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In <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/editorials/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1186735224295500.xml&coll=2">today's PD "Cheers and Jeers"</a>:<blockquote>CHEERS . . . to the Hustler Club and Cleveland city leaders for agreeing to a stripped-down strip club district of two clubs, not three, to occupy less space in the Flats. Other changes include more discreet signs and building facades, beefed up security and parking. <b>As an added twist, tax-increment financing will allow revenue from the district to pay for programs and maintenance to dress up nearby Canal Basin Park.</b></blockquote>Had anybody heard about this previously?

Do you know if footings were sunk in those corners as well? I recall plans by the Stouffer (?) to expand to the west over the Prospect/Superior corner, as well as drawings of a Flatiron-esque 20 story office at Huron/Ontario.

That's just the site that was originally for the Hemisphere development, but is now for the new CMHA HQ. Kinbess is connected to Hemisphere.

The grey blocks in the map contain multiple parcels. For example, the "F" shaped block alone has about 8 parcels. I think the map includes everything. The HOPE VI project would be two blocks to the east, near or on the corner of Columbus and Abbey. I think, though, that the project has been on hold since Summer '06.

He probably won't be able to acquire that cheaply: I believe that it is without vacancies, and the retail mix has remained relatively stable. As for pictures, Cleveland Memory Project has a few shots, though none directly pointed at the site. I uploaded a few to the gallery, pending approval, but until then, you can find them <a href="http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cca&CISOPTR=1001&REC=14">here</a>, <a href="http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fpress&CISOPTR=844&DMSCALE=100&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=1&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=ohio%2520city%2520lorain&DMTHUMB=1&REC=2&DMROTATE=0&x=286&y=42">here</a> and <a href="http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cca&CISOPTR=754&REC=1">here</a> From about 1940 to 1979, there was no building taller than 3 stories on the corner, and each of those structures appear to be early 20th century vintage.

Contaminated land in Cleveland cleaned for reuse Posted by Donna J. Miller July 26, 2007 07:44AM Categories: FYI Another brownfield has been cleaned up in Cleveland for redevelopment. An oil refinery and salvage yard used to occupy the 24-acre Kinbess property at East 80th Street and Kinsman Road. in Cleveland. Buried drums, underground storage tanks, pipes and petroleum-contaminated soil has been removed and replaced with clean fill, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday. For a list of properties deemed cleaned by the EPA in the last 12 years, go to epa.state.oh.us/derr/volunt/volunt.html. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/07/contaminated_land_in_cleveland.html

I think that the concern remains that Center St. remains the District's northern boundary. I'd rather have a larger district, but one that is buffered from the main west bank crossing.

They're in the midst of data collection, and they've (Flats Oxbow and Jim Boniface) have already interviewed dozens of stakeholders. I think that they're aiming at having the draft plan together by this Autumn.

If you are speaking of the site directly adjacent to the Celebrezze building (on Lakeside and East 6th), that for an "<a href="http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/FREE/61019006/1008/FREE&Profile=1008">urban forest</a>" that will take the place of the plaza that was previously on the site. It will remain Federal property.

FYI, if you have a Cleveland Public Library card, <a href="http://cpl.org/databases.asp?action=dball#J">you can access the JSTOR archives</a> (and other databases) from the comfort of your own computer, gratis.