Oldmanladyluck

^What KJP explained was Eminent Domain. I don't know if the current administration would use Eminent Domain as a tool for the Scranton Peninsula- the last time it was used was for the Flats East Bank.

Thanks @KJP for your work on this. Even if the City doesn't get a tower out of them staying, there's still plenty to be happy about with the official announcement. I officially owe you a Coke. @MayDay- when's the next meet up date?

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/buildingourfuture/ Minimum of $600M at both facilities- 1M Sqft downtown, 500,000 Sqft in Brecksville. A win for the City and the Region- but damn, the owners over on the Scranton Peninsula could not have f#^$ed up any worse than they did. Pretty aggravated right now by them. What a huge win that would have been!

^Central Middle School- yeah that could be torn down and there wouldn't be too many who would miss it. But even that location would still be away from downtown, however. Driving from downtown would be maybe 15 min; the Euclid bus from downtown to that location would be over a half an hour, including the stop at Windemere.

You've stated this several times regarding a potential move. Serious question- and I'm not picking, but do you have an affinity for Brecksville? I don't think there are many on this forum who will sympathize with an outer-ring suburb losing any jobs to Cleveland. However, I would be one of those who would dislike a loss of 1,000 jobs from Cleveland to Brecksville. Having said that, I'm hoping for some news soon on the decision. At the regional level, a move to Brecksville wouldn't be a loss. But it would for Cleveland, which has lost enough as it is over the last 70 years.

Thanks- the upper 12 floors... talk about nice views!

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong- but didn't Forest City clean the land back in the 80s? I seem to remember reading that somewhere... Anyways, the City should definitely do everything they can to come up with the money and clean the land. It's not like the money wouldn't be recouped through taxes, and it's not like the City could just let 1,000 jobs walk.

This has to be recent- within this week. I drove by on Wednesday and didn’t see any demo activity. Nice catch!

Looks like it fills in the gap pretty nicely. I like how it looks when next to the historic Euclid architecture along the street. It stands out and gives the stretch an added mix of modernism.

I can’t see the city not exploring options to help traffic into and out of Scranton. The bridge would be a no-brainer for the city to replace, given that Scranton is poised to have a great deal of development soon. Cleveland’s on a roll!

Awesome news ? Seems like Cleveland is on a roll!!

@KJP Congrats and thanks for all of your hard work! Your blog is catching some steam on FB ?

And the ongoing destruction of the once great Cleveland Browns continues under the Haslams, who have to be some of the worst owners of a professional sports franchise in America. How many times have we been through this? Is this time around supposed to give us a different result? I’ll bet a six pack that within the next two years we’ll be doing this same weak, old, tired dance all over again, no matter who they hire as the new coach and GM as long as the Haslams own the team

Browns down 20 to 7 in the 2nd against the Bengals with 10 min to go. If Freddie isn’t out of the building by 6pm tonite...

We need another ten of these! Thanks for the pic

He can't handle the role at this point, and it's unfair to all of us fans who have rooted for this team through thick and thin for him to stick around as head coach for another year. There's way too much talent on the team right now for them to be 6-8, with multiple losses against rookie and 3rd string quarterbacks.

I'm there!

^I doubt that EC would bring the population back above 400,000 by itself... but there's the chance that Cleveland may be drawing in residents on its own at this point. I know it's a different world than back then, but the region's employment numbers are at about the 2002 (post-recession) levels right now, when Cleveland had 467,000 people within it's boarders. The difference between then and now is that half of the east-side has been hallowed out, and much remains to be done to clean up the mess leftover. I don't know how many new-construction building or even renovations have been done this year, but I do know that there have been 675 demolition permits pulled so far, which includes some duplexes, multi-unit apartments, and commercial structures.

^Yep- thats the way things should go. The problem is that the Cuyahoga County Land Bank does not accept buildings the size of the former Alhambra; they limit the size of the buildings to two or three suiters due to the cost of upkeep and potential demo. The cost for demo of a typical house in Cleveland is about $10,000. Except for a pass-through to another beneficial owner with the financial wherewithal to fix the building, the County would never accept it. The City Land Bank on the other hand only takes vacant lots. Thats where state forfeiture kicks in, which creates its own nightmares for folks living around vacant structures. Oftentimes the structure is picked up by someone with no idea what they're getting themselves into, thinking they can fix a multi-suite building for cheap. A building like the Alhambra could easily cost over a million just to bring back up to code.

Boarded or not- if a building is vacant and a person really wants to get in, they'll get in. I've seen it happen too many times to count. However there are ways to board a building which makes it harder to enter than just nailing up plywood. I'll have to disagree with the thought of a building not being a nuisance... You would have to have seen the Alhambra while it was standing, vacant and open to entry after years and years of neglect. Again, I'll have to dig for pics which I'll post but the folks who lived off Wade Park wanted it down for good reason. Every entry on the back of the building was open and anyone could just walk in (the building could have been used in a movie depicting a post-war apocalypse- which is a shame in itself). Yes that falls on the owner- but the building itself became a magnet for crime. If the building was boarded- the boards were removed quickly. If new windows were installed (and they were on this building at one point), they would quickly be broken out. It came to a point that after years and years of it sitting, it eventually attracted things which nobody wants in their neighborhood. From a neighborhood and human standpoint, it had to come down. The section of Wade Park where the building sat has yet to see much reinvestment come in.

I have photos of the Alhambra that I'll have to dig for- it was definitely an architectural loss for the neighborhood. Many residents who lived close by about 10 years ago wanted it torn down as it was open vacant for so long that it was often used for cover by drug users and prostitutes. That's the flip side to some of these beautiful old buildings in the neighborhood.

Haven't heard of 75 Chester yet- will this end up being apartments or maybe something mixed-use instead of the single-family uses on this stretch?

^Bout time!