part of the reason for the higher quality may be their working with the city of Cleveland Heights, which owned (still owns?) the land and recruited F & C, and the resident input that preceded both projects.

From Brent Larkin's column in this morning's Plain Dealer: "For months, one of the town's worst-kept secrets has been that Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have an alternative stadium site in Brook Park. One of the suburb's council members told me about it in December. But building a new stadium there would be even more foolish than guaranteeing $230 million for a quarterback accused of being a sexual predator by no fewer than 30 women. And asking Cuyahoga County residents to pay more than a small fraction of the cost would be a nonstarter. . . The money that the Browns wasted on Deshaun Watson would pay for nearly 25% of the stadium renovation."

The Erieview Tower under construction, 1963 or 64. A co-worker's friend found these photos when they were cleaning out their parents' house. I'm old enough to remember when Cleveland's "second skyscraper" was being built. (Forgive the reflections from the frame glass.)

The sheathing in the photo is a nice color. Renderings on their site show what looks like a similar color brick alternating with gray siding.

Windows are in at Marquee Meadowbrook side (Photos taken Wednesday.) Roof being installed Beginning second floor deck on Cedar side.

Wood is up for the Marquee Cedar side first floor apartments today. (And, someone spray-painted "Go Browns, Cavs" in the cinderblock utility space.) Meadowbrook roof deck and some cornices are in

Putting the roof on the Noble Library addition today -- on a Sunday! I guess a nice day in February can't be wasted. At dinner in the New Heights Grill this evening, the view from their window has changed.

Moving the power and communication lines would be nice, but they will probably stay where they are. Burying them is much too expensive. Even moving them to the rear lot lines was too pricey to include in a streetscape renovation that Cedar-Lee did a few years ago. It can sometimes be done in Cleveland -- where the city owns the power utility -- but not here in CEI-land.

Fourth floor is in at Marquee Meadowbrook side Lee Road streetscape has changed. New Heights Grill is across the street, out of frame at left. Boss Dog and the Cedar-Lee Theater are in the distance (almost lost in today's fog). The streetscape at the west end of Tullamore Road has also changed Wood floor and wall sections are on-site at the Marquee Cedar side today Brick and block veneer is going up at Oak Tree Veterinary Hospital No photo, but the Dollar General at Lee and East Overlook has reopened, with the brick veneer restored that fell in the spring.

The city is hosting a listening session to begin the Noble Corridor Planning Project. This first meeting will be at Caledonia Elementary School, 914 Caledonia Ave., next Wednesday, January 24, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. From a city release: "The City of Cleveland Heights is leading an effort to prepare a comprehensive plan for the Noble Corridor that builds on the strength of our community, our neighbors. Come join us for an introductory meeting and a listening session where members of all city departments will hear your issues that relate to this vital part of our community."

Marquee Cedar side today, southeast wing concrete floor is in Marquee Meadowbrook side today, beginning fourth floor deck. (Earlier photos shot from third level of parking garage; this one shot from top level as Marquee gets higher.) Marquee as seen from Meadowbrook Road today

Marquee Meadowbrook side today, beginning third floor framing Marquee Cedar side today Noble Library addition today. Library officials said in December that they are expecting a June completion. Noble Library as seen from Kirkwood Road.

Marquee Meadowbrook side today. Third floor deck going in. Marquee third floor wall sections stacked at Lee and Meadowbrook. Marquee Cedar side steel is up for Cedar Road storefronts.

Another view of the Marquee Meadowbrook side today, from higher up.