March 5, 201510 yr 5 new town houses coming to E. 86th by the Clinic: 9:30 Ward 6 Calendar No. 15-28: 1912 East 86th Street Mamie J. Mitchell 13 Notices VW Associates LTD, owner, proposes to erect a 3 story, 2080 square foot single family townhouse unit on a 2,881 square foot lot in an E2 Multi-Family Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 357.05(a) which states that a five foot side street yard is required. 2. Section 357.09(b)(2)© which states that an eight foot wide interior side yard is required and no side yard is provided. 3. Section 357.09(b)(2)(A) which state that no building shall be erected less than ten feet from a main building on an adjoining lot within a residence district. (Filed February 10, 2015) http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr03-23-2015.pdf
March 5, 201510 yr 5 new town houses coming to E. 86th by the Clinic: 9:30 Ward 6 Calendar No. 15-28: 1912 East 86th Street Mamie J. Mitchell 13 Notices VW Associates LTD, owner, proposes to erect a 3 story, 2080 square foot single family townhouse unit on a 2,881 square foot lot in an E2 Multi-Family Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 357.05(a) which states that a five foot side street yard is required. 2. Section 357.09(b)(2)© which states that an eight foot wide interior side yard is required and no side yard is provided. 3. Section 357.09(b)(2)(A) which state that no building shall be erected less than ten feet from a main building on an adjoining lot within a residence district. (Filed February 10, 2015) http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr03-23-2015.pdf Wow...it's only taken quite a few years to get the rest of that block filled in. Hopefully this is the start of a resurgence of interest there.
March 5, 201510 yr Author Oh, now I see all five listings on BZA.... 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918 and 1920 East 86th. But I sure wish the CPC would fix their site. They have a meeting tomorrow and the agenda cannot be viewed. Second time this year it's happened. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 5, 201510 yr Fantastic news! Hopefully this helps with continued momentum to the surrounding blocks.
March 5, 201510 yr I forgot about this article back on 2/25: single-family homes, nature center and container park eyed for kinsman/colfax neighborhood "The proposal will populate the Colfax corridor between East 79th Street to just west of East 69th Street with 40 single-family residential units ranging from 1,850- to 2740-square feet. The structures will range from single-story ADA accessible units to three-story homes with a basement." http://freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/kinsmancolfax022515.aspx And lots of good stuff in the Master Plan: http://www.bbcdevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Kinsman-presentation-forweb.pdf
May 19, 201510 yr Developer J. Shorey plans to turn a vacant foundry into a fish farm, arts complex (photos) By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer Follow on Twitter on May 19, 2015 at 8:00 AM, updated May 19, 2015 at 8:06 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Central and Fairfax neighborhoods lost an estimated 100 jobs in 2012 when T&B Foundry closed a storied metal casting plant in a foreclosure process that left the eight-acre property vacant, shuttered and saddled with nearly $2 million in liens. Now Cleveland Heights entrepreneur J. Duncan Shorey has a proposal to transform the plant at 2469 E. 71st Street at Platt Avenue with an unusual mix of overlapping uses including a fish farm, an orchard, a studio center for artists, a farmer's market, a cooking school, and a computer server farm. The Foundry Project, as he calls it, would encapsulate hot themes in Cleveland redevelopment including sustainability, urban agriculture, and the arts as a place-making tool, plus the drive to build social equity by creating jobs in the city's poorest neighborhoods. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/05/developer_j_shorey_plans_to_tu.html#incart_river
May 19, 201510 yr ^ Wow, that's actually really cool. For those who have heard about the negative environmental effects of fish farming, that wouldn't apply in this case. Fish farming is only bad when they net off sections of a body of water to farm fish, and their droppings mess up the ph level of the water. This fish farm is self-contained, with circulated filtered water. A lot of fish farmers don't want to spend the time or money investing in this kind of operation, since it's much easier to net off sections of water. I hope this happens!
May 19, 201510 yr Developer J. Shorey plans to turn a vacant foundry into a fish farm, arts complex (photos) By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer Follow on Twitter on May 19, 2015 at 8:00 AM, updated May 19, 2015 at 8:06 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Central and Fairfax neighborhoods lost an estimated 100 jobs in 2012 when T&B Foundry closed a storied metal casting plant in a foreclosure process that left the eight-acre property vacant, shuttered and saddled with nearly $2 million in liens. Now Cleveland Heights entrepreneur J. Duncan Shorey has a proposal to transform the plant at 2469 E. 71st Street at Platt Avenue with an unusual mix of overlapping uses including a fish farm, an orchard, a studio center for artists, a farmer's market, a cooking school, and a computer server farm. The Foundry Project, as he calls it, would encapsulate hot themes in Cleveland redevelopment including sustainability, urban agriculture, and the arts as a place-making tool, plus the drive to build social equity by creating jobs in the city's poorest neighborhoods. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/05/developer_j_shorey_plans_to_tu.html#incart_river Here's a wider view of the neighborhood, which I noticed in another context awhile back. Its basically an urban pasture, and that's not even including Woodland Cemetary. Here's the problem: having been associated with the metal casting business for many years, I have to wonder how safe fish raised in an old foundry will be. Great rail access, though.
May 19, 201510 yr Author Here's the problem: having been associated with the metal casting business for many years, I have to wonder how safe fish raised in an old foundry will be. Great rail access, though.[/color] And that business on the east side of the tracks (All Aboard Charters & Tours) was owned by a very interesting individual a few years ago named Victor Ponziano. Had a company called Stoney Island Salvage that moved product in the Detroit River and the Great Lakes for a more wealthy and powerful Cleveland man who owns much of Kelley's Island. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 19, 201510 yr Here's the problem: having been associated with the metal casting business for many years, I have to wonder how safe fish raised in an old foundry will be. Great rail access, though.[/color] And that business on the east side of the tracks (All Aboard Charters & Tours) was owned by a very interesting individual a few years ago named Victor Ponziano. Had a company called Stoney Island Salvage that moved product in the Detroit River and the Great Lakes for a more wealthy and powerful Cleveland man who owns much of Kelley's Island. Ah yes, the ferry man.
June 26, 20159 yr Author Upper Chester apartments among three Cleveland winners of affordable-housing tax credits (photos) By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer on June 25, 2015 at 2:40 PM, updated June 25, 2015 at 3:18 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio – A 60-unit apartment building for elderly residents in the city's Hough neighborhood was one of three Cleveland affordable-housing projects to win state tax credits last week. Hough Heritage will add low-cost rentals to the Upper Chester neighborhood, where the Finch Group just opened a 177-unit apartment complex called Innova. But Finch, a Florida developer, isn't building the affordable-housing project. Instead, the nonprofit Cleveland Housing Network stepped in to secure a $917,000 tax credit for that portion of the much broader, $175 million development. Cleveland Housing Network won two of Cleveland's three tax-credit awards, also snagging a $300,000 for a building planned at East 131st Street and Miles Avenue. Those apartments will house people who were formerly homeless. MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/06/upper_chester_apartments_among.html#incart_river "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20159 yr Author http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/07102015/index.php SOUTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW City Planning Commission Agenda for July 10, 2015 SE2015-004 – Fresenius Medical Care Cleveland New Construction: Seeking Final Approval Project Address: 2429 MLK, Jr. Boulevard Project Representative: Dave DiFrancesco, Architect "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20159 yr That is one beautiful building. Buffered from the road with a surface parking lot on both sides, and those concrete panels should add a nice splash of color.
July 16, 20159 yr Author Now the above Cedar Extension redevelopment is moving from conceptual into detailed design...... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/index.php Cleveland Landmarks Commission June 12, 2014 SECTION 106 REVIEW 1. Cedar Extension Redevelopment Phase I Ward 5 Cleveland http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_06.jpg http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_01.jpg http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_02.jpg http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_03.jpg http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_07.jpg Sure beats the hell out of what's there now.... ]http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/06122014/image/Cedar_Extension_08.jpg Progress.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/07172015/index.php City Planning Commission Agenda for July 17, 2015 EAST DESIGN REVIEW EAST2015-007 – Cedar Extension Phase II New Construction: Seeking Final Approval Project Location: Community College Avenue and adjacent streets Project Representative: John Wagner, City Architecture "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 4, 20159 yr Author Unfortunate demolitions of brick townhouses proposed, on Cedar Avenue at East 70th. See demolition thread.... http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,7006.msg766793.html#msg766793 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 10, 20159 yr Author I don't know about you, but I like these types of developments in lower-income neighborhoods at least as much as the glitzy developments downtown and other hot neighborhoods.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr01-26-2015.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals JANUARY 26, 2015 9:30 Ward 1 Calendar No. 14-256: 13205 Miles Road Terrell Pruitt 11 Notices Union Miles Development Corp., owner, and Cleveland Housing Network, prospective purchaser, propose to construct a 4 story, 51,390 square foot, 66 unit apartment building with an accessory 21 space parking lot on a 53,775 square foot parcel located in a B1 Local Retail Business District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:3 | P a g e 1. Section 355.04(b) which states that in a “B” Area District the maximum gross floor area cannot exceed one-half the lot size or in this case 26,887 square feet and 51,390 square feet are proposed. 2. Section 349.04(a) which states that one accessory off-street parking space is required per dwelling unit. 66 spaces are required and 21 spaces are proposed. (Filed December 31, 2014) EDIT: the apartment building is planned for this lot. Note the shopping center in the background which has a grocery store and bank. A health center is to the right.... EDIT2: just saw this on SE Design Review. So it's only conceptual at this point.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/pdf/SE2015-01-14Agenda.pdf 2. SE 2015-001–CHN Permanent Supportive Housing © Project Type: New Construction Project Address: 131st and Miles Project Representative(s): Jillian Watson Approval Type: Conceptual Upper Chester apartments among three Cleveland winners of affordable-housing tax credits (photos) By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer on June 25, 2015 at 2:40 PM, updated June 25, 2015 at 3:18 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio – A 60-unit apartment building for elderly residents in the city's Hough neighborhood was one of three Cleveland affordable-housing projects to win state tax credits last week. Hough Heritage will add low-cost rentals to the Upper Chester neighborhood, where the Finch Group just opened a 177-unit apartment complex called Innova. But Finch, a Florida developer, isn't building the affordable-housing project. Instead, the nonprofit Cleveland Housing Network stepped in to secure a $917,000 tax credit for that portion of the much broader, $175 million development. Cleveland Housing Network won two of Cleveland's three tax-credit awards, also snagging a $300,000 for a building planned at East 131st Street and Miles Avenue. Those apartments will house people who were formerly homeless. MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/06/upper_chester_apartments_among.html#incart_river Follow-up to the above items.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/pdf/SE2015-08-12Agenda.pdf Southeast Region Design Review District Agenda 5:00 pm, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 York –Rite Mason Temple, 13512 Kinsman Road 5:15 p.m. 2. SE 2015-001–CHN Permanent Supportive Housing © Project Type: New Construction Project Address: 131st and Miles Project Representative(s): Jillian Watson, Chris Auvil, Michael Kessel Approval Type: Conceptual "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 19, 20159 yr Author Finally some graphics of the development at that I've been posting about here for months.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/08212015/index.php City Planning Commission Agenda for August 21, 2015 SOUTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW SE2015-001 – Emerald Alliance IX Permanent Supportive Housing New Construction: Seeking Final Approval Project Location: East 131st Street and Miles Avenue Project Representatives: Jillian Watson, CHN Chris Auvril, Marous Brothers Construction "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 19, 20159 yr Very nice having some added density to a vacant lot, and they even put the parking in the rear! I love seeing new investment like this in the more "overlooked" neighborhoods.
September 8, 20159 yr Author Cross-posted in the RTA rail construction projects thread: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6956.msg771346.html#msg771346 http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/pdf/SE2015-09-09Agenda.pdf Southeast Region Design Review District Agenda 5:00 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 York –Rite Mason Temple, 13512 Kinsman Road 5:40 p.m. 5. SE 2015-021–Shaker & East 116 Rapid Station © Project Type: New Rapid Station Project Address: Shaker Bld, and East 116th Project Representative(s): Matt Stevenson, City Architecture Approval Type: Schematic "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 20159 yr Author Edwins begins expansion into Buckeye with its Second Chance Life Skills Center KARIN CONNELLY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 Brandon Chrostowski, the founder and CEO of Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute at Shaker Square, is moving ahead with his vision of revitalizing the nearby Buckeye neighborhood and providing housing for his restaurant workers. Construction began in late July on the Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center – three buildings on 20,000 square feet of property located at South Moreland Boulevard and Buckeye Road. The campus includes a 22-bed dorm, an eight bedroom alumni house, fitness center, library and basketball court, as well as a test kitchen. Edwins students will also have the opportunity to take life skills classes. Edwins students will live in the dorms, rent-free, but $100 a month will be taken out of their paychecks. When they graduate, that money will be given back to them for a deposit on their own apartments. Graduates of the program who can’t find housing can live in the alumni house for $150 a month. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/edwins090715.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 20159 yr Edwins begins expansion into Buckeye with its Second Chance Life Skills Center KARIN CONNELLY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 Brandon Chrostowski, the founder and CEO of Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute at Shaker Square, is moving ahead with his vision of revitalizing the nearby Buckeye neighborhood and providing housing for his restaurant workers. Construction began in late July on the Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center – three buildings on 20,000 square feet of property located at South Moreland Boulevard and Buckeye Road. The campus includes a 22-bed dorm, an eight bedroom alumni house, fitness center, library and basketball court, as well as a test kitchen. Edwins students will also have the opportunity to take life skills classes. Edwins students will live in the dorms, rent-free, but $100 a month will be taken out of their paychecks. When they graduate, that money will be given back to them for a deposit on their own apartments. Graduates of the program who can’t find housing can live in the alumni house for $150 a month. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/edwins090715.aspx Damn, they really managed to gloss over the fact that these men are recently released convicted felons.
September 9, 20159 yr ^They've always been upfront about who they work with: http://edwinsrestaurant.org/institute/mission/ clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 9, 20159 yr ^They've always been upfront about who they work with: http://edwinsrestaurant.org/institute/mission/ The story only mentioned "incarcerated" in passing. I'm speaking more of the blogger.
September 9, 20159 yr So how many times should 'felon' be mentioned for you to be satisfied? Should it be in all caps any time the word appears. I think it says the blogger gives readers enough credit to know what most people have known for quite some time rather than beat everyone over the head with it. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 9, 20159 yr Author To me, the headline made it obvious... "Second Chance." Of course this is to help convicted felons have a second chance at life and to gain some work skills. A job is the best "welfare" program there is. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 16, 20159 yr Author Why is a cosmetic surgeon from Newport Beach, Calif. buying up a ton of property around Harvard and Lee roads? Dr. Robert W. Kessler, MD, FACS is a Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon specializing in cosmetic surgery and has a company called ECP COMMERCIAL IV LLC http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/bsqry/f?p=100:7:0::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:2382320 He spent $9,375,260 on Aug. 19 buying up about five parcels near that intersection. Those five parcels appear to be the entire Lee-Harvard Plaza shopping center. http://tinyurl.com/qzlt5gu "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 16, 20159 yr Why is a cosmetic surgeon from Newport Beach, Calif. buying up a ton of property around Harvard and Lee roads? Dr. Robert W. Kessler, MD, FACS is a Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon specializing in cosmetic surgery and has a company called ECP COMMERCIAL IV LLC http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/bsqry/f?p=100:7:0::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:2382320 He spent $9,375,260 on Aug. 19 buying up about five parcels near that intersection. Those five parcels appear to be the entire Lee-Harvard Plaza shopping center. http://tinyurl.com/qzlt5gu http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/ohio/ohndce/1:2014cv02449/213174/67/
September 19, 20159 yr Author Edwins begins expansion into Buckeye with its Second Chance Life Skills Center http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/edwins090715.aspx mjarboe[/member]'s article on this got picked up by AP: Updated: 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 | Posted: 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 Man is expanding re-entry program in Cleveland By MICHELLE JARBOE MCFEE The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Brandon Chrostowski isn't blind to the blight on this corner of Buckeye Road and South Moreland Boulevard, on the city's East Side. But in the abandoned apartments and bereft brick buildings, he also sees potential. That approach — a mix of pragmatism, ferocity and faith — is apparent in Chrostowski's first business venture, the Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute on Shaker Square. A nonprofit organization, the institute gives recently incarcerated men and women access to a culinary education and training in a high-end French restaurant. Since opening in late 2013, the facility has turned out 89 graduates, many of whom work at restaurants across Greater Cleveland. Now Chrostowski is expanding his re-entry program, with a three-building campus designed to provide lodging for students who don't have a home. The first such students moved onto the campus, dubbed the Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center, last month. Real estate records show that Chrostowski, through a new nonprofit, started buying real estate just south of Buckeye in July. Working with neighborhood leaders and knocking on doors, he managed to amass three buildings for $266,250. - See more at: http://www.whio.com/ap/ap/ohio/man-is-expanding-re-entry-program-in-cleveland/nndkL/#sthash.s7D9Uz60.dpuf "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 19, 20159 yr Great program. Brandon Chrostowski's a good man and Edwin's, the restaurant and the concept, is getting national recognition, including a nice write-up in the New York Times... That corner of S. Moreland and Buckeye could really use a face lift as well. A win-win situation.
September 20, 20159 yr ^They've always been upfront about who they work with: http://edwinsrestaurant.org/institute/mission/ The story only mentioned "incarcerated" in passing. I'm speaking more of the blogger. Isn't the entire point of the program to give jobs to EX-felons? Why should they repeat endlessly that the folks are ex-felons? Most people know what Edwin's is about
September 29, 20159 yr Author Cleveland city council approves plan to reopen East Side Market September 28, 2015 LEE CHILCOTE Cleveland’s East Side Market closed in 2007, leaving behind an empty building in the heart of the Glenville neighborhood. Now a plan is underway to reopen the municipally owned facility, which launched in 1988 as a fresh foods market for the city’s northeastern neighborhoods, as a full-service grocery store, health clinic and hub for food-related businesses. At the request of Cleveland City Council members Kevin Conwell, Jeff Johnson and Mike Polensek, council at a Sept. 14 meeting approved leasing the property to Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON), a nonprofit that operates community health centers in Cleveland and East Cleveland. The city will lease the property at East 105th and St. Clair for just $1 per year. Using both public and private funds, NEON aims to complete a $3.5 million renovation that it says will create at least 103 jobs. The most significant part of the project is the fact that it will bring a new fresh foods market to an area that is considered a food desert. Mazzulo’s Fresh Market, a family-owned grocer with two small stores in Aurora and Bainbridge, has signed a letter of intent to lease 13,000 square feet of the property at a price of $15 per square foot. The new Mazzulo’s will be stocked with fresh meats, seafood and fruits and vegetables and will also have a small outdoor café with Wi-Fi. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150928/BLOGS16/150929832/cleveland-city-council-approves-plan-to-reopen-east-side-market "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 29, 20159 yr Cleveland city council approves plan to reopen East Side Market September 28, 2015 LEE CHILCOTE Cleveland’s East Side Market closed in 2007, leaving behind an empty building in the heart of the Glenville neighborhood. Now a plan is underway to reopen the municipally owned facility, which launched in 1988 as a fresh foods market for the city’s northeastern neighborhoods, as a full-service grocery store, health clinic and hub for food-related businesses. At the request of Cleveland City Council members Kevin Conwell, Jeff Johnson and Mike Polensek, council at a Sept. 14 meeting approved leasing the property to Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON), a nonprofit that operates community health centers in Cleveland and East Cleveland. The city will lease the property at East 105th and St. Clair for just $1 per year. Using both public and private funds, NEON aims to complete a $3.5 million renovation that it says will create at least 103 jobs. The most significant part of the project is the fact that it will bring a new fresh foods market to an area that is considered a food desert. Mazzulo’s Fresh Market, a family-owned grocer with two small stores in Aurora and Bainbridge, has signed a letter of intent to lease 13,000 square feet of the property at a price of $15 per square foot. The new Mazzulo’s will be stocked with fresh meats, seafood and fruits and vegetables and will also have a small outdoor café with Wi-Fi. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150928/BLOGS16/150929832/cleveland-city-council-approves-plan-to-reopen-east-side-market Why did it close after less than 20 years?
September 29, 20159 yr ^This is very great news for the community :clap:... I hated it when the old ESM closed.
September 29, 20159 yr Author Why did it close after less than 20 years? What does the article say? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 29, 20159 yr Why did it close after less than 20 years? What does the article say? If it talked about that at all I missed it.
September 29, 20159 yr Why did it close after less than 20 years? What does the article say? If it talked about that at all I missed it. It's not mentioned in the story. I assume it was because of a lack of tenants and not enough business?
September 29, 20159 yr Author Didn't it say due to the recession? As in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? If so, that's good enough for me. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 29, 20159 yr I'm pretty sure it wasn't doing well long before that. It always seemed like it had an empty parking lot back when I was in that area a lot ('05-06ish). Good luck on it's new iteration, though.
September 29, 20159 yr Didn't it say due to the recession? As in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? If so, that's good enough for me. It closed in 2007. The recession didn't "start" until December 2007
September 29, 20159 yr I grew up in Glenville and remember my mom complaining about the quality of the meats and produce at the East Side Market. She tried going there a few times but soon was making the trek back to the West Side Market or out to the suburbs for our food. Seems like the current team that will operate the market will not make that same mistake and bring quality food to the area.
September 29, 20159 yr Author Maybe so. U just thought Cleveland jumped into the recession before everyone else. You know, trendsetter? ;) No biggie. Hope the new ESM rocks G'ville. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 30, 20159 yr What's making the difference now? Heavier private sector involvement, it sounds like. Relevant, perhaps, to Drew Carey's advocacy of privatizing the West Side Market.
October 14, 20159 yr Author What in the world is this? Omens?? Do a streetview of the address. Apparently whatever this is has been around since 1978 and doesn't conform to the zoning code due to lack of parking. So they're seeking a variance... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr10-26-2015.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals OCTOBER 26, 2015 9:30 Ward 6 Calendar No. 15-213: 9033 Holton Avenue Mamie J. Mitchell 15 Notices Omens LLC, owner, proposes to change use from machine shop to a facility for amusement for 156 people in a C1 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of Section 349.04(e) of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances which states that accessory off-street parking area equal to three times the gross floor area, or 13,515 square feet is required (4,505 square feet times 3) and no accessory off street parking area is provided. (Filed September 23, 2015) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 14, 20159 yr I always thought that place was a closed down bar. It looked like one. Not sure this is a good idea for that neighborhood however.
October 14, 20159 yr I googled Omens LLC and it appears to be a motorcycle club. There's some newspaper articles from the plain dealer and Cleveland scene as well. At least they have a pool (according to street view)!
October 14, 20159 yr I always thought that place was a closed down bar. It looked like one. Not sure this is a good idea for that neighborhood however. Motorcycle gang clubhouse. The Omens used to be pretty high profile and had a decent rep. Lately...... there was a shooting there a few years back: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/11/six_people_injured_after_shoot.html Someone got cute with the address, it should be more like 9099 Holton. With all due respect, what neighborhood? Look at the satellite view. That church there burned out in 1970. It was actually the "parent" parish for my church when I was little and still a nominal Catholic. Other than that, a few scattered houses in disrepair.
October 14, 20159 yr I meant to put "neighborhood". I think your referring to St. Ladislaus on Holton.
October 14, 20159 yr I meant to put "neighborhood". I think your referring to St. Ladislaus on Holton. Correct. It's in Westlake now. It spun off St. Martin's on 23rd and Scovill, which moved to Maple Heights around 1960.
November 5, 20159 yr Author http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/11062015/index.php City Planning Commission Agenda for November 6, 2015 NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW NE2015-022 – Dollar General New Construction: Seeking Final Approval Project Location: St. Clair Avenue and East 79th Street Project Representative: Travis Munn, Hurley & Stewart "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 5, 20159 yr Exciting.....................................but seriously Dollar General builds A LOT of stores.
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