Just now, skiwest said:

It would be nice if the city did something to honor him.

 

No doubt. While the Cleveland Central Catholic H.S. Stadium (directly across Broadway from Third Federal) is already named for him, there may be other opportunities.

New proposed development in Slavic Village- the Slavic Village Gateway, was before the CPC today.  Looks like a decent infill project with some nice density along a main thoroughfare: 
 

 

Edited November 15, 20195 yr by Oldmanladyluck

On 11/14/2019 at 10:56 AM, Avogadro said:

It is a smaller concept Walgreens, similar to what they are doing across the country. Unsurprisingly, we continue to see retrenchment in the drug store industry after the over-saturation of markets (and we're seeing the same thing taking place with dollar stores). The small concept design is... unlovely. We're pushing for more windows facing Broadway as well as ped/bike connections from E. 65th north to the Morgana Run Trail.

 

We're also working already with NRP on the second phase of Slavic Village Gateway (the mixed use development on the old St. Alexis site). This will likely not drop until after ground is broken for Phase 1 (Spring 2020).

Also on the November 15th Planning Commission Agenda are replattings for the next four Trailside Slavic Village single family homes (to be built on Gerome Court on the vacant parcels in the foreground of this photo taken late last year. The six houses that were under construction all sold within three months of each other. Prices start at $159,900 for the next four. For reference, the last couple of homes in the first phase were selling in 2015 for just under $100K.

 

 

This is excellent news! Lot's of good stuff going on in the neighborhood. Any chance you guys are pushing to have the Walgreens built up to the street @Avogadro? That stretch of Broadway could use some pedestrian orientation. This would be a good chance to start that trend.

What's happening with Fleet Ave?  I drove down Fleet Ave. a few weeks ago for the first time in a while and was shocked to see all of the closed/abandoned buildings.

6 minutes ago, skiwest said:

What's happening with Fleet Ave?  I drove down Fleet Ave. a few weeks ago for the first time in a while and was shocked to see all of the closed/abandoned buildings.

I'm not speaking for Slavic Village CDC but I know that many of those buildings are owned by people who won't let them go or renovate them.  A typical problem in many urban neighborhoods.

Call Building and Housing for inspections against the blighted properties (216-664-2282; be address specific). Then push for the City Law Department to prosecute. Individual property owners can be fined $1000 a day for each day out of compliance, along with a max time of incarceration of 18 months. Businesses who own blighted properties can be fined $5,000 a day for each day out.

56 minutes ago, YO to the CLE said:

 

 

This is excellent news! Lot's of good stuff going on in the neighborhood. Any chance you guys are pushing to have the Walgreens built up to the street @Avogadro? That stretch of Broadway could use some pedestrian orientation. This would be a good chance to start that trend.

 

We're not, simply because all of the other buildings (Broadway Shoppes [both the main development and the smaller strip center with the Fifth Third] and the new O'Reilly's being built) are all set back from Broadway. And, given that none of those are going away anytime in the next several decades (lacking a significant development that would result in the demolition of those auto-oriented uses), it didn't make sense to push this one small building closer to the street. We did try to get them to turn it perpendicular to the street (similar to how the other small-format Walgreens are oriented), but there was a discussion at East Design Review that this would result in an additional curb cut, which would actually harm the pedestrian and cycling environment on Broadway.

 

35 minutes ago, skiwest said:

What's happening with Fleet Ave?  I drove down Fleet Ave. a few weeks ago for the first time in a while and was shocked to see all of the closed/abandoned buildings.

 

27 minutes ago, freefourur said:

I'm not speaking for Slavic Village CDC but I know that many of those buildings are owned by people who won't let them go or renovate them.  A typical problem in many urban neighborhoods.

 

What freefourur said. Several of the entities who own those buildings are waiting for the equivalent of winning the lottery: getting somebody to buy a building for $500,000 (that they bought for $10,000 or less through Sheriff's Sale.

 

4 minutes ago, Oldmanladyluck said:

Call Building and Housing for inspections against the blighted properties (216-664-2282; be address specific). Then push for the City Law Department to prosecute. Individual property owners can be fined $1000 a day for each day out of compliance, along with a max time of incarceration of 18 months. Businesses who own blighted properties can be fined $5,000 a day for each day out.

 

We do better than this. We have our own attorney on staff (and a team of four other staff members) engaged with Building and Housing, Law Department, and Housing Court, and we are actually more successful than any other CDC because of our team. But, we're not where we want to be, yet.

^That's good to hear- I hope you guys can push these along and get action.

 

Are any of the owners of these buildings currently on community control or have pending cases in Court?

Just now, Oldmanladyluck said:

^That's good to hear- I hope you guys can push these along and get action.

 

Are any of the owners of these buildings currently on community control or have pending cases in Court?

 

There are a few owners under community control, yes.

Permits for new construction were filed today for the Slavic Village Gateway development. As a reminder, this will have 78 apartments and 10 townhomes for this first phase along with ground floor commercial space, part to be taken by University Settlement.

Edited December 3, 20195 yr by tykaps

2 hours ago, tykaps said:

Permits for new construction were filed today for the Slavic Village Gateway development. As a reminder, this will have 78 apartments and 10 townhomes for this first phase along with ground floor commercial space, part to be taken by University Settlement.

Go NRP! Love the potential of this development.

 

Thanks so much to @tykaps for his assistance on this!

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020

Amazon plans delivery center near Slavic Village

 

Plans were submitted to City Planning Commission for an Amazon Delivery Station offering at least 200 jobs to be located at 400 Heidtman Pkwy. in the Industrial Valley next to Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood. However, not everyone at the city who was informed of the plans realized it was for Amazon -- unless they read the fine print.

In the corner of the elevation and floor plan drawings submitted to the city by architectural firm Richard L. Bowen & Associates, the documents clearly show "Amazon" on them. This facility, proposed to measure 112,000 square feet, is one of six large Amazon distribution centers built or planned in the Greater Cleveland-Akron metro area.

 

MORE:

https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/06/amazon-plans-delivery-center-near.html

 

 

 

Is this on the same  land where the cold storage facility was proposed a year or two ago?  

?????? Forest City! ?????? Forest City! ??????

 

The City of Cleveland really must demand some trees are a part of this giant Amazonian parking facility. 

 

Trees (perhaps also some shrubs, grasses and peripheral wetland) need to be added within islands and/or on the periphery. 

Trees should be provided or required as an element of Cleveland's support of Amazon's investment package. There must be a requirement placed on the plan in advance, then approved, then ensured during construction.  This plan should include planting and maintenance of pollution resistant trees on the perimeter of the facility, like willow oaks, or some other tree variety that is appropriate for urban spaces.

 

Also, this will likely be very visible from the southern interstate gateway to our city. 

Trees will help to lift the current rubbish-ey look for commuters and visitors who view it from I-77.

 

Also trees add value, and show care.  Don't let this opportunity for a more beautiful & sustainable Cleveland to get brushed aside by a company like Amazon. Amazon stands to profit mightily from our region at the expense of small local businesses. Amazon needs to be in this location to support making plenty (plenty!) of money off Clevelanders. 

 

City Council and Tony Brancatelli, Do not allow for graceless, treeless, overall design.

Even a parking lot can look like thoughtful contributing infrastructure when properly sited and nicely landscaped. A nicely treed site can contribute to Slavic Village pride and have a positive, image-improving community spinoff effect.

Finally: Don't just settle for a minimum number of trees either.  Go for an effect that is actually gorgeous, and see what we can get.

Edited June 5, 20205 yr by ExPatClevGuy
grammar

^Have you contacted Brancatelli to voice this viewpoint? His office number is 216-664-4233... his email is [email protected].

 

Edit: I wholeheartedly agree on your views! Let him know!!

Edited June 5, 20205 yr by Oldmanladyluck

I am not one of his constituent voters.  Those of you who vote in Cleveland will be the ones who's voices will make the difference.

Also, we can be pretty sure that Brancatelli, Planning, CLE Council and their staff keep a close eye on the U.O. blog.   - Fools if they don't.

 

FYI: We already know that Amazon will push back on this.  The City must be prepared to argue what is right for Cleveland.

Edited June 5, 20205 yr by ExPatClevGuy

The Amazon facility is a HUGE wine for Cleveland.  The I71 corridor is a total eyesore.  If Google or Facebook wanted to build a 112,000 sf facility at the entrance to the city would Cleveland want it hidden by trees? NO!  they would want to showcase it so that all that drive on I71 could see it.

 

Also – I live in Miami – I was listing to Elvis Duran this morning. They had a segment on the mayor of Cleveland in which he stated that everyone perceives Cleveland as being an ass hole – are you kidding?  Cleveland’s reputation has improved dramatically.  Cleveland needs a new mayor who knows how to court business.   I think we know who the ass hole is.

Planting trees is NOT going "hide" that sucker. The giant parking lot is a useful thing yes, and a win, okay that too, but will not be a visual delight. 

Placing trees among all those cars vans will only serve to make Amazon look better, not worse.

The idea that trees are a problem makes me laugh out loud (LOL) and make me grateful for my urban design training at one of America's top urban planning schools, Cleveland State University.

 

If Amazon can plant this many trees in their parking lot in Nampa, Idaho, it can just as easily plant this many trees, and more, in the parking lot they have planned for Cleveland, Ohio

Edited June 5, 20205 yr by ExPatClevGuy

Congrats on your degree.  I'm an Senor VP for one of the largest real estate owners in the US.  I've been in commercial real estate in Chicago and Miami for over 30 years.   Call me when you have more results to show for your degree.

 

3 hours ago, TR said:

Congrats on your degree.  I'm an Senor VP for one of the largest real estate owners in the US.  I've been in commercial real estate in Chicago and Miami for over 30 years.   Call me when you have more results to show for your degree.

 

 Okay, Señor VP.

Edited June 5, 20205 yr by ExPatClevGuy

7 minutes ago, TR said:

Congrats on your degree.  I'm an Senor VP for one of the largest real estate owners in the US.  I've been in commercial real estate in Chicago and Miami for over 30 years.   Call me when you have more results to show for your degree.

 

Felicidades, señor VP

 

4 minutes ago, ExPatClevGuy said:

 Okay Señor VP.

 

Just now, Boomerang_Brian said:

Felicidades, señor VP

 

Argh you beat me to the joke.
 

It makes sense that he’s using Spanish since he lives in Miami. 

Is there still a possibility that still Amazon expands to the site at Berea Rd/Madison Rd site on the West side? Or is this replacing that facility?

27 minutes ago, ytown2ctown said:

Is there still a possibility that still Amazon expands to the site at Berea Rd/Madison Rd site on the West side? Or is this replacing that facility?

 

Very much alive. And, as noted in the article, there's another distribution center that Amazon is considering but the location isn't publicly known yet.

3 hours ago, TR said:

The Amazon facility is a HUGE wine for Cleveland...would Cleveland want it hidden by trees? NO!  

I know I hate it when my wine is hidden by trees! 

17 hours ago, jeremyck01 said:

I know I hate it when my wine is hidden by trees! 

 

It's "a HUGE wine for Cleveland," so don't worry.

Edited June 6, 20205 yr by ExPatClevGuy

@KJP is the Twinsburg Amazon center counted in the 6? I understand that one to be at least the same size as this one, if not larger. Just from viewing on Google maps, it is labeled Amazon-CLE5

 

2 hours ago, PoshSteve said:

@KJP is the Twinsburg Amazon center counted in the 6? I understand that one to be at least the same size as this one, if not larger. Just from viewing on Google maps, it is labeled Amazon-CLE5

 

 

I wondered about that. So maybe there's a #7 still out there?

Edited June 6, 20205 yr by KJP

Rolling acres in Akron should be opening soon for amazon if it hasn’t already. 

6 hours ago, PoshSteve said:

@KJP is the Twinsburg Amazon center counted in the 6? I understand that one to be at least the same size as this one, if not larger. Just from viewing on Google maps, it is labeled Amazon-CLE5

 

The CLE5 label and other numbered CLE Amazon facilities are fulfilment centers while the DCL facilities are distribution centers. Just different types of Amazon locations, so Twinsburg is not counted as one of the 6.

On 6/5/2020 at 2:25 PM, TR said:

Congrats on your degree.  I'm an Senor VP for one of the largest real estate owners in the US.  I've been in commercial real estate in Chicago and Miami for over 30 years.   Call me when you have more results to show for your degree.

 

 

Congrats. You're an expert on bland monolithic suburban office parks. Anyway, let's see some TREES.

Thanks for the love, Crain's. Now, about all the other scoops....

 

 

On 6/5/2020 at 11:20 PM, KJP said:

 

I wondered about that. So maybe there's a #7 still out there?

 

There's always a bunch of Amazon delivery vans parked at the old Cleveland PM/Murphy's/whatever - that place has had numerous commercial incarnations.

 

It makes sense that close to 77 and 480.

Knez is on the agenda for Friday's CPC meeting. They're proposing a revision to plats for their Trailside development. Means we'll likely be seeing more homes built soon. All of the other listings for this development have been sold.

2 hours ago, tykaps said:

Knez is on the agenda for Friday's CPC meeting. They're proposing a revision to plats for their Trailside development. Means we'll likely be seeing more homes built soon. All of the other listings for this development have been sold.

 

That's great.  I really love that they are doing these houses and am glad that it sounds like more are on the way.  They aren't anything exciting like a big mixed-used building, but they are the kind of slow investment in the area through home ownership that is needed to redevelop areas like Slavic Village.

Here's the new plan. Plots for some more units built up around Gerome Court along with two small park spaces (far left and top left).

As reference, here's the old 2009 plan for this development for anyone interested:

Thanks also to @tykaps for his help here too!

 

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020

Seeds & Sprouts VIII - Early intel on real estate projects

 

Slavic Village Gateway groundbreaking is July 1
 

Construction is due to get underway in about two weeks on one of the largest single new-construction residential developments in Cleveland's Slavic Village in decades. Slavic Village Gateway, featuring 78 apartments in two four-story buildings and 10 townhomes, will rise at 5163 Broadway Ave.
 

MORE

https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/06/seeds-sprouts-viii-early-intel-on-real.html

On 6/5/2020 at 1:01 PM, ExPatClevGuy said:

?????? Forest City! ?????? Forest City! ??????

 

The City of Cleveland really must demand some trees are a part of this giant Amazonian parking facility. 

 

Trees (perhaps also some shrubs, grasses and peripheral wetland) need to be added within islands and/or on the periphery. 

Trees should be provided or required as an element of Cleveland's support of Amazon's investment package. There must be a requirement placed on the plan in advance, then approved, then ensured during construction.  This plan should include planting and maintenance of pollution resistant trees on the perimeter of the facility, like willow oaks, or some other tree variety that is appropriate for urban spaces.

 

Also, this will likely be very visible from the southern interstate gateway to our city. 

Trees will help to lift the current rubbish-ey look for commuters and visitors who view it from I-77.

 

Also trees add value, and show care.  Don't let this opportunity for a more beautiful & sustainable Cleveland to get brushed aside by a company like Amazon. Amazon stands to profit mightily from our region at the expense of small local businesses. Amazon needs to be in this location to support making plenty (plenty!) of money off Clevelanders. 

 

City Council and Tony Brancatelli, Do not allow for graceless, treeless, overall design.

Even a parking lot can look like thoughtful contributing infrastructure when properly sited and nicely landscaped. A nicely treed site can contribute to Slavic Village pride and have a positive, image-improving community spinoff effect.

Finally: Don't just settle for a minimum number of trees either.  Go for an effect that is actually gorgeous, and see what we can get.

The city of Cleveland has a Official Tree Program that's trying to both encourage and in the case of larger development projects require a tree and landscaping plan to be submitted along with the other required plans to be approved by the various city departments.  Depending on the situation they are NOT allowed to remove older large trees already present UNLESS they can show that they are diseased or that it's impossible to build the project without the removal of a certain tree.

Some updated site plans and architectural details about the Amazon DCL-6 delivery station were posted to the city's Building & Housing Department on July 10......

 

DCL6 - DISTRIBUTION CENTER 4000 HEIDTMAN PKWY CLEVELAND, OH

 

Total legal building occupancy is 684 people.

Developer is Pure Development of Indianapolis.

 

NEW CONCRETE TILT-UP SINGLE STORE WAREHOUSE BUILDING (S-1 OCC.) WITH SUPPORTING OFFICE AREA (B OCC.) AND BREAK ROOM (A-3 OCC.) THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS BEING DESIGNED FOR A PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FACILITY WILL HAVE TWO SHIFTS WORKING DAYS AND EVENINGS. THERE MAY BE A THIRD SHIFT ADDED AT PEAK SEASON. PACKAGES ARRIVING AT THIS FACILITY ARE PREPACKAGED IN CARDBOARD BOXES AND LABELED FOR SHIPPING WITHIN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS SURROUNDING THE FACILITY. THE PACKAGES ARE BROUGHT INTO THE FACILITY VIA TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS, WHO USE DESIGNATED LOADING DOCK POSITIONS. ONCE UNLOADED INTO THE FACITLITY, THE PACKAGES ARE SORTED INTO MORE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, PUT INTO BINS AND ONTO SMALL MOBILE CARTS. THESE CARTS ARE ROLLED OUT ONTO THE LOADING AREA, FROM WHICH THE PACKAGES AE LOADED INTO VANS FOR FINAL DELIVERY. THE CARTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 42" LONG, 36" WIDE AND 79" TALL. THE LOCATION OF THE CARTS CAN BE SEEN ON THE PLAN. THERE IS NO HIGH BAY RACKING/HIGH PILED STORAGE IN THE FACILITY. NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WILL BE HANDLED OR STORED AT THE FACILITY. THE COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION IS CLASS I-IV, CARTONED, UNEXPANDED GROUP A PLASTICS.

 

WAREHOUSE - 101,747 SF

ASSEMBLY - 6,829 SF

BUSINESS - 2,400 SF

TOTAL - 110,976  +/-

 

First draft of site plans were posted here:

 

https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/06/amazon-plans-delivery-center-near.html

 

This is the revised site plan:

 

 

Every little bit helps. Reno of a dumpy little storefront church....

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/7135+Broadway+Ave,+Cleveland,+OH+44105/@41.4578357,-81.6383337,3a,75y,53.37h,87.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRMCvo2H4RpmPSEBYU8e1rw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x8830fb2d15cdd2c1:0x7d2016585ef617d!8m2!3d41.4579895!4d-81.6380777

 

Work Location

7135 Broadway Ave
Cleveland OH 44105

 

 

Record Details

Project Description:

- Renovation of Church
EXTERIOR / INTERIOR ALTERATION - REPLACE WINDOWS, DOORS, LIGHTING. PATCH CEILING, REPLACE DRYWALL, NEW CARPETING AND TILE FLOORING. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, HVAC, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE PROTECTON SYSTEMS.

Owner:

HARVEST TEMPLE PENTECOSTAL

9917 MARAH AVE

Cleveland OH 441045441

More Details

 

 Additional Information

Job Value($):

$28,000.00

 

 

New Housing. https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/09/24/slavic-village-leaders-launch-million-apartment-complex-project/

For those that didn’t view the link - That’s the largest residential project in Slavic Village in a quarter century and it will provide new affordable housing to the community in a mixed use format. Congrats Slavic Village on “The Rising” project which should open in 2022. 

20 minutes ago, CleveFan said:

For those that didn’t view the link - That’s the largest residential project in Slavic Village in a quarter century and it will provide new affordable housing to the community in a mixed use format. Congrats Slavic Village on “The Rising” project which should open in 2022. 

 

Took me a moment to realize this was the same project as Slavic Village Gateway @KJP first reported in Seeds & Sprouts VIII back in June. At that time it was anticipated to break ground in July. Great news for Slavic Village for the continued progress of this project.

We're excited about 5115 at The Rising, and are already working on subsequent phases around the project. We have also reached out to the 200+ households around this project in North Broadway to provide assistance to make their homes healthy and lead safe, with the goal of keeping as many folks in the neighborhood as possible (instead of pushing folks out through overt means or neglect in order to spur new development). Also, Trailside continues to make sales at a healthy clip, and we recently had another rehabbed home in the neighborhood appraise and sell for over $150,000. It's been hard to get homes that are outside of Trailside and Mill Creek to break the six figure mark, but this is a major step towards encouraging other rehabbers to get into the neighborhood. This also helps to restore equity to current homeowners who lost much of their wealth a decade ago.

NRP Group breaks ground in Broadway-Slavic Village for apartments

Mary Vanac - Sep. 28, 2020

 

"Cleveland developer NRP Group has broken ground for a mixed-use residential community for the largest capital investment made in the city's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood in more than 25 years."

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2020/09/28/nrp-group-breaks-ground-in-slavic-village.html?ana=cleveland

21 hours ago, NorthShore647 said:

NRP Group breaks ground in Broadway-Slavic Village for apartments

Mary Vanac - Sep. 28, 2020

 

"Cleveland developer NRP Group has broken ground for a mixed-use residential community for the largest capital investment made in the city's Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood in more than 25 years."

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2020/09/28/nrp-group-breaks-ground-in-slavic-village.html?ana=cleveland

This rendering looks different than the one in the 19 news story that is on site. Is it still a dark brick or this bright red? Please say the former. 

^ I was hoping it was the opposite. I'd love seeing the bright red. But I would be very surprised if it was.

 

 

this is just so badazz cool -- and with such a very cle building -- i could never have imagined this lol -- at fleet/e54st:

 

 

 

 

For Slavic Village contractor, restoration is a labor of love

 

LEE CHILCOTE

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

 

 

Anthony Andreoli first moved to Slavic Village when he was seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in a halfway house. Now that he’s gotten clean from substance abuse, the resident and business owner is paying it forward — one rehabbed building at a time.

 

In addition to raising three children in a renovated 1906 home off of Fleet Avenue, Anthony and his wife Tiffany Andreoli also own Andreoli Restoration, a general contractor that has rehabbed many homes and buildings in the neighborhood.

 

Their latest labor of love is a two-story storefront at 5401 Fleet Avenue that was once slated for demo by the city of Cleveland.

 

 

more:

https://www.thelandcle.org/stories/for-slavic-village-contractor-restoration-is-a-labor-of-love

 

 

for now here is an also cool streetview 'before' view -- not sure if it was closed up then, or he had it and it was just sort of hidden:

https://goo.gl/maps/oFcvgbegEnSAk8WFA

 

 

 

I sure hope Fleet Ave. can rebound.  It is in sad shape now.