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My first reaction was to say that Cleveland is not jumping on this as aggressively as other areas like Youngstown, Warren or Canton. But those areas are going after big-ticket projects because they can -- processing plants, crackers, and related plants need to be right in the midst of where the production is occurring. But spin-off manufacturing can and will occur anywhere, although the closer the better. And there's where Cleveland seems to be grabbing spin-off business, such as making pipeline components, gas compressors, sealants, valves, machine tools, etc etc. The Greater Cleveland Partnership is very aware of this and trying to grab what they can in terms of business expansions and make local manufactures aware of opportunities. That's great to hear. I've been wondering if Cleveland would be able to benefit in one way or another based on location (and the port, which may or may not be of benefit). Also good to know that flights into and out of Hopkins are being added based on the location of the airport.

^Cleveland's numbers don't make sense to me... how could the metro have lost 14,000 jobs over a year when the breakdown shows the only industries taking a loss were mining and construction (-200), information (-500), leisure and hospitality (-600), and government jobs (-3700)? That's a loss of 5000 jobs. The rest of the industries listed all showed positive gains, totaling 17400 combined. Maybe my thinking is wrong, but subtracting the total losses (5000) from the total gains (17400) leaves 12400 jobs gained over the period given. How is it the region lost 14,300 jobs instead? Can someone explain?

T That's GREAT news! Let's hope more follows (including more retail)!

I take it that Tower City is out of the question since the tracks were built over/removed for the Courthouse Tower? Is there any other approach that amtrack could take so that Tower City could indeed be an option?

Another OUTSTANDING photo set! Great shots- I'll be staring at these in Janurary!

First off.. OUTSTANDING photo set!! Its hard for me to imagine a company worthy to fil the space of the Rotunda. That is just one beautiful piece of architecture. How it could be left empty for so long says something about the culture of "newer is better". Now granted, sometimes it is. In this case, it sure as hell ain't!! If the Breuer tower were to become residential, I would guess they would get top dollar- just for the views and the location. I don't know how i'd feel about not being able to open the windows, but it would definitely be a cool space for either a hotel or residential. And yeah, I would be extremely jealous of the lucky ones who would be able to afford the view from up top if converted to residential. I can see 1010 Euclid becoming residential for sure with shops on the first floor. Here's hoping the county sells the complex to someone with the vision and the funds to turn this complex into something special- this would be a game-changer for downtown. I could see the lots north of Progressive field along E.9th being developed with parking/residential if this complex were converted (I know, but I can dream can't I?) Oh, the possibilities... but again, GREAT set!

^Add 10,000 people downtown and a few thousand to Ohio City and I think you'd have developers offering to work with CMHA to purchase and demolish the buildings there...

And who was missing (at least not mentioned in the article)? Forest City. Figures. But GREAT news nonetheless! When I was out last weekend I saw the lights turned on at the rotunda at night. I wanted to post here and ask if anyone knew what was going on. I can't wait to hear some of the proposals- especially for the Ameritrust complex!

It's good to hear there may be some movement on the building soon. Not to get off topic, but the rehab of 629 Euclid should be AWESOME.

Currently, the school isn't in the best shape. Many of the windows are broken, and there's been chain-link fence around it for the last 2 years. If it were located just a few blocks east, I think there could potentially be a market for converting it to apartments. However, in it's location- there isn't too much of a market for ANYTHING besides sheriff sales right now.

NICE!!

What the FRACK!

When I was at Levin between 2006-2008, they used the lawn for outdoor events with free giveaways, food, music, etc. Granted, the events didn't happen every week (usually once or twice a semester), but the lawn is used on occasion by the university.

"...IN A LEGENDARY CITY"... I LOVE IT!

Fans over the past 10 years have been screaming for the ownership to NOT get rid of our favorite players... just think of how many we've lost. Example: the difference between Jim Thome staying or leaving was a measly $500,000. Then there's the trading of Bartolo Colon, Cliff Lee, and CC Sabathia. Then there's the constant "rebuilding" (sort of like another orange-and-brown Cleveland team). My question is- has the ownership of the Cleveland Indians given a product the fans can believe in? Even if fans believe in the team, they don't currently believe enough in it to buy a ticket to actually see them play. Currently, the team is doing great and I hope they continue to stay healthy and play great baseball. I think if ownership did a little more marketing of the team, the fans would come in. This is the same town that set a record for the most consecutive sold-out games; if you give this town a product they can believe in, they will come.

Regardless of the design of the townhomes (horrendous in the renderings), having new residential housing built up to the street on CHESTER is great for downtown, and Cleveland's perception. I likes!

There is no doubt in my mind that the lots closest to the casino will be developed within the next 5 years- specifically the vacant properties on the south side of Prospect and E. 4th, along with the huge parking lot between Prospect and Gateway. Add in (at least parts of) the Warehouse/Parking-Lot District lots which could become too valuable to NOT develop on with the casino close by. With the casino across the river from the Scranton Peninsula, along with downtown apartments being 97% leased- we might see plans for the Peninsula take shape (I know, that's wishful thinking but it's more viable now than before IMO). I don't think I've been able to see downtown's future become this bright in my lifetime.

Mixed use hotel/residential... I don't know if a market would exist for new Class A office space with all the empty space downtown; though it would be reat to see

If there were futue phases to this development, I could see the need for that much parking. However, this seems like a one-and-done development, in that the only place to build in the future would be the surface lot directly north of the 700 car parking lot. And no, that's not a joke.

^Thanks for clearing that up. Does anyone know the laws concerning alcohol in other cities with casinos? Are other cities like Detroit and New Orleans allowed to serve alcohol 24 hours a day?

Though the casino will be open 24 hours... does that mean that they are allowed to serve alcohol for 24 hours?

The casino is already producing spin-off and hasn't even open it's doors yet. And it looks GREAT!

If the building is as tall as the crane when completed, it will definitely add to the skyline. Go Cleveland!

I'm hoping it doesn't take them too long to come up with the financing to push the project forward. It looks great and really builds on the momentum downtown has right now. Gotta love it!

I have to agree with MTS- gated communities in urban neighborhoods do not mix well- at least in Cleveland (maybe they do elsewhere). One that comes to mind is the gated community along E. 105th and St. Clair. Another is the community on Kingsbury Run with the gate running along Kinsman Rd. Both have experienced crime- regardless of the gates being there or not. I would assume that new gated communities in poor urban neighborhoods actually makes people who live in them more of a target than non-gated newer developments. I could be wrong, but that would make for an interesting study. Even in some of the denser, fully built-out suburbs, gated communities don't go well. One that comes to mind is the one next to Shoregate along Lakeshore in Wickliffe. Terrible location for walled-in mcmansions while sitting directly next to post WWII bungalows. Edit: My bad... moving on