Flee2theCleve

No love for Cleveland?

Is now a good time to plant trees?

So they are factoring in fan appeal? While I see the benefit for me the buckeye fan, I would be ticked if I was a fan of another more deserving team. This would be akin to the Yankees being picked every year in baseball.

Is this actually still the case? Is the corporate/business side downplayed with the new selection committee? I thought they were meant to inject more impartiality and look at teams based on their true merits? Why would Tom Osborne or Condi care if a team travels well?

+Johnny Manziel

Honest question: How many people search in that manner anymore? Trade shows and industry groups yes, but the average consumer? Social media, yelp, WOM, press, etc all have to play a larger role in the consumer mindset

the starbucks location is meant to be out of convenience for their caregivers, visitors, patients, families,loved ones, etc. and not for the general public. they are not your typical business looking to invite or encourage people to visit, they are all about trying to make things easier at a difficult time for people that would rather not be there. also, as for demanding more out of our civic institutions, I am not sure how much more we could ask. They provide nearly $1B in community benefit. A lot of that in the form of healthcare treatment from ER visits from the uninsured. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/ccf/media/Files/About-Cleveland-Clinic/overview/state-of-the-clinic-2013.pdf

There is a Starbucks inside the hospital and it is open 24/7. It does the most volume in the entire stat of Ohio.

Yes, patient volumes are flat and expected to be further impacted moving forward. Private market health exchanges serving individuals looking for options beyond their employer are coming online soon. Many plans represented within these exchanges offer low-cost options which do not feature CCF. Many individuals will be shopping based on cost alone and simply choose the low-cost option without realizing the true implications. Healthcare reimbursements from Medicare/Medicaid are also reduced in ACA with hospitals penalized for things like recidivism rate. At CCF where they take the sickest of the sick/high acuity cases, they are going to be impacted. Internally, employees are being tasked to be more efficient and find means of cost savings and running lean. Operationally, budgets are being reduced, but only on the non-essential, non-patient facing aspects. Other examples: Let their Browns sponsorship deal lapse after something like a 50 year run as it was deemed non-essential Starting a national fundraising campaign to introduce another revenue stream - The Power of One The point I am trying to make is that they are likely just being prudent with their spending as the new healthcare business model shakes out.

Also, keep in mind the public perception around healthcare in general at the moment. Overspending on design is not going to go over well. Beyond the PR aspect of things, the healthcare business model has been upended under ACA and has dramatically impacted revenue. it is quite possible that there is no budget for it or operating dollars are being shifted prioritized elsewhere. i.e. Physician retention/salary/research/health partner affiliations/mergers, etc.

The Clinic approach to design is meant to be clean, simple and melt into the background. All buildings and their interiors are done in this manner. Their mantra is "patients first" and are looked at as world leaders in terms of patient experience. If you poll their patients asking them what they are looking for out of their healthcare, my guess is that unique architecture and a nod to urban design best practices is pretty low on the list.

Yeah but they looked great in the process

I wonder if any of these units are being purchased for corporate housing?

They should bring back the trough from municipal stadium

Assuming he will get a medical redshirt?

If the new owner lowers rent enough it might be enough to entice a new retail tenant and then you could have a snowball effect take place where one store leads to many and then TC becomes more of a destination again

HVAC unit ?

You'd think they'd try for something that is on par with Seidman and be a bit unique.

You have to live on an end unit

Reserve square have balconies as well

The current economic state of healthcare is not one that invites excess and over the top design. The Clinic is in the midst of drawing down spending and finding ways to save $300MM+ every year. This fact should not be overlooked when criticizing the look of this hotel.

I see what you did there

Was that a wedding in the church?

At a concert with 30k people no one saw this happen?

IMO a Harley Davidson luxury dealership, if such a thing exists?, would be better served out in someplace like Geauga or Medina County, or along an interstate, which is pretty typical. Most of these places are used as meet-ups where hundreds of bikers show up and then ride, rolling thunder style, to no wheres in articular. I can't see that working next to East 4th or some other more pedestrian-based locale