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So we now have Steve Harvey, Drew Carey, and Travis Kelce representing us Clevelanders as TV gameshow hosts

I know I just keep screen-shotting Zillow ... but this really is jaw-dropping how many of these new construction homes on E. 100th, E. 97th, and E. 93rd have already sold. Fairfax Market was a game-changer that flipped the trajectory of the area.

@MayDay your angle is sooo close, but it’s off. You can see several of the same buildings in both photos on the left side. Land was definitely not turned back into water (from everything I know). EDIT: maybe try to align with some of those remaining buildings on the left side?

Not sure if this little animated flyover has ever been posted, but as a reminder these two dorms add another 600+ beds to Little Italy / University Circle and the City of Cleveland.

1920s Downtown Cleveland Aerial .... WOWZER R99-21-ac.jpg

NEVERMIND! Just found a pretty darn good map by @KJP From this article: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/11/12/hough-busily-breaking-new-ground/

I am losing track of all the spillover development in Hough. What are these specific new construction projects right outside University Circle?

@ClevelandNative, and believe me, I'm not trying to discount what you are saying. Targeting Kamms Corners and Old Brooklyn, building off what already exists, is a really great idea. Again more circumstantial evidence, but I can tell you that I personally know 3 different people who have moved in from out-of-state and purchased houses in West Park / Kamms Corners within the past couple of years. The demand is surely there and in areas that could easily support the infill you describe of new construction single family homes.

^what I’m talking about.

Ironically (with the given loss shown above in Glenville and Fairfax), a TON of new single family housing are being built around University Circle these past two years. I know i’ve screenshotted similar views before, but the Glenville ones are a mix between new construction and renovations. The Fairfax ones are all new construction. A bit circumstantial evidence … but still very real! Hough has also seen an uptick in new residential … again mostly in the past 2-4 years.

^same with Detroit- Shoreway … with all the new construction / infill these past 3-4 years.

New residence halls named in honor of two trailblazing alumni MARCH 28, 2024 Located in the South Residential Village, John Sykes Fayette House and Mary Chilton Noyes House will help accommodate CWRU’s growing student population https://thedaily.case.edu/new-residence-halls-named-in-honor-of-two-trailblazing-alumni/

Social media is jampacked with out-of-towners coming to Cleveland starting today through Monday / Tuesday. Articles like this are and will be popping up all over (from UConn): UConn women in Final Four - how to go, what to do in Cleveland, Ohio (norwichbulletin.com) https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/sports/2024/04/02/uconn-women-in-ncaa-basketball-final-four-how-to-go-what-to-do-in-cleveland-game-time-ticket-prices/73178409007/ Cleveland things to do for the solar eclipse, Women's Final Four (norwichbulletin.com) https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/lifestyle/things-to-do/2024/04/01/things-to-do-in-cleveland-visiting-total-solar-eclipse-ncaa-womens-final-four/72396377007/

It seems Ukrainian immigrants continue to arrive in NEO: Brooklyn Heights non-profit helps thousands of families, immigrants in need of furniture By Katie Tercek Published: Mar. 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM EDT BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A faith leader is helping immigrants and families get a fresh start in Northeast Ohio, but, it’s not possible without donations. Three months ago, Mariana Sorochynska and her boyfriend escaped the war in Ukraine and came to Cleveland. “When we moved here we had nothing. This organization kindly helped us with all the furniture. So we didn’t have to sleep and eat on the floor,” said Sorochynska. https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/03/19/brooklyn-heights-non-profit-helps-thousands-families-immigrants-need-furniture/ Welcome to the Chyrikin Family March 01, 2024 Dana Heil In March of 2023, Our Lady of the Lake Parish gathered a group of parishioners together to gauge interest in helping a Ukrainian family in harm’s way. After numerous meetings, financial commitments, cultural awareness training and creating the necessary committees to support a family for two years, we finally identified a family in need of assistance. Meet the Chyrikin family: Vadym, Halyna and their children Matvii (10) and Victoriia (6). The Chyrikin family arrived in Euclid in November 2023. Halyna share some of what the family had experienced: “In June 2013, war came to Donbass, Ukraine. This was the date that split our lives into ‘before’ and ‘after’. Everything that was before remains a vivid memory, like old photos in an album that you can touch but cannot come back to. In that past life, we still had a home, parents, friends, a peaceful sky, a favorite job and of course, happiness. All these ten years, we remember life before the war as ideal, the life that we always strived to live. https://www.theeuclidobserver.com/articles/welcome-to-the-chyrikin-family/

Pretty sick photo by Matt Lance:

Looks GREAT! Love this view as well:

Juxtaposition

Knez has now firmly pushed into Fairfax. First cluster appears to be E. 97th St between Cedar Ave and Quincy Ave. All are walking distance to the E.105 Rapid Station, Fairfax Market, and of course Cleveland Clinic:

Check it out, you urban planners you … nice little sliver available: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Detroit-Ave-Cleveland-OH-44102/104338010_zpid/

Drone photography is so game-changing

New Fairfax apartments aim to help local workers live closer to their jobs Updated: Mar. 19, 2024, 5:07 p.m.| Published: Mar. 19, 2024, 5:05 p.m. By Megan Sims, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A new four-story apartment complex built with the help of investments from the Cleveland Clinic and others seeks to address the need for modern market-rate living for workers in and around Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood. Aura at Innovation Square, a $26 million project unveiled Tuesday, offers convenient access to Opportunity Corridor and is located just minutes down East 105th Street from Meijer’s Fairfax Market, which opened earlier this year. Aura consists of 82 studio to one- and two-bedroom apartments and is aimed at providing housing options for local employees, particularly at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. The Clinic invested $10 million to the project, according to according the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp. Employees of CWRU and Cleveland Clinic could be eligible for a one-time $1,400 benefit through the Greater Circle Living, which is an employer-assisted housing program. https://www.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2024/03/new-fairfax-apartments-aim-to-help-local-works-live-closer-to-their-jobs.html

Finally got my hands on some Canal Basin Brew … An East Bank Pilsner

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO may consider rebidding for US Steel in $30s a share -analyst (update) (msn.com) https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/cleveland-cliffs-ceo-may-consider-rebidding-for-us-steel-in-30s-a-share-analyst-update/ar-BB1jSVaB?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=84b4e6bd99374b5ba1567f4c11cc4472&ei=15 Well hey, the Federal government got heavily involved when Pittsburgh's PNC gobbled up Cleveland's National City ... perhaps it's time to throw us a bone and return the favor.