MidwestChamp
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I just hate that the initial sensational headlines made it seem like a random incident. Those who want any excuse to berate the city will ignore the fact that this was an incident between acquaintances (no matter how short lived or ill advised) and use this as a reason why downtown is unsafe.
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You're right. When I saw this I instantly thought this looks similar (but not as nice) in design to the rooms at the 9. Did a quick google search of the Westin and they went with the wood and warm color palette too. I'm not a fan of the Westin room design, and this Hilton room looks to be very similar. http://www.westincleveland.com/rooms/traditional-guest-room
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Getting executive chef Jeff Jarrett from AMP 150 to head up the three restaurants in this project is a great coup! Hub 55 project in Cleveland's St. Clair-Superior area brings in new GM, chef to head Sterle's, new restaurants Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer Print Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on January 30, 2015 at 8:55 AM, updated January 30, 2015 at 3:37 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio - The wheels of progress continue to move forward at the ambitious Hub 55 project on East 55th Street. Developer Rick Semersky, owner of 60-year-old Sterle's Country House and the visionary behind the Hub, has hired a new GM and executive chef. Jeff Jarrett, formerly executive chef of Amp 150, will head up Café 55, The Taproom at Goldhorn Brewery and the soon-to-be-announced restaurant that will occupy the historic former LakeShore Banking and Trust space at the corner of East 55th Street and St. Clair Avenue. "With Hub 55 coming online, I knew that I needed someone to join me in making sure that our growing portfolio of restaurants stays true to themselves while also working together to be successful," says Semersky. "After meeting with Jeff and sharing my vision for St. Clair, knowing of his past successes and his love for the city, I knew I had found the right person." "It's a fantastic opportunity and a logical next step in my career," says Jarrett. "Rick offered me the opportunity to do so much more than just running another restaurant. His passion is addictive, and I'm excited about being a part of that." Jarrett will also be overseeing Sterle's restaurant, food truck and catering business. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/much-anticipated_hub_55_projec_1.html
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Sounds like a great person. Here's hoping the rework of the ramp is just as great.
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Thank you. I sent it to him. I love how things get done through this board! Let's hope they listen!
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Wow... That is so much better than what is proposed. Is it possible to get this idea to the design team at least for consideration?
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Awesome...looks like the elevator cores are 3 or 4 stories above the base now.
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Hmmm...so which is better, the city view with the lake in the background or the side where you can sit on your balcony and watch the game, fireworks and everything. Either way should be pretty sweet!
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This is true but I also think it's a chicken and the egg thing. Would the downtown renaissance we're experiencing be even further along if more office workers were downtown by way of Eaton or Progressive or others? Probably but we'll never know. To your point I think those companies made decisions based on the reality of downtown at the time, and I think Eaton, for instance, maybe would have worked harder to make the lakefront site work or some other downtown option if they were deciding today and not 5 or so years ago.
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^I think the point is the civic responsibility a corporation has to a community. As stated above US Steal does not have to be located in downtown Pittsburgh, but it chooses to maintain it's presence there to strengthen the region. Same is true for PPG industries, another heavy industrial company that could locate elsewhere but is downtown Pittsburgh. Same for Proctor and Gamble and downtown Cincy. It just seems that some of the corporate leadership of our largest industries have abandoned downtown (Sherman Williams, Cliffs and others excluded) when they could have been part of the rebirth, and I agree that I think long term they will wish they had remained downtown. Five years ago they just couldn't see the transformation that was about to take place. I bet those decisions to move out would be different today.
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Very good points... I'm personally satisfied with the casino as it is. Yeah, I know some hardcore gamblers think gripe that it's "cramped," but I love the energy and excitement currently in the Higbee's space and really wonder if it will become watered down if the casino is extended south of Huron. I agree, I'd like to see some mixed-use residential, retail in the Huron space more than expanded casino space -- remember, the constitutional provision calls for only 1 full-service casino per each of the 4 big cities, and Gilbert was able to finesse the constitutional language so that, therefore, he would technically be allowed to extend the Higbee's space as opposed to creating a new casino along Huron ... Is there really that many people descending on downtown Cleveland who want to gamble that would warrant such a mega gambling facility? Also, I have no idea what lafont is talking about re Gilbert's fulfilling his mandated promise: Cleveland's Horseshoe casino consistently posts better revenue numbers than any of the 3 other full-service houses. That's a really good point. Any time I've been to the casino it's always seemed full and bustling, and that's likely due to the more intimate layout of Higbee. I've been to Atlantic City and inside empty casinos, which feel depressing at best.
...and out today is more information on Hub 55, specifically who has been tapped to be head brewer for the brewery going in. It's Joel Wagner, Pub Brewer at Great Lakes. This should bring instant excitement to this project and to this growing area of the city! Much-anticipated Hub 55 project in Cleveland's St. Clair-Superior area reveals plans for brewery By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on November 03, 2014 at 11:55 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hub 55/Sterle's Country House owner Rick Semersky looked nationwide for a brewer for his developing Goldhorn Brewery – but he found who he was looking for right here in Cleveland. On Monday, Semersky announced that Joel Warger has been named Head Brewer for the 10,000-square-foot brewery with a 100-seat tap room slated to open in 2015 at Hub 55 on East 55th Street. Warger is currently the Pub Brewer at Great Lakes Brewing Co., where he has worked for 14 years. "I couldn't have found a better Head Brewer for Goldhorn then Joel," says Semersky. Warger will also be a minority owner in Goldhorn, with a hand in every aspect of the brewery and restaurant as well as the beermaking. "I was looking everywhere, I had talked to people outside the Cleveland market, but Joel is just a great find. He's very excited about what we're doing for the neighborhood. We're on the same page for the brewery and the restaurant and he's very passionate about area." "The styles of beer and the overall concept for the brewery along with Goldhorn's presence in the St. Clair-Superior Neighborhood, made it an easy decision to sign on," says Warger. Goldhorn Brewery is slated to open next spring, with plans to brew 500-600 barrels in his first year. The brewery will concentrate on traditional European-style beers, says Semersky - lagers, pilsners, ales and Hefeweizens. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/11/much-anticipated_hub_55_projec.html
This didn't get posted back in September, but there's a new bi-weekly market event in St. Clair Superior, at the site of the future Hub 55 Project. Two market events have already been held, with another this Thursday. New Cleveland market announced: St. Clair Superior Development Corporation and Sterle's to hold new food and artisan event By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on September 29, 2014 at 12:58 PM, updated September 29, 2014 at 5:31 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio – Rick Semersky and the St. Clair Superior Development Corporation's dreams for East 55th Street are one step closer to reality. Semersky, owner of Sterle's Country House and the upcoming Hub 55 market-brewery-restaurant complex, and Michael Fleming, executive director of the St. Clair Superior Development Corporation, revealed plans Monday for the first concrete step towards Hub 55's opening. A bi-weekly pop-up food and artisan market will begin Thursday, October 9. More than a dozen vendors are already lined up for the market, which will launch at Sterle's (1401 East 55th Street) and move next door to its permanent home at Hub 55 (1361 East 55th Street) in January. "The Thursday market is a way to tie the whole Hub area to the future market that will be there," says Fleming. "We want to start to get people thinking about the Hub as a place where people can get fresh produce and food and locally made goods." "There will be a food focus, but also hyperlocal focus to it. This is a very small beginning we can ramp up over winter as the completion of the Hub gets closer." The St. Clair Market, as it will be named, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. every other Thursday. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/09/new_cleveland_market_announced.html#incart_related_stories
What he said. Love him or hate him Dan Gilbert's done more in the past 10 years than some lifelong well heeled residents who do lots in other locations and neglect their hometown.
That commercial is awesome. Anyone going to any of the watch parties?
^Well your iPhone took the best camera phone pics I've ever seen!
That is an amazing shot Paul!
^That's an awesome shot!
Ok. That takes care of that. Thanks!
KJP- if not built over the tracks where do you envision the multimodal transit center being built? Is there enough land where the current amtrak station/surface lot is for a new train station as well as bus bays for Greyhound to be built, or do you envision this somewhere else? I've always pictured the transit center over the tracks, but you're right the cost is most likely to high to realistically get that done, and that sliver of land seems like the only other place to go, but that seems like a squeeze to me. There's tons of land at the Muni lot, but to me that's just too far from the core for something like this. I apologize if all this was discussed uptread, just let me know. But I thought all discussion was on something being built over the tracks and creating a "Mall D" on top. I'm curious about other ideas to get this done more quickly.
^I actually thought that was the North Residential Village at first. Also, at one point CSU's master plan called for dormitories much like this surrounding a baseball field. Anyone know if this is still part of the planning, maybe a phase 2 of the Langston?
Well at least it will match the actually built in the 60's ugly dorms next door. That's a positive right?? :wtf: :drunk:
Pinecrest developers line up retail tenants, revise plans for big East Side project Print Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer ORANGE, Ohio -- A high-end movie theater and a restaurant that offers bocce and bowling have signed early commitments to Pinecrest, a suburban Cleveland real estate project where construction might start in the spring... Orange Mayor Kathy Mulcahy said the village expects to receive updated development plans for Pinecrest this week. Angling for a late-2016 opening, the project would be Greater Cleveland's first such undertaking since Westlake's Crocker Park. "The plan they've been working on, that I've seen, is a much better, highly desirable plan," Mulcahy said of Fairmount... Developer roster changes The layout of Pinecrest isn't the only change. In the last two months, behind-the-scenes shuffling has resulted in a different development team. David Lewanski, who assembled the land by striking deals with homeowners along Pinecrest Drive and Walnut Hills Avenue, has bowed out on the commercial side. Now he and Pittsburgh investor Edward Dunlap are focusing on a residential project that will occupy a northern slice of the site. Fairmount, which joined the Pinecrest team last year, recently partnered with members of the DiGeronimo family to buy out Lewanski's stake in the retail portion of the endeavor. The parties didn't disclose terms of their deal. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/pinecrest_developers_line_up_r.html#incart_more_business