Considering my familiarity with some

of the residents it’s more of an educated guess that it’s preferred to have a cul de sac to a mid-rise.

 

Community input is key though for sure.

I'm redirecting this discussion from the Opportunity Corridor thread because it appears there's a potential development project here. @MuRrAy HiLL started by sharing this demolition post....

 

 

 

Realtor Tonya Perkins of Shaker Heights appears to be either the owner or the owner's representative of the property on which that demolished building stood. The property was acquired in 2020 by 2740 Grand Avenue Enterprises LLC. That company was formed in late 2019 by Calabrese & Associates of Solon.

 

Interestingly, the permit application for this demolition wasn't submitted to the city until yesterday. Cost of the demolition according to the permit is $647,777. That is a very expensive demolition if you're not going to do anything with the property afterwards. None of the surrounding properties have transferred recently nor are they owned by or appear to be affiliated with 2740 Grand Avenue Enterprises.

 

Since we don't have a South Collinwood thread. And judging by what's left of the surrounding neighborhood at the link below, I'm not surprised. But someone is trying to make a go of it. A company named SE Properties has submitted building permits to make $60,000 worth of renovations to this six-unit apartment building at 13515 St Clair and do some site improvements. The architect is Ubiquitous Design of Shaker Heights.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5467265,-81.5883171,3a,75y,320.01h,85.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCXBdXn9nzHLgP56WWAbjFw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

13 hours ago, KJP said:

Since we don't have a South Collinwood thread. And judging by what's left of the surrounding neighborhood at the link below, I'm not surprised. But someone is trying to make a go of it. A company named SE Properties has submitted building permits to make $60,000 worth of renovations to this six-unit apartment building at 13515 St Clair and do some site improvements. The architect is Ubiquitous Design of Shaker Heights.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5467265,-81.5883171,3a,75y,320.01h,85.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCXBdXn9nzHLgP56WWAbjFw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

 

jeeebus how it looks like lorain around that view. or detroitish. well i guess that makes sense since both cle and lorain lost a third of their population during the rust belt years. well, cle maybe more.

And another one in South Collinwood -- a four-banger that got its renovation permit approved. It shows only $5,000 worth of improvements, however. I've never spent so little on just one condo flip...

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5530059,-81.568581,3a,75y,32.13h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP7GLPZWGsqkH_bUbd4sFnA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

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8 minutes ago, @mrnycsaid:
isnt there an almost police hq site along the opportunity corridor available for new build?


or a beautiful old juvie hall for reno that could help kickoff a very cool mixed use type campus redevelopment? 


i’m sure they could swing these deals with the city/county.


etc, etc.
 

 

 

You mean such beautiful, imaginative urbanity as this?

 

 

So glad Bibb killed that plan and reused a building downtown.

That site plan I just posted isn't the former CPD HQ. It was posted by the seller of the land at the Northeast corner of Opportunity Corridor and East 79th street. And it's a plan for bringing car-dependent, suburban hell to the inner city.

2 minutes ago, KJP said:

That site plan I just posted isn't the former CPD HQ. It was posted by the seller of the land at the Northeast corner of Opportunity Corridor and East 79th street. And it's a plan for bringing car-dependent, suburban hell to the inner city.

Good lord, thought that was the CPD HQ. No way the city would ever approve that right?

^Pff. You’re kidding right? Have you seen the as-yet-used freezer building?

 

Seeds & Sprouts 34 – McKinsey moving atop Key, Dunham Tavern adding green infrastructure, Brooklyn Polish hall to host Encompass Health, Nia’s Cafe to open on Kinsman
By Ken Prendergast / February 22, 2024

Nia’s Cafe to open on Kinsman Avenue

What was once Skateland of Cleveland, later called Oasis In The City and partially renovated two years ago is planned to reopen as Nia’s Café and Retail, 11209 Kinsman Ave., in Cleveland’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2024/02/22/seeds-sprouts-34-mckinsey-moving-atop-key-dunham-tavern-adding-green-infrastructure-brooklyn-polish-hall-to-host-encompass-health-nias-cafe-to-open-on-kinsman/

 

East 79th station plans -- Cross-posted in the GCRTA thread....

 

 

I'm going to try to get this published tonight. So... 

 

 

 

This is big and impactful. While I've been dreaming of townhouses, apartments, and retail along Opportunity Corridor since it opened, this is a great investment by a local company working hard to stay here.

 

Any chance some of the jobs guaranteed can be given to residents in the surrounding neighborhoods? Could be a catalyst for getting that area to turn the corner.

I just realized this project deserves its own thread.

 

Cleveland Print Room focuses on new home

By Ken Prendergast / October 25, 2024

 

Increasingly, artist studios and nonprofit arts organizations have been moving eastward from downtown into Cleveland’s Goodrich-Kirtland Park neighborhood and St. Clair-Superior. But few are making as big of an investment as that which the Cleveland Print Room (CPR) plans by acquiring and renovating a former commercial laundry at 4730 Lexington Ave.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2024/10/25/cleveland-print-room-focuses-on-new-home/

^ aww hells yeah, i just love this kind of thing. maybe the walk to work with your lunch pail days isnt dead yet? and maybe its just me, but thats a very sexy full clevelandish small building and company and area that deserves to be redeveloped and brought back life around there. definitely not generic. it will attract more interest nearby that could use the love. two thumbs up. 🎉

 

Cleveland wants a home for manufactured homes
By Ken Prendergast / December 2, 2024

 

The city of Cleveland and the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund announced today they have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to modular home manufacturers across the United States and internationally to establish a manufacturing facility in Cleveland. The city and fund officials said they are responding to industry requests for such a facility.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2024/12/02/cleveland-wants-a-home-for-manufactured-homes/

This is a great idea and as the councilman said "a win win." The city gets much needed new housing and a new manufacturer at the time. Lot's of lots for infill.

Love it. McKinsey released a report just recently that highlights modular construction as a key industry for the future. 
https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/the-next-big-arenas-of-competition

Great news for Cleveland! Modular is a great way to fill the gap when it comes to getting new homes to market which are affordable. Other cities in the region have been looking into modular homes as well, specifically Maple Heights. 
 

This is the kind of forward thinking I was hoping for with Bibb. I am a big proponent of affordable modular housing and follow it closely. To me this is the answer for older dense cities. The drawback is the lack of manufacturing facilities within the region. Here's hoping we become a leader with this effort. 

13 hours ago, freethink said:

This is the kind of forward thinking I was hoping for with Bibb. I am a big proponent of affordable modular housing and follow it closely. To me this is the answer for older dense cities. The drawback is the lack of manufacturing facilities within the region. Here's hoping we become a leader with this effort. 

Getting a jumpstart on this industry and becoming a leader has multiple effects. One is as the industry grows we become a leader in affordable housing and with our population (seemingly) finally increasing and the WFH model we could easily see a boom in population. This is especially possible with 2,000+ jobs coming online in University Circle. I know my Fiancé and I are looking at homes in the city but options are limited because we can't afford our 1st home purchase being in the $400,000 range. 

 

The second effect is if we get a jumpstart on this and become a leader in manufacturing in this industry it could attract other developers and business leaders to look to Cleveland to start their manufacturing business for the modular homes. We could be the Silicon Valley of home manufacturing, leading to more jobs which leads to population increase. I think it's important for Cleveland to look ahead and figure out which industries are the future of this country and jump on them before they begin to boom.

16 hours ago, Oldmanladyluck said:

Great news for Cleveland! Modular is a great way to fill the gap when it comes to getting new homes to market which are affordable. Other cities in the region have been looking into modular homes as well, specifically Maple Heights. 
 

 

I know it might be sacrilege to suggest it here, but there's a lot of empty/underutilized manufacturing space in NW Maple Heights off Dunham Road.

On 12/3/2024 at 9:01 AM, MyPhoneDead said:

Getting a jumpstart on this industry and becoming a leader has multiple effects. One is as the industry grows we become a leader in affordable housing and with our population (seemingly) finally increasing and the WFH model we could easily see a boom in population. This is especially possible with 2,000+ jobs coming online in University Circle. I know my Fiancé and I are looking at homes in the city but options are limited because we can't afford our 1st home purchase being in the $400,000 range. 

 

The second effect is if we get a jumpstart on this and become a leader in manufacturing in this industry it could attract other developers and business leaders to look to Cleveland to start their manufacturing business for the modular homes. We could be the Silicon Valley of home manufacturing, leading to more jobs which leads to population increase. I think it's important for Cleveland to look ahead and figure out which industries are the future of this country and jump on them before they begin to boom.

Great idea! Columbus already has modular company that was in the news earlier this year. Maybe Bibb can entice them to expand here. https://columbusunderground.com/stackable-building-coming-together-on-near-east-side-bw1/

On 12/5/2024 at 11:36 AM, Willo said:

Great idea! Columbus already has modular company that was in the news earlier this year. Maybe Bibb can entice them to expand here. https://columbusunderground.com/stackable-building-coming-together-on-near-east-side-bw1/

 

yes i’ve seen it! 😂

 

1 hour ago, mrnyc said:

 

yes i’ve seen it! 😂

 

We should test those on the Jimmy's fantasy dome and parking lot first.

Fantastic to see this is happening...

 

https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/could-one-fine-dining-restaurant-help-create-a-renaissance-in-lee-harvard

 

 

 

New East-Side fieldhouse due at Breakthrough School
By Ken Prendergast / January 29, 2025

 

Having affordable, comfortable places for the community to gather for events, sports and even voting can be hard to find in Cleveland’s Kinsman and Woodland Hills neighborhoods. But that could soon change for the better based on plans for a new fieldhouse at Breakthrough Schools’ Woodland Hills Campus, 9201 Crane Ave. Those plans were submitted this week to the city’s Building Department.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/01/29/new-east-side-fieldhouse-due-at-breakthrough-school/

 

17 hours ago, newyorker said:

Fantastic to see this is happening...

 

https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/could-one-fine-dining-restaurant-help-create-a-renaissance-in-lee-harvard

 

 

 

an utterly amazing and inspiring story, and you can’t get any more true clevelanders in the best sense than that. thanks for posting it. it should be made into a movie, really.

Uhh, this is interesting! (Article is paywalled unfortunately) Calling @KJP!!!

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/04/vacant-former-police-hq-land-in-cleveland-could-soon-see-new-life.html

Vacant former police HQ land in Cleveland could soon see new life

 

Still early in the process, but an "unnamed developer" is interested in the land. A land swap would occur between the city, land bank, and them.

 

@Geowizical noted here

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/03/17/where-clevelands-job-ready-sites-are-assembling/

 

The city also has an end user for the National Acme site in Glenville/Collinwood. It will be revealed on Friday.

 

3 minutes ago, KJP said:

@Geowizical noted here

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/03/17/where-clevelands-job-ready-sites-are-assembling/

 

The city also has an end user for the National Acme site in Glenville/Collinwood. It will be revealed on Friday.

 

Thanks! I was referring more to any insider information on this "unnamed developer" haha

All of this Opportunity Corridor "Site Ready" talk and plans makes me want to advocate for a 105-OC BRT Lite system. With all of the expected influx of workers along this stretch and the mentioning of 25% of residents not having cars makes this the perfect option. Build bus only lanes with raised curbs in sections to deter cars from using it, add the illusive signal prioritization to speed it up, and utilize the tap to pay system that is coming to make boarding faster. 

 

To me its not hard and is a no brainer. I work along this corridor and live along it as well. I would love to have an option to take a quick transit trip to work and back home, especially since the county offers monthly passes for $19 per month which is half the price that I pay for parking. The train station is too far away to use that as an option so this would be the next best option. 

27 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said:

All of this Opportunity Corridor "Site Ready" talk and plans makes me want to advocate for a 105-OC BRT Lite system. With all of the expected influx of workers along this stretch and the mentioning of 25% of residents not having cars makes this the perfect option. Build bus only lanes with raised curbs in sections to deter cars from using it, add the illusive signal prioritization to speed it up, and utilize the tap to pay system that is coming to make boarding faster. 

 

To me its not hard and is a no brainer. I work along this corridor and live along it as well. I would love to have an option to take a quick transit trip to work and back home, especially since the county offers monthly passes for $19 per month which is half the price that I pay for parking. The train station is too far away to use that as an option so this would be the next best option. 

Not sure if you're wanting this idea to route strictly along the Opportunity Corridor and 105th, but I would want something like that, or atleast express bus service from the neighborhoods immediately south east of the OC, extending as far as maybe Warrensville and capturing the populations of Lee-Harvard, Buckeye and Mt. Pleasant, giving them a quick efficient way to get to UC for work, fun or medical visits.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Mov2Ohio said:

Not sure if you're wanting this idea to route strictly along the Opportunity Corridor and 105th, but I would want something like that, or atleast express bus service from the neighborhoods immediately south east of the OC, extending as far as maybe Warrensville and capturing the populations of Lee-Harvard, Buckeye and Mt. Pleasant, giving them a quick efficient way to get to UC for work, fun or medical visits.

 

 

I think the stretch of 105th-OC is similar to putting a BRT Lite route along West 25th, it is pretty lengthy. I'm starting the route from Dupont (where the current 10 bus route ends/starts) that allows the bus to pick up the residents who are more likely than not to have a car and benefit from the potential new jobs on the Corridor. With 105th being only one lane in each direction for a stretch the Bus only lane will start along Rockefeller park to the edge of the OC where it turns around. I don't think that an express bus would be as efficient as a BRT lite bus along 105 due to getting stuck in traffic throughout the different neighborhoods etc. I believe a Southeast-UC circulator route would be good on that side of the city with spaced out stops due to the complexity of what that route may be. 

Build a BRT along and parallel to an already under-performing rail transit line that's about to get $400 million in new rail cars? Why?

 

Twenty years ago when the OC was a Clinic-brainchild called the University Circle Access Boulevard and I was executive director of All Aboard Ohio, I urged GCRTA and ODOT to include rerouting the Red Line (and the Blue-Green lines) in the median of the new boulevard. Came up with some cool maps, graphics and persuasive data. ODOT was supportive. GCRTA (aka then-GM Joe Calabrese) was not. Another idea died.

Edited April 2Apr 2 by KJP
I forgot to mention that I had also included rerouting the Blue and Green lines on a portion of the OC.

GCRTA always lives up to our hopes, as long as we hope to be disappointed.

I never understood the value of a BRT line. After spending hundreds of millions you still end up with busses driving down the same street. What's the point? Too save a couple of minutes? Even that proved to be ephemeral. 

 

It's light rail or keep the old bus line. And why it costs billions to put in a street surface light rail in America is a fu**ing crime. It's an embarressment to what used to be American can do.

28 minutes ago, KJP said:

Build a BRT along and parallel to an already under-performing rail transit line that's about to get $400 million in new rail cars? Why?

 

Twenty years ago when the OC was a Clinic-brainchild called the University Circle Access Boulevard and I was executive director of All Aboard Ohio, I urged GCRTA and ODOT to include rerouting the Red Line in the median of the new boulevard. Came up with some cool maps, graphics and persuasive data. ODOT was supportive. GCRTA (aka then-GM Joe Calabrese) was not. Another idea died.

 

Yeah, I thought we discussed this WBITD.   It's 2.5 miles from the 55th street station to the 105th on the OC.   Six minutes in a car, as per Google maps.    Probably 5 or less for Cleveland drivers.   The 79th station is more or less in between them.

 

A lot of transit advocates opposed the OC because they wanted the money for their causes, which was politically not an option.  So they refused to buy in to the project at the beginning, which of course allowed GCRTA to be its usual non-proactive self.   

 

I doubt you need BRT.   Put a 20 to 30 minute cycling line in between those three stations, increasing the number of buses as demand increases.

 

In all honesty all the Red Line stations should be mini hubs, but especially these three with this new surface street running between them.

1 hour ago, KJP said:

Build a BRT along and parallel to an already under-performing rail transit line that's about to get $400 million in new rail cars? Why?

 

Twenty years ago when the OC was a Clinic-brainchild called the University Circle Access Boulevard and I was executive director of All Aboard Ohio, I urged GCRTA and ODOT to include rerouting the Red Line (and the Blue-Green lines) in the median of the new boulevard. Came up with some cool maps, graphics and persuasive data. ODOT was supportive. GCRTA (aka then-GM Joe Calabrese) was not. Another idea died.

Ok.

 

 

Edited April 2Apr 2 by MyPhoneDead

Here's what I proposed 20 years ago. Let's discuss at the Cleveland Transit Ideas thread to keep this one more focused....

 

 

East 79th station rehab gets go-ahead....

 

 

BTW, I'm surprised no one commented on the references to a planned development north of the East 79th Blue/Green Line station that would incorporate the historic church. I'd love to know more about it -- and apparently so would GCRTA!

^Lots of vacant, city-owned land around the station. This is a huge chance to recreate a neighborhood from the ground-up around this station.

59 minutes ago, KJP said:

BTW, I'm surprised no one commented on the references to a planned development north of the East 79th Blue/Green Line station that would incorporate the historic church. I'd love to know more about it -- and apparently so would GCRTA!

 

It's awesome to hear that the church will be saved - it's literally one of the only buildings left standing on that stretch of E 79th. Passing it on the Blue/Green lines, I've noticed it deteriorating significantly the past couple years.

1 hour ago, KJP said:

BTW, I'm surprised no one commented on the references to a planned development north of the East 79th Blue/Green Line station that would incorporate the historic church. I'd love to know more about it -- and apparently so would GCRTA!

 

I wonder if anything would come up in Burten Bell Carr records/meetings (Zone LLC).

 

Click the presentation from their landmarks meeting to see some great photos of what used to be in this neck of the woods: https://cityofcleveland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6649131&GUID=E297C4A8-4004-4295-ACD7-5E2963583E53&Options=ID|Text|Attachments|Other|&Search=hungarian

On 4/2/2025 at 9:27 AM, KJP said:

@Geowizical noted here

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/03/17/where-clevelands-job-ready-sites-are-assembling/

 

The city also has an end user for the National Acme site in Glenville/Collinwood. It will be revealed on Friday.

 

Did I miss who the end user was?

9 minutes ago, JB said:

Did I miss who the end user was?

 

It's Thursday.   :)

 

(I'm off tomorrow so I feel like it's Friday too).