May 19, 20223 yr Author 22 minutes ago, cadmen said: ^ Thanks Ken. Not a sexy article but it is exactly the kind of news that Cleveland needs. A seemingly forgotten part of the city, a growing food business with local ownership providing jobs for local people. Not sexy but completely necessary to stabilize and grow the neighborhood. This is investment and hope which have been in short supply there. Of the four articles I wrote and published yesterday, I was looking forward to writing this one the most. But I knew that Sokolowski's replacement was going to be the more-read article so I had to get that out first. I really like how this part of the East Side is developing and supporting a food industry cluster. Everything from growing, to manufacturing, cooking, packaging and distribution is happening here. It's not a departure from the past. The old Northern Ohio Food Terminal was in the Central neighborhood and other food business were just to the east of it going out to East 55th. The Greek and Italian immigrants helped create this going back to the 19th century and they've been joined by African-Americans especially with their urban farms, greenhouses and partnerships. I think it would be amazing if East 55th could be Cleveland's food industry corridor. Perhaps it already is. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 19, 20223 yr A shame that Pierre's was sold to an out-of-town dairy manufacturer and distributor. Hopefully, that will not impact the Cleveland location. Edited May 19, 20223 yr by LibertyBlvd
May 19, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, KJP said: Of the four articles I wrote and published yesterday, I was looking forward to writing this one the most. But I knew that Sokolowski's replacement was going to be the more-read article so I had to get that out first. I really like how this part of the East Side is developing and supporting a food industry cluster. Everything from growing, to manufacturing, cooking, packaging and distribution is happening here. It's not a departure from the past. The old Northern Ohio Food Terminal was in the Central neighborhood and other food business were just to the east of it going out to East 55th. The Greek and Italian immigrants helped create this going back to the 19th century and they've been joined by African-Americans especially with their urban farms, greenhouses and partnerships. I think it would be amazing if East 55th could be Cleveland's food industry corridor. Perhaps it already is. All accurate, except that your wording implies that the food terminal and the other food related businesses aren't still there. They are, and are still the hub of food and restaurant supply distribution for NEO, with all these other food businesses adding to that existing cluster.
May 19, 20223 yr Author 51 minutes ago, X said: All accurate, except that your wording implies that the food terminal and the other food related businesses aren't still there. They are, and are still the hub of food and restaurant supply distribution for NEO, with all these other food businesses adding to that existing cluster. I was thinking of what pre-dated usage of the main post office site and the much more active food warehousing facilities just east of it.... Of course, you back far enough and close enough to downtown, like the Haymarket District in 1930 where the Central interchange is now, you get all these old-time wholesalers and distributors operating out of storefronts "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 19, 20223 yr Didn't know about the stuff in the first photo. A good chunk of the foreground of the second photo is still there- that's the food terminal. Around it, mostly to the east, are a number of food distributors and restaurant supply operations.
May 19, 20223 yr Author They were both actually the food terminal. And look at all of those tracks!! But we digress.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 19, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, KJP said: I was thinking of what pre-dated usage of the main post office site and the much more active food warehousing facilities just east of it.... Of course, you back far enough and close enough to downtown, like the Haymarket District in 1930 where the Central interchange is now, you get all these old-time wholesalers and distributors operating out of storefronts Wow that Clevelander cover is such a bummer
May 26, 20223 yr Author Seeds & Sprouts XXIV — Masonic reno, Data center grows, E. 89th apts, Uptown fitness By Ken Prendergast / May 26, 2022 East 89th housing units offer classic design We Rise Development LLC and City Architecture are joining forces to deliver to Cleveland’s East Side 48 mixed-income housing units divided among 12 separate structures designed to look like traditional Cleveland homes. The structures, scattered among 30 lots on both sides of East 89th Street between Cedar and Quincy avenues, will offer a mix of apartments and for-sale houses. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/05/26/seeds-sprouts-xxiv-masonic-reno-data-center-grows-e-89th-apts-uptown-fitness/ A few more images of what's planned.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 26, 20223 yr Great looking infill. Those houses fit seamlessly into an older residential neighborhood. The best urban neighborhoods around the country incorporate new designs that have many of the "old" features but in a fresh and new look. One of the worst things a developer can do is too create something that doesn't fit on the street. Different can be an asset but it can also be a liability if not done right.
May 26, 20223 yr Seeds & Sprouts XXIV — Masonic reno, Data center grows, E. 89th apts, Uptown fitness By Ken Prendergast / May 26, 2022 East 89th housing units offer classic design We Rise Development LLC and City Architecture are joining forces to deliver to Cleveland’s East Side 48 mixed-income housing units divided among 12 separate structures designed to look like traditional Cleveland homes. The structures, scattered among 30 lots on both sides of East 89th Street between Cedar and Quincy avenues, will offer a mix of apartments and for-sale houses. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/05/26/seeds-sprouts-xxiv-masonic-reno-data-center-grows-e-89th-apts-uptown-fitness/ A few more images of what's planned.... http://cdn.urbanohio.com/monthly_2022_05/195074978_East89thStreetWeRisedevelopment-1s.jpg.28d20aacf7f4f0f3aca28749ba712288.jpghttp://cdn.urbanohio.com/monthly_2022_05/200926645_East89thStreetWeRisedevelopment-4s.jpg.7c498b36da178c823a62b66a67c30e80.jpghttp://cdn.urbanohio.com/monthly_2022_05/1952851699_East89thStreetWeRisedevelopment-3s.jpg.149e46087c6230e098304e7b4d7a1082.jpgThis is the most exciting infill that’s been announced in a while to me. This is awesome!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 26, 20223 yr Author 16 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: This is the most exciting infill that’s been announced in a while to me. This is awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I thought so, too! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 26, 20223 yr I really like those infill houses! And its about time those lots between Cedar and Quincy got redeveloped. There are still three to four generations of families who have lived in the neighborhood for close to 100 years. Some of those side streets have a very strong home ownership presence. Edited May 26, 20223 yr by Oldmanladyluck
June 8, 20223 yr Author Unfortunately, this and seven other buildings on the site are proposed for demolition. The property was bought late last year for $750,000 by a Youngstown-based company D'Atri East 79 Properties LLC whose tax mailing address lists to Youngstown Auto Wrecking in that city.... https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3270-E-79th-St-Cleveland-OH/19624706/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 8, 20223 yr Author "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20222 yr https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/cuyahoga-land-bank-and-east-cleveland-plot-33-acre-redevelopment-near-university-circle I love every part of this except the fact that it's in East Cleveland, which somehow still exists as an independent suburb. I wouldn't trust the city government to manage a lemonade stand.
July 8, 20222 yr Author Let's talk about it in the East Cleveland thread? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 12, 20222 yr Author Woodhill Station West starts construction By Ken Prendergast / July 11, 2022 When the Porta-Potties show up at a new construction site, you know it’s for real. In the 9500 block of Buckeye Road in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood, the construction equipment showed up today, too. They’re there to be a part of building the $46.4 million Woodhill Station West development that will bring 120 apartments offering modern housing and on-site amenities mostly to residents of the aging Woodhill Homes public housing complex just north of here. However 30 of the apartments will be offered to anyone who meets income guidelines. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/07/11/woodhill-station-west-starts-construction/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 12, 20222 yr Am I understanding the article correctly, in that the 1939 Woodhill homes site will eventually be a later phase of this project?
July 12, 20222 yr Absolutely love how close this is to a train station. Gotta get those ridership numbers up up up so we can have a good case to get some money to expand public transit.
July 12, 20222 yr Author 1 hour ago, scg80 said: Am I understanding the article correctly, in that the 1939 Woodhill homes site will eventually be a later phase of this project? Yes "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 15, 20222 yr On 7/11/2022 at 10:42 PM, KJP said: Woodhill Station West starts construction By Ken Prendergast / July 11, 2022 When the Porta-Potties show up at a new construction site, you know it’s for real. In the 9500 block of Buckeye Road in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood, the construction equipment showed up today, too. They’re there to be a part of building the $46.4 million Woodhill Station West development that will bring 120 apartments offering modern housing and on-site amenities mostly to residents of the aging Woodhill Homes public housing complex just north of here. However 30 of the apartments will be offered to anyone who meets income guidelines. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/07/11/woodhill-station-west-starts-construction/ When is the Woodhill Station West building expected to be complete? (When will it have tenants and thus transit riders?)
July 15, 20222 yr Author 1 hour ago, Foraker said: When is the Woodhill Station West building expected to be complete? (When will it have tenants and thus transit riders?) Don't know. But based on similar projects, probably 12-18 months. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 15, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: Don't know. But based on similar projects, probably 12-18 months. Thank you. Bookmarking Woodhill Station West anticipated completion by February 2024. (Then Woodhill Homes renovations will proceed....)
July 16, 20222 yr Author 4 hours ago, Foraker said: Thank you. Bookmarking Woodhill Station West anticipated completion by February 2024. (Then Woodhill Homes renovations will proceed....) Woodhill Homes will be replaced. I'm pretty sure they will be demolishing everything. To do so, several hundred units have to be built elsewhere first. There's the two phases of the Woodhill Station development and the eastern node (phase 2) on Woodland Avenue at East 112th. All three phases built outside of Woodhill Homes total 266 units. Then they can started demolishing Woodhill Homes. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 18, 20222 yr This document has some good information on timeline/phasing for this entire project. It will be quite the transformation within a few years! https://www.cmha.net/webshare/docs/aboutus/ChoiceProjectSheetsWoodhill.pdf
July 18, 20222 yr Author A website for the project has gone live at: http://www.woodhillhomescle.com/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 20, 20222 yr Author FYI...... 2 minutes ago, KJP said: GCRTA wins grant to build new East 79th Rapid stop By Ken Prendergast / December 19, 2022 Early last year, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) opened a new station at East 79th Street on its Airport-Windermere rail transit Red Line. Late next year, and less than 2,000 feet south, the transit agency could start construction on a new East 79th station on its downtown-Shaker Heights rail transit Blue/Green Lines. Both stations are seen as a key strategy to improve access for everyone to reach job sites being added along the new Opportunity Corridor Boulevard. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/12/19/gcrta-wins-grant-to-build-new-east-79th-rapid-stop/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 20, 20222 yr That section of E79 from the tracks north to the opportunity corridor is dilapidated. As project Boron hopefully starts in the next couple months I think the city needs to make sure that sidewalk is fixed up and welcoming, but we all know it won't happen. I personally think the station should have been moved to the intersection of the opportunity corridor and tracks, where the bridge is just a couple blocks west and where the state already owns land.
December 20, 20222 yr Just now, MrR said: That section of E79 from the tracks north to the opportunity corridor is dilapidated. As project Boron hopefully starts in the next couple months I think the city needs to make sure that sidewalk is fixed up and welcoming, but we all know it won't happen. I personally think the station should have been moved to the intersection of the opportunity corridor and tracks, where the bridge is just a couple blocks west and where the state already owns land. My first thought was "why?" Isn't this a severely underused station and hasn't it been for awhile? For the money they are going to spend couldn't they combine the two stations close to the OC, laying track as needed?
December 20, 20222 yr 6 minutes ago, E Rocc said: My first thought was "why?" Isn't this a severely underused station and hasn't it been for awhile? For the money they are going to spend couldn't they combine the two stations close to the OC, laying track as needed? I agree. The "why" is because this decision was made before this area of the opportunity corridor was completed and planned, and given the inefficient way our bureaucracy works it's easier to spend money and ask for more than to decline funds and ask for more. Edited December 20, 20222 yr by MrR
February 2, 20232 yr Author A good article that may get overlooked by it being posted only in the transportation section.... 8 minutes ago, LibertyBlvd said: Local initiative aims to make properties around Opportunity Corridor 'shovel ready' for future development. https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/local-initiative-aims-to-make-properties-around-opportunity-corridor-shovel-ready-for-future-development "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 2, 20232 yr Two rapid stations and now a boulevard (I mean, corridor) connecting 79th to the east and west side... can't wait to see what the next generation can do to make use of all that infrastructure
February 7, 20232 yr Author Seeds & Sprouts XXVI – UC tech building, EOC going downtown, Tech Ready Mix buys land By Ken Prendergast / February 7, 2023 According to public records, an affiliate of Tech Ready Mix Inc. is in the process of buying a 7.95-acre parcel of land from Buckeye Welding & Fabricating Inc. in Cleveland’s Kinsman neighborhood for what could be a new production and storage facility. The acquisition by the concrete and aggregates wholesaler includes a vehicular easement through the 3.77-acre southern portion of Buckeye’s property that it will retain at 3300 E. 87th St. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/02/07/seeds-sprouts-xxvi-uc-tech-building-eoc-going-downtown-tech-ready-mix-buys-land/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 16, 20232 yr I saw that Cleveland City Council approved landmark status for the Sidaway bridge. Hopefully, the talk of restoration will come to fruition. It would be so cool for the bridge to be usable again and for Kingsbury Run to be developed into park space. https://thelandcle.org/stories/sidaway-bridge-gets-landmark-status-raising-hopes-for-redevelopment-and-green-space/
February 16, 20232 yr On 2/2/2023 at 9:53 AM, Nickel Plate RR said: Two rapid stations and now a boulevard (I mean, corridor) connecting 79th to the east and west side... can't wait to see what the next generation can do to make use of all that infrastructure In all honesty they should have combined the rapid stations and built a controlled-entry free transfer zone that includes buses as well. Edited February 16, 20232 yr by E Rocc
February 17, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, E Rocc said: In all honesty they should have combined the rapid stations and built a controlled-entry free transfer zone that includes buses as well. How would you combine the Red line and shaker line stations on 79th? They’re almost half a mile apart. I’m very much in support of free transfers, but pretty much the whole rail system is proof-of-payment, so what’s the point of controlled-entry here? When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 17, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said: How would you combine the Red line and shaker line stations on 79th? They’re almost half a mile apart. I’m very much in support of free transfers, but pretty much the whole rail system is proof-of-payment, so what’s the point of controlled-entry here? I'm a big non fan of "proof of payment", too much an odor of "paperz, plizz." Controlled entry also improves the safety of the platforms. You'd need to lay some track to combine the platforms of course. Edited February 17, 20232 yr by E Rocc
March 6, 20232 yr Senior housing planned for Sterle's site in Cleveland https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/cleveland-restaurant-sterles-may-serve-site-senior-citizen-housing I'm not going to hold my breath, especially since we're still waiting for the senior housing on 125th and Superior to start, Chester 87 to start and I believe they are behind the project on 105th street. Famicos have too much on their plate to want to take on something additional. Edited March 6, 20232 yr by MyPhoneDead
May 17, 20232 yr Author Federal Equipment expands in Cleveland’s Kinsman By Ken Prendergast / May 17, 2023 Historically, when a company outgrows its aging facilities in the urban core, they tend to move out to a larger, more modern structure in the suburbs. But not Federal Equipment Co. which is expanding its presence in Cleveland’s Kinsman neighborhood that it’s called home for more than six decades. It’s the latest real estate investment along the Opportunity Corridor and the Blue/Green light-rail transit lines in an area of the city derisively dubbed as the Forgotten Triangle, until now. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/17/federal-equipment-expands-in-kinsman/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 2, 20231 yr Author Seeds & Sprouts 32 – Glenville library turns page, Cliff Hangers to Clifton, Microcosm Publishing expands, PB Express’ Big Creek container yard By Ken Prendergast / September 2, 2023 Microcosm Publishing expands in Lee-Miles By combining two buildings into one, Portland, Ore.-based Microcosm Publishing LLC is expanding in Cleveland’s Lee-Miles neighborhood to handle the company’s growing number of traditional book orders. And while the internationally-focused company is based on the West Coast, it was founded in Cleveland in 1996 by Northeast Ohio native Joe Biel who said he wants to give back. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/02/seeds-sprouts-32-glenville-library-turns-page-cliff-hangers-to-clifton-microcosm-publishing-expands-pb-express-big-creek-container-yard/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 11, 20231 yr Update on Woodhill Station West: (9/10/2023) On 7/11/2022 at 10:42 PM, KJP said: Woodhill Station West starts construction By Ken Prendergast / July 11, 2022 When the Porta-Potties show up at a new construction site, you know it’s for real. In the 9500 block of Buckeye Road in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood, the construction equipment showed up today, too. They’re there to be a part of building the $46.4 million Woodhill Station West development that will bring 120 apartments offering modern housing and on-site amenities mostly to residents of the aging Woodhill Homes public housing complex just north of here. However 30 of the apartments will be offered to anyone who meets income guidelines. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/07/11/woodhill-station-west-starts-construction/
September 11, 20231 yr Author Built on the site of a school building. site of the former Buckeye-Woodland Elementary School "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 11, 20231 yr Built on the site of a school building. site of the former Buckeye-Woodland Elementary SchoolAnd this makes senseSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 3, 20231 yr Author Cleveland seeks developers of JFK High By Ken Prendergast / October 3, 2023 With demolition underway at the 14-acre former John F. Kennedy High School and Recreation Center site in Cleveland’s Lee-Harvard neighborhood, nearby residents may wonder what’s going to reactivate this large property. City officials began taking steps yesterday to answer that question by inviting real estate developers and others to express their interest in the site, 17100 Harvard Rd., just east of the Lee-Harvard Shopping Center. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/03/cleveland-seeks-developers-of-jfk-high/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 3, 20231 yr Cleveland seeks developers of JFK High By Ken Prendergast / October 3, 2023 With demolition underway at the 14-acre former John F. Kennedy High School and Recreation Center site in Cleveland’s Lee-Harvard neighborhood, nearby residents may wonder what’s going to reactivate this large property. City officials began taking steps yesterday to answer that question by inviting real estate developers and others to express their interest in the site, 17100 Harvard Rd., just east of the Lee-Harvard Shopping Center. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2023/10/03/cleveland-seeks-developers-of-jfk-high/This area is full of single story and single use developments. I would love to see at least some 4 over 1 developments done on this drag. I also would love the land to be split up for multiple developments versus one "mega" project which don't always turn out well.Woodhill Station would be a great model for this area to follow. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
October 4, 20231 yr 6 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: This area is full of single story and single use developments. I would love to see at least some 4 over 1 developments done on this drag. I also would love the land to be split up for multiple developments versus one "mega" project which don't always turn out well. Woodhill Station would be a great model for this area to follow. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk While I understand where you’re coming from I disagree. Generally speaking people who bought houses in Lee-Harvard, Old Brooklyn and West Park don’t want Woodhill Station’s 4 over 1 in their neighborhoods. Tax paying people living in the city with a semi-suburban plot suits some lifestyles.
October 4, 20231 yr Author A masterplan is underway for that area. There will be public input. Then we'll learn what neighbors want. It's not a good idea to guess. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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