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Interesting another Akron based chef can't make a go of it in CLE. That is a crazy turnaround for setting Bold up...three days?! Wow. They must be changing nothing. The Chef(s) is not from Akron, the restaurateur is. Yes, it's a nice space, but changing nothing rarely works.

Zach was successful on his own before he went to Ken Stewart's. I think the time there was just a break for him to keep money coming in as he worked out details on his next concept. Once he opened Parallax, it was off to the races. Zach had a name in Cleveland, but Z's in University Circle closed. He does have some tasty menu's now. Jeremy, did you work at night? I started there in 1997.

It's too convenient to get anywhere by car and nobody has taken any big chances downtown like MRN or The Bingham project, unless you count the Northside Lofts which were planned and built during the market crash.

That's going to be a mess converting a mansion to a grocery store.

The City knows what it needs, but is too scared to take anything away from anybody who has been sitting on these properties.

LOL, wow, what a roofline! Isn't it sad that they have an architecture program and churn out buildings / additions like this?

Filling Akron business district's streets and cafes starts with filling empty buildings September 27, 2015 Updated 21 hours ago By JUDY STRINGER Overall, office-space vacancy in Akron’s central business district hovers somewhere between 12% and 20%, depending on who’s doing the tracking. The city’s economic development office and the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce peg vacancies at around 12%. Real estate advisory firm CBRE quotes a more conservative 20.5%. Either way, Akron appears to be keeping pace with the thriving office markets of Cleveland, which has about 18% vacancy, and Columbus, with about 15% vacancies and the built-in economic advantage of housing the state government, according to CBRE. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150927/NEWS/150919867/filling-akron-business-districts-streets-and-cafes-starts-with#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccl-akronmorning&utm_campaign=ccl-akronmorning-20150929 Fluff piece. Either way, I thought the Cleveland vacancy rate was more like 8%...anyone?

You're dead on. Basically the City and other "interests" have taken the approach that food trucks are bad news for other restaurants instead of letting the market determine what good and bad food is.

Now we are seeing some substance with the Northside hotel development!

Progress being made on the NOHO Cascade Lofts.

I think I read some history about her a few years back when the food truck issues started to arise. At any rate, I'm not sure what is under review. They have regulations in place and there is a yearly registration fee. I think it's at least $1,000 and trucks are not allowed to be parked on public property.

Hall of Fame Village plans evolve Plans for the Hall of Fame Village have begun to shift, and are expected to continue changing. While the eight major components of the plan remain intact, new ideas for the estimated 75-acre complex were introduced publicly this week. By CANTON Posted Sep. 24, 2015 at 11:51 PM Plans for the Hall of Fame Village have begun to shift, and are expected to continue changing. While the eight major components of the plan remain intact, new ideas for the estimated 75-acre complex were introduced publicly this week: • There could be a second hotel built to accommodate teams in town to use the youth fields. • Legends Landing, the retirement community planned for former NFL players, likely will be moved. • Residential development might be included. http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150924/NEWS/150929571

They better hope they get a bigger Mustard Seed than the new one in Highland Square in Akron.

Interesting, it looks more like a diner than a bbq joint.

If You Build It, They WillCome ... Won’t They? The University of Cincinnati is trying to raise its profile through a risky (but increasingly common) investment: expensive architecture. By NIKIL SAVALSEPT. 10, 2015 When you think of a classic American college campus, you probably envision a set of pastoral images: a demure brick rowhouse crowned with a white steeple, a gargoyle perched on a limestone archway, a domed library on a sunlit grass quadrangle. Often far from cities or shielded from them by gates and walls, campuses exude a sense of refuge. Thomas Jefferson famously wanted the University of Virginia to resemble a kind of ‘‘academical village.’’ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-wont-they.html?_r=1&module=CloseSlideshow&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=EndSlate&action=click&contentCollection=Magazine&pgtype=imageslideshow

Is this the mansion they have opened up to proposals to developers a couple years back?

Why? Because I don't really like the idea of a single story building being built on Euclid. I was hoping it could be incorporated into the project in some way as a part of a larger building. Guess we'll see what's proposed as the project progresses. I don't see anywhere that it stated the size of the parcel they would be getting. The current library is a two-story building. They will probably also demand a surface lot. While I agree that it makes more sense to incorporate it into part of a larger building, I like the prospects of a well designed smaller scale building. edit: I guess Michelle put the multi-story building theory to rest. That's disappointing.

Stadium demolition opens the road to the future of HOF Village By Jessica Holbrook CantonRep.com business writer Posted Sep. 10, 2015 at 2:30 AM Updated Sep 10, 2015 at 3:36 PM CANTON The name already is changed, but Thursday signaled the end of the Fawcett Stadium era. Construction on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village began in earnest with the demolition work needed to make way for the new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150910/NEWS/150919917

Hibachi Japan moves There’s a lot more to be written on this, but wanted to get the main morsels out as soon as I could, dear foodies: Hibachi Japan has moved to its new location — a sleek structure with exterior red lights that make it stand out at night, at 1803 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. It’s the first building in the planned $10-million Riverwalk development. Testa Cos. is the developer of Riverwalk, a residential/retail project near the company’s Watermark, a condominium-apartment-retail complex. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,19677.175.html Dante's Inferno & Dante's Speakeasy news as well in that article.

I missed that part. It's the buildings next to the BP station, corner of E. Market St. & Forge. It was last used as the Ballet Center. Really nice looking building(s), but churches are very hard to do adaptive reuse. Any news on what they intend to put there? I'm not necessarily opposed in principle, but like you said, those are really good looking buildings (at least on the outside, I've never been in any of them) and I'm surprised that the university's capital budget is supporting still more construction activity at this point, given everything else that's happened there. That said, churches are still just buildings. Akron Children's is going to be taking down one at Bowery & Cedar, IIRC, and I'd never say anything against it; I even met a couple of the people from that church randomly out on the Towpath Trail one bike ride, and they admitted that the congregation was basically too small now for a building that size anyway. The ones by UA might be in similar situations; it wouldn't surprise me. But I'd still be surprised just because of UA's other publicized issues from its other ambitious construction projects. The University has owned them for a while and they have not operated as a parish. I have not seen anything as to future land use. I would not be surprised if it was part of the new "entry" plans to the University. The only thing on that side of the campus is a portal sign near there.

University of Akron School of Law receives $2 million gift for building renovations September 08, 2015 By Jeremy Nobile The home of the University of Akron School of Law, the C. Blake McDowell Law Center, is set for a total renovation this winter thanks to a $2 million gift from the family of the school’s namesake. The university announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, that the funds donated by the late Beatrice Knapp McDowell will help create a modern moot court room (which offers a simulated courtroom experience for students), a jury deliberation room, two interactive lecture halls and improvements to student collaboration and study areas. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150908/NEWS/150909848/university-of-akron-school-of-law-receives-2-million-gift-for

I missed that part. It's the buildings next to the BP station, corner of E. Market St. & Forge. It was last used as the Ballet Center. Really nice looking building(s), but churches are very hard to do adaptive reuse.

EANDC takes possession of EACH building, starts improvements; agency hopes to move in toward end of September By Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer Published: September 3, 2015 - 07:35 PM | Updated: September 3, 2015 - 11:21 PM East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation soon will go home. The agency was started as an offshoot of East Akron Community House, but moved out of the EACH building two years ago when the parent agency began a downward financial spiral that resulted in the building being up for foreclosure. EANDC bought the EACH building, located at 550 S. Arlington St., in June and signed the final paperwork and got the keys this week. EANDC wasted no time and immediately began working on making repairs to the inside and outside of the building in hopes of moving in toward the end of this month. http://www.ohio.com/news/local/eandc-takes-possession-of-each-building-starts-improvements-agency-hopes-to-move-in-toward-end-of-september-1.621364#

Arhaus furniture investing $43 million in its retail future with new headquarters, warehouse (photos) By Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer on September 02, 2015 at 7:00 AM, updated September 02, 2015 at 4:00 PM BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio -- While other retailers are closing stores or pushing more of their sales online, Arhaus is betting $43 million on its future expansion and continued prosperity as a primarily bricks-and-mortar furniture destination. A Cleveland-based retailer known for its exclusive items from global craftsman, Arhaus has 57 stores nationwide and 13 more planned by the end of 2016. That's why it is constructing a massive 770,000-square-foot headquarters building to consolidate its corporate offices, distribution center and warehouses into a single location. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/arhaus_furniture_investing_43_million_in_its_retail_future_with_new_headquarters_warehouse_photos.html#incart_river

Senior housing nearing completion in Kenmore; first new housing in Akron neighborhood in 50 years By Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer Published: September 2, 2015 - 11:53 AM | Updated: September 3, 2015 - 07:26 AM The wait will soon be over for a senior housing development in Kenmore, the first new housing built in the Akron neighborhood in at least 50 years. Kenmore Place will be connected by a covered walkway to the Kenmore Senior Community Center, already a popular spot for local senior citizens. http://www.ohio.com/news/local/senior-housing-nearing-completion-in-kenmore-first-new-housing-in-akron-neighborhood-in-50-years-1.620914