Valley View, a Cleveland HOPE VI project that is about to begin construction this spring, will rise on this site in Tremont over the next couple years.  The location, along Starkweather, West 5th & 7th and Marquardt Ave,  is close to the industrial valley, several freeways, St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Church, and all that's cool about Tremont.  Also very nearby are the Gospel Press (future rehab), Bergen Village (new construction), Literary Bluffs (new construction), and Tremont Ridge (new construction). 

 

West 5th & Marquardt, looking up towards St. Theo's:

Same spot, looking down West 5th towards the valley:

On West 7th, looking through the fence towards Downtown Cleveland:

A little panorama from Starkweather & West 7th:

 

 

 

Any renderings for the project?  What all will be built on this site?

CMHA?  :?

Ask and ye shall receive: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=3042.0

Question. Does anybody know what happened to all of the Public Works Era murals and sculptures that were part of the building and playground. I had heard that "they" were looking into how to save them, but have not heard anything else about it.

 

It is weird to see all of the buildings gone. When I drove a cab, I was down there often... reluctantly, mind you. Very scary. I knew many drivers who were robbed down there.

Word is that they saved them and will be incorporating them somehow into the new development.  Not sure exactly how...

I'm reposting these from Mister Good Day's original post - I forgot that the previous thread was locked.

 

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Here is the site as it existed before demolition:

 

 

Here is the new site plan:

 

 

Renderings of new houses, townhouses and apartment buildings:

 

 

Renderings of new structures, part 2:

 

 

FHHA compliance:

Thanks MayDay!  And those graphics were, of course, courtesy of Blinker12

I didn't live or grow up there, but I was there often as a cab driver and it is still weird to see it gone.

Thanks for the links to the pictures. Good stuff.

 

I spoke with Walter at Tremont CDC about the art that used to be part of the original buildings. I was wondering what happened to them. There was a mural by a prominent African American Artist that contained the only known self portrait of himself, Plus the reliefs that were on the buildings as well as the little sculptures that were placed around the communal areas. He assured me that all of the artwork was saved, is in storage and may be used in the new construction.

 

(UPDATE)

I suppose I could have just looked up this information on the CMHA website (like I just did). They did have a couple of pictures on there of some of the work. Here are the pictures and blurb about the project (apologies if this was already posted in another thread)

 

The Valleyview Homes Estate was opened in 1940 and is located in the historic Tremont neighborhood of the city of Cleveland. The original Valleyview Homes Estate contained a total of 582 residential units, a community center/office complex, and a boiler house and was constructed at a total cost of $3,503,539.00. Over the past 20 years, a total of 339 units have been demolished due to deteriorated conditions and in order to make way for I-490.

 

Valleyview Homes Estate also benefited from the Ohio Art Program, which was a part of the WPA’s Federal Art Project, a depression-era program to provide outlets for artists’ work, particularly in decorating public buildings. On the wall of the Community Center was a terra-cotta mural of the project designed by W. LeRoy Flint and executed by Henry Olmer. In addition, Henry Keto made 24 ceramic tiles depicting the history of the Tremont area. Three large canvas murals were installed at Valleyview, (i.e., one in Management office and two in the Community Building) two of which were by Elmer Brown, an African American artist from Cleveland Ohio and one by Louis Grebenak, another local artist. Cast stone animals were also created and used as play sculptures in Valleyview.

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CMHA removed and safely stored all of the WPA-era artwork to be utilized in the future redevelopment of this site.

 

 

 

I've heard groundbreaking is supposed to be around Labor Day.

Actually, they have been putting footers in for about a month.

Hmmm. This person must be talking about actual construction of the houses, then.

we just had a neighborhood meeting about the construction last night.  Pretty interesting.  Right now Marous Brothers is doing the site work - actual construction on the units will not begin till around labor day and construction will last 13 months.  Then about 1 year after that, construction on Phase II should begin down the valley.

 

This isn't straight CMHA project.  It will be mixed-income: some public housing, some rent subsidized, and rest market rate.  CMHA will have not management control over the property - it will be done by a private firm.  The private firm (name is escaping me) will run the entire project as if it was ALL market rate housing.  The units will be non-distinguishable.  One year a unit may be public housing - next year it will be market rate.

 

The tenants ALL have to go under a screening: background check (including criminal check), credit check, employment verification, etc.  There is a "zero-tolerance" for illegal activity.  I actually belive this b/c as they say they need the market rate rents for the project to work.  if you have bad things happening, then noone will pay $1,000/mo to live there. 

 

All in all, my concerns where settled.  I'm glad CMHA will not have management control.  The firm (who runs similar projects in St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Atlanta) will be onsight and responsible for grounds keep, etc.  This will NOT be just an apartment complex though - existing streets are being extended to make it an incorporated part of the existing neighborhood!

I've been down in the neighborhood on the weekends to go to Lucky's and the new farmers market on Starkweather & Professor (it's great!) with my dog & ladyfriend.  Starkweather is closed off east of Thurman and I believe that W. 7th is closed off as well.  There's lots of site work going on...streets, utilities, etc. on the main site and one of the larger buildings is now above ground on the south side of Starkweather.  I believe this is the management & community center.  I wasn't able to sneak around, as I had my uncooperative pup with me, but I will do soon!

Really glad to hear this is soon starting.  I've walked the site with the developer.  It feels like a great concept that will add tons of value (not just monetary) to the area.

Quick update.  The larger building west of 7th is framed in and under roof...I believe that would be the 'management and community center' building.  Further north on 7th a number of smaller buildings are in earlier framing stage.  The rest of the lot appears prepped and ready for Starkweather Street extension and the remaining homes, apts etc in the Valley View project.

Also, they are really attacking the Gospel Press building.  Looks like full scale rehab is under way.  Not much to report from the outside except that it's good to see work taking place.

I saw the work going on at the Gospel Press as well; did I miss a press release announcing who was developing it/ what it's going to be? Last I heard, it was going to be an artist live/work loft bldg similar to Tower Press. Any official info on this? Glad to see it being incorporated into the neighborhood.

See thread below devoted to the Gospel Press rehab.  There are a lot of details in there.

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=7582.0http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=7582.0

Phase one of this project is going up quickly!  If you go down W. 7th these days, you'll see several buildings nearing completion and almost everything fronting the sidewalk on 7th with frames up.  I'm happy with what I'm seeing!  The renderings above don't do it justice...

 

I'll get some pics one of these days!

^I'll help.

Here are a couple from about two weeks ago.

 

 

Help me out, does this Hope VI project have any impact, one way or the other, on the one previously planned for Ohio City over by Riverview?

This one is entirely separate. Speaking of the good ol' OC Hope VI, things have been awfully quiet. 

I am very anxious to hear if anyone has information on the OC project as well.  Thanks!

 

Help me out, does this Hope VI project have any impact, one way or the other, on the one previously planned for Ohio City over by Riverview?

yes, many of us are.  and trust that if any news surfaces, it'll be posted on Urban Ohio!

Not sure if this is more appropriate for the Tremont thread or this one.  While at Lucky's today, I noticed that there is a sign up for the Starkweather Place townhomes, which I believe are the for-sale part of the Valleyview project.  They're "taking reservations" and they "start under $200".  These pics from the Valleyview site plan isolate where these are to-be located, unless something has changed.  I don't know if they're being developed by the same group developing Valleyview.

Phase 1 of Valleyview Homes, which is now being referred to as "Tremont Pointe" in some circles, is slated to open later this summer.  Phase 2 has become a bit muddled, but the developer is pressing ahead to make it work.  In the meantime, Tremont Pointe has been listed as a Green Communities Case Study by Enterprise Community Partners.  The full write up can be found here: http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/documents/tremont_pointe.pdf.

 

Some highlights:

 

$18 million

190 units

3,000 square feet of community space

 

Green Features:

- Home energy rating system to test the efficiency of each unit

- Green label carpet

- Low-volatile paints

- Formaldehyde-free composite woods

- Walkable neighborhood, with access to transportation and services (community house, after-school program, basketball courts, day care, public Montessori school)

- Cuyahoga Towpath Trail is located to the east of the site; the second phase of the project will connect the community with bike paths and trails