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Neighborhood Watch: Akron's Cascade Valley is bridging city's past and potential future February 16, 2020 04:00 AM updated 2 hours ago Dan Shingler "We have plans to continue this development at North and Howard with another 24 units we'll be putting atop a parking garage," he said. He's also looking to build on land that he owns across Howard Street. "That's slated for 40 units on top of 25,000 square feet of mercantile space: retail, restaurants banking, all sorts of mixed-use," Troppe said. https://www.crainscleveland.com/akron-news/neighborhood-watch-akrons-cascade-valley-bridging-citys-past-and-potential-future

Akron community gardeners plant idea to open kitchen in Summit Lake A nonprofit operator of community gardens in Akron is exploring the concept of opening its own kitchen near Summit Lake to feed the neighborhood and meet increased demand for production. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200216/akron-community-gardeners-plant-idea-to-open-kitchen-in-summit-lake?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Akron Beacon Journal daily 2020-02-17&utm_content=GTOH_ABJ&utm_term=021720

New restaurant in Kenmore Lil’ Bit Café has opened on Kenmore Boulevard as the first sit-down lunch and dinner restaurant to open in the neighborhood in years, according to the Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance. The 25-seat eatery, near the Rialto Theatre, has a menu that includes sandwiches called the “Whole Hog,” which includes pulled pork, ham, bacon, cheddar cheese and house slaw on a Kaiser bun, and the “Mac Daddy,” which is panko-crusted fried macaroni and cheese on Texas Toast. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200212/new-lilrsquo-bit-cafe-serving-up-high-hopes-for-akronrsquos-kenmore-area?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter: Rubber City Daily&utm_campaign=Rubber City Daily - Akron newsletter

Agreed, the issue is we are now living with the damage that previous industrial companies have caused to it. It is a great asset though, even if only to look at.

Canton’s Cirelli building to make way for SMHA housing, retail By Kelly Byer CantonRep.com staff writer Posted Feb 10, 2020 at 5:31 AM CANTON The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority and a Jackson Township developer plan to create a housing and retail complex on 30th Street NW. The vacant Arthur J. Cirelli building would be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use development. Ashley Wright, director of planning and development for SMHA, said the housing authority would oversee housing while Glitz & Associates would oversee retail. “We are looking to do a mixed-income development there, if possible, which would include market rate and some subsidized housing,” she said. It would be SMHA’s first property that isn’t solely housing. https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200210/cantonrsquos-cirelli-building-to-make-way-for-smha-housing-retail?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200211&utm_content=article10-headline

That number could be just brick and mortar.

Akron city leaders pledge $3 million to revitalize Summit Lake By Doug Livingston Beacon Journal Posted Jan 27, 2020 at 8:17 PM Akron City Council has endorsed a more than $10 million plan to equitably redevelop one of the city’s most scenic and disinvested assets — Summit Lake. With no opposition or need to hold a second reading next week, the same-day approval of the Summit Lake Vision Plan on Monday sent a clear message to private funders and government grant programs that the city is enthusiastically behind the redevelopment plan curated by local community advocates and residents. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200127/akron-city-leaders-pledge-3-million-to-revitalize-summit-lake

Kent development tide turns toward North Water Street JUDY STRINGER Don Schjeldahl has been selecting sites for businesses of all types for 35 years, and he is pretty confident by now that he can spot a winner. Downtown Kent development over the past 15 years has been primarily in the city's southern half from Main Street down, Schjeldahl noted. But today, he said, the tide is turning northward, specifically toward the roughly seven-block span of North Water Street. https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/kent-development-tide-turns-toward-north-water-street?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200210&utm_content=article2-image

Akron’s Main Street project in home stretch By Doug Livingston Beacon Journal Posted Feb 9, 2020 at 7:58 PM City construction crews shifted lanes last week on Main Street as the complete road and sidewalk reconstruction project is now six months from scheduled completion. Akron broke ground on the $31 million road project, mostly funded with federal grants, in the fall of 2018. Businesses have struggled as southbound traffic has been cut off during what’s turned the heart of downtown into one big construction site between Cedar and Mill streets. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200209/akrons-main-street-project-in-home-stretch?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200210&utm_content=article3-readmore

Akron City Council approves plan for affordable housing for I Promise School families Updated Feb 06, 2020; Posted Feb 05, 2020 By Robin Goist, cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio – Akron City Council has agreed to sell two acres on the city’s West Side for the construction of a 50-unit apartment building that is intended for families with children attending the nearby I Promise School. Council suspended its rules Monday to do away with a second reading of the proposal and immediately approve the sale of the empty land for $1 to the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation, EANDC. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/ocNyMpKpVS7P5ccb8

YNDC to Create Neighborhood Center at Madden Monastery By George Nelson | February 4, 2020 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The former Carmelite Monastery, which drew thousands of worshippers from across the Mahoning Valley on weekends to hear the sermons of Fr. Richard Madden, will take on a new role in the South Side neighborhood where it is located. Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., which recently inherited the property, 1810 Volney Road, already has started working on renovations. YNDC plans to use the new neighborhood action center to provide meeting space for YNDC and community groups and, eventually, residential space on its upper levels. https://businessjournaldaily.com/yndc-to-create-neighborhood-center-at-madden-monastery/

Not sure what you mean. Are you saying this because it's one building on 10 acres? The $40 million could just be the building & site work not including furnishings and equipment.

RPA Purchases West Side Sites for Development Project By George Nelson | January 24, 2020 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A potential economic development project on a 1.5-acre site on the West Side represents just one step in plans to redevelop key local corridors. City officials and representatives of the Western Reserve Port Authority are tight-lipped about the project, which they caution is in its early stages. https://businessjournaldaily.com/wrpa-partners-pursue-corridor-development-strategy/

Smucker’s donates $1 million to LeBron James Family Foundation for gym, family center at Akron’s I Promise School Posted Jan 23, 2020 By Robin Goist, cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio – The J.M. Smucker Company on Thursday announced a $1 million donation to the LeBron James Family Foundation to support the development of a gym and family center at Akron’s I Promise School. Construction is slated to begin this year on the so-called “HomeTown Hall” on the school’s campus on West Market Street in Akron’s West Hill neighborhood, the foundation said in a news release. https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/01/smuckers-donates-1-million-to-lebron-james-family-foundation-for-gym-family-center-at-akrons-i-promise-school.html

Boardman Zoning Denies Meijer Rezoning Request By Jeremy Lydic | January 22, 2020 BOARDMAN, Ohio — After more than 30 minutes of testimony from representatives of the Meijer grocery store project, the Boardman Zoning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday evening to deny a request to zone two additional parcels of land for the project. https://businessjournaldaily.com/boardman-zoning-denies-meijer-rezoning-request/

B&W starts anew in Akron From the Akron Beacon Journal: Akron is now home to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. The company, previously headquartered in Barberton, just finished moving all 600 or so employees to the revamped sixth and seventh floors of the East End Offices, the former Goodyear corporate headquarters at 1200 E. Market St. The design and layout of the newly renovated space combines B&W’s long history with the new. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200121/bw-starts-anew-in-akron?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200122&utm_content=article11-readmore

New seafood eatery, plaza renovations set to help boost retail area near Chapel Hill Mall From the Akron Beacon Journal: A new seafood restaurant is set to open this year in a space previously home to an Outback Steakhouse near the struggling Chapel Hill Mall. It’s a positive move for the shopping plaza where the new restaurant — called A+ Crab — plans to open, as well as the larger retail area near the mall, noted Nichole Booker of SVN Summit Commercial Real Estate Group LLC. https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200121/new-seafood-eatery-plaza-renovations-set-to-help-boost-retail-area-near-chapel-hill-mall?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200122&utm_content=article12-readmore

We're still working on trying to not having buildings demolished and renovating the vacant ones for occupancy. I don't know why, but Akron has seemed to lag behind the other metro's in Ohio in their downtown redevelopment.

January 17, 2020 12:48 PM Portage Community Bank opens Cuyahoga Falls branch Jeremy Nobile Portage Community Bank has opened a new branch in Cuyahoga Falls, the third in its footprint and its first location in Summit County. The Ravenna-based bank — with approximately $355 million in total assets, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — also has an office in Kent. https://www.crainscleveland.com/finance/portage-community-bank-opens-cuyahoga-falls-branch?utm_source=akron-morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200120&utm_content=article5-image

Yes, I think that is something that is overlooked when thinking about why malls fail / survive now. Although, isn't Beachwood Place not doing too well?

I think you mean infamous.

As other shopping malls decline, Summit Mall thrives FAIRLAWN - As customers have shifted from shopping in person to shopping online, malls have suffered. https://cl.s7.exct.net/?qs=75cde601fd1fe016018ae499ce5b546f821aa86a894e7bcea78dec8fb0ec3284b209b49f2769d3d0bc2d39e29238f0e09a90eb5c4922dbb9 J.C. Penney to close store at Akron’s Chapel Hill Mall in April Updated Jan 17, 2020;Posted Jan 17, 2020 By Robin Goist, cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio -- Amid the Chapel Hill Mall’s financial troubles, its last remaining anchor store is set to close on April 24. J.C. Penney decided to close the Akron store as part of an annual review, company spokeswoman Kristen Bennett said in a statement. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/01/jc-penney-to-close-store-at-akrons-chapel-hill-mall-in-april.html

Art by Akron’s Don Drumm is torn down with building, but next door his work survives A touchstone of the University of Akron commercial strip is now rubble, demolished to make way for a parking lot. https://cl.s7.exct.net/?qs=0194d6409949e167f1355fb6d39facdb034b8f33b8e855be9f0b6f6ca6440de020d81b667f0c00f6b56c92d20b5c3be54d07cdf2ad34338a Old BW3's building.

January 09, 2020 11:10 AM updated 21 hours ago McKinley Grand Hotel in downtown Canton being rebranded as a DoubleTree as it undergoes a $21M renovation Kevin Kleps The McKinley Grand Hotel in downtown Canton is being rebranded as a DoubleTree by Hilton, HOF Village LLC announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. HOF Village — a joint venture of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Industrial Realty Group and Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. — purchased the McKinley Grand from Pacific Pearl Hotels for $3.8 million in October. The 165-room hotel, which had fallen into disrepair, will undergo a redesign and renovation estimated to cost $21 million. https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/mckinley-grand-hotel-downtown-canton-being-rebranded-doubletree-it-undergoes-21m