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Perhaps it is time to change the name of this thread to:

 

? THE ATHLON ?

 

https://theathloncac.com/

 

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  • mrclifton88
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    As promised... more facade lighting is being installed along the bottom as well. Also- pretty sure they are rebuilding the pinnacles that used to line the top.

  • Commercial building permit filed this morning for the retail space in the Athlon which means that someone probably rented the space. No details yet.

  • Beats a totally vacant storefront 

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Tried to catch an action shot during lunch- saw work (sparks) going on in the building.

 

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  • 2 months later...

Here's the backside of the building

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Great view!  It’s easy to forget sometimes the magnitude of the Athletic Club, JHB Buildings AND May Co. all being restored at the same time. A few years ago we could’ve only dreamed of this!

And hopefully 925 Building gets started soon.

1 minute ago, simplythis said:

And hopefully 925 Building gets started soon.

Keeping my fingers crossed for this summer!

  • 4 weeks later...

KJP:  Do you have any progress pictures of the Athlon? You did a good job of giving us updates on the other projects.

I didn't think about it until I passed it. The most recent picture I took of it was Dec. 8....

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"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

TBH, at street level, it doesn’t look any different right now. 

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My hovercraft is full of eels

20 hours ago, roman totale XVII said:

TBH, at street level, it doesn’t look any different right now. 

 

More than likely will be one of the last things to get completed since that's where they are bringing in and out all of the material and debris to build the renovations. 

On 2/9/2019 at 5:21 PM, roman totale XVII said:

TBH, at street level, it doesn’t look any different right now. 

 

If you look a bit closer it looks like they're getting the first floor(s) ready for ground level retail when I looked at it the other day. At least they were framing the bottom 1.5 floors for what looked to be (and their renderings confirm) to be a decent street presence. I'll try and snap some pics at lunch today.

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When is this project supposed to be done? I want my sidewalk back.

17 hours ago, Cavalier Attitude said:

When is this project supposed to be done? I want my sidewalk back.

Hopefully by the end of summer.

On 2/12/2019 at 4:12 PM, Cavalier Attitude said:

When is this project supposed to be done? I want my sidewalk back.

 

Just think of Euclid as a really fun adventure with all the sidewalk and lane closures impeding BRT. I always thought Euclid would be the perfect street to close off to general traffic and dedicate to to buses, cyclists and pedestrians. 

Uh...no.

On 2/16/2019 at 8:02 AM, imjustinjk said:

 

Just think of Euclid as a really fun adventure with all the sidewalk and lane closures impeding BRT. I always thought Euclid would be the perfect street to close off to general traffic and dedicate to to buses, cyclists and pedestrians. 

 

I would not like to see Euclid closed down to all traffic under any circumstances, however in a way it already has been, at least to car traffic since so many people avoid Euclid because of the inefficiencies of the traffic light timing, delivery trucks that have to stop in the car lane to make deliveries forcing other traffic into the bus only lane and other, non-BRT buses in the car lane and making stops further backing up traffic.

 

I'd like to see RTA and CPD step up enforcement and the signal prioritization optimized, so we can see how this road should really function.

 

I'm glad the Bus line is popular, but I wish that subway line under Euclid proposed decades ago would have been built instead of this.

  • 1 month later...

 

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Didn't get a chance to take a picture because of the rain this morning but they're starting on the retail areas now. I'll run by during lunch and snap some shots.

Does anyone know what is going in in the retail areas?

On 2/17/2019 at 10:45 AM, Mov2Ohio said:

...I'd like to see RTA and CPD step up enforcement and the signal prioritization optimized, so we can see how this road should really function....

 

Signal prioritization? I thought the City and RTA couldn't agree on things (surprise, surprise) so, though the prioritization is paid for and is there, but its not being used.  At least that's how it was a few years ago.  KJP may know the latest.

1 minute ago, Pugu said:

 

Signal prioritization? I thought the City and RTA couldn't agree on things (surprise, surprise) so, though the prioritization is paid for and is there, but its not being used.  At least that's how it was a few years ago.  KJP may know the latest.

 

 

You're right, but that was my point. The fact that it could be optimized but because of basic incompetence it is not utilized and you have people sitting at lights for insane amounts of time and pedestrians getting tired of waiting, so they start jaywalking only to have the light change and almost get hit by cars is ridiculous.

Just some exterior pics of the rear of the building.

 

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Storefronts 

 

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  • 1 month later...

When is the CAC supposed to be complete with all construction?

  • 4 weeks later...

This has to be the longest project in Cleveland history!! 

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I like how the added a pedestrian walkway near the end of construction? Or did I just completely miss that the entire time. 

Nope....added it last Friday......just in time to finish

1 hour ago, mack34 said:

This has to be the longest project in Cleveland history!! 

 

 

Nope.  That would be the Browns, lol.

^^ It’s a minor miracle that no one (contractor, or pedestrian) has been run over during this project. 

My hovercraft is full of eels

That clean white looks incredible. Crazy how big of a difference makes on its presence in the street.

Just now, tj111 said:

That clean white looks incredible. Crazy how big of a difference makes on its presence in the street.

It’s funny. I see that building and that unique, very distinct smell is suddenly haunting me again, even though it’s been years since I’ve been there. 

10 hours ago, mack34 said:

This has to be the longest project in Cleveland history!! 

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Celebreeze recladding may have it beat!

9 hours ago, surfohio said:

It’s funny. I see that building and that unique, very distinct smell is suddenly haunting me again, even though it’s been years since I’ve been there. 

One of the first times I came to town, I remember the 'unique, very distinct smell' of the entryway from the street. This was probably in 2015, so it was more of a urinal at that point in time haha, look how far it's come!

CAC and JHB both being finished is amazing. The area was so blighted before. It's hard to imagine that Euclid Ave was ever in such rough shape. Such beautiful buildings. But I can't wait for it be finished, the sidewalk to open, and the trolley stop to return, haha.

Edited by imjustinjk

It is pretty amazing to think how far we’ve come... just a couple years ago these two projects being done was absolutely huge news on here. Now we have so much to monitor, including new construction, that we forget what a big deal this is!  I won’t miss the cold, musty smell surrounding these buildings. 

A peek over to the roof. 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Something I noticed this morning. First floor retail wise. There looks like only one entrance on the east corner of the building. There isn’t another first floor entry til down by the residents main entry on the west corner. That would be one huge singular retail space. 

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1 hour ago, marty15 said:

Something I noticed this morning. First floor retail wise. There looks like only one entrance on the east corner of the building. There isn’t another first floor entry til down by the residents main entry on the west corner. That would be one huge singular retail space. 

It looks like it was marketed as one 8k+ sq ft space.  At least at one point.

 

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1118-1148-Euclid-Ave-Cleveland-OH/15291247/

 

  • 2 weeks later...

Finally getting closer to finishing up exterior!

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We ALMOST have the sidewalk back.... fingers crossed!

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^Some of it, anyway. That new drop off area stinks. 

2 hours ago, StapHanger said:

^Some of it, anyway. That new drop off area stinks. 

 

Given their complete blocking of the sidewalk throughout the years-long construction, it's pretty clear that the developers of this project place a lower priority on pedestrians. 

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"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

We have an ACTUAL NEW LANE OPENED UP!! 

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38 minutes ago, mack34 said:

We have an ACTUAL NEW LANE OPENED UP!! 

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Euclid will finally be a bit quieter now that healthline drivers won't honk at every person that stops at the green arrow.

Edited by Garfield12323

I have a friend that was supposed to move in in January - he moved in last week - in a temporary apartment, until his unit is completed. Yikes. 

Pool and staircase to the office level in the Athlon.

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The sidewalk is OPEN

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