August 31, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, DHubb said: Any news on the I-77/Miller Rd. interchange? What would you like to know about it? 🤓
August 31, 20222 yr 1 minute ago, Enginerd said: What would you like to know about it? 🤓 Yes, I'd like to know if it's been started and if not, the proposed start time. Start time doesn't have to be exact. An answer like "Sometime next Summer" would work. Thanks!
August 31, 20222 yr Just now, DHubb said: Yes, I'd like to know if it's been started and if not, the proposed start time. Start time doesn't have to be exact. An answer like "Sometime next Summer" would work. Thanks! The project goes out for bid in mid-October. Expecting a January start for construction. The new (full) interchange and widened I-77 southbound to SR-21 will be completed by October 2023.
August 31, 20222 yr Just now, Enginerd said: The project goes out for bid in mid-October. Expecting a January start for construction. The new (full) interchange and widened I-77 southbound to SR-21 will be completed by October 2023. Hey thanks Enginerd! I was just curious.
February 1, 20232 yr Quote Brecksville residents express concerns about crime, flooding, bright lights that may result from Valor Acres Updated: Jan. 31, 2023, 5:22 p.m. Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 4:59 p.m. By Bob Sandrick, special to cleveland.com BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- Residents, speaking at a Jan. 26 public hearing on the proposed mixed-use section of Valor Acres, expressed concerns that crime, flooding, bright lights and low-rent housing might result from the development. Some residents also didn’t care for the five-story height of each proposed building in the 24-acre mixed-use area at Brecksville and Miller roads.
February 1, 20232 yr Crime? Maybe they are referring to international espionage? Secret agents from BASF or Akzo Nobel will be running around unchecked in Brecksville...oh the humanity!
February 1, 20232 yr I’m still low-key hoping that Brecksville residents can’t get out their own way and the whole thing collapses. My hovercraft is full of eels
February 1, 20232 yr Brecksville residents express concerns about crime, flooding, bright lights that may result from Valor Acres Sounds about white
February 1, 20232 yr I enjoyed the folks telling the DEVELOPER that his plans are wrong. Hotels aren't doing well! Retail is dying! Hotels bring bad people! I'd venture to guess a lot of these folks work in business parks with hotels, retail, and all that jazz. They also act like the VA was some bucolic building. White people, man.
February 1, 20232 yr 48 minutes ago, cfdwarrior said: Crime? Maybe they are referring to international espionage? Secret agents from BASF or Akzo Nobel will be running around unchecked in Brecksville...oh the humanity! I know the Bald Eagle Boys generally stay over by the Towpath, but things could've changed since their turf war with The Southside Geese. Competition for Valor paint racket could spark more conflict. Does anyone have a recent Gang map of Brecksville?
February 1, 20232 yr No question Brecksville is a dangerous city. I can't begin to describe the crimes that take place there. That being said here's hoping SHW will end their noble experiment to gentrify the place and return to CLE. Bring that research facility back home to the Flats. I promise to buy another gallon of paint if you do. Who's with me!
February 1, 20232 yr Silly article but if you haven’t driven by there lately (I have) there’s no way in hell that they will abandon this site. Lots done already.
February 3, 20232 yr As funny as it sounds, for these suburbs hotels are the biggest high crime areas. Big time dealers rent out rooms and sell drugs out of them, prostitution is big. Kids from the inner city will steal cars and dump them at hotels, throw big parties and shoot rap videos, and all sorts of funny wild stuff you wouldn't expect. Back when I was a road dog we would get called all the time by suburbs off the 271 corridor to meet them at hotels for a Cleveland warrant pickup. Some of the stories were pretty wild even for Cleveland standards. Not saying this is a daily occurrence but it happens more than you would expect, though most of this stuff doesn't spill off the hotel property unless it's a foot chase with the cops. Edited February 3, 20232 yr by KFM44107
February 3, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, KFM44107 said: As funny as it sounds, for these suburbs hotels are the biggest high crime areas. Big time dealers rent out rooms and sell drugs out of them, prostitution is big. Kids from the inner city will steal cars and dump them at hotels, throw big parties and shoot rap videos, and all sorts of funny wild stuff you wouldn't expect. Back when I was a road dog we would get called all the time by suburbs off the 271 corridor to meet them at hotels for a Cleveland warrant pickup. Some of the stories were pretty wild even for Cleveland standards. Not saying this is a daily occurrence but it happens more than you would expect, though most of this stuff doesn't spill off the hotel property unless it's a foot chase with the cops. Correct me if I'm wrong though - these hotels usually have a "type" though, right? A buddy of mine is on Independence PD and he always told me anything less than $100/night is usually considered a risk, and once you go beyond that in "quality" things subside pretty rapidly. Might be better for the crime discussion, but either way...
February 3, 20232 yr 31 minutes ago, YABO713 said: Correct me if I'm wrong though - these hotels usually have a "type" though, right? A buddy of mine is on Independence PD and he always told me anything less than $100/night is usually considered a risk, and once you go beyond that in "quality" things subside pretty rapidly. Might be better for the crime discussion, but either way... I mean ya this stuff isn't happening at the Hilton. The last place I had to pick someone up at was the Hampton Inn at Beachwood. In the burbs it seems to be more ease of access to the highway and middling price point or less.
April 16, 20232 yr On my way into CVNP rn and decided to take a poor quality pic of the future being built 👍
April 18, 20232 yr Construction is advancing at the Sherwin-Williams Building Our Future new HQ and R&D facilities. We’re excited to share the progress as we capture all the milestones along the way. R&D Progress "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 19, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, CleveFan said: Cool! - but still wish it would’ve been in the city of Cleveland. I'm split. Glad Cuyahoga County retained it, but also kind of (maybe?) glad this compound isn't in Cleveland. I know it won't all be locked down (hotels/retail) but the last thing we need is another Applied Industrial Industries type compounds in the city. Then again look at all the industrial properties we have that sit abandoned and languishing. I guess it would've been a great opportunity for the Opportunity Corridor.
September 24, 20231 yr Valor Acres is a TMUD applicant in the latest round.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 6, 2024Aug 6 Construction of two of five mixed-use buildings in Valor Acres scheduled to begin this month Bob Sandrick - CPD - Aug. 6, 2024 "Five proposed buildings in the mixed-use section of Valor Acres have been given final approval by the Brecksville Planning Commission and City Council. ... Construction of two of the five buildings is scheduled to begin this month. Work on a third building is expected to start in the fall, according to Josh Decker, project executive with DiGeronimo Development."
August 7, 2024Aug 7 DeGeronimo’s are living it up poaching from the city of Cleveland. Two whales now. SHW and the Browns.
August 7, 2024Aug 7 8 hours ago, marty15 said: DeGeronimo’s are living it up poaching from the city of Cleveland. Two whales now. SHW and the Browns. I know it's popular to forget that the VA left that spot to merge into the Cleveland complex, but that's pretty much what happened.
August 7, 2024Aug 7 18 minutes ago, E Rocc said: I know it's popular to forget that the VA left that spot to merge into the Cleveland complex, but that's pretty much what happened. Wasn’t that a decision made at the federal level? Wade Park being the most central location for vets in the region.
August 7, 2024Aug 7 32 minutes ago, marty15 said: Wasn’t that a decision made at the federal level? Wade Park being the most central location for vets in the region. Yes, but it still ended up being a swap. I'm sure the city and whoever the congressman was at the time did their share of lobbying for the change, which is fair.
September 12, 2024Sep 12 Port OKs $170M financing for major projects By Ken Prendergast / September 12, 2024 The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s board of directors today approved $170 million in bond financing to fuel a series of high-impact projects, including a large redevelopment of land that contained a former Veterans Administration facility, a major manufacturing expansion, and refinancing bonds for a nonprofit school that will free up more resources for more renovations. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/12/port-oks-170m-financing-for-major-projects/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 25, 2024Nov 25 I happened to be in Brecksville yesterday and was able to snap a pic while at the red light.
November 26, 2024Nov 26 On 9/12/2024 at 4:51 PM, KJP said: Port OKs $170M financing for major projects By Ken Prendergast / September 12, 2024 The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s board of directors today approved $170 million in bond financing to fuel a series of high-impact projects, including a large redevelopment of land that contained a former Veterans Administration facility, a major manufacturing expansion, and refinancing bonds for a nonprofit school that will free up more resources for more renovations. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/12/port-oks-170m-financing-for-major-projects/ Looks strangely similiar to Jimmy and local partners' renderings for Berea. They are all starting to look the same. We need a new generation of architects and planner people to shake things up.
November 26, 2024Nov 26 25 minutes ago, Willo said: Looks strangely similiar to Jimmy and local partners' renderings for Berea. They are all starting to look the same. We need a new generation of architects and planner people to shake things up. Because it's the same developer -- DiGeronimo Companies. Haslams are just providing the Berea land for DiGeronimo to develop. Valor Acres (the non-SHW stuff) is DiGeronimo's land and development. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 26, 2024Nov 26 10 minutes ago, KJP said: Because it's the same developer -- DiGeronimo Companies. Haslams are just providing the Berea land for DiGeronimo to develop. Valor Acres (the non-SHW stuff) is DiGeronimo's land and development. that really explains the assembly line look. Is DiGeronimo dropping these mirror-image developments in other areas too?
November 26, 2024Nov 26 5 hours ago, Dino said: I happened to be in Brecksville yesterday and was able to snap a pic while at the red light. I’ve driven past this quite a few times. What is this building going to be? The townhomes a little north of these look nice
November 26, 2024Nov 26 9 hours ago, Willo said: that really explains the assembly line look. Is DiGeronimo dropping these mirror-image developments in other areas too? Not that I'm aware of. 9 hours ago, GREGinPARMA said: I’ve driven past this quite a few times. What is this building going to be? The townhomes a little north of these look nice I believe this is going to be the AC Hotel. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 26, 2024Nov 26 12 hours ago, GREGinPARMA said: I’ve driven past this quite a few times. What is this building going to be? The townhomes a little north of these look nice 2 hours ago, KJP said: Not that I'm aware of. I believe this is going to be the AC Hotel. I thought it was going to be an office building; that Independence and DiGeronimo were moving into.
November 26, 2024Nov 26 Enginerd is right. Independence is moving to the new building on the corner. Couple of restaurants on the ground and some additional office space in the building as well.
January 15Jan 15 Is retail 16 miles south of Cleveland really hurting downtown? Unless they're cannibalizing existing businesses, it seems to be a different market i.e. Macedonia, Richfield, North Royalton, Hinckley, etc.
January 15Jan 15 8 minutes ago, TBideon said: Is retail 16 miles south of Cleveland really hurting downtown? Unless they're cannibalizing existing businesses, it seems to be a different market i.e. Macedonia, Richfield, North Royalton, Hinckley, etc. Right, this is akin to saying "Dublin developments are negatively affecting downtown Columbus!" but nowhere near as large I'm looking forward to seeing the final product once it's all built out - could be an interesting area adjacent to the big R&D tenants. Vibrant cities are important, but suburbs with nice amenities are (fortunately/unfortunately?) important for the region too Edited January 15Jan 15 by Geowizical
January 15Jan 15 3 hours ago, Geowizical said: Right, this is akin to saying "Dublin developments are negatively affecting downtown Columbus!" but nowhere near as large I'm looking forward to seeing the final product once it's all built out - could be an interesting area adjacent to the big R&D tenants. Vibrant cities are important, but suburbs with nice amenities are (fortunately/unfortunately?) important for the region too I spent time looking at all major shopping places around Valor Acres and actually the closest major shopping center would be Summit Mall in Fairlawn at around 15 minutes. While that mall does have some nice stores like the Apple Store and Lululemon, it definitely has struggles including a recent 200 teen brawl that occurred there. I wonder if it will hurt the mall at all.
January 15Jan 15 5 hours ago, Geowizical said: Right, this is akin to saying "Dublin developments are negatively affecting downtown Columbus!" but nowhere near as large I'm looking forward to seeing the final product once it's all built out - could be an interesting area adjacent to the big R&D tenants. Vibrant cities are important, but suburbs with nice amenities are (fortunately/unfortunately?) important for the region too It's a small victory that it's in the county, too.
February 13Feb 13 Author On 11/26/2024 at 9:33 AM, Enginerd said: I thought it was going to be an office building; that Independence and DiGeronimo were moving into. Only the top floor and half are Digeronimo space. The rest is open for lease. The lease rate is not public but its basically the highest around NE Ohio. Not many firms care to pay that much in rent. Big picture, this development is stalling. They are reworking the entire proforma behind the scenes. The slice of residential apartments & townhomes on the north was supposed to be a small piece of the development, with the rest being high end office, R&D, with some retail/restaturant and a nice hotel/conf center. Similar to Pinecrest but less focus on retail and more on office. Bottom line, the SW facility is over a year behind schedule and aside from the Digeronimo's they have no other tenants announced. The other building under construction is a parking deck. There was supposed to be a hotel/conf center announced over a year ago but that stalled. There was supposed to be a "mustard seed" grocer that never happened. Also a higher end Italian restaurant never materialized. I think it's a factor of lower demand and new construction costs are just too damn high. It's a shame too because they lobbied hard to get those ramps put in at 77 due to "all the new traffic that would be generated....." saved a whole 1.5 mins compared to getting on/off at the turnpike & 77 Final note, I did see that Digeronimos had partnered with Hoying who did much of the development in Dublin at Bridge Park https://www.digeronimocompanies.com/news/digeronimo-companies-crawford-hoying-and-shaner-hotel-group-announce-new-136-key-hotel-at-valor-acres-in-brecksville-oh#:~:text=The AC Hotel by Marriott will be developed by DiGeronimo,/Dublin and Dayton%2C Ohio.
February 13Feb 13 ^ I also hear on good authority that the Lubrizol office over the road is 80% empty most days too. No-one’s clamoring to go work in that area. SHW R&D is gonna end up in splendid isolation. My hovercraft is full of eels
February 14Feb 14 Author 16 hours ago, roman totale XVII said: SHW R&D is gonna end up in splendid isolation. which is what they wanted all along, and why the downtown locations were always a false negotiation effort to drive maximum incentives into the Brecksville deal
February 14Feb 14 I hope that those who are touting the proposition that the ancillary development around fantasy land in Brook Park is going to eventually pay for the stadium are paying attention to things like this.
February 14Feb 14 17 hours ago, roman totale XVII said: ^ I also hear on good authority that the Lubrizol office over the road is 80% empty most days too. No-one’s clamoring to go work in that area. SHW R&D is gonna end up in splendid isolation. CEI/FirstEnergy are moving out of their offices across the street as well. Knowing some people at Lubrizol, it seems they are quietly outsourcing A LOT of jobs with this new Berkshire leadership team.
February 14Feb 14 1 hour ago, PlanCleveland said: CEI/FirstEnergy are moving out of their offices across the street as well. Knowing some people at Lubrizol, it seems they are quietly outsourcing A LOT of jobs with this new Berkshire leadership team. Heard the same. Anything back office is going to India. My hovercraft is full of eels
February 14Feb 14 I was under the impression this area was doing well for itself. Pardon the language but wth happened?
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