October 7, 20159 yr While it may not be the most architecturally interesting, it definitely will do well to serve its intended purpose. That said, they could have given it a "stylish industrial" appearance to further its role as a vocational training institution. And I agree... the Cleveland School of the Arts is simply gorgeous.
November 10, 20159 yr This is one block south of Clark Avenue just west of West 73rd...... Cleveland Planning Commission Nov. 12, 2015 Halle Elementary School: Case 15-073 7900 Halle Avenue Demolition and new construction "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 7, 20159 yr While DSDC submitted the application for the west-side project (it serves Stockyards & Brooklyn Centre), it's not in Detroit-Shoreway.... Low-income housing tax credits pave way for two residential projects in Cleveland June 22, 2015 By STAN BULLARD The Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization and Cleveland Housing Network plan to undertake housing projects in Cleveland after receiving allocations of U.S. low-income housing tax credits administered by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. Detroit Shoreway and Cleveland Housing Network announced separately on Friday, June 19, that they had received allocations that will allow them to undertake, respectively, a $9 million conversion of the former Lion Knitting Mills Building, on West 25th Street at Meyer Avenue, and to construct an apartment for the elderly dubbed “Heritage Housing” on a site on East 97th Street north of Chester Avenue. Lion Knitting will be converted into 36 loft-style units with affordable rents. The structure dates from 1919 and housed a garment firm that closed in 1990. Detroit Shoreway’s news release noted support from Dr. Akram Boutros, CEO of MetroHealth, and that of other officials as helpful in securing the award. MORE http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150622/NEWS/150629969/low-income-housing-tax-credits-pave-way-for-two-residential-projects EDIT: here's the building. It's the largest building still standing in this stretch of West 25th. Hopefully more will spring up soon, especially in the big vacant lot across West 25th... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/12102015/index.php Cleveland Landmarks Commission CITY HALL - ROOM 514 - 9:00 AM AGENDA - December 10, 2015 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS Photo Gallery 1. Lofts at Lion Mills: Case 15-076 3256 West 25th Street Renovation A few of the images posted at the link above. Floor plans are among the graphics provided there... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 8, 20159 yr I'm really glad to see this project and things happening further down 25th, south of the freeway. I'd love to see more around 25th and Clark too. One of my favorite intersections being that it's one of the few "complete intersections" with buildings built up to the sidewalk on all corners.
December 16, 20159 yr Unfortunately, Lion Knitting Mills didn't win a historic tax credit in this round. Hope they stick with that project! http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/12/six_cleveland_projects_includi.html#incart_river_home_pop "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 16, 20159 yr Meanwhile, a small construction project nearby IS moving forward..... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/12182015/index.php City Planning Commission Agenda for December 18, 2015 NEAR WEST DESIGN REVIEW NW2015-033 – Proposed Demolition of a 1-Story Industrial Building and 1-Story Garage Structure and the Fresenius Medical Care Facility New Construction: Seeking Final Approval Project Address: 3280 West 25th Street Project Representative: Dave DiFrancesco, Herman Gibans Fodor Architects "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 16, 20159 yr Unfortunately, Lion Knitting Mills didn't win a historic tax credit in this round. Hope they stick with that project! http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/12/six_cleveland_projects_includi.html#incart_river_home_pop The project is still moving forward.
December 16, 20159 yr Don't you hate when you know something about a project and can't say anything about it...or probably shouldn't say anything about it. Just speak in hypotheticals.
January 12, 20169 yr First Landmarks Commission meeting of the new year.... CITY HALL - ROOM 514 - 9:00 AM AGENDA - January 14, 2016 Lion Knitting Mills: Case 15-076 3256 West 25th Street Renovation EDIT: Looks like a postponement of the hearing I posted above, at: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,29115.msg781938.html#msg781938 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 28, 20169 yr Surprised this variance for Lion Knitting Mills wasn't taken care of already.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2016/crr02-08-2016.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals FEBRUARY 8, 2016 9:30 Calendar No. 16-012: 3256 West 25 St. Ward 14 Brian Cummins James Denkins Trustee, owner, and Detroit Shoreway Development Corporation, prospective purchaser propose to change use of a factory and office building to 36 apartment units in a C1 General Retail Business District and a Pedestrian Retail Overlay District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 349.04(f) which states that 24 off-street parking spaces are required and 18 spaces are proposed. 2. Section 355.04 which states that the permitted maximum gross floor area allowed is equal to ½ the lot area which is 14,496 square feet in this case and 52,034 square feet are proposed. 3. Section 357.08 which states that the rear yard requirement is equal to ½ the height of the main building or in this case 48 feet and the proposed depth is 9 feet. (January 22, 2016) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 6, 20169 yr This property just sold in March... http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/30637266/3280-W-25-St-Cleveland-OH-44109/ For a rather princely sum... 3280 W 25 ST CLEVELAND Sales Date 3/16/2016 Amount $865,000 Buyer COP FARNSWORTH, LLC Seller N.G.N. INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. Deed type LIMITED WA Land value $132,100 Building value $33,500 Total value $165,600 Parcel 015-05-005 Property Other commercial structures "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 13, 20169 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2016/pdf/NW_Agenda_6-8-16.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals JUNE 20, 2016 8:30 a.m. 1. NW 2016-022: Commercial Building Demolition © 3025 West 25th Street Project Representative: Ayonna Donald, City of Cleveland Department of Building & Housing, Demolition Bureau Proposed forthwith demolition of a two-story brick commercial structure that has been condemned since July 2014. Following demolition per City of Cleveland specifications, the remaining land will be cleared, graded and seeded with grass. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 13, 20169 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2016/pdf/NW_Agenda_6-8-16.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals JUNE 20, 2016 8:30 a.m. 1. NW 2016-022: Commercial Building Demolition © 3025 West 25th Street Project Representative: Ayonna Donald, City of Cleveland Department of Building & Housing, Demolition Bureau Proposed forthwith demolition of a two-story brick commercial structure that has been condemned since July 2014. Following demolition per City of Cleveland specifications, the remaining land will be cleared, graded and seeded with grass. Building has been a mobile phone/pager store in some capacity for nearly 20 years. I remember the old store had their slogan in large print, above the door: "no one else will sell you a beeper cheaper"
June 15, 20168 yr Cleveland Planning Commission Agenda for June 17, 2016 Resolution No. 725-16(Ward 14/Councilmember Cummins): Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of Southpoint Drive S.W., Eglindale Avenue S.W., West 17th Street, West 22nd Place and Ginger Court. While there's a stretch of West 17th north of the MetroHealth campus, it looks like the West 17th to be vacated is right next to View Road and Ginger Court might be between Aiken and Eglindale avenues... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 29, 20168 yr Love the J&F project! Joseph & Feiss factory revamp, 7 other Northeast Ohio projects win preservation tax credits (photos) http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/06/joseph_feiss_factory_revamp_7.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 29, 20168 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/12102015/index.php Cleveland Landmarks Commission CITY HALL - ROOM 514 - 9:00 AM AGENDA - December 10, 2015 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS Photo Gallery 1. Lofts at Lion Mills: Case 15-076 3256 West 25th Street Renovation A few of the images posted at the link above. Floor plans are among the graphics provided there... DetroitShoreway – @DetroitShoreway Breaking ground today on the Lofts at Lion Mils, our first affordable housing project in the @scfbc neighborhood "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 30, 20168 yr Groundbreaking held for Lofts at Lion Mills on West 25th Street June 30, 2016 UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO By STAN BULLARD The $10 million conversion of an 1892-vintage former garment factory on West 25th Street to loft apartments is beginning in earnest after the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Corp. nonprofit group, civic and government officials held a groundbreaking for the project on Wednesday, June 29. Jeff Ramsey, executive director of Detroit Shoreway, said in an interview that the project is an early step in fostering redevelopment of the commercial corridor in the Clark Fulton neighborhood near MetroHealth Hospital’s main campus. The project, called Lofts at Lion Mills, will consist of 36 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The second and third floors of the building have views of downtown Cleveland’s skyline, Ramsey said, and rentals are designed as affordable housing because the project incorporates U.S. low-income housing tax credits sponsored by PNC Bank. Under the guidelines, a family of four with an income below $30,000 annually would qualify to rent in the building. Suites will be available in 2017. In a news release on the project, Dr. Akram Boutros, MetroHealth CEO, said the hospital system is working on an employee housing plan to encourage families of 500 staffers to move to the neighborhood over the next 10 years. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160630/NEWS/160639991/groundbreaking-held-for-lofts-at-lion-mills-on-west-25th-street#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccl-dailynews&utm_campaign=ccl-dailynews-20160630 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 30, 20168 yr Groundbreaking held for Lofts at Lion Mills on West 25th Street June 30, 2016 UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO By STAN BULLARD Under the guidelines, a family of four with an income below $30,000 annually would qualify to rent in the building. In a news release on the project, Dr. Akram Boutros, MetroHealth CEO, said the hospital system is working on an employee housing plan to encourage families of 500 staffers to move to the neighborhood over the next 10 years. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160630/NEWS/160639991/groundbreaking-held-for-lofts-at-lion-mills-on-west-25th-street#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccl-dailynews&utm_campaign=ccl-dailynews-20160630 $30,000 a year for a family of four?!??!?!?!? And is Boutros going to be moving to the neighborhood as well? Hmmmm.
April 5, 20178 yr This is in regards to the land area at the top of the graphic below. R2 zoning allows residential densities up to two-family homes. R3 allows apartment buildings... The site to be rezoned is owned by Hubo One LLC (aka Marc Strauss), which also bought and redeveloped the unfinished/burned townhomes along Fenwick that were started by Ameri-Con Ashbury LLC in the early 2000s. Hubo/Strauss finished the townhouses and sold them off. Looks like he's seeking to develop apartments along Walworth Run between the townhouses and the new Menlo Park Academy (former Joseph Feiss factory).... Cleveland Planning Commission Agenda for April 7, 2017 Ordinance No. 278-17(Ward 3/Councilmember McCormack): Changing the Area District of lands situated along the east side of Walworth Avenue, north of Junction Road, south of I-90 from an RA2 District to an RA3 District. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 5, 20178 yr Very good! The first signs that development might soon start to move to the other side of 90. Baby steps...
April 19, 20178 yr This is the same area as the Lofts at Lion Mills (see above), but no properties have changed hands recently so I'm curious what's motivating this.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2017/04212017/index.php ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS Ordinance No. 366-17(Ward 14/Councilmember Cummins): Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of parcels along Meyer Avenue between West 25th Street and West 30th Street. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 10, 20178 yr Update: iconic water tower retakes rightful place atop Lofts at Lion Mills KARIN CONNELLY RICE | TUESDAY, MAY 09, 2017 In its heyday, Lion Knitting Mills established a reputation for making wool military goods, and later sweaters for the consumer market. The 1919 factory at 3256 W. 25th St. in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood sat vacant after Lion Knitting Mills closed its doors in 1990, until the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) bought the 52,000-square-foot building and began converting it into affordable loft-style apartments in 2016. The Lofts at Lion Mills, due to be completed by the beginning of September, will soon be 21 one-bedroom and 15 two-bedroom apartments that pay homage to the building’s history. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/LionMills050917.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 21, 20178 yr International Village project on Cleveland's West Side secures Cleveland Foundation grant. Congrats @GlobalCleveland https://t.co/r2HqzNnhUw "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 6, 20178 yr Cleveland neighborhoods are filled with these buildings, located on residential sidestreets, off the main drags. A likely residential conversion.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2017/06082017/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATION 1. J. Spang Baking Company Building 2707 Barber Avenue Ward 3 McCormack Wendy Naylor Naylor Wellman Consultants Ben Beckman Developer 2707 Barber Ave0 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave1 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave2 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave3 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave4 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave6 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave5 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20178 yr Not sure of the UO connection, but the building had an accidental fire in it last summer (a stray firework set off nearby was the cause and there was no working fire even though businesses were operating in a part of the building...). It's been shopped (for sale at least 4-5 years for sale) but nothing happened the last I heard.
July 20, 20177 yr New Housing is Coming Our Way Jul 19 2017 By: The MetroHealth System Category: Our Neighborhood Two more affordable housing developments will be built in our neighborhood after today’s announcement that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency has awarded them tax credits. • The International Village project, located near the Thomas Jefferson Newcomers Academy on West 46 Street in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood, plans to build 22 new single-family homes on vacant lots. You can read more about that project here: https://ohiohome.org/ppd/proposals/2017/Single-FamilyInfillDevelopment/17-0001-InternationalVillage.pdf • And the Emerald Alliance XI project (see drawing above), located at the site of the old YMCA on West 25th Street in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood, is planning 71 one-bedroom apartments for residents who’ve experienced homelessness. The apartment building will offer social services including help finding jobs. Read more about those plans here: https://ohiohome.org/ppd/proposals/2017/PermanentSupportiveHousing/17-0003-EmeraldAllianceXI.pdf MORE: https://www.metrohealth.org/blog/more-new-housing-will-be-built-in-our-neighborhood-with-the-help-of-tax-credits "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 21, 20177 yr Hey I like it. If they aren't going to save the YMCA building, this at least looks to be of similar height and built up to the corner.
July 25, 20177 yr Dear Cleveland Clinic.... MetroHealth System to form non-profit to revitalize W. 25th Street neighborhood Updated on Jul 24, 2017 at 02:36 PM EDT By Karen Farkas, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - The MetroHealth System plans to expand beyond health care by forming a non-profit corporation to revitalize its West 25th Street neighborhood. For example, the non-profit expected to be approved by trustees on Wednesday, could buy property and work with a developer to create affordable housing. "We are in the midst of a campus transformation - it is not just physical campus changes of building a new hospital and parking garage," said spokeswoman Tina Arundel. "We are committed to the entire revitalization of the neighborhood, including the West 25th corridor. MORE: https://articles.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2017/07/metrohealth_system_to_form_non-profit_to_revitalize_w_25th_street_neighborhood.amp "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 6, 20177 yr The main building of Menlo Park looks about finished. I didn't get close enough to really check it out, but from distance the renovation looks incredible. It was the early evening so the pics have a bit of grain. If I can get back there soon I'll try to take better pics. The complex is at the corner of W.53rd and Walworth Ave for anybody that wants to look around.
September 6, 20177 yr Sadly, it's an oasis in a mess of a neighborhood. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 12, 20177 yr Sadly, it's an oasis in a mess of a neighborhood. Perhaps, but I have three kids at this school and they are thriving there. The school is the top-ranked gifted school in Ohio and is attracting a great deal of attention. Hopefully this will help develop the area.
September 12, 20177 yr wow this is just fantastic to see. i am so glad that awesome eyesore was saved and rehabbed into such a nice looking building. i hope the site gets r3 zoning and some real density. it's rather isolated and very well located, so it's perfect for something like a mini modern urban neighborhood of its own.
September 12, 20177 yr With very few exceptions, apartments should be allowed throughout the city. It is particularly absurd to ban apartments in areas where there's no suburban tranquility to disrupt. Cleveland's outdated anti-density laws are in need of immediate reform.
September 12, 20177 yr Sadly, it's an oasis in a mess of a neighborhood. Perhaps, but I have three kids at this school and they are thriving there. The school is the top-ranked gifted school in Ohio and is attracting a great deal of attention. Hopefully this will help develop the area. I hope so. I drove a friend from Florida (who is looking to boomerang back to Ohio or New York state) around the city a few weeks ago and we drove by the new school. As we bounced over the terrible roads in the neighborhood past the overgrown, vacant lots and boarded-up, run-down buildings, I quickly headed over to the Clark and on to Tremont to try to show some of the better sides of the city. I don't think he forgot what he saw though. I know I didn't. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 20, 20177 yr September 17, 2017 4:00 am UPDATED 10 HOURS AGO Crain's editorial: Good neighbor One of the most intriguing pieces of MetroHealth's ambitious campus transformation plan — a nearly $1 billion project that will physically remake the system as we know it — is the community tie-in. The bulk of Cleveland's major construction efforts have at least some component to source local talent for construction jobs, but MetroHealth's plans take that approach to the next level. And, of course, all of the local hospital systems have committed dollars in some regard to uplifting their surrounding neighborhoods, but none yet has taken it to quite the level that MetroHealth intends. The health system's board in late July approved the creation of CCH Development Corp., a nonprofit devoted to revitalizing its West 25th Street neighborhood and developing nearby abandoned real estate in collaboration with various other partners. And while it's a unique model among Northeast Ohio hospitals, it's not completely foreign to the region's major institutions. Both Cleveland State University and Playhouse Square launched development entities — with success — focused on uplifting their neighborhoods. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170917/voices01/135711/crains-editorial-good-neighbor "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 24, 20177 yr Old Joseph & Feiss warehouse is now bright new home for Menlo Park Academy gifted charter school http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/09/old_joseph_feiss_warehouse_is_now_bright_new_home_for_menlo_park_academy_gifted_charter_school.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 25, 20177 yr Cross-post https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,29115.msg875739.html#msg875739 Thanks KJP for posting the article about Menlo Park Academy.
September 30, 20177 yr September 29, 2017 7:56 am UPDATED A DAY AGO MetroHealth taps Turner, Hammes for campus transformation By LYDIA COUTRé MetroHealth has selected Turner Construction Co. to lead construction management of the system's campus transformation, including a new 270-room hospital slated to replace its aging patient towers. Turner's proposed team includes four local partners and three of the firms are minority-owned. MetroHealth also announced that Hammes Co., a health care facilities development company based in Wisconsin, has been selected as the owner's rep for the project, meaning it will oversee all management aspects of construction and ensure plans are completed on schedule. Hammes will partner with Northeast Ohio's Signet of Akron and Moody Nolan. Moody Nolan managed the renovation of the MetroHealth Lyndhurst Health Center in 2016. Signet served as the owner's rep for the building of the MetroHealth Brecksville Health and Surgery Center. MetroHealth's board of trustees approved the hiring of the companies at its board meeting Wednesday, Sept. 28. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170929/news/137171/metrohealth-taps-turner-hammes-campus-transformation "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 9, 20177 yr October 09, 2017 1:23 pm UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO Dialysis center opens near MetroHealth By LYDIA COUTRé MetroHealth says that a new dialysis center opening Monday, Oct. 9, across the street from its main campus is a sign of the health system's commitment to revitalizing its neighborhood. The Ohio Renal Care Group at Farnsworth, a 9,800-square-foot center opening at 3280 W. 25th St., is a partnership among MetroHealth, Cleveland Clinic and Fresenius Kidney Care. The three partners also opened a new dialysis center on the East Side of Cleveland earlier this year. As part of its nearly $1 billion campus transformation, MetroHealth is working to revitalize its West 25th Street neighborhood. For instance, the health system is forming a nonprofit organization dedicated to the work. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20171009/NEWS/171009895/dialysis-center-opens-near-metrohealth "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 11, 20177 yr Cleveland neighborhoods are filled with these buildings, located on residential sidestreets, off the main drags. A likely residential conversion.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2017/06082017/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATION 1. J. Spang Baking Company Building 2707 Barber Avenue Ward 3 McCormack Wendy Naylor Naylor Wellman Consultants Ben Beckman Developer 2707 Barber Ave0 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave1 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave2 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave3 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave4 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave6 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr 2707 Barber Ave5 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr Is this yours, jrosen[/member] ? Board of Zoning Appeals OCTOBER 23, 2017 9:30 Calendar No. 17-288: 2707 Barber Avenue Ward 3 Kerry McCormack 17 Notices Beta Propco LLC., owner, proposes to change use of an industrial building to 69 dwelling units in a C1 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 355.04(b) which states that in a “C” area district the maximum gross floor area of building to be used for residential purpose cannot exceed one half of the lot area. In this case 31,024 maximum square foot floor area is permitted and 56,725 square feet gross floor area proposed. 2. Section 349.04(a) which states that 69 accessory off street parking spaces are required and 59 parking spaces proposed. 3. Section 352.10 which states that a six foot wide landscaped transition strip is required where parking lot abuts street. 4. Section 357.01 which states that side and rear yards are required and none are proposed. Per 357.05(a), a five foot side street yard is required along West 30th street and Per 357.08(b)(2) a 20 foot rear yard is required. (Filed September 19, 2017) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 20, 20187 yr Wonderful to finally be rid of the eyesore that has been a drag on this neighborhood. Too bad it couldn't be repurposed. But now that site could be returned to productive use, hopefully with a nice, new employer. @KerryMcCormack1 This morning started phase one of the demolition of the long blighted and condemned Swift building. Not only is this the removal of a crumbling eyesore, but it is the start of the future of the W. 65th corridor. VIDEO: Photos: Demolition of Stockyards' Swift & Co. Meatpacking Building Begins https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/03/20/photos-demolition-of-stockyards-swift-and-co-meatpacking-building-begins "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 20, 20187 yr That's a shame, that stretch of industrial buildings is, now was, one of the most interesting stretches of the city.
March 30, 20187 yr Cleveland church's attempt to sell vacant houses, land prompts anxiety in Clark-Fulton neighborhood http://realestate.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2018/03/cleveland_churchs_attempt_to_s.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 10, 20187 yr Surprised this isn't already a designated landmark. I'm also surprised this is still a going concern, considering the decline of the surrounding neighborhood. I've always wondered what this looks like inside.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/04122018/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATION 1. Sachsenheim Hall 7001 Denison Avenue Ward 14 Santana "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 10, 20187 yr ^ Sachsenheim is a hidden treasure. Check it out on Taco Tuesday’s or Wing Wednesdays. They also have $1 burgers on Thursdays. Specials on Fridays can be a surprise. So much character. It’s fun to roam around that place, inconspicuously of course ;-) Ps the cook there is Grumpy, from Grumpys Cafe fame in Tremont.
April 10, 20187 yr ^ Sachsenheim is a hidden treasure. Check it out on Taco Tuesday’s or Wing Wednesdays. They also have $1 burgers on Thursdays. Specials on Fridays can be a surprise. So much character. It’s fun to roam around that place, inconspicuously of course ;-) Ps the cook there is Grumpy, from Grumpys Cafe fame in Tremont. It's open to the public?!?!
April 10, 20187 yr Some very nice city views up there by Sachsenheim, Denison/Ridge. Could only imagine how impressive it would be from some mid-rise apartments. That's years/decades away, if ever, though.
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