May 22, 20241 yr On 5/20/2024 at 8:39 PM, KJP said: Cleveland-area affordable housing wins financing By Ken Prendergast / May 20, 2024 While only one proposed affordable housing development in Cuyahoga County was awarded the coveted 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) from the state, four others in the county got conditional approval, putting them in a good position to get financing in the near future. All five developments, if built, would add 247 total units of affordable housing in the county. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/05/20/cleveland-area-affordable-housing-wins-financing/ Good write up. Thanks for bringing us this news. All housing is good housing. However, I just don't think this is the type of housing Cleveland would benefit most from specifically in this location on this lot. It should be market rate five-over-one with retail below. I understand why projects like are so enticing, but they really miss the forest for the trees on long term and cohesive economic gain.
May 22, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, TotalTransit said: Good write up. Thanks for bringing us this news. All housing is good housing. However, I just don't think this is the type of housing Cleveland would benefit most from specifically in this location on this lot. It should be market rate five-over-one with retail below. I understand why projects like are so enticing, but they really miss the forest for the trees on long term and cohesive economic gain. Why is that? I am at a loss for why this lot should be considered particularly covered for market rate development.
May 22, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, X said: Why is that? I am at a loss for why this lot should be considered particularly covered for market rate development. From my limited understanding of urban economics: Cleveland has struggled to bring people back in from the suburbs where almost all the metro's wealth is. Market rate housing is more appealing to people with some money to spend. It often comes with better construction build and nicer/more amenities. Mixed income communities are some of the most robust communities there are. The wealthy have better access to workers, and workers have better access to wealth. We can see when the extreme opposite of this happens elsewhere, like in San Jose or Martha's vineyard. These places are struggling to simply operate as the working class has been pushed so far out. The wealthy are also far more effective advocates for their communities. Not only can they pay more in taxes, but they have more time and political capital to push local government into action. Now for this particular lot? There's already no housing on it. There's no removal of other housing to add supply to the area. Edited May 22, 20241 yr by TotalTransit
May 22, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, TotalTransit said: From my limited understanding of urban economics: Cleveland has struggled to bring people back in from the suburbs where almost all the metro's wealth is. Market rate housing is more appealing to people with some money to spend. It often comes with better construction build and nicer/more amenities. Mixed income communities are some of the most robust communities there are. The wealthy have better access to workers, and workers have better access to wealth. We can see when the extreme opposite of this happens elsewhere, like in San Jose or Martha's vineyard. These places are struggling to simply operate as the working class has been pushed so far out. The wealthy are also far more effective advocates for their communities. Not only can they pay more in taxes, but they have more time and political capital to push local government into action. Now for this particular lot? There's already no housing on it. There's no removal of other housing to add supply to the area. I don't disagree with any of those points. But there are a tremendous number of buildable lots in the city of Cleveland, many of them in much more desirable areas for market rate development. Meanwhile, people are getting priced out of nearby Tremont and Ohio City. I think well built and managed affordable housing can both provide those people with a place to live nearby their old neighborhood, and can stabilize Clark-Fulton for further development in the future- which then becomes much more likely to be market rate.
May 28, 20241 yr CORRECTION! The Walton Senior Apartments is to rise on Clark Avenue with access from Walton Avenue behind. It is located just west of Fulton Road. There was no address listed in its OHFA application and the developer never got back to me. The West 25th/Walton location was the only site on Walton that appeared sensible. But I found a notice filed with Cleveland City Council which gave the correct address/site. More: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/05/20/cleveland-area-affordable-housing-wins-financing/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 28, 20241 yr So, it's going in right next to the Rallys? That's a pretty busy/noisy stretch for a group of seniors.
May 29, 20241 yr I think this is Clark-Fulton. If it is, it's just barely..... Platform Brewery property is on tap By Ken Prendergast / May 29, 2024 The latest in a series of properties at the northwest end of Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood is in play for possible redevelopment. The former Platform Brewery, 3506 Vega Ave., hit the market today after the microbrewer ceased operations in February following its acquisition in 2019 by Anheuser-Busch. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/05/29/platform-brewery-property-is-on-tap/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 29, 20241 yr ^ I believe this might technically be in Ohio City but I consider I-90 to be the boundary. I do wonder who could possibly be a purchaser for the building as it is already set up for brewing. This is way too small for GLBC and the smaller brewers are likely struggling due to changes in the market. We shall see.
May 31, 20241 yr On 5/29/2024 at 2:32 PM, freefourur said: I believe this might technically be in Ohio City but I consider I-90 to be the boundary. Depends on the real estate agent 😉 Here's the Cleveland SPA map, the boundary between OC and CF are the RR tracks... https://data.clevelandohio.gov/datasets/ClevelandGIS::cleveland-neighborhoods/explore
June 3, 20241 yr I guess I forgot what it was going to look like but this certainly wasn't the color scheme I was expecting lol. Love adding some color to neighborhood streets though
June 3, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, dwolfi01 said: I guess I forgot what it was going to look like but this certainly wasn't the color scheme I was expecting lol. Love adding some color to neighborhood streets though Yeah agreed. It actually blends in with Peek-a-boo across the street quite nicely lol. Edited June 3, 20241 yr by ASP1984
June 4, 20241 yr You can't see it in these images, but the building I work in is next door and has a very strange paint scheme as well (on the bottom portion) with a semi-mural thing. It would be great if our landlord would actually extend the color/design up the whole wall instead of the half-measure it has.
June 11, 20241 yr Northern Ohio Blanket Mills ready for next role By Ken Prendergast / June 11, 2024 For more than 15 years, the landmark Northern Ohio Blanket Mills, 3160 W. 33rd St., sat empty and decaying. But this summer, following a $30 million renovation, residential and commercial tenants are moving into the 19th-century factory in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood that was once the country’s largest manufacturer of woolen horse blankets and carriage robes. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/06/11/northern-ohio-blanket-mills-ready-for-next-role/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 13, 20241 yr Article updated with quotes from Metro West and the Spanish American Committee. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 14, 2024Jun 14 Touch-up the white-painted area or no? I say they should have. Looks decayed at first glance. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 14, 2024Jun 14 Per Crains, former Platform brewery up for sale at $6m, including all fixtures, fittings and brewing equipment. Seems like a hell of a deal to me. My hovercraft is full of eels
June 14, 2024Jun 14 Just some updated pics of the sideview of CentroVilla25 from our parking lot (and one shot our our building to show what it is across the lot from). Edited June 14, 2024Jun 14 by Chris314
June 26, 2024Jun 26 11 minutes ago, Chris314 said: This is looking better by the day: Oh my goodness, that's going to be incredible once its complete! I hadn't heard anything about that in a while and was wondering what was up. Glad to see that Clark-Fulton is getting some love!
July 11, 2024Jul 11 Stockyards nuisance is finally coming down By Ken Prendergast / July 11, 2024 By the end of this month, a former box factory turned nuisance at 7275 Wentworth Ave. in Cleveland’s Stockyards neighborhood will be visited by the wrecking ball. But crews are already on site cleaning up the long-vacant building that has been used by vagrants, drug users and dealers and reportedly by the property owner’s affiliate for illegally storing millions of fluorescent light bulbs before and after a suspicious 2018 fire. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/07/11/stockyards-nuisance-is-finally-coming-down/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 15, 2024Aug 15 Can a $23M redevelopment help Clark-Fulton add affordable senior housing while retaining history? Collin Cunningham - TheLand - Aug. 13, 2024 "Nearly three years after Cleveland leaders launched a master plan for redeveloping the Clark-Fulton neighborhood with professional and residential input, one of its cornerstone housing developments is moving forward. The Arch at Saint Michael project will repurpose classrooms and offices into 46 new low-income multifamily apartment units for seniors in the Saint Michael Archangel Roman Catholic Church’s former school and convent."
August 15, 2024Aug 15 ^ Perfect. Kills two birds with one stone. We save one of the city's beautiful old structures while getting affordable housing at the same time. We need more projects like this.
August 16, 2024Aug 16 This is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Great to hear it’s a go!
August 19, 2024Aug 19 8 hours ago, Cleburger said: It's a shame the juvenile court building can't get this same treatment? i was going to say that, but i figured people were tired of me saying that. the rush to tear down the historic, beautiful and potentially equally reusable juvenile detention campus baffles me. cripe just mothball it for now.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 The generic city project/campaign signage was up on the fence when I biked by today. I don't go this route too often so it might've been up for a week already but just fyi!
August 19, 2024Aug 19 9 hours ago, Cleburger said: It's a shame the juvenile court building can't get this same treatment? Neighborhood desirability goes a long way in deciding what's worth investing in unfortunately.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 13 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: Neighborhood desirability goes a long way in deciding what's worth investing in unfortunately. Affordable housing for seniors would be a great adaptive reuse...and the former Juvi already near by a hospital and housing projects.
September 4, 2024Sep 4 New family clinic coming to Clark-Fulton By Ken Prendergast / September 4, 2024 Cleveland’s growing demand for affordable health care and having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the country is behind a new clinic planned for Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. Cleveland-based Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) is proposing to open a community health center in the newly refurbished Northern Ohio Blanket Mills at 3466 St. Rocco Ct.., just off Fulton Road. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/04/new-family-clinic-coming-to-clark-fulton/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 2024Sep 9 Walton Apts seeks to restore Clark’s walkability By Ken Prendergast / September 9, 2024 A planned affordable senior housing development at 3517 Walton Ave. in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood won universal praise Friday from the City Planning Commission. In fact, the commission considered it a potential game-changer for the neighborhood and especially Clark Avenue which, in this growing La Villa Hispana community, is lined with car-centric land use patterns, making it pedestrian-unfriendly. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/09/walton-apts-seeks-to-restore-clarks-walkability/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 9, 2024Sep 9 2 hours ago, KJP said: Walton Apts seeks to restore Clark’s walkability By Ken Prendergast / September 9, 2024 A planned affordable senior housing development at 3517 Walton Ave. in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood won universal praise Friday from the City Planning Commission. In fact, the commission considered it a potential game-changer for the neighborhood and especially Clark Avenue which, in this growing La Villa Hispana community, is lined with car-centric land use patterns, making it pedestrian-unfriendly. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/09/walton-apts-seeks-to-restore-clarks-walkability/ Not to be a debby downer, but Clark is such a miserable (and dangerous) street (no tree cover, cars flying, etc.) - and it was just redone! Hopefully things like this spur the city to right their wrongs but Clark won't be redone for years and years to come. I'm not buying that street calming wasn't possible without the Complete and Green Streets Ordinance either, but that discussion belongs in a different thread.
October 6, 2024Oct 6 Any news on the grand opening of the exciting CentroVilla25? Does it have its own thread? What a catalyst to unite all of West 25th. I love the overt nod to Viejo San Juan. More please! When BRT25 comes on line in 2026(?) look out! We can only hope West 25th develops as Queen Street West Toronto did beginning in the 80s with both international newcomers and hipsters - both of which Cleveland needs to survive and hopefully rise again! https://www.clevelandconstruction.com/general-contracting/projects/centrovilla25
December 17, 2024Dec 17 So what do you all think of this proposed 22-unit apartment building on a vacant lot at 2033 Clover Ave. near MetroHealth? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 17, 2024Dec 17 33 minutes ago, KJP said: So what do you all think of this proposed 22-unit apartment building on a vacant lot at 2033 Clover Ave. near MetroHealth? I would love 100 of these around town over the next decade. This building looks similar to many of the modular apartment buildings that are going up. Hopefully we can attract that modular home developer and build many 15-25 unit buildings like this
December 17, 2024Dec 17 Looks a bit like an office building but I do like the use of brick. Some tweaks to the front face could make things better. I also like the scale which reminds me of neighborhood infill in Chicago.
December 18, 2024Dec 18 Doesn't appear to be a front door, or a sidewalk leading to a side door. You are intended to only come and go by car.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 On 12/17/2024 at 2:36 PM, KJP said: So what do you all think of this proposed 22-unit apartment building on a vacant lot at 2033 Clover Ave. near MetroHealth? No front door? This is the West Side equivalent to the odd apartment project that was built on Ashbury. I hate that building so much
December 19, 2024Dec 19 31 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: No front door? This is the West Side equivalent to the odd apartment project that was built on Ashbury. I hate that building so much it doesn’t look residential. I would swear it was either full of telemarketers or a dental school.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 On 12/17/2024 at 11:36 AM, KJP said: So what do you all think of this proposed 22-unit apartment building on a vacant lot at 2033 Clover Ave. near MetroHealth? It looks like the ugly “small group” dorms I lived in during my freshman year at Kent State in ‘91-‘92. Fortunately, the dorm has since been demolished.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 Does the neighborhood need a dental office and a State Farm Insurance agency? If so, this is perfect.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HswzUznLY2cJpgUv5?g_st=ac I'm a fan of the design. Nearly identical street frontage buildings are all over the place in new Dutch and Scandavian neighborhoods. This has to be one of the first renderings I've seen that isn't using a sunny day and brighter conditions though.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 2 minutes ago, PlanCleveland said: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HswzUznLY2cJpgUv5?g_st=ac I'm a fan of the design. Nearly identical street frontage buildings are all over the place in new Dutch and Scandavian neighborhoods. Thanks for the link. Those do look quite good in those surroundings. In this instance they don't appear to acknowledge or blend with the residential neighborhood at all.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 I appreciate the use of natural materials, but that's about it... This building could really use some ornamentation, it just looks imposing, at least in these renderings. An arch, a cornice, window trim, etc would go a long way. Maybe there are better angles/renderings, but, at least from these, I'm not a fan of this building, and I don't think it works well here.
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