5 minutes ago, Silent Matt said:

Yeah well when I went to fly I was blocked and it said I was in Class A airspace because of Burke.

Burke is a Class D.  But I fly real planes not drones, so not sure maybe there is some other terminology for drone pilots?   It would seem to add confusion so not sure why the FAA would do that?    

 

At any rate--cool pics! 

 

2 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

Burke is a Class D.  But I fly real planes not drones, so not sure maybe there is some other terminology for drone pilots?   It would seem to add confusion so not sure why the FAA would do that?    

 

At any rate--cool pics! 

 

Yeah I dunno it scared the crap out of me. That’s BADASS you fly planes!

Fahrenheit moving to 55 Public Square. Great news for both entities. (Sorry for your loss, Tremont, but I’m sure you’ll get something else interesting in that space.) Crossposted in restaurant thread. 
 

 

6 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

Fahrenheit moving to 55 Public Square. Great news for both entities. (Sorry for your loss, Tremont, but I’m sure you’ll get something else interesting in that space.) Crossposted in restaurant thread. 
 

 

Oh, I should have kept scrolling. Looks like Michelle Jarboe actually had the scoop.

 

 

 

This will be a prime location once Sherwin Williams Headquarters is built. 

1 hour ago, freefourur said:

This will be a prime location once Sherwin Williams Headquarters is built. 

Totally.  Smart business move by Rocco.   

 

Sherwin Williams should also be doing a rooftop bar event/space on their paint museum....but they will probably miss the boat.  

On 8/15/2021 at 9:36 AM, Agreene said:

Before you fly the app should ask you a few questions you just check off. Should give you permission to fly then. Because of Burke Airport you unfortunately can’t fly basically anywhere from the railroad tracks and north. 

 

Not entirely accurate. I fly frequently around airports for various reasons that have nothing to do with the airports or the planes themselves, and it boils down to this:

• You can apply for authorization through your phone app. If you use DJI's apps, you can do this automatically by providing your name and phone number. I've never been denied authorization.
• You can fly near airports but limitations increase the closer to the facility and/or runways you are. For instance, I am able to get pretty close to Yeager International in Charleston, WV because the runways are pretty high up. The are height limits in the vicinity of the runway ramps but it's enough that I can get 300 feet in elevation for aerials. I can also get atop the capitol building if I wanted to without an issue. These height limits can vary greatly.
• Many small airfields won't have restrictions built in - but you will need to know at least where they are at. I unknowingly flew pretty close to a grass airfield that I didn't have marked one evening and had to pull down because of a plane that was just sputtering about.

There are other considerations that can be covered in your Section 107 training but you can get amazing downtown Cleveland shots with a drone very easy. Think about this: you typically aren't going higher than the skyscraper (although you can if you consider the height limit + surface rule), and planes will be far higher in the sky by the time they even get near that. Burke's runways go E-W; the skyscrapers are south of that. And you can fly north of the tracks - but there are restrictions on height the closer to the runway you get. Eventually, you won't be able to fly at all because of the runway but it's a pretty defined area.

 

There are also apps that you can use to communicate with other drone pilots but -no one- I've worked with have used any of them - personally and professionally.

Edited August 29, 20213 yr by seicer

14 hours ago, Cleburger said:

Totally.  Smart business move by Rocco.   

 

Sherwin Williams should also be doing a rooftop bar event/space on their paint museum....but they will probably miss the boat.  

 

 

ha yeah — hear, hear to that!

 

but smoov move by chef rocco. he jumped on that one, very wise. and thats gotta be very exciting for him and his crew. 

Crain’s is reporting K&D has closed on financing for 55 Public Sq renovations. 

55 Public Square's remake lands more than $85 million in financing

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/55-public-squares-remake-lands-more-85-million-financing

 

 

1 hour ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

Crain’s is reporting K&D has closed on financing for 55 Public Sq renovations. 

55 Public Square's remake lands more than $85 million in financing

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/55-public-squares-remake-lands-more-85-million-financing

 

 

 

Interesting 3 out of the 3 banks that provided the funding are all from Pittsburgh.

 

"The largest loan is for $60 million from Pittsburgh-based First National Bank of Pennsylvania, which has its regional office in the building. The second-largest is an $11 million investment in state and federal tax credits from PNC Bank of Pittsburgh. However, since state and federal tax credits are funded only after a historic project is completed and passes preservation muster, the 55 Public Square project was advanced those funds with an $8.8 million temporary loan from Tristate Capital Bank of Pittsburgh that was recorded at this time. The financial package also includes a $5 million government investment from the Ohio Water Development Authority, which funds such economic development projects."

The building reno for the future Fahrenheit spot is on this week's design review agenda.

Looks like they're going to remove the front entry "solarium" and all those ugly awnings too, adding new windows and facade treatments.

 

This will make such a huge difference! Can't wait to see what the eventual plaza / outdoor dining space will look like too.

 

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A9fe6d24d-6e4e-4332-b768-f0c11d907fb2#pageNum=13 

 

 

that new design needs a lot of work - I am glad City planning didn't approve it

Cleveland Construction Begins Historic Renovation of 55 Public Square in Downtown Cleveland

https://www.clevelandconstruction.com/about-us/current-news/post/55-public-square-cleveland-historic-renovation/

i mean, anything will be a vast improvement, but is this render current for the restaurant?

looks good -- including the entrance -- and that they are keeping the windows in the jet-age style.

 

This could be a very chic building.  Interested in seeing the floor plans and views. 

Work has started on 55 Public Square. Up close this building is in rough shape. It will be interesting to see what K&D does here!

16 hours ago, mrclifton88 said:

Work has started on 55 Public Square. Up close this building is in rough shape. It will be interesting to see what K&D does here!

 

Dang, looks like they did a great job on the brickwork next door! Here's to having a fully occupied PS in the very near future!

Building permit application submitted for the renovation of an existing tenant at 55 PS for PS Lifestyle https://www.salonps.com/

 

Renovation is for 4,920 square feet of space. No dollar amount shown. Work is to be done by a downtown resident who runs Evolution Construction.

^never heard of that business before; its great that they are in 55 Public Square and inDowntown in general. It shows the elderly are still coming downtown for things!

 

Snapped this from my apartment. I couldn't tell if the windows are temporarily removed or if the reflective glass is being replaced, but there definitely appears to be a decent amount of renovation going on in there!

^The windows are broken because the place is leased out as a practice ground for stuntmen 

I don't believe they are replacing the windows, but removing the reflective coating (which was coming off of several windows) and resealing them. 

This building will look completely different, and bettter with clear glass!

15 hours ago, marty15 said:

This building will look completely different, and bettter with clear glass!

 

A college friend of mine is an architect, and I always remember him casually saying "clear glass is our way of telling the world, 'this building is breathing'"

Bit torn by this. I totally get how removing the reflective film will change the look of the building to be more inviting. On the other hand though, the reflective glass is very much in keeping with the International style and I do like it. Also, IIRC the renovation is intended to be sympathetic with the original era. 

I might be wrong but I believe that reflective coating was added sometime later. If you look at older pictures of the building when it was new it looks like the glass was see through. 

I guess this means we will no longer see the reflection of Terminal Tower.

Edited March 29, 20223 yr by LibertyBlvd

No, but we'll see it in the new SHW HQ. 

The silly 2-story building SW is proposing will allow that view to remain I'd assume.

I'm also sort of torn, on one hand, this building will look much better without the reflective coating. On the other, if I were a tenant, I'd much prefer the reflective coating on the floor to ceiling windows. All the benefits of windows, with none of the downsides. 

1 hour ago, mrclifton88 said:

I might be wrong but I believe that reflective coating was added sometime later. If you look at older pictures of the building when it was new it looks like the glass was see through. 

Yep.  It should be clear.  I believe reflective glass films weren't commercialized until the late 60s and reflective glass coatings until the late 70s -- the back-end of the (non-revivalist) international style.

Edited March 29, 20223 yr by gruver

 

 

Edited April 2, 20223 yr by Agreene

Clear glass is cool on its surface, but in practice I fear that the look will be ruined by curtains most of the year. So many of these big clear glass windowed apartment buildings end up looking uninviting and disconnected once people lower their curtains. It might look cool upon completion, but this building is going to be occupied and people want their privacy. 

23 minutes ago, clandman1123 said:

Clear glass is cool on its surface, but in practice I fear that the look will be ruined by curtains most of the year. So many of these big clear glass windowed apartment buildings end up looking uninviting and disconnected once people lower their curtains. It might look cool upon completion, but this building is going to be occupied and people want their privacy. 

I was visiting a friend in the Keith Building, and over her shoulder saw a guy in the Lumen getting dressed -- not everyone cares or knows that you can see through their windows!

^and that is why New York City has the most telescopes per capita.

3 hours ago, originaljbw said:

^and that is why New York City has the most telescopes per capita.

Years ago I lived in the Chesterfield at 12th/Chester.  My apartment looked into the Doubletree hotel on the Chester end of Reserve Square.   These rooms, for some reason, were favored by bachelor and bachelorette parties.   Boy do I have some stories....

On 3/29/2022 at 12:58 PM, clandman1123 said:

Clear glass is cool on its surface, but in practice I fear that the look will be ruined by curtains most of the year. So many of these big clear glass windowed apartment buildings end up looking uninviting and disconnected once people lower their curtains. It might look cool upon completion, but this building is going to be occupied and people want their privacy. 

 

I think even with curtains closed nighttime is going to look great. Part of the reason you can see TT from the bldg is because there's never any lights on in there. 

 

 

I haven’t remembered to look in awhile; have they started construction yet on the restaurant at the base of the building? Is that still happening?


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^ No (as far as you can tell from the exterior) and yes. 

16 hours ago, GREGinPARMA said:

I haven’t remembered to look in awhile; have they started construction yet on the restaurant at the base of the building? Is that still happening?


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Hopefully I’m wrong, but I would bet that this won’t be rushed…they will likely try to time as close as possible with the move-in to the big building next door.

7 hours ago, ragarcia said:

Hopefully I’m wrong, but I would bet that this won’t be rushed…they will likely try to time as close as possible with the move-in to the big building next door.

You see them dragging this out another 2-3 years? They’re moving fast already.

It will not be 2-3 yrs.  Talked with some staff at Fahrenheit, they were thinking fall or by the end of the year.

3 hours ago, sooner said:

It will not be 2-3 yrs.  Talked with some staff at Fahrenheit, they were thinking fall or by the end of the year.

your username is apt for the statement haha

 

Work’s continuing to move along!

Interesting that Johnny Q 's had fake brick over real brick.

4 hours ago, urbanetics_ said:

Work’s continuing to move along!

Amazing how one properly positioned public retail space can change the feel of a high rise. Wink wink SHW