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I t seems to be some typical half-assery to me. They should design the code to require retail uses at ground level. If anyone wants tp veer then they should request a variance and provide a good reason why the need to veer.

I have been to Toronto many times and I have always noticed how diverse the population seemed. It wasn't unusual to hear many different languages on the streets. I have heard that some of Toronto's growth came in the 80s (I think) when there was a serious movement for Quebec independence. Many businesses in Montreal moved to Toronto due to uncertainty. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that because I'e never researched it myself.

I concede the point on the shower. I was only looking at the horizontal alignment of the bullnose tile. The vertical should side should line up or be 1.5 different in size. Having it just slightly larger looks weird. Perhaps they will put a shower door there which will break ip up anyway.

It is common for the bull-nose (trim tile) to be a different size from the field tile. I don't see a problem with that. This is a hotel bathroom people. The building is getting restored. Focus on the big picture.

I am hoping/assuming that an environmental assessment and any needed remediation will be performed. Dry cleaners are red flags and who knows what else was on the other parcels.

I really don't see the issue with this amenity. I think it only make BP more desirable.

I do wonder about this all the time. Ever since the Plain Dealer had a story maybe 10 years ago about Columbus annexations through water access. I wonder the rationale to selling the water instead of annexation.

Cleveland Heights has a separate traffic bureau. That is all they do. It is a good source of revenue to fund the the PD do that they can focus on bigger issues.

Isn't that parking lot basically the foundation of a building too?

The only way that it might happen is if NuCleus can land the Med Mutual consolidation. But I agree that it probably doesn't break ground this year.

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Really? Damn, have skins gotten thin. There's nothing remotely offensive about that sign, indeed it's pretty much historically accurate. Sometimes I wish I was an Irishman, I could build a cottage industry out of claiming leprechaun logos are "offensive". except that leprechauns are a part of folklore and Indians are real people.

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I think he is referring to Lakeview Road on the East Side.

I believe that lakefront land leases are extremely complex, particularly land fill land. Technically the land underneath the fill land (the original lake floor) is state property.

I think this is pretty huge news actually.

Why did I not know that Stark bought those lots too? That is actually very interesting.

I hope that the Justice Center site doesn't turn into a surface lot.

Aren't Stark's lots at Prospect and East 4th Street? This building is in the Warehouse District. Or am i misreading something?

I'd love to see 1,000 residential units on the riverfront. I'd really love some redevelopment spread south of the Main Avenue bridge. There are some nice structures with what appears to be nice bones just itching to become lofts.

Interesting. I remember when Third Federal had a stand alone location on Mayfield Road before moving into the Greens.

between the two I'd go with North Collinwood. Pros for N. Collinwood: Relatively stable cool commercial districts (waterloo and E 185th) Lake Erie access (Euclid Beach, beach club streets) Great interstate access Cons for N. Collinwood: Farther from downtown than Slavic Village spotty public transportation

I think the bros taking over the Near West side could be viewed as good news. The hipsters will then move to some other neighborhoods and help improve that area.

The knockout game is likely a myth. http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/11/25/why_the_knockout_game_trend_is_a_myth.html

I don't even believe that the knock out game is a real thing. I believed it is a ginned up description of violent assaults that have existed since the beginning of time. It is a term generally used by the cleveland.bomb crowd. It is tinged with xenophobia and racism. IMHO