March 16, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, tykaps said: Mind the crappy quality of the BOZA livestream which I took a screenshot of. The colors have changed for the Arpi development. I definitely like the materials and colors better. Fits more with the surrounding buildings.
March 16, 20214 yr Guys, this is going to be a great project, this is just the first phase. Way more to come shortly
April 13, 20214 yr * Subscriber Exclusive * City Council panel OKs aid for development of 400+ apartments near Cleveland Clinic Robert Higgs - Cleveland.com - Apr. 13, 2021 "A City Council panel signed off Tuesday on a plan by Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration to loan a developer $500,000 to help build apartments in Hough near the Cleveland Clinic. The loan would help Inspirion Group launch a project at East 90th Street just north of Chester Avenue that would include more than 400 apartments and commercial space. ... Demolition at the site could begin this summer, with the first phase of construction starting in the fall, Ebersole said."
April 13, 20214 yr They started demolitions last summer. More to come, I guess. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, NorthShore647 said: Demolition at the site could begin this summer, with the first phase of construction starting in the fall, Ebersole said." Well then what's the demolition on E. 90 that is already happening? Two big old apartment buildings are piles of bricks right now.
April 13, 20214 yr Ah damn I was hoping more of Hough could be kept intact but the reality that it's new identity is the way forward and very little will be saved is sinking in for me.
April 13, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, LlamaLawyer said: Well then what's the demolition on E. 90 that is already happening? Two big old apartment buildings are piles of bricks right now. Almost the entire block from Chester to Hough has been reduced to rubble. Sad to lose brick buildings.
April 13, 20214 yr Honest to God I wish I could personally fund an architectural revival movement complete with privately funded street cars! My only realistic ray of hope is that at least Hough does have a future and we will just have to find a way to accept and appreciate that for what it is.
April 16, 20214 yr FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 ARPI Apartments to continue Hough's residential growth City Planning Commission today approved plans for a new apartment building in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, marking the latest sign of continued investment in new housing options for that community. The $12 million development, ARPI Apartments, 1865 E. 93rd St., will offer 42 units of mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments with a small number of two-bedroom units. All apartments in the four-story building will have first-floor patios or upper-floor balconies. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2021/04/arpi-apartments-to-continue-houghs.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 16, 20214 yr I love seeing so much growth and investment in this neighborhood. The spillover from the Clinic, etc. is definitely a factor in it, but I don't necessarily see it as the only reason we see so much all of the sudden. I think its incredibly important to note the developers praising councilman Basheer Jones over how closely he's worked with them. TJ Dow held this area down for so long under his shakedowns and corruption. No doubt we are seeing a flood now in part from all of that pent up demand from years past. This area is a perfect case study of what competent leadership can do.
April 16, 20214 yr Love it. And very smart location by the developers---its just a few feet down from the new Case/Clinic med school---i see this bldg filling up very quickly.
May 4, 20214 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 5, 20214 yr Author Not too huge of a project, but a Victorian mansion in Hough (1856 E 89th St) is being fully restored and repurposed into 8 apartments. Units will become available June 1st. Neighboring 1848 E 89th is also being turned into apartments though I'm not sure of any details about that one. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1856-E-89th-St-Cleveland-OH-44106/2102817161_zpid/
May 6, 20214 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 21, 20214 yr Here is a site plan for the proposed expansion of and improvements to Orr Park from the May 21, 2021 Planning Commission meeting: The land for the western expansion is mostly vacant. This is the a view of the site from Lamont.
May 29, 20214 yr impressive couple.... addis view apartments developers... https://www.thelandcle.org/stories/entrepreneurs-from-ethiopia-build-addis-view-apartments-in-hough
May 29, 20214 yr ^ Really fantastic article on many levels. Good thing they were able to go against our city's zoning mandates - especially in a place like Hough that lost most of its urbanity. Cleveland is helping the project in several ways. It has given zoning variances for smaller setbacks and fewer parking spaces than normally required, since Addis View is within walking distance of many workplaces and of the HealthLine.
May 31, 20214 yr On 5/29/2021 at 9:36 AM, MuRrAy HiLL said: ^ Really fantastic article on many levels. Good thing they were able to go against our city's zoning mandates - especially in a place like Hough that lost most of its urbanity. Cleveland is helping the project in several ways. It has given zoning variances for smaller setbacks and fewer parking spaces than normally required, since Addis View is within walking distance of many workplaces and of the HealthLine. Why doesn't the city just fix its zoning code rather than rely on variances?
May 31, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, w28th said: ^Political will and millions of dollars. All the staff time to review zoning variances and hold hearing can't be cheap. That leaves political will, I suppose.
June 1, 20214 yr Inspirion Group, via its architect LDA, is seeking the second round of permits for the E. 90th Street Apartments, 1878 E 90th St. This is for new construction of a 130-unit apartment building. The application is the Permit Package 2 for Vertical Construction. Site and Foundation work is being performed under permit #B21000644. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 4, 20214 yr From the June 4, 2021 Planning Commission meeting: The Chester 75 development received final approval from the planning commission.
June 4, 20214 yr Wow, I thought that got OK months ago. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 22, 20213 yr * Cleveland.com Subscriber Exclusive * Retail development in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood to be named for famous Black entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker Eric Heisig - Cleveland.com - June 22, 2021 "The developer behind a new retail project in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood aims to inject more life into a long-distressed area while nodding to a past Black hero of the United States. The 16,000 square-foot building will sit on a one-acre piece of land at Hough Avenue and Crawford Road. Of that, a quarter of the space will go to a yet-to-be-named credit union, while the rest will be for small shops. Kareem Abdus-Salaam of the Maryland-based real estate and construction firm Structures Unlimited, which is developing the site, also said he wants to have some space be used as an incubator for startups. ... construction should finish by fall 2022 on what he said was an $80 million project." Some additional graphics from the June 18, 29021 Planning Commission Meeting: Here is a view of the lot from Crawford and Hough
June 22, 20213 yr This development (because it's retail) is, to me, one of the biggest signs that there is life being breathed into Hough, even if it's just a strip mall. Hopefully this is just the beginning of much more retail. If Hough continues to come back maybe in 40 years they'll demo this strip mall to build a 10-story mass timber apartment building. 😘
June 22, 20213 yr 1 minute ago, X said: I'm guessing $80 million is a typo- that would be a $5,000/sq ft project. You just beat me to it. I was thinking $8 million but even that seems quite a bit.
June 22, 20213 yr It puts the parking in the rear - not a bad spec considering that something much less desirable could have been built. I think we should be realistic on what to expect for such a run-down part of the city and what was there in the past (for context).
June 29, 20213 yr Here's some more good news out of Hough: When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
June 29, 20213 yr 28 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Here's some more good news out of Hough: I'm trying to find out who the developer is. It appears to be a group in Galveston, TX. BTW, if they can pull this off, it would be huge for Hough. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 30, 20213 yr Author 4 hours ago, KJP said: I'm trying to find out who the developer is. It appears to be a group in Galveston, TX. BTW, if they can pull this off, it would be huge for Hough. SLSCO purchased it in case you hadn't found it yet. They seem to do a lot of government projects and disaster emergency response stuff. They also do some private housing as well. See here for their sale homes: https://sbbtexas.com/ Also worth noting that the sale included two other large parcels: 1533 Crawford Ave and 1551 E 93rd St. Parcels ending in 40 and 11 pictured below:
June 30, 20213 yr Yeah, I'm curious to see what if anything they have planned for that parcel. I'm reaching out to them. BTW, I'm looking at their communities and they build some pretty nice stuff. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 1, 20213 yr 11 hours ago, KJP said: BTW, I'm looking at their communities and they build some pretty nice stuff. Any examples youd recommend looking up?
July 1, 20213 yr 22 minutes ago, FutureboyWonder said: Any examples youd recommend looking up? This was my favorite. It's called Studemont Heights, located west of downtown Houston. Not a fan of the fencing (why are there so many fences around housing developments in Houston??) but I love the style, brickwork, cornices and balconies. I think they would translate great here in Cleveland. Here's a streetview.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 1, 20213 yr 13 hours ago, KJP said: I think they would translate great here in Cleveland. Here's a streetview.... You're right i like their taste thanks for sharing. I did a perfunctory google search and got mostly stuff based on a border wall contract and im like.. "I dont think Ken appreciates their border wall aesthetics.."
July 1, 20213 yr I don't know, those looks like fake fronts on some sort of vinyl sided box behind. I do like the brickwork and balconies, I could do without the rest.
July 1, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, X said: I don't know, those looks like fake fronts on some sort of vinyl sided box behind. I do like the brickwork and balconies, I could do without the rest. Yea i mean its definitely not perfect but its isnt as hideous as link59 or the hilton on euclid avenue by e55th those things are monstrosities.
July 2, 20213 yr Orr Park Expansion on Lamont. Just north of the park you can see the recently acquired apartment building on Hough Avenue and the Axis on Ansel development. (7-1-21) Axis on Ansel Addis View Apartments
August 24, 20213 yr TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021 More apartments breaking ground in Hough, more coming As shovels went into the ground today for a new apartment building in the Upper Chester section of Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, the project’s partners were already looking to the future. A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for The Lumos, 1865 E. 93rd St., an $8.8 million investment in the community that will add quality housing, add more population and support the expansion of more businesses and jobs in the neighborhood. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2021/08/more-apartments-breaking-ground-in.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 25, 20213 yr It's beyond exciting to see residential developers out in front of what should be a decade of Cleveland Clinic main campus development on par with what they built in the mid-to-late aughts. And this time, it looks like the spillover will spread north into Hough and south onto Fairfax. There really couldn't be better news for University Circle or, indeed, the entire east side of Cleveland. As happy as I am to see the Circle Square high-rise going up across from Wade Lagoon and Severance Hall, it's smaller projects like these that can help with density and granularity throughout the neighborhood without many people noticing. A hundred or so people here and one hundred or so people there in dense neighborhood developments is how you actually reverse the now half-century long decline in Cleveland's urban core. More like this in Hough and Fairfax, please.
October 11, 20213 yr Mansfield Frazier, community activist, writer and winery owner, dies at 78 RIP to a true Cleveland original. Got to meet him once, he was one of the most charismatic people I've ever met.
October 11, 20213 yr ^I met him at an event at Levin College when I was a grad student there. He was approachable and friendly. My only meeting with him left me with a positive impression.
October 11, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, mu2010 said: Mansfield Frazier, community activist, writer and winery owner, dies at 78 RIP to a true Cleveland original. Got to meet him once, he was one of the most charismatic people I've ever met. I rarely agreed with him but often learned something by reading him. RIP.
October 20, 20213 yr Yesterday, I saw some people appearing to be doing surveying work on the NE corner of E 81st and Chester. Not sure what for.
October 20, 20213 yr 15 minutes ago, urb-a-saurus said: Yesterday, I saw some people appearing to be doing surveying work on the NE corner of E 81st and Chester. Not sure what for. Interesting. Marous (aka Vintage Development) owns the property. They've owned it for 15 years. I'll poke around and see if anything is cooking. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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