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Nor do these two buildings at 3005 East 116th. Demolition permit was submitted for 3005 which is the building one-off from the corner. Ironically the worse-looking building at the corner, 3001 East 116th, doesn't have a pending or approved demolition permit application. However there is a search warrant application pending that could lead to the building's condemnation and demolition. https://www.google.com/maps/place/3005+E+116th+St,+Cleveland,+OH+44120/@41.4769418,-81.6029352,3a,75y,100.68h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfIAvA7hqzWiH6xv8TcAhAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830fc9e30f27b73:0xd7ad97433d35de24!8m2!3d41.4769084!4d-81.6026462!16s%2Fg%2F11c1bm7b44

They aren't wasting time! Building permits were submitted for the Medical Mart's redesign and expansion into part of the convention center. The first permit is for a $10 million ballroom building shell between the former Medical Mart and Ontario, as seen above in the graphic.

Are you saying someone has a forecast for April 7 -- more than one month away? Why??

Wow, SHW is going to fill a very big gap as viewed from the VVB. I can't yet see the crane yet from my fifth-floor in Lakewood, but I can see the Big 3. So it's only a matter of time before I'll be able to see SHW.

Cross-posted in the Cleveland Business thread Chicago builder expands to Cleveland By Ken Prendergast / March 6, 2023 Chicago-based Leopardo Companies is already making a name for itself in Cleveland by serving as the construction manager of two major development projects in downtown. But while some construction companies might be content with overseeing a couple of big building projects in a secondary market like Cleveland before moving on to the next opportunity somewhere else in the country, Leopardo has different ideas. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/03/06/chicago-builder-expands-to-cleveland/

Cross-posted in the Cleveland Random Developments thread Chicago builder expands to Cleveland By Ken Prendergast / March 6, 2023 Chicago-based Leopardo Companies is already making a name for itself in Cleveland by serving as the construction manager of two major development projects in downtown. But while some construction companies might be content with overseeing a couple of big building projects in a secondary market like Cleveland before moving on to the next opportunity somewhere else in the country, Leopardo has different ideas. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/03/06/chicago-builder-expands-to-cleveland/

The entire Thunderbird development is 25 acres, including BrewDog.

Looks like it hasn't rained in a while in that part of Florida.

I don't know. I haven't been able to closely follow such details of East Palestine.

Great shots @Oldmanladyluck! My faves are #5 and #7 from the top.

Cross-posted in the Random Cleveland Developments thread More downtown firms making moves By Ken Prendergast / March 5, 2023 Three legal and financial service firms in downtown Cleveland are on the move to new addresses in the central business district, with two firms seeking smaller spaces as part of an ongoing trend by many office-based employers to downsize their work spaces after the pandemic. The third firm moved to accommodate significant new growth in Cleveland. And each firm is staying downtown, investing in their new office locations, with none of the three seeking a reduction in employment. Indeed, even as some office spaces shrink, the number of employees at those tenants’ aren’t shrinking. Instead, they are taking advantage of remote working and web-based contact with clients. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/03/05/more-downtown-firms-making-moves/

Cross-posted in the downtown Cleveland office thread More downtown firms making moves By Ken Prendergast / March 5, 2023 Three legal and financial service firms in downtown Cleveland are on the move to new addresses in the central business district, with two firms seeking smaller spaces as part of an ongoing trend by many office-based employers to downsize their work spaces after the pandemic. The third firm moved to accommodate significant new growth in Cleveland. And each firm is staying downtown, investing in their new office locations, with none of the three seeking a reduction in employment. Indeed, even as some office spaces shrink, the number of employees at those tenants’ aren’t shrinking. Instead, they are taking advantage of remote working and web-based contact with clients. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/03/05/more-downtown-firms-making-moves/

@CleveFan No information yet on the hotel. We may not hear anything until it goes to planning commission and I don't expect that until sometime next year or, unless they're aggressive and they submit plans by the end of this year.

Boo Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad temporarily suspends all operations https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/03/03/cuyahoga-valley-scenic-railroad-temporarily-suspends-all-operations-erosion-river/69968763007/

It certainly was busy late into the evening tonight. Maybe more places than BurgerIM (good burgers and onion rings, BTW) should be open past 10 pm. I hope projects like Circle Square will cause that to happen.

Yes

Look at how the SHW tower is already dominating the end of Euclid. The 30-year void is now officially gone.

Ugh. The Shoreway was built in 1939...

Nah. Just remembered that the lounge and bathrooms down the hall from my old office had a good view of that parking lot a decade ago. So I walked right in like I belonged there and no one questioned me. 😎 I figured that since pictures from Maria's Lounge/parking deck won't get a good vantage point anymore, I'd better get some altitude.

Views of the City Club Apartments from the City Club Building

I think that's a great spot for a vertical development. I'm sure Morgan will get fair market value and relocation costs paid someday.

Here's a couple of maps of Ohio railroad lines that show (or accurately suggest) the extent and quality of railroad infrastructure available. First, here's a map that shows what's available. Railroad lines with two parallel main tracks of roughly equal quality and capacity are shown in this map. Assuming the track conditions and engineering (degree of curvature, gradients, curve banking, number and type of road crossings) plus the signal system capabilities are the same, railroad line with two tracks generally avails faster travel times than a railroad with only one track offering occasional passing sidings (they don't count as two-track mainline segments) because a certain amount of wait time is built into a train schedule to account for trains having to sit in sidings waiting for opposing traffic to clear. Even if there is little or no opposing traffic on a given day, an early train still has to wait at the next station to depart at its scheduled time. So you want to run passenger trains where there's more two parallel main tracks, or at least where you don't have to add as many track-miles of parallel main track.... And while getting bogged down in heavy freight train traffic isn't a good thing, the routes where most of the freight trains are running usually are built with the heaviest duty track infrastructure and have the best track conditions as well as best traffic control/signal system capabilities. On thicker lines with more rail traffic, the tracks and traffic control system are built to higher standards, offering higher train speeds or at least the potential for it. So while there's the risk of getting stuck behind a freight train doing only 40-60 mph, that's a lot faster than any train can go on most of the of the skinnier lines on this map. It may be worth the occasional freight train delay (which can still be mitigated by constructing more track/signal system capacity in more heavily trafficked sections) to run a passenger train on a thicker line than having to rebuild 50-100 miles of a secondary or backwater rail line to mainline standards.