9 minutes ago, MuRrAy HiLL said:

Continued:

 

 

The city will probably paint over these in black. 

Not sure what was knocked over but a new Dunkin it is:

 

 

It must have been this place:

 

 

Very unfortunate. This cool old building at 5404 Broadway is reportedly collapsing. A filing with the city today reports "The roof is completely gone and is falling apart, there is signs of structural issues, as the back of the property seems to be bowing."

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/5404+Broadway+Ave,+Cleveland,+OH+44127/@41.4681371,-81.6524456,3a,75y,207.8h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s24YPMW1YtUzRwt7vRWHmvA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830fad9f9381c23:0xe5ddc787add9d0ed!8m2!3d41.467956!4d-81.652569

 

Other buildings around this intersection appear to be nearing a similar fate. Better get going on pending redevelopment efforts while there's still something left to redevelop.

Demolition is moving rather quickly for the reserve premier site:

 

This is looking south on E 55th from near Opportunity Corridor:

 

Turning onto Bragg Rd from E 55th St:

 

On Bragg Rd, looking into the Reserve Premier site:

 

I've been paying pretty close attention to this, as I live not far from the area. They seem to be moving rather quickly.

Edited July 9, 20222 yr by LenK02

 

Update on the Reserve Premier site. Do we know what kind of warehouse this is going to be?

1 hour ago, LenK02 said:

Update on the Reserve Premier site. Do we know what kind of warehouse this is going to be?

 

I don't recall them saying who the end user would be. However I haven't followed up on this project since they got the OK from city planning.

https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2022/08/16/reserve-premier-buys-plot-opportunity-corridor.html

 

More manufacturing development is targeting Cleveland's Opportunity Corridor as the city's government aims to leverage the area in order to attract more business to the region.

Last week, Reserve Premier LLC closed on its acquisition of a group of buildings on the corner of Bragg Road and East 55th Street in Cleveland's North Broadway Neighborhood. The developers plan to convert the plot into a manufacturing, distribution and food-processing operation.

Reserve Ventures and Premier Development Partners, an Independence, Ohio based construction and commercial real estate company, have partnered on the project.

"We have partnered with our close friends, Spencer Pisczak and Kevin Callahan from Premier Development, to build 182,000 square feet of distribution space.

Hopefully this is just the start of some much needed face lifting in this area

Edited September 1, 20222 yr by LenK02

Big stuff may be coming to Slavic Village and hopefully soon. Been in the works for months. 

3 hours ago, LenK02 said:

Hopefully this is just the start of some much needed face lifting in this area

Where is the Whitney Stained Glass building located?

52 minutes ago, simplythis said:

Where is the Whitney Stained Glass building located?

 

On Broadway, in between Save-A-Lot on one side (the same side) and the Boys & Girls Club on the other

 

1 hour ago, KJP said:

Big stuff may be coming to Slavic Village and hopefully soon. Been in the works for months. 

 

This is fantastic news! Whatever these plans are in addition to the news you've already broken about the area could really revitalize the area - it's much needed

 

Not sure if this is the right section to post this, but the Broadway Avenue Corridor just won a Federal Transit Administration grant to promote transit oriented development

https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grant-programs/fiscal-year-2022-transit-oriented-development-tod-planning-projects

 

Slavic Village’s Broadway in transit
By Ken Prendergast / November 21, 2022

 

The beleaguered Broadway Avenue corridor in Cleveland’s Slavic Village could soon see new signs of life thanks to a federal grant that was awarded last week to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). The $432,000 grant will allow the transit agency to develop plans to redesign the Broadway corridor from the Turney-Ella bus loop near Calvary Cemetery to downtown as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route with enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. Once those plans are complete, it can then apply for federal funds to build that infrastructure.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2022/11/21/slavic-villages-broadway-in-transit/

30 minutes ago, KJP said:

 

Slavic Village’s Broadway in transit
By Ken Prendergast / November 21, 2022

 

The beleaguered Broadway Avenue corridor in Cleveland’s Slavic Village could soon see new signs of life thanks to a federal grant that was awarded last week to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). The $432,000 grant will allow the transit agency to develop plans to redesign the Broadway corridor from the Turney-Ella bus loop near Calvary Cemetery to downtown as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route with enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. Once those plans are complete, it can then apply for federal funds to build that infrastructure.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2022/11/21/slavic-villages-broadway-in-transit/

 

This alone sounds like it could be transformative for the neighborhood; it will hopefully complement the work that Slavic Village Development is already doing. 

 

The Land: What makes a successful city block? Fleet Avenue looks for answers

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Walking along Fleet Avenue in Slavic Village, you can see the echoes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the area was bustling with businesses and family life of the Polish immigrants that settled in the area. The architecture of the two-story storefronts and 100-year-old buildings speaks of a bygone era. Signs, now faded, announce the laundromat, the village store, the neighborhood eatery. 

 

Closer in, you see that the buildings that line the avenue are in various states of repair. Window and door frames peeling here, but pristine there. The front porch is sturdy on one house – next to a house where the floor is practically nonexistent. Yards with gardens that Holden Arboretum would covet sit next to empty lots that once held houses and businesses. 

 

But on the block between 53rd and 54th, every structure is occupied. Anchored by the Slavic Village Learning Farm and the infiltration basin – a landscaped area engineered to collect water during heavy rainstorms – there’s a butcher shop, a garden center, a funeral home, a dentist, and an auto parts store. What’s happening here? And what can these business owners offer others wondering if they also might find a place on Fleet Avenue?

 

It would be great to get some Ukrainian refugees to relocate there.

No real development news to report - except that as a newcomer to Cleveland, I finally drove south down Broadway through the heart of Slavic Village for as far as it would go. And wow. Does this city have some absolute gems in need of saving. "Slavic Village" feels like a misnomer - its a wholea$$ city unto itself with countless architectural, historical, and cultural treasures. The building stock is incredible, with much of it straight up abandoned.

 

All said, its completely changed my view on what Cleveland actually is. If anyone on this forum hasn't driven down that way yet, I definitely encourage it. I'll be rooting for Slavic Village for a long time to come, that's for sure, and can't wait to see what happens with the recent federal grant to revitalize the corridor. 

 

Edited February 6, 20232 yr by ASP1984

1 hour ago, ASP1984 said:

No real development news to report - except that as a newcomer to Cleveland, I finally drove south down Broadway through the heart of Slavic Village for as far as it would go. And wow. Does this city have some absolute gems in need of saving. "Slavic Village" feels like a misnomer - its a wholea$$ city unto itself with countless architectural, historical, and cultural treasures. The building stock is incredible, with much of it straight up abandoned.

 

All said, its completely changed my view on what Cleveland actually is. If anyone on this forum hasn't driven down that way yet, I definitely encourage it. I'll be rooting for Slavic Village for a long time to come, that's for sure, and can't wait to see what happens with the recent federal grant to revitalize the corridor. 

 

That neighborhood has fallen on some hard times. But it could be an absolute gem. 

Ken made mention in an article regarding Cleveland Police moving into the Artcraft Building that those in the art scene tend to stabilize a neighborhood before they are eventually made to find a new home once the neighborhood has stabilized.  I really hope that the next neighborhood is Slavic Village.  It’s terrible to see the blight in a place that unique.  And there is no way that beautiful building at Broadway and E 55th should be a “Hubcap Heaven”.

13 hours ago, ASP1984 said:

No real development news to report - except that as a newcomer to Cleveland, I finally drove south down Broadway through the heart of Slavic Village for as far as it would go. And wow. Does this city have some absolute gems in need of saving. "Slavic Village" feels like a misnomer - its a wholea$$ city unto itself with countless architectural, historical, and cultural treasures. The building stock is incredible, with much of it straight up abandoned.

 

All said, its completely changed my view on what Cleveland actually is. If anyone on this forum hasn't driven down that way yet, I definitely encourage it. I'll be rooting for Slavic Village for a long time to come, that's for sure, and can't wait to see what happens with the recent federal grant to revitalize the corridor. 

 

The BP station on Fleet Avenue (and I-77) sells some amazing chicken fingers and JoJos.

 

That was my first venturing into Slavic Village and since I’ve been just as impressed with the potential as you.

Stay tuned!!  ⊂(◉‿◉)

9 hours ago, Sapper Daddy said:

Ken made mention in an article regarding Cleveland Police moving into the Artcraft Building that those in the art scene tend to stabilize a neighborhood before they are eventually made to find a new home once the neighborhood has stabilized.  I really hope that the next neighborhood is Slavic Village.  It’s terrible to see the blight in a place that unique.  And there is no way that beautiful building at Broadway and E 55th should be a “Hubcap Heaven”.

 

I was in and around SV going back to my grandparents attending events there, so probably the early to mid 70s.  The neighborhood was a Polish equivalent of Murray Hill to a point.  My grandparents moved back to Cracowa (St. Hyancinth area) in the late 70s.  I worked for Eddie Rybka's first council campaign, against Kucinich, and even then you'd see immaculate house and yards next to messes and it was usually the former.

 

That said, Hubcap Heaven has been there since at least the early 80s as I recall buying some for my Mustang there.

 

 

56 minutes ago, E Rocc said:

 

I was in and around SV going back to my grandparents attending events there, so probably the early to mid 70s.  The neighborhood was a Polish equivalent of Murray Hill to a point. 

Yes, it was.  I loved going to the street festivals on Fleet every summer in August.  It was a polish version of "The Feast" in Little Italy.

 

Edited February 6, 20232 yr by LibertyBlvd

Ken made mention in an article regarding Cleveland Police moving into the Artcraft Building that those in the art scene tend to stabilize a neighborhood before they are eventually made to find a new home once the neighborhood has stabilized.  I really hope that the next neighborhood is Slavic Village.  It’s terrible to see the blight in a place that unique.  And there is no way that beautiful building at Broadway and E 55th should be a “Hubcap Heaven”.

I was thinking the same exact thing during the drive. Countless places there could make artists lofts, rave venues, or just about whatever else ones underground heart desires lol.


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I was thinking the same exact thing during the drive. Countless places there could make artists lofts, rave venues, or just about whatever else ones underground heart desires lol.


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Weirdly enough, after typing this message in at an airport bar in St Louis, I looked up to see on the TV a show about Slavic Village on the cooking channel (Zimmern List). They featured Saucisson and a little snapshot of the neighborhood.

Must be doing something right!


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15 hours ago, ASP1984 said:

I was thinking the same exact thing during the drive. Countless places there could make artists lofts, rave venues, or just about whatever else ones underground heart desires lol.


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Not sure a business pushing 50 years in the same location should be pushed out because it isn't trendy, though.

8 minutes ago, E Rocc said:

 

Not sure a business pushing 50 years in the same location should be pushed out because it isn't trendy, though.

That’s true but the market will dictate the building’s future.  Don’t get me wrong I’m much happier the building doesn’t sit vacant.

 

Slavic Village properties back on market
By Ken Prendergast / April 3, 2023

 

Seven high-profile properties along a short section of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland’s Slavic Village have hit the market after years of inactive ownership by a Columbus-based real estate firm. All of the properties except one which is an empty lot, have historic but vacant buildings on them. But the offerings are not publicly listed as available for sale by ME Real Estate LLC.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2023/04/03/slavic-village-properties-back-on-market/

Polish pop-up restaurant is Edwins founder’s latest culinary venture

Published: Apr. 05, 2023, 1:47 p.m.

Marc Bona, cleveland.com

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Brandon Chrostowski is going to back to his roots.

 

Chrostowski’s heritage is Polish, though the restaurateur-sommelier focuses on French cuisine in Edwins, the fine-dining restaurant he operates in Shaker Square.

 

But he has never forgotten his roots. Chrostowski, always willing to consider assorted culinary ventures, will be cooking his native food at a pop-up restaurant, Bar Mleczny’s, through the Polish American Cultural Center.

 

Andy Bajda, the center’s president, said the restaurant will enhance the organization’s mission, which educates visitors through its museum and cultural garden while promoting the revitalization of the historic Slavic Village neighborhood.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/04/polish-pop-up-restaurant-is-edwins-founders-latest-culinary-venture.html

 

 

Hope to drop this one before midnight or it may turn into a pumpkin!

 

 

Big plans for reviving Slavic Village
By Ken Prendergast / May 11, 2023

 

Two new mixed-use buildings, historic renovations of others, hundreds of mixed-income apartments and retailers that could include a grocery store are envisioned as part of a $60 million to $70 million redevelopment of the North Broadway Corridor in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood. And that’s just the first phase envisioned by a development team called The Village Partnership comprised of several of Northeast Ohio’s most prolific developers.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/11/big-plans-for-reviving-slavic-village/

 
Big plans for reviving Slavic Village
By Ken Prendergast / May 11, 2023
 
Two new mixed-use buildings, historic renovations of others, hundreds of mixed-income apartments and retailers that could include a grocery store are envisioned as part of a $60 million to $70 million redevelopment of the North Broadway Corridor in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood. And that’s just the first phase envisioned by a development team called The Village Partnership comprised of several of Northeast Ohio’s most prolific developers.
 
MORE:
https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/11/big-plans-for-reviving-slavic-village/

This makes me very happy to read - Slavic Village has so much potential.


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Some more pictures from yesterday's community meeting, including some crappy pictures of images displayed on the screen.

 

Presenting from left to right are Councilman Starr, Donnie DiGeronimo and Emerick Corsi

 

 

A conceptual rendering of the proposed FinTech financial literacy center, which could be located on the ground floor of The Village 55 building.

 

Buildings shown in blue are part of the first phase. Those in white are a mix of those controlled by the development team or by other owners who share the development's vision and desire for redeveloping their properties.

 

Potential streetscape resulting from the GCRTA transit corridor plan, which is a separate endeavor. But the view shows the Columbia Building at right, which is owned by the development team and targeted for renovation. At center is the Olympia Building whose owner also intends to renovate that property.

Lol, no chandelier?

As long as they don't demo *too much* I'm all for it. Looking over the few buildings slated for demo mentioned in the article it's not that bad - are the buildings in white in that presentation slated for demo too? Part of the cool factor and potential for Slavic Village are their old buildings in the 'downtown' section (even if they're currently abandoned).

 

Also, if the area is going to be successful Broadway needs some major work to slow cars down.

2 hours ago, GISguy said:

Also, if the area is going to be successful Broadway needs some major work to slow cars down.

 

While they’re at it slow down E 55th too, it really isn’t that far of a bike ride or even a walk from the rapid station, but neither feel particularly safe on that road.

 

Edit: even with BRT to downtown, a frequent connection to University Circle would still be nice

Edited May 12, 20232 yr by sonisharri

So i'm working on the project. There are 18 buildings in total. 14 are staying up and being repurposed, and 4 are being torn down and that's where the new builds will be built. 

9 minutes ago, zbaris87 said:

So i'm working on the project. There are 18 buildings in total. 14 are staying up and being repurposed, and 4 are being torn down and that's where the new builds will be built. 

 

Ken identified 5605 and 5484 Broadway Ave, can you tell us the other 2 slated for demo?

34 minutes ago, Luke_S said:

 

Ken identified 5605 and 5484 Broadway Ave, can you tell us the other 2 slated for demo?

 

They're the buildings to the southeast of the Columbia Building, but I didn't identify them by address because the developer doesn't have them under contract.

 

BTW, I never know what readers are going to find interesting. I thought this Slavic Village story was going to be huge. It's about a  total makeover of Slavic Village. But only about one thousand people have read the article so far. By comparison, I didn't think as many people would be interested in the Greyhound station story. Instead, it's at 24,000 views and still climbing rapidly. I thought the order of popularity of those two stories would be reversed.

2 hours ago, sonisharri said:

 

While they’re at it slow down E 55th too, it really isn’t that far of a bike ride or even a walk from the rapid station, but neither feel particularly safe on that road.

 

Edit: even with BRT to downtown, a frequent connection to University Circle would still be nice

 

Ummm, unless I missed something there's no "BRT"  anywhere near here.   Euclid is 2-1/2 miles away.

Just now, E Rocc said:

 

Ummm, unless I missed something there's no "BRT"  anywhere near here.   Euclid is 2-1/2 miles away.

 

BRT is planned on Broadway. Check the article's last paragraph and the story it links to.

Thanks for sharing this @KJP Great news, great article. Here’s to it making its way to the top of the heap 🍺

 

Maybe the reason for the views can be explained because the Greyhound station is still quite visible and sort of iconoc while Slavic Village is removed from most people's radar now. Been out of sight and neglected too long. Maybe a development like this can give it a high-profile again.

 
They're the buildings to the southeast of the Columbia Building, but I didn't identify them by address because the developer doesn't have them under contract.
 
BTW, I never know what readers are going to find interesting. I thought this Slavic Village story was going to be huge. It's about a  total makeover of Slavic Village. But only about one thousand people have read the article so far. By comparison, I didn't think as many people would be interested in the Greyhound station story. Instead, it's at 24,000 views and still climbing rapidly. I thought the order of popularity of those two stories would be reversed.

To be honest I don’t think enough people have been to Slavic Village to appreciate how special it is. Kinda feels like one of the hidden gems of Cleveland. And fun fact - Sherrod Brown lives there?

Even so, I do wonder how it being downwind of the industrial valley will play into outside perceptions of the neighborhood as more development occurs there.


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16 minutes ago, ASP1984 said:

To be honest I don’t think enough people have been to Slavic Village to appreciate how special it is. Kinda feels like one of the hidden gems of Cleveland. And fun fact - Sherrod Brown lives there?

Even so, I do wonder how it being downwind of the industrial valley will play into outside perceptions of the neighborhood as more development occurs there.


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He lives in Mill Creek, which I really wouldn't consider part of Slavic Village.   Kind of a neo-suburban feel like my neighborhood, except newer and high end.   One entrance in and out of the neighborhood, off Turney.

 

I worked for the Rybka campaign in 1983 and even then housing quality was uneven, perfectly kempt could be found right next to very disheveled.   Moreso since the mortgage bubble burst, big time.   

 

It's salvageable, but barely.   I say that as someone very partial towards the area who spent a lot of time around there when growing up

It's a shame that the area has lost most of its Slavic flavor over the last couple decades. I used to enjoy attending the street festival on Fleet every summer.  It was very sad to see all the vacant buildings on Fleet the last time I drove through a couple years ago. It would be nice if the city could try to lure some Ukrainian refugees to the area. 

7 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said:

It's a shame that the area has lost most of its Slavic flavor over the last couple decades. I used to enjoy attending the street festival on Fleet every summer.  It was very sad to see all the vacant buildings on Fleet the last time I drove through a couple years ago. It would be nice if the city could try to lure some Ukrainian refugees to the area. 

All the refugees are settling down in Parma. The families with kids have  to worry about schools. If they had to send their kids to the Cleveland Schools they might as well go back to Ukraine.

Should this be moved to the Eugenic Spatial Sorting thread?

To keep this thread on topic, I replied here...