October 26, 20213 yr Chester Avenue becoming apartment row By Ken Prendergast / October 25, 2021 As long as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and other local eds-and-meds employers keep adding jobs, new housing is going to keep getting added to nearby neighborhoods. Hough is one of those neighborhoods, and Chester Avenue is the street that is attracting much of the investment. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/10/25/chester-avenue-becoming-apartment-row/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 26, 20213 yr Speaking of housing in the area, I was at the Case Dental School the other day and upon leaving I stumbled across this lovely little Newton Street tucked in behind the apartments on the north side of Chester. What a hidden gem!
October 26, 20213 yr Yep, Newton is a designated historic district. Ranks up there with West 31st Place in Ohio City, IMHO. Anyway, keep an eye on the Marous property. If Chester75 is a guide, we're probably looking at a 100-110 unit apartment building or many dozens of townhomes for that site. Or possibly a mix? What do all of you think is being planned? Does the property acquisition from this past summer, creating an irregularly shaped site, give any insight? I think it suggests townhomes, at least on the East 82nd side. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 27, 20213 yr Townhouse, apartment project announced near University Circle By Ken Prendergast / October 27, 2021 More Eds-and-Meds jobs in and near University Circle means more housing in the same areas. The latest proposed housing development is Park Lamont on Lamont Avenue at East 97th Street. It offers a unique mix of townhomes and apartments in the same project, and in the same phase. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/10/27/townhouse-apartment-project-announced-near-university-circle/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 28, 20213 yr Years ago when the massive plan for "Upper Chester" was released, I didn't think we'd ever see it come to fruition. With all of the projects now under construction or planned now, it sure looks like it will
October 28, 20213 yr They need to get these projects approved quickly in case TJ Dow gets elected again.
October 28, 20213 yr 9 minutes ago, freefourur said: They need to get these projects approved quickly in case TJ Dow gets elected again. From what I hear, TJ Dow is supportive as a candidate. I don't know if he would support it as a councilman. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 28, 20213 yr Yes, T. J. was certainly "difficult" as a sitting councilman. Returning him to office would not a positive move for Cleveland lMO.
November 2, 20213 yr African-American Museum funding for renovation falls short, depends on volunteers for repairs Kevin Smith - Cleveland Business Journal - Nov. 2, 2021 "The African-American Museum in Cleveland is depending on volunteers to finish its current slate of renovations in the historic Treasure House building at 1765 Crawford Road. The museum had planned to raise $5 million for the renovations, which started in 2016, but Executive Director Frances Caldwell says they are far short of that goal and now depend on volunteers. The project is about 20% complete, and a projected end date hasn't been set. ... While the museum is looking at its second grant for $150,000 from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to complete the renovations to reopen the museum, much more is needed before realizing the full $5 million project, which will transform the current parking lot into an atrium and add a small theatre to the back of the building, along with an elevator."
November 4, 20213 yr This museum deserves so much better. Financial investments are great, but so much more needs to be done.
November 4, 20213 yr 5 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: This museum deserves so much better. Financial investments are great, but so much more needs to be done. Elaborate. Where are needs not being met?
November 30, 20213 yr Fundraiser for preserving 8 of the houses on Newton Ave: https://m.facebook.com/clevelandrestoration/photos/a.167865749893058/4941666742512911/?type=3&source=57
December 4, 20213 yr Hough tower to be redeveloped, expanded in $34M project By Ken Prendergast / December 4, 2021 A major project to redevelop a vacant and blighted 10-story building, as well as to construct a large community center on Hough Avenue on Cleveland’s East Side was revealed by a city official at today’s City Planning Commission meeting. The development is one of many planned or underway in the Hough neighborhood which had long been a poster-child for urban decay in Cleveland. https://neo-trans.blog/2021/12/04/hough-tower-to-be-redeveloped-expanded-in-34m-project/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20223 yr League Park mixed-use development planned By Ken Prendergast / January 5, 2022 A $5.5 million mixed-use development in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood aims to capitalize on one of the neighborhood’s assets to restore some of the vibrancy it lost decades ago. It is building off of other developments that are underway and planned that promise to turn this recovering neighborhood into a stronger community. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/01/05/league-park-mixed-use-development-planned/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20223 yr Beautiful! Really love seeing these small storefronts with apartments above, just like in the old days. Bring back the missing middle!
January 6, 20223 yr Yeah, I almost sent out a bomb-drop graphic when I saw the renders. But I realized not everyone is as stoked as me in seeing Hough attract this kind of investment. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 6, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, KJP said: Yeah, I almost sent out a bomb-drop graphic when I saw the renders. But I realized not everyone is as stoked as me in seeing Hough attract this kind of investment. I am. As an East SIde resident I love seeing the re-investment. DROP THOSE BOMBS
January 6, 20223 yr 12 hours ago, KJP said: League Park mixed-use development planned By Ken Prendergast / January 5, 2022 A $5.5 million mixed-use development in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood aims to capitalize on one of the neighborhood’s assets to restore some of the vibrancy it lost decades ago. It is building off of other developments that are underway and planned that promise to turn this recovering neighborhood into a stronger community. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/01/05/league-park-mixed-use-development-planned/ Love it! And I love that the neighborhood is attracting greater investment. In my view Hough has some of the most interesting historic architecture of any neighborhood in the city, which says a lot for what's been lost. 2020 will be the last year that will show the neighborhood losing population, ga-ron-teed.
January 6, 20223 yr This is really fantastic development type! More of this all over the city please. The only bummer is that once this is completed, we have the terrible suburban style homes stopping any progress northward. It is going to be such a stark difference as the neighborhood recovers. Hopefully property values and desirability of the neighborhood improve enough to justify purchasing and demolishing some of those homes for more traditional development styles. Everyone has a price....
January 7, 20223 yr Cleveland Planning Commission OKs plans for Baseball Heritage Museum expansion, retail "A three-building project in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood will give the Baseball Heritage Museum more leg room and bring small-scale retail to East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue. The Cleveland City Planning Commission gave an early thumbs-up to the development on Friday, Jan. 7. Members of the project team described the plans as very conceptual — and contingent on the acquisition of three vacant parcels owned by the city's land bank. The $5.5 million deal is being shepherded by the nonprofit museum; attorney Cassandra Manna; Ozanne Construction Co. Inc. of Cleveland; and Signet Real Estate Group, an Akron-based developer that is active in Hough and Midtown. Plans drawn up by City Architecture show 27,000 square feet of buildings west of League Park, the museum's longtime home...." https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/cleveland-planning-commission-oks-plans-baseball-heritage-museum-expansion-retail
January 18, 20223 yr A miracle on East 86th Street? After repeated building violations and complaints by neighbors, a vacant and vandalized apartment building at 1579 E. 86th St. was acquired by O-G Investment LLC which intends to renovate the building, according to a building permit application filed with the city. The buyer, based out of a used-car dealership Guru Auto Sales in Miramar, Fla. near Fort Lauderdale, proposes to turn the century-old, six-unit apartment building into a 12-unit building. No dollar amount for the renovations was publicly listed. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/01/18/seeds-sprouts-xxi-sweeties-candy-miraculous-86th-scholar-house/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 18, 20223 yr ^That's a handsome apartment building; I hope they prove my gut instincts wrong in not believing they will bring the property back up to code in the near future and will instead try to flip again. All of their titled properties are in harder hit areas- I might go by and have a look at some of them just to see what their inventory actually looks like in person.
January 18, 20223 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 20, 20223 yr Geis doubling its development activity in Hough By Ken Prendergast / January 20, 2022 With development activity increasing in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, one of Greater Cleveland’s largest real estate developers is doubling down on its bet that this community has a bright future. It’s a sharp change in fortune for a neighborhood that investors and developers had avoided for decades. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/01/20/geis-doubling-its-development-activity-in-hough/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 20, 20223 yr I love to see this investment coming to Hough- and in the form of smaller, hunan-scale apartment buildings, no less! The southeast corner of the neighborhood is really going to change over the next couple decades. The only slight downer is that looking at all these developments, we're still only talking about a quarter to a fifth of Hough seeing this level of investment. It just goes to show the scale of redevelopment needed to bring a substantial portion of our city back to full strength. It's going to be a generational task.
January 21, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, KJP said: Geis doubling its development activity in Hough By Ken Prendergast / January 20, 2022 With development activity increasing in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, one of Greater Cleveland’s largest real estate developers is doubling down on its bet that this community has a bright future. It’s a sharp change in fortune for a neighborhood that investors and developers had avoided for decades. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2022/01/20/geis-doubling-its-development-activity-in-hough/ Great news but OMG the posts on your Facebook page. I can't believe how negative people can be!
January 21, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, Cleburger said: Great news but OMG the posts on your Facebook page. I can't believe how negative people can be! Care to share for those of us without Facebook? I’m in a salty mood and nothing helps me wallow like some good nimby slime.
January 21, 20223 yr That's not my Facebook page. Mine is the NEO-trans.blog page. I'll bet you're referring to the Cleveland Architectural page which has some truly venomous people on it. But let's not get distracted by people who enjoy being clogged social toilets. Keep looking for the next Hough development story. There's more cool stuff coming!!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 21, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, KJP said: That's not my Facebook page. Mine is the NEO-trans.blog page. I'll bet you're referring to the Cleveland Architectural page which has some truly venomous people on it. But let's not get distracted by people who enjoy being clogged social toilets. Keep looking for the next Hough development story. There's more cool stuff coming!!! Hell, I'm on that page and I probably qualify as one of the moderates.
January 21, 20223 yr I like that page due to the history and architecture. But half of the people on it are just miserable.
January 21, 20223 yr i am so glad to see older cleveland style apt buildings like that get renovated instead of torn down. that keeps the character of the city. of course all the new urban style mix is great to see too.
January 21, 20223 yr So with all the new units added to Hough--say new stuff like Axis and bldgs at Chester and 101 already complete and the new projects like Addis View and the one @KJPjust announced, how many new units will Hough have, say in 2024 vs 2019? At its population peak Hough had 60 or 70k people I think; though the housing condition was poor, so that wasn't considered a good number. But if the housing conditions are good and there are amenities in the neighborhood including places to shop and eat, Hough could certain be home to at least 40-50k people.
January 21, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, Pugu said: So with all the new units added to Hough--say new stuff like Axis and bldgs at Chester and 101 already complete and the new projects like Addis View and the one @KJPjust announced, how many new units will Hough have, say in 2024 vs 2019? At its population peak Hough had 60 or 70k people I think; though the housing condition was poor, so that wasn't considered a good number. But if the housing conditions are good and there are amenities in the neighborhood including places to shop and eat, Hough could certain be home to at least 40-50k people. There's something so miraculous about infill. It's like stepping into the TARDIS and saying "it's bigger on the inside." No need to expand city bounds. No need to build on farmland or virgin forest (not that such a thing really exists here, but that's a longer discussion). No need to build brand new supporting infrastructure. It's as if there's this invisible land within the city, and suddenly it's not invisible anymore, but now there's something there.
January 21, 20223 yr 42 minutes ago, LlamaLawyer said: There's something so miraculous about infill. It's like stepping into the TARDIS and saying "it's bigger on the inside." No need to expand city bounds. No need to build on farmland or virgin forest (not that such a thing really exists here, but that's a longer discussion). No need to build brand new supporting infrastructure. It's as if there's this invisible land within the city, and suddenly it's not invisible anymore, but now there's something there. How many city blocks is hough? I would figure each city block could easily house an average of 500 housing units of comfortable living. Edit: it appears an "Average" block can hold around 70 housing units of single family housing with current zoning. Edited January 21, 20223 yr by KFM44107
January 21, 20223 yr 43 minutes ago, KFM44107 said: How many city blocks is hough? I would figure each city block could easily house an average of 500 housing units of comfortable living. Edit: it appears an "Average" block can hold around 70 housing units of single family housing with current zoning. It's 2 square miles. It's crazy that it used to have 70,000 people.
January 21, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, LlamaLawyer said: It's 2 square miles. It's crazy that it used to have 70,000 people. A few examples of Hough density pre riots can be seen here: https://publishohio.com/east-side/ The recent change to actual multi-story density, getting zoning exemptions, compared to the mcmansion infill that happened ... is absolutely incredible. Looking forward to KJPs upcoming news stories. Edited January 21, 20223 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
January 26, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, freethink said: This hurt to watch. So many irreplaceable buildings lost.
January 30, 20223 yr Progress on Geis' project on 90th as well as progress on Addis ViewSent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk
February 11, 20223 yr On 10/27/2021 at 6:35 PM, KJP said: Townhouse, apartment project announced near University Circle By Ken Prendergast / October 27, 2021 More Eds-and-Meds jobs in and near University Circle means more housing in the same areas. The latest proposed housing development is Park Lamont on Lamont Avenue at East 97th Street. It offers a unique mix of townhomes and apartments in the same project, and in the same phase. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/10/27/townhouse-apartment-project-announced-near-university-circle/ Construction permit applications submitted for this project, specifically for five townhomes buildings on one site, plus one seven-unit, two four-unit and two six-unit townhome buildings. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 19, 20223 yr nice article about hough development... https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/02/with-up-to-700-million-flowing-into-hough-a-redlined-cleveland-neighborhood-is-poised-for-uplift-black-history-month.html
February 19, 20223 yr ^Really is a well done article. I know I give Cleveland.com a hard time for its reporting but this clearly took some time to put together and was very informative, It should be especially enlightening for people who are not Urban Ohio nerds, Edited February 19, 20223 yr by Htsguy
February 23, 20223 yr Orr Park Expansion (2-22-22) Some stakes in the ground at the Park Lamont townhome development along Woodward The Lumos apartment building Addis View Apartments Phase 1 and 2 Cleveland African American Museum's ongoing renovation of the Treasure House Building
February 23, 20223 yr I go out of country for a short time and it feels like I've missed a lot! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 20223 yr ^ Was just thinking the same thing. I said it about the Signet development and I'll say it for these too - It's like I blinked and suddenly we have all these new buildings up.
March 22, 20223 yr Glad Addis View was able to save that mature tree in front of it. Really adds to the street presence of the building. "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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