Lots of graphics, site plans etc at the link below.....

 

Mayfield Heights releases Mayfield Road plan, including 15-acre development, after private meetings

By Sara Dorn, Northeast Ohio Media Group

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on October 28, 2014 at 2:45 PM, updated October 28, 2014 at 3:59 PM

 

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — The city of Mayfield Heights is considering building a new 15-acre mixed-use shopping center on Mayfield Road connected by pedestrian-friendly streets, parking garages and landscaping.

 

A planning committee made up of city council members, Mayor Anthony DiCicco and other city officials came up with a plan in a five-month series of secret meetings, with the help of architectural firm URS Corp. and developer Coral Co.

 

URS presented the strategy and a bound copy of the plan to council last week, but DiCicco refused to release it publicly until Monday's council meeting. See the document below.

 

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http://www.cleveland.com/hillcrest/index.ssf/2014/10/mayfield_heights_releases_mayf.html#incart_related_stories

This type of development fits the area well.  I wonder, however, what type of effect it will have on Golden Gate, which has been taking a beating from East Gate and other strip malls along SOM Center for the past 5-10 years.

Has it taken a beating? Vacancies seem awfully low

Isn't Golden Gate getting a makeover from a new owner?

^^Well.... maybe 'a beating' is a bit extreme, but it was clearly way ahead of Eastgate not too long ago in terms of tenant appeal and then Eastgate got its makeover, stole Old Navy, landed a few other anchor tenants, and several other strip malls along SOM Center were re-habbed or newly built which landed tenants that would have otherwise gone to or near Golden Gate imho (Five Guy's, Pot Belly's, Dibella's, etc.)

Sucks that Panera left. Not a fan of the new location.

It probably left for the same reason I suspect Eastgate is more appealing to the present-day retailer...... better street visibility.

It always surprises me how resilient Golden Gate is, especially the southern half that you can't see from Mayfield Road.  Many shopping centers in the Hillcrest area (e.g., the particularly glaring example/eyesore of Hilltop Plaza across from Richmond Town Square) are struggling with turnover and vacancies.  While Golden Gate has lost some notable tenants in the last 2-3 years, they never seem to have a major storefront sitting empty for more than, say, 3 months at a time.  I agree that Eastgate (and the eastern side of SOM Center Road directly across from it) have been growing impressively in the last 5 years, but it has not been at the expense of Golden Gate.  GG has done very well trading water, especially considering 271 stands between it and the affluent areas of Gates Mills, Pepper Pike, and Chesterland.

 

All that said, the Mayland shopping center definitely needs an upgrade, if not outright replacement.  Even when Boneyard was there, the plaza was well over half-vacant.  Tearing down all retail between the Mayfiar and the Staples/Marathon stores at Lander would obviously be no architectural loss.  And actually adding housing (!!!) would be a genuine game changer for Mayfield Heights.  Apartments would be in huge demand IMO because the schools are great.  Three stories of brand-new residential over retail fronting Mayfield Road would be a HUGE leap for the city; what other comparable suburb is adding hip new housing? 

 

The only thing that worries me is that Coral has its tentacles in this project already.  They mad some great residential/mixed use promises about Cedar Center in South Euclid and look how that turned out.

Well if Coral Co. came up with the plan, and it's supposed to be mixed-use, decent chance it will end up turning into another glorified strip mall.

Two other thoughts:

 

1) The schools may be decent now, but it's worth pointing out that the demographics are changing fast in a way that scares off people who tend to look at schools first in a community.

 

2) The old movie theater (previously Boneyard) will be reopening as a bar at some point with a new theme. It was just announced a week or two back, but now I can't remember what it's going to be.

^I thought it was becoming a Flip Side?

Mayfield Heights City Council approves plan for 15-acre shopping complex on Mayfield Road

By Sara Dorn, Northeast Ohio Media Group

on November 15, 2014 at 8:30 AM, updated November 17, 2014 at 11:22 PM

 

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — The city of Mayfield Heights has officially adopted plans to build a new 15-acre shopping and apartment complex on Mayfield Road.

 

Council approved the strategy on second reading at its meeting Monday. It proposes replacing Mayland Shopping Center and most buildings between the Sonic Restaurant and Marathon gas station with 136,000 square feet of commercial space and 100-150 apartment units.

 

The complex would be connected by a series of pedestrian walkways, green spaces and parking lots for more than 800 cars. The drawings resemble Crocker Park.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/hillcrest/index.ssf/2014/11/mayfield_heights_city_council_11.html

^I thought it was becoming a Flip Side?

 

It is a "Play" concept: http://www.cleveland.com/hillcrest/index.ssf/2014/11/former_boneyard_restaurant_to.html

This type of development fits the area well.  I wonder, however, what type of effect it will have on Golden Gate, which has been taking a beating from East Gate and other strip malls along SOM Center for the past 5-10 years.

 

It always seems to me that Golden Gate is doing just fine.  Mayfield and SOM is a very busy intersection and Hillcrest being across the street has to help.  I was thinking awhile back that it would be a great location for a higher end 24 hour grocery (being by Hillcrest) but there’s no space.  They have at least one destination store (Microcenter is IKEA for geeks), a couple borderline same, and Marc’s and Target as anchors. 

^You appear to be thinking of the Eastgate Shopping Center. That's the plaza at the corner of Mayfield and SOM Center with Marc's, Microcenter, and Target.

 

Golden Gate is a few blocks further west down Mayfield, with "anchor stores" including Marshall's, HH Gregg, and Jo-Anne Fabrics.

^You appear to be thinking of the Eastgate Shopping Center. That's the plaza at the corner of Mayfield and SOM Center with Marc's, Microcenter, and Target.

 

Golden Gate is a few blocks further west down Mayfield, with "anchor stores" including Marshall's, HH Gregg, and Jo-Anne Fabrics.

 

....And Uncle Bill's, Revco, and the huge slide.  :-D

Residents form group to block Fountains of Solon apartments

By DiAngelea Millar, Northeast Ohio Media Group

on December 23, 2014 at 11:18 AM

 

SOLON, Ohio – A group of residents are blocking the rezoning of an area in Solon recently bought for the development of the Fountains of Solon.

 

The Fountains of Solon developers bought the property at Solon Road and Erico Drive in early December. The land has not been rezoned for multi-family use.

 

"We're not against apartments," said Don Gallo, who is with the committee against rezoning Solon (CARS). "This is a rezoning issue."

 

...Most importantly residents are worried that the apartment complex will attract low-income people.

 

"They will not attract the wealthier young people," Gallo said. "They will attract riff-raff."

 

The Fountains of Solon has been marketed as a luxury apartment complex for young professionals and empty nesters. Rent is expected to run around $2,000 a month.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/solon/index.ssf/2014/12/residents_form_group_to_block.html

"They will not attract the wealthier young people," Gallo said. "They will attract riff-raff."

 

E Rocc, is that you?  :evil:

^Erocc believes in private property rights; I'm sure he'd never support the state using its police power to prevent an owner from profitably developing her land as she sees fit. /sarc

Warrensville heights demolition makes way for heinen's expansion

ERIN O'BRIEN | MONDAY, JANUARY 05, 2015

 

Last month, a collaboration between the Cuyahoga County Land Bank (CCLB), the city of Warrensville Heights and local grocery mainstay Heinen's finally came to fruition -- or demolition -- depending on how you look at it.

 

Backhoes and bulldozers went to work taking down a 77,000-square-foot structure on South Miles Road to clear the way for Heinen's new $9 million 70,000-square-foot food production plant. The facility, which is slated to open in 2016, will house food packaging and preparation functions, but no retail. It will be adjacent to Heinen's existing warehouse at 20601 Aurora Road, which is just under 100,000-square-feet.

 

MORE:

http://freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/heinensdemo010515.aspx

Winking Lizard to Close Coventry Spot, Open New Location at Golden Gate

Posted By Douglas Trattner

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:41 AM

 

For nearly 20 years, Winking Lizard has been a fixture on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights. It replaced Pepper Ridge Tavern, which replaced Turkey Ridge Tavern, two popular neighborhood watering holes. That legacy will end in early fall when the Lizard opens its next location, this one in Mayfield Heights. The company recently took possession of the former El Rio Grande (and Buca di Beppo) spot and have begun work to transform it into a Winking Lizard.

 

More:

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/02/04/winking-lizard-to-close-coventry-spot-open-new-location-at-golden-gate

 

 

 

Mods:

I wasn't sure whether to stick this here or in the restaurant thread. I know this technically isn't about the Mayland shopping plaza redevelopment, but East Gate & Golden Gate developments have been repeatedly cited in this thread. So I figured I'd put it here. I apologize if you think the restaurant thread is more appropriate, and I then thank you for moving it.

 

As for the article itself:

I'm sure this location will do fine for the first few years, but I can't help thinking that this is a huge mistake in the long run for the following reasons:

 

1. Emery/Miles (Bedford), Chagrin (Beachwood), and Mayfield (Mayfield) are basically three consecutive exits along 271. Yes, I know technically they aren't consecutive since the Cedar exit and the Harvard exit are in between, but man are they close to each other. Considering that they have both a Winking Lizard and a Lizardville on Miles, this will result in having four locations within about a 7.5 mile stretch of 271. Seems like supersaturation to me.

 

2. The visibility and access to that spot within Golden Gate Plaza is atrocious. It doesn't matter whether you approach from Mayfield Rd. or Marsol Rd., either way you have to wrap around the half of the plaza to reach the restaurant. IMHO, that's the main reason neither Buca di Beppo nor El Rio Grande could survive there. Unless Golden Gate is willing to modify their abomination of a parking lot, I don't see why Winking Lizard will fare any better than its predecessors in the long run (once the honeymoon period ends.)

 

3. They are basically conceding that they cannot and/or will not compete for business closer to the urban core. Mr. Lane seems to be citing the development of University Circle, Ohio City, and Detroit Shoreway as obstacles to their success. Yet are they opening a location in any of these hot neighborhoods? Nope, their response is to shutter the inner-ring Coventry location and run out to Mayfield Heights. I'm not sure that I follow that logic.

^I cannot understand their thinking either unless they are getting a hell of a deal on the rent.  Like CLEbertarian mentioned, the location in Golden Gate is just awful.  And if they are worried about competition, they will be surrounded by many like styled restaurants in Mayfield Hts. 

 

I cannot imagine that the Cleveland Hts. space will be empty long.  It has a great patio and was usually crowded during the summer even with CWRU being out.

This will probably get moved to the restaurant thread, but consider the Lizard chain's beginnings.  Bedford Heights was the first location, then Twinsburg.  Which moved to Macedonia where it still sits (off another 271 exit).  John Lane ran Twinsburg, I got to know him pretty well at that time as a couple friends and I basically paid the light bill.  He's very much a suburbanite.

This isn't even Mayland. This story needs to be moved.

Does anyone know how I could find out what's being done with the parcel of land on the corner of Pearl Rd and Normandie in Middleburg Heights? Next to the Stonebrook golf place there was a big SUnnyside used car dealership but they have moved across the street to the Sunnyside proper that was already over there, and the building was razed entirely in one day. I'm wondering if the golf thing is expanding or if there's something else going to go in on that corner. It's a pretty big lot. There are like a dozen fast food places, gas stations and drug stores in less than a mile radius, I can't believe they would be putting something like that up here, but who knows.

It looks like the address for that site is 7660 Pearl Road. I tried to look up the property information for that site at http://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/REPI.aspx to see if it had been sold but the site is slow or not working.

 

EDIT: found it......

 

Top Middleburg projects include Sunnyside Automotive

By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer

on June 02, 2014 at 11:10 AM, updated June 02, 2014 at 11:13 AM

 

To quantify just how much economic development is happening outside downtown Cleveland, Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer collected 150 economic development projects in suburbs.

 

In one of the biggest projects announced in Middleburg Heights since January, 2013, owner Kirt Frye of Sunnyside Automotive plans to build a new Sunnyside Audi on the south side of Pearl Road near Fowles Road. He also plans to move his Mitsubishi dealership from that spot to Audi's current site on the north side and to build a new parking lot on Fowles.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/middleburg-heights/index.ssf/2014/06/top_middleburg_projects_includ_1.html#incart_river

Does anybody happen to know anything about the construction of the old Giant Eagle in Strongsville?  I know that the owners of Southpark Mall bought the building and they plan to renovate it into a strip mall called The Commons at Southpark and they plan to open it in the spring of 2016.  Any idea on who will be doing the architectural work or the construction on this?

Here is the answer: http://www.cleveland.com/strongsville/index.ssf/2015/07/southpark_mall_to_open_new_sho.html

Thank you, I already read that article.  The article said construction to beginning this month but it does not say which construction company is being used.  I was hoping to get that information, or the architectural firm.

Cool photos at the link below....

 

Euclid entities making plans for downtown redevelopment

DOUGLAS J. GUTH | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

 

Downtown Euclid has been undergoing a transformation, say observers, thanks to a burgeoning culinary scene, new business investments, and property owners dedicated to reinvestment in their own ongoing enterprises.

 

Since April 2010, nearly $14 million has been invested or is in the process of being invested into downtown Euclid, says Jonathan Holody, director of the Cleveland suburb's department of planning and development.

 

First Merit Bank and an Aldi grocery store brought additional service-oriented infrastructure into the city. Restaurant options on Lakeshore Boulevard grew with the addition of Great Scott Tavern, a 7,500-square-foot bar and eatery that opened in April and a Chipotle is set for a 2,400 square-foot space in a Lakeshore shopping center.

 

MORE:

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/euclid101515.aspx

University Hospitals to build $32.4 million health center in North Ridgeville

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151022/NEWS/151029920/university-hospitals-to-build-32-4-million-health-center-in-north

Construction supplier R.L. Wurz to move HQ to Brook Park, donates caboose (photos)

http://www.cleveland.com/brook-park/index.ssf/2015/10/construction_supplier_rl_wurz_to_move_hq_to_brook_park_donates_caboose_photos.html

Despite neighbors' concerns, officials support homes for people with disabilities (photos)

http://www.cleveland.com/middleburg-heights/index.ssf/2016/01/despite_neighbors_concerns_off.html

This was posted on City of Strongsville's page today. I wonder what the other 2 restaurants will be. This is where the old Giant Eagle was, across from Kohl's, for those of you not super familiar with the property.

 

"Four of the new businesses at the Commons at SouthPark (the old Giant Eagle building) have submitted plans to the city, so it shouldn't be long now before they're up and running. Submitting so far are Michaels (craft store), DSW (shoes), The Rail (burger restaurant) and The Vitamin Shoppe. Two more restaurants are also on board, but haven't yet turned in their plans. We'll let you know when they do."

http://www.cityofsoutheuclid.com/economic-development/images/OSE_May-Green_Talking_Points_(Sept._2015).pdf

 

This is the fact sheet for the redevelopment of the Maymore shopping center at (roughly) the northeast corner of Mayfield and Green Roads in South Euclid.  It looks like the "success" of South Euclid's Cedar Center North spawned this project.  Presently, there is a strip mall pretty close to Mayfield Road anchored by a Marc's.  The plan is to knock down the existing building and build new retail far back in the parking lot.  Oh, and there are two "proposed" outparcels fronting Mayfield Road.

 

Apparently, the Key Bank building at the NE corner of the intersection proper will remain.

 

I don't believe anyone will miss the existing strip but the new project will have even less street frontage than it does now.  The anchor of the project will be Marc's and the developer is hinting at some national restaurants and retailers.  There's a 20-year old strip mall  across the street from this project that has been completely empty for years but the developer is talking a big game about this intersection.

http://www.cityofsoutheuclid.com/economic-development/images/OSE_May-Green_Talking_Points_(Sept._2015).pdf

 

This is the fact sheet for the redevelopment of the Maymore shopping center at (roughly) the northeast corner of Mayfield and Green Roads in South Euclid.  It looks like the "success" of South Euclid's Cedar Center North spawned this project.  Presently, there is a strip mall pretty close to Mayfield Road anchored by a Marc's.  The plan is to knock down the existing building and build new retail far back in the parking lot.  Oh, and there are two "proposed" outparcels fronting Mayfield Road.

 

Apparently, the Key Bank building at the NE corner of the intersection proper will remain.

 

I don't believe anyone will miss the existing strip but the new project will have even less street frontage than it does now.  The anchor of the project will be Marc's and the developer is hinting at some national restaurants and retailers.  There's a 20-year old strip mall  across the street from this project that has been completely empty for years but the developer is talking a big game about this intersection.

Thankfully, I do not live around that area anymore. I do my best to avoid SE. It is funny how they act so confident and then it ends up being some cheesy national chain.

Home2 Suites finds two spots in suburbs

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160214/NEWS/160219916/home2-suites-finds-two-spots-in-suburbs?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

Middleburg Heights paves the way for 200 new Quadax jobs

http://www.cleveland.com/middleburg-heights/index.ssf/2016/02/middleburg_heights_paves_the_w.html

Another inner-ring suburb (not "Cleveland" despite the headline)....

 

Sweetest pads in Cleveland: RiverSouth Modern Ecohomes (photos)

By Kristel Hartshorn, cleveland.com

on February 29, 2016 at 2:20 PM, updated February 29, 2016 at 5:43 PM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio—Walking into RiverSouth Modern Ecohomes is like stepping foot into the future of luxurious living. 

 

The newest community, designed by Brickhaus Partners, has 19 canyon homes and 14 urban lofts located in Fairview Park. The Canyon homes are situated alongside an edge overlooking views of the Rocky River Reservation.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/02/sweetest_pads_in_cleveland_riv.html

Very interesting (and in-depth) article focusing on a property owner's attempt to demolish the old Center Mayfield theater and attached retail space in Cleveland Heights on Mayfield Road between Vandemar (from the west) and Noble Road (to the east).  The proposed replacement?  A Circle K gas station and convenience store:

 

http://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/index.ssf/2016/03/circle_k.html

 

The owner purchased two houses on the east side of Vandemar to tear down as well.  He is promising a "convenience store that happens to sell gasoline" (rather than, um, a gas station, I guess) along with green space on the edges of the property.  Residents do not seem very happy with the change, which will require a conditional use permit (for selling gas) and a zoning change for the two residential parcels on Vandemar.  Fun fact:  former Cleveland Planning Director Bob Brown attended the meeting to speak in opposition!

Very interesting (and in-depth) article focusing on a property owner's attempt to demolish the old Center Mayfield theater and attached retail space in Cleveland Heights on Mayfield Road between Vandemar (from the west) and Noble Road (to the east).  The proposed replacement?  A Circle K gas station and convenience store:

 

http://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/index.ssf/2016/03/circle_k.html

 

The owner purchased two houses on the east side of Vandemar to tear down as well.  He is promising a "convenience store that happens to sell gasoline" (rather than, um, a gas station, I guess) along with green space on the edges of the property.  Residents do not seem very happy with the change, which will require a conditional use permit (for selling gas) and a zoning change for the two residential parcels on Vandemar.  Fun fact:  former Cleveland Planning Director Bob Brown attended the meeting to speak in opposition!

 

Yeah there was a ton of opposition.  Its a tough situation as this area has been suffering.  This is such a great, dense block of buildings which tearing down and building this would change the dynamics forever.  But the current dynamics are also an empty un-utilized and deteriorating building. 

Also, sadly the wonderful Rockefeller building is largely vacant, as Rockefellers restaurant and the soup/sandwich place had also closed.  There is only so much event/party space that an area can  support.  But something needs to pay for the upkeep of these buildings.......................       

I didn't know that Rockfeller's closed.  We ate there just a few months ago.  That's a shame but I wouldn't worry much about that building.

Yeah it closed sometime last year.  What a loss. 

 

Nothing will likely happen to the Rockefeller building but it does need work as parts of it are not in the best of shape (the ceiling in the restaurant has many patches).  But investment needs to be economically feasible, and as we have seen with many Church's, usually leads you down the road to demolition.   

 

The Rockefellers space has become an "event space" you can rent out, plus they hold special events (fish fry tonight, scotch pairings, Easter brunch).  But I think that is what the Theatre space became as well.       

TRG to build new office on Lake Road in Rocky River

March 25, 2016 UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO

By CHUCK SODER 

 

Technology Recovery Group plans to construct a new office building on Lake Road in Rocky River.

 

The fast-growing company sells, repairs and helps companies manage barcode scanners, barcode printers and various mobile computing devices. It will house its software development team and a customer support center at the new 12,000-square-foot office, according to a news release from TRG.

 

Construction crews are already knocking down Mike’s Lake Road Express gas station to make room for the building.

 

The Westlake-based company hired 41 people over the past year, and it projects that it will hire “as many as 100 more by the end of 2016,” the release stated. Its sales have grown by roughly 30% annually for the past decade.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160325/NEWS/160329821/trg-to-build-new-office-on-lake-road-in-rocky-river

Then put your money where your mouth is...

 

Tennessee research, development firm targets Brecksville for new plant, calls Cleveland 'up-and-coming' city

http://www.cleveland.com/brecksville/index.ssf/2016/04/tennessee_research_development.html

^Shout out to the commenter who pointed out how sketchy this outfit is, and that its corporate address is a UPS store (which I double checked and can confirm).

^Shout out to the commenter who pointed out how sketchy this outfit is, and that its corporate address is a UPS store (which I double checked and can confirm).

 

I'm surprised the reporter didn't note that. Sandrick is usually pretty thorough.

Their website is a bunch of vague boilerplate garbage.

That website is hilarious. And not in a good way.

Their website is a bunch of vague boilerplate garbage.

 

You mean boilerplate brilliance!

 

Last week, Brecksville City Council awarded Pison a $680,000 grant that would help the company pay for startup and relocation costs, provided that it stays in Brecksville at least 10 years.