March 12, 200718 yr The Pittsburgh story from the link above forgot to mention that the "Bodies exhibit" was already in Cleveland. I always heard that The CMA had the second largest endowment in the U.S. The linked article above, stating $600 million was from 2003 after the endowment lost a lot of its value, but now it is supposed to be back up to the mid or upper $800 million range. I believe was traditionally close to 1 billion.
March 13, 200718 yr I don't know about the CMA having the second largest endowment. While it large, and without doing any research on the point, I would imagine the Met and Getty have larger endowments. And that is just off the top of my head. The Getty is struggling, we did some events at the getty museum and getty villa and they lost some "clout". That item is from 2003, I recall reading about the endowment in late 2005 and it being up there. I could have sworn Cleveland was number 2 in the world. I do recall that various museums around the world we're pissed at CMA's arrogance, when the museum decided to do the addition and didn't want to loan parts of the collections out to other musems. I happened to be in San Fran and they had requested to borrow some art and were denied. and seemed to be upset that they were "snubbed" by what people deem as the best museum in the country. Of course I loved every minute of it!
March 13, 200718 yr Ok, here is something from last year: "From a high of $758 million at the end of 1999, the endowment fell about 25 percent in value to $565.5 million in 2002. Rankin helped rebalance the portfolio and restructure its management. In the past four years, the endowment rebounded by growing to $770 million - despite annual withdrawals of $30 million to $35 million to buy art and keep the museum running." http://cleve.live.advance.net/entertainment/plaindealer/steven_litt/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1166003455125610.xml&coll=2&thispage=2 i'm still searching for that PD article that listed all the museum endowments.
March 13, 200718 yr Here is a website I found which lists the top ten endowments (it excludes the Getty...not clear why expect it might being suggesting that it is so far out of all the other museums league money wise that if was not fair to compare). It is as of June 2006. I find it very suspect as it can not give a figure for its number 1 (the Met although I have no doubt the Met is number 1) and it has Cleveland's endowment way too low (see above post which I believe gives correct figures for Cleveland). That said all the other estimates may also be low so it is the ranking that is most interesting. Anyway, who knows if this is accurate but for what it is worth: 1. Met (uncertain) 2. MFA-Houston (760 mil.) 3. National Gallery (600 mil.) 4. Art Inst. of Chicago (565 mil.) 5. MoMa (495 mil.) 6. Harvard Univ. Art Museum (470 mil.) 7. MFA Boston (440 mil.) 8. Cleveland (385 mil.) 9. Indianapolis Museum of Art (345 mil.) 10. Winterthur Mus. and Country Estate (330 mil.) Again I question the numbers but perhaps not the ranking. I am sure there is a more definitive list out there. the site is: artsjournal.com/man/archives200660901.shtml
March 14, 200718 yr That's strange that they have such a low figure for CMA. Do a google search and you'll see multiple places that cite CMA as having $700m +.
March 14, 200718 yr I looked at their June 30,2006 Financial Statement on their website. It didn't list an "endowment" but put its total of investments and charitable perpetual trust funds at $723 million. I am guessing that might be one way of defining an endowment. Maybe there are others.
March 14, 200718 yr Hi! My name is Michael. I am new user to this site. I love it! Can anyone tell me what is going on with Ashbury Towers?
March 14, 200718 yr Hi and welcome to the forum! :-) The Ashbury Towers project is currently stalled and in receivership - from what I understand the developers (Ameri-Con) have run into some sort of difficulty. I don't have a lot of details beyond that. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 14, 200718 yr Hi! My name is Michael. I am new user to this site. I love it! Can anyone tell me what is going on with Ashbury Towers? Welcome. :wave:
March 14, 200718 yr Here is a website I found which lists the top ten endowments (it excludes the Getty...not clear why expect it might being suggesting that it is so far out of all the other museums league money wise that if was not fair to compare). It is as of June 2006. I find it very suspect as it can not give a figure for its number 1 (the Met although I have no doubt the Met is number 1) and it has Cleveland's endowment way too low (see above post which I believe gives correct figures for Cleveland). That said all the other estimates may also be low so it is the ranking that is most interesting. Anyway, who knows if this is accurate but for what it is worth: 1. Met (uncertain) 2. MFA-Houston (760 mil.) 3. National Gallery (600 mil.) 4. Art Inst. of Chicago (565 mil.) 5. MoMa (495 mil.) 6. Harvard Univ. Art Museum (470 mil.) 7. MFA Boston (440 mil.) 8. Cleveland (385 mil.) 9. Indianapolis Museum of Art (345 mil.) 10. Winterthur Mus. and Country Estate (330 mil.) Again I question the numbers but perhaps not the ranking. I am sure there is a more definitive list out there. the site is: artsjournal.com/man/archives200660901.shtml I'm not particularly fond of these ranking games...they don't really impress anyone and sound a little desparate IMHO...but for what it's worth, a NYTimes article on line today about poor Buffalo's Albright Knox museum cites MoMa's endowment at $650MM which is less the CMA, so this list, by amount and ranking, is clearly garbage. The Met's 2006 financials show investment assets of almost $2.4B- yowza! Which makes it all the more appalling that the generous taxpayers of NYC heavily subsidize the Met's operations ($24MM last year). As if there wasn't enough private money in NYC, gimme an f'ing break. Needless to say, I don't make the suggested fully entry "donation" when I go to the Met. Anyhoo, back to Cleveland.
March 14, 200718 yr Personally I'm just ecstatic to know the CMA is in such a comfortable financial position. I agree, it's a damn shame what's happening with Albright Knox. Last I heard they were facing a revolt for even thinking about selling off some second and third tier pieces just to make ends meet. It's a fantastic museum IMO.
March 14, 200718 yr Personally I'm just ecstatic to know the CMA is in such a comfortable financial position. I agree, it's a damn shame what's happening with Albright Knox. Last I heard they were facing a revolt for even thinking about selling off some second and third tier pieces just to make ends meet. It's a fantastic museum IMO. tell that to all the preservation staff that they laid off back in 2004. (re: CMA)
March 14, 200718 yr really? geez. was it because of extended construction (not needing such a high level of service) or budgetary constraints?
March 14, 200718 yr budgetary constraints. This was right before the expansion. They laid off the very people critical to keeping their prized works in tip-top shape.
March 14, 200718 yr Yeah, those lay-offs kinda stunk. For better or for worse, most of the endowment funds are restricted (e.g., for acquisition) so things in the operating budget can still get kind of tight it would appear. Unlike some of the other cultural orgs in the city, I think the CMA board is pretty conservative about preventing deficits, which is a good thing. All in all, we're pretty lucky that the museum really does have extraordinary resources allowing it to compete with the big guys for choice acquisitions. And unlike NYC museums, it doesn't answer to the city or the mayor's social views, for its operating $.
March 14, 200718 yr Yeah, those lay-offs kinda stunk. For better or for worse, most of the endowment funds are restricted (e.g., for acquisition) so things in the operating budget can still get kind of tight it would appear. Unlike some of the other cultural orgs in the city, I think the CMA board is pretty conservative about preventing deficits, which is a good thing. All in all, we're pretty lucky that the museum really does have extraordinary resources allowing it to compete with the big guys for choice acquisitions. And unlike NYC museums, it doesn't answer to the city or the mayor's social views, for its operating $. actually I prefer to think that CMA is one of the big five and that others are competing with us! :-D
March 20, 200718 yr While not directly beneficial to Cleveland per se, it is interesting to note that The Cleveland Clinic is now expanding as far out as to the richest city in the world: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402357/index.htm "How many places can you say, 'I want world-class hospitals, universities, and museums,' and boom, the Sorbonne, Cleveland Clinic, Guggenheim, and Louvre are on the way?"
March 21, 200718 yr I'll bet the denizens of urbanabudhabi.com will be nonplussed by the suburban bunkers that the clinic builds there. or not.
March 21, 200718 yr Cleveland needs to come up with a project to get rid of all those seagulls that fly over the freeway by the sewer plant. What a great way to enter the city, car gets craped on and then you pass a run down abandon ho jo hotel. Beautiful! Deech the HoJo will be fixed up....but I take it you haven't read enough items in the forum to know that. I am new hear. what was the title for the thread talking about that? Talk about great views of both the city and the lake! -- ---------------- Never mind, I found it. thanks.
March 22, 200718 yr why doesnt the warehouse district have its own hotel. i think one would be very successful there. i havnt heard about one being included in pesht. i do remember one being planned at the end of west 6th street 4-5 years ago but financing fell through. i loved the rendition. every outta towner has a good walk or take a taxi to get there from their hotel, why not jus put one there and capitalize on all the partygoers, bachelor-bachelorette parties that go on down there. to me its a no brainer.
March 23, 200718 yr Ok I found out what is happening at the galleria. 40,000 square feet is going for dollar bank offices.They get the space on APril 1,and remodeling start after that.Now this is all a secret,only few know right now :yap:
March 23, 200718 yr Author I'll be interested to hear more about Dollar Bank going to the Galleria. As for a hotel in the Warehouse District, how much closer does the Rennaisance have to be? Or the Ritz? Or the Marriott? The Doubletree once planned for Lakeside between West 3rd and 6th wouldn't have been much closer. Only the littany of parking lots makes these an unpleasant stroll. It's not the distance. It's the scenery. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 23, 200718 yr not everyone can afford the ritz or the rennaisance and well the marriott...thats a cold walk along the lakefront during winter months....something in that neighborhood would be ideal and convenient
March 23, 200718 yr not everyone can afford the ritz or the rennaisance and well the marriott...thats a cold walk along the lakefront during winter months....something in that neighborhood would be ideal and convenient financial reasons is one thing. since when is the marriot on the lakefront?? sorry, but that is just making an excuse. I too believe there should be a branded hotel in the FEB or Pesht projects, but not for last reason you list.
March 23, 200718 yr well i dont believe outta towners can be thrilled with that jaunt...being clevelanders it might not seem so bad
March 23, 200718 yr Id like to see a JW or W or something to that effect here, especially if he wants this area to be a super destination. Maybe a more affordable place in the eastbank spot. If a new tower ever gets built on that public Square parking lot why not builg it mixed used=part hotel part office?
March 23, 200718 yr I would love to see the construction of a stand alone hotel or one incorporated into any of the future projects coming online. I personally prefer starwood properties over the marriott properties, besides Cleveland has several Marriott properties in downtown proper and no starwood properties at all.
March 23, 200718 yr I know of one company currently looking to expand it's operations from NYC into Cleveland. They are kind of a tech business but also in the medical field, so the Clinic is a draw. I'd love to see them downtown or over in UC, and I know some of their board members see it that way as well. The issue is that some of their other board members want to go closer to their own home (exurbs outside the Cuyahoga region.. where else?). I'll keep the board informed as this progresses. We're talking about 100 to 200 new jobs in the area with pretty amazing growth potential after that. Having it in Cleveland would be a huge boon for the city as well as the inner-ring suburbs.
March 23, 200718 yr I know of one company currently looking to expand it's operations from NYC into Cleveland. They are kind of a tech business but also in the medical field, so the Clinic is a draw. I'd love to see them downtown or over in UC, and I know some of their board members see it that way as well. The issue is that some of their other board members want to go closer to their own home (exurbs outside the Cuyahoga region.. where else?). I'll keep the board informed as this progresses. We're talking about 100 to 200 new jobs in the area with pretty amazing growth potential after that. Having it in Cleveland would be a huge boon for the city as well as the inner-ring suburbs. This is your second "i know of x company looking for...." post. Can you give more concrete information on this and the update us on the previous thread where you indicated a company is potentially relocating?
March 23, 200718 yr Meanwhile, over at the Terminal Tower (okay, it's a slow news day but whatever...) - another ring of scaffolding is coming off: Before... After... clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
March 23, 200718 yr ^Our very own Petronas! By the looks of the windows, it appears that the Terminal Tower was the victim of a subprime loan. :(
March 24, 200718 yr I know of one company currently looking to expand it's operations from NYC into Cleveland. They are kind of a tech business but also in the medical field, so the Clinic is a draw. I'd love to see them downtown or over in UC, and I know some of their board members see it that way as well. The issue is that some of their other board members want to go closer to their own home (exurbs outside the Cuyahoga region.. where else?). I'll keep the board informed as this progresses. We're talking about 100 to 200 new jobs in the area with pretty amazing growth potential after that. Having it in Cleveland would be a huge boon for the city as well as the inner-ring suburbs. This is your second "i know of x company looking for...." post. Can you give more concrete information on this and the update us on the previous thread where you indicated a company is potentially relocating? Yeah, I know.. kind of lame of me! Here's the deal. On the first one, I'm involved in the negotiations on the developers side. It's smaller than many of the deals being talked about here, but I think the location is important for the expansion of Ohio City and the Detroit Shoreway outside of their current focus. If everything works out, it will be close to the already mentioned David Ellison project. Details asap. On the other front, the company talking about relocating from NY has some pretty real issues to work out beyond some of the board members wanting to be close to their mcMansions. They are also getting some pretty good deals from a rival region as far as tax incentives go. Because I'm only a consultant on this one, I don't want to name regions, players etc.. OK, so that's two projects I can't give concrete details to, and I've only got like 4 posts to my name! I suck! Seriously, here's another company "x" one, there's a new bar going up on East 4th that should fill a nice little niche' between the fine dining of Lola's, the show's at HoB, the entertainment at P & F and the whatever it is people like at the bowling ally (no offense, but that's about as soul-less a place as I've seen outiside of TGIF). Anyway, the place will have a more jazz-oriented slant, but not like that $7 a seat kind we've been seeing out of the Bop Stop, more like Club Isobella's only more bar oriented than dining. Well, my2cents, if you hate me even more now I wouldn't hold it against you.. but that's what little inside dirt I can muster without burying myself.
March 24, 200718 yr ^You're fine - provide the details when you can. It's still nice to hear that good things are happening behind the scenes. As for the third tidbit, you may be talking about the Wonder Bar that has been discussed here: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2055.msg159307#msg159307
March 24, 200718 yr Yeah, I'm talking about the Wonder Bar. I hadn't seen the thread talking it up, so I didn't want to spill any beans not already on the floor. I'm friends with the owners, who are this really exciting couple from Boston by way of Miami. My brother helped convince them to come up and start a place here after they had been living in South Beach. Everyone drops their jaws when they hear that.. "You came HERE from Miami??" Well, "Yeah, this place is great." Clevelanders can be their own worst enemy when it comes to selling this town. You've got things already happening, you've got the infrastructure in place to support more, and you've got the opportunity to be part of it. Yeah, this place is great.
March 24, 200718 yr Thanks for the info, weepinwillow. All really interesting. It's a damn shame about the board issues. Hopefully they'll realize that their stockholders interests would be better served by locating closer to the clinic and other industry players. BTW, what is going on with Bop Stop? I thought it was supposed to close, but then heard it was staying open, then heard they were closing "for a few months"...??
March 24, 200718 yr Thanks for the info, weepinwillow. All really interesting. It's a damn shame about the board issues. Hopefully they'll realize that their stockholders interests would be better served by locating closer to the clinic and other industry players. BTW, what is going on with Bop Stop? I thought it was supposed to close, but then heard it was staying open, then heard they were closing "for a few months"...?? Yeah, I'm not going to sugar coat it, they want the best deal possible and have a pretty nice package in front of them in a different county. That said, I was in on a meeting with one of the board members and the city of Cleveland, and it was positive on both sides. I hope they do come to Cleveland, I think their growth potential is astronomical. * I don't know what's going on with the Bop Stop. Maybe someone else has on here can speak to that?
March 24, 200718 yr no progress in last year. Be careful before you give them a deposit. they take it and don't respond. They are still holding mine, but have not communicated with me in 9 months
March 24, 200718 yr no progress in last year. Be careful before you give them a deposit. they take it and don't respond. They are still holding mine, but have not communicated with me in 9 months I don't know if you saw this already, but it looks like you may have some pretty disreputable developers on your hands (from meet the bloggers): http://www.meetthebloggers.net/2006/09/26/upcoming-cleveland-cleveland-city-councilman-matt-zone/ Matt, I’m trying to move back to Cleveland in your Ward. I now live in Fort Myers and miss Cleveland desperately. I’m committed to urban living. I tried to purchase a home at Ashbury and had to cancel the deal because they could not deliver by the proposed closing date. This is because of the fire. Now Americon Homes does not want to return my 2K deposit even though they promised me a check by last June. I have tried calling daily, e-mails, the Ohio Attorney Generals Office, letters to the Plain Dealer, but nothing has worked. Jeff Simler, VP of sales is never available for me to talk to. I keep getting the run around. As a former constituent and hopefully a future one I’m asking a favor. Can you use your political clout to help me get my money back? I think a call from you might give me some results. I have been working with Progressive Urban Real Estate and they have told me that many of their clients are facing the same issue. I think your community should be aware of the outright theft that is happening with Americon Homes regardless of wether or not you can help me. Jeff Simler’s number is 440-247-9920. I hope you can help. I’m looking forward to coming home to my town. Comment by Jeanne Heywood — October 10, 2006 @ 6:52 pm I had same experience wuth Americonm Ashbury tOWERS IN YOUR WARD. THEY SUCKERED IN ON TAX ABATEMENT, CITY OF CLEVELAND SECOND MORTGAGE AND LOW INTEREST RATES. i PAID DEPOSIT BUT NOTHING HAPPEND . lOOKS LIKE I OST $3500 TO THEM & THIRD FEDERAL. nOW MY WIFE THINKS WE BE SAFER IN SUBURBS. cAN YOU HELP WITH DEPOSIT RETURN ? Comment by Joe Beatty — January 27, 2007 @ 11:28 am Anyone with claims against AmeriCON Homes should contact the FBI and file a criminal complaint for rackering, criminal conspiracy, fraud, etc. There are several complaints about Jeff SIMLER and Sandy KRULAK collecting deposits for homes and not building them or returning deposit money. They are scammers! If you think that is bad, check out (just one county) the Cuyahoga County Recorders site and type in Valley Ranch Estates and/or Americon Homes, there you will find thousands owed to contractors that weren’t paid. Unfortunately, I am one of them. www.CRVDRYWALL.com Comment by Curtis Van Sickle — January 29, 2007 @ 10:30 am I always wondered where the name Ameri-CON came from, and I guess now I know. In my databases, I have Sandy Krulak ([email protected])and Paul Ettorre ([email protected]) listed as contacts there. The website (http://www.ameri-conhomes.com/contactus/) makes it seem as thought they are in business as a growing, healthy concern with lots of projects available all over the region. Is this something that has been in the newspapers yet? Comment by TimFerris — February 1, 2007 @ 6:00 am Newspapers? I’ve contacted wkyc tv-3 216-344-3333, wjw fox-8 216-431-8888, and cbs 19 216-771-1943. And, I think anyone that was victimized by Sandy KRULAK, Jeff SIMMLER, or ameri-CON homes should call the local news. Moreover, the FBI telephone number for Cleveland is 216-522-1400. [email protected] www.CRVDRYWALL.com Comment by Curtis Van Sickle — February 5, 2007 @ 11:01 pm Bush goes ballistic about other countries being evil and dangerous, because they have weapons of mass destruction. But, he insists on building up even a more deadly supply of nuclear arms right here in the US. What do you think? What is he doing to us, and what is he doing to the world? If ever there was ever a time in our nation’s history that called for a change, this is it! We have lost friends and influenced no one. No wonder most of the world thinks we suck. Thanks to what george bush has done to our country during the past three years, we do!
April 1, 200718 yr From the 1/25/07 Garfield-Maple Sun: Hospital opens tower Thursday, January 25, 2007 By John Kametz Garfield-Maple Sun GARFIELD HEIGHTS Visitors to the 52-acre Marymount campus between McCracken and Granger roads will see two new facilities aimed at addressing both emergency and long-term nursing and memory care needs. This follows the grand opening last week of Marymount Hospital's new three-story, $25 million Critical Care Tower. Also dedicated by Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon in ceremonies Thursday was the $22 million, 114-suite Villa St. Joseph... hat is good," she said. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/garfieldmaplesun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1169747789227960.xml&coll=3 From the 1/24/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: PHOTO: SECURITY FENCE surrounding the Cleveland Hotel in downtown Conneaut is proof long-awaited restoration work is under way. DANIEL KRAUS / The Star Beacon Facelift for Cleveland Hotel Workers begin restoration work in Conneaut[/size] By MARK TODD Staff Writer [email protected] CONNEAUT - - Workers have begun breathing new life into one of Conneaut's showplaces. Crews this week began the extensive restoration process at the Cleveland Hotel, a circa-1900 building at State Street and Cleveland Court in the city's downtown district. Security fence has been installed around most of the building, and several loads of trash have already been hauled out by a team of 18 workers, said Don Longwell, of Lighthouse Historic Development Inc., the hotel's owner... http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_024071533 From the 1/26/07 News-Herald: Auburn to ask for bond issue Career Center to put $42.5 million issue on ballot in Lake, Geauga counties By: David W. Jones [email protected] 01/26/2007 Auburn Career Center in Concord Township plans to ask voters in Lake and Geauga counties to approve a $42.5 million bond issue on May 8. It is Auburn's first tax request since 1962 when voters in four school districts enabled it to open in 1963 as the Lake County Vocational Education District, the first in Ohio... http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17767704&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6 Architects study costs of new city hall digs Parma Sun Post, 1/25/07 City Council has authorized a second-phase study on converting a Pearl Road office building into a police station and City Hall. The city will pay RCU Architects $16,500 to analyze the feasibility and cost of renovating the Heritage Building, which formerly housed R.A. Gall Realty, into new quarters for police and city offices... Residents get first peek at brand new fire station Brooklyn Sun Journal, 1/25/07 With the new city fire station almost finished, department employees are expected to move in the second week of February. Late last week, fire trucks rolled out of the old fire station on Memphis Avenue and took their place in the new fire station down the street as part of an open house held over the weekend... Conneaut Port Authority keeps close watch on marina work Ashtabula Star Beacon, 1/23/07 A tight schedule put a $200,000 marina repair project on the fast track, Conneaut Port Authority members learned at Thursday's regular meeting. A contractor is already at work removing a 400-foot section of crumbling wall at the "lagoon," Conneaut's oldest Lake Erie marina east of the Broad Street extension. Concrete is also being poured at the site, officials have said... University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center plans more improvements Ashtabula Star Beacon, 1/22/07 The latest in a series of major facility enhancements at University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center will get underway this spring when ground is broken on the new Geneva Medical Office Building, to be located on the hospital's campus... Sheffield Twp. seeks funds for fire station Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 1/21/07 It’s been a fixture in Sheffield Township for 76 years, but the old fire station on Broadway is ready to retire from active duty, according to township trustees. The trustees are looking into getting a new fire station to replace the aging structure, which has sat at 3977 Broadway since 1931, and they’re refusing to use taxpayer money to do it...
April 2, 200718 yr From the 2/8/07 Lakewood Sun Post: Bond issue is on May ballot Thursday, February 08, 2007 By David George Lakewood Sun Post Lakewood school board members Monday unanimously endorsed placing a 2.4 mill bond issue on the May 8 ballot. If approved by voters, the $32 million the issue will raise will finance the second phase of the district's facilities program. Scheduled for the second phase are the conversion of Horace Mann and Emerson middle schools to elementary facilities and the first half of an overall remodeling effort at Lakewood High School... http://www.cleveland.com/sun/lakewoodsunpost/index.ssf?/base/news-0/117095666065260.xml&coll=3 From the 1/30/07 PD: Residents don't want condos behind church Tuesday, January 30, 2007 John Horton Plain Dealer Reporter Chardon -- The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland may sell unused land behind a Geauga County church for development, infuriating nearby homeowners, who characterize the deal as a simple money grab. Chardon officials are reviewing a builder's plan to construct 20 condominiums on diocese property behind St. Mary Church on North Street. The church's attorney, David Eardley, said sale of the property hinges on the project gaining city approval... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 1-800-962-1167 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/geauga/1170150789119120.xml&coll=2 From the 2/2/07 News-Herald: Hotel may spur growth Developers believe Comfort Suites could attract more business to stretch of Route 528 By: David W. Jones [email protected] 02/02/2007 The next growth spot on Interstate 90 in Lake County will be at the undeveloped Route 528 exit into Madison Village. It is on that one-mile stretch that the $3.5 million Comfort Suites hotel will open in August... http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17798853&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6 WORK MAY START ON NEW BRIDGE Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 2/10/07 City Council will consider on Monday the last step to get work moving on the Jackson Street bridge project. With the four ordinances, which call for spending more than $485,000, Mayor David Taylor said he will have the last bit of money needed to start over on the long-awaited project... 2-mill bond issue would build school News Sun, 2/8/07 The Olmsted Falls school board will ask its district residents to approve a 2-mill bond issue at the May 8 election. The $17 bond issue would build a new school that would handle the district's fourth- and fifth-graders. About $1 million of those funds would go toward repairs and renovations at the district's four buildings... Chardon traffic upgrades coming News-Herald, 1/30/07 Motorists who travel through Chardon can look forward to improved traffic flow in some key areas this year and next. Tri-City raises stakes News Sun, 1/25/07 After coming up short and then scrambling to gather additional signatures for its initiative petition, the Tri-City Senior Center is confident it now has enough for a May election in Berea and Brook Park. Skatepark grinds to a halt Sun Star, 1/25/07 The Dew Action Sports Tour will bring national attention to the Cleveland area next summer and focus attention on the popularity of skateboarding and other high-flying types of outdoor activities, but this city still won't have its long-promised skateboard park.
April 4, 200718 yr From the 2/15/07 Sun Herald: West Life: Study: Spruce up Lorain Road (1/24/07) Businesses like city plan to spruce up Lorain Road Thursday, February 15, 2007 By Ken Prendergast FAIRVIEW PARK Affected property owners responded positively to city plans to improve the appearance of Lorain Road from West 223rd Street to the North Olmsted line... http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sunherald/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1171561326246390.xml&coll=3 From the 2/15/07 News Sun: Medical billing firm buys 8 acres off Columbia Thursday, February 15, 2007 By Ryan McGilvray The News Sun OLMSTED FALLS A medical billing company is looking to build along Columbia Road. Quadax Inc., based in Fairview Park, wants to consolidate and expand its operations at a new facility. It also has branches in Beachwood and Westlake... http://www.cleveland.com/sun/newssun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1171562262246390.xml&coll=3 From the 2/14/07 Aurora Advocate: May vote planned on Treat rezoning February 14, 2007 by Brent Hovey Reporter Aurora -- It will be up to Aurora voters to decide if 40 acres on Treat Road should be rezoned. That's what City Council decided at its Feb. 12 meeting... E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 330-688-0088 Ext. 3115 http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/1598752 Station plans rolling Sun Star, 2/22/07 The city is expected to take the first steps toward the creation of a new police facility in early March. Mayor Tom Perciak said RFC Contracting Inc. is now nailing down the city's needs in regard to a new police station, which will then enable architects to "start coming back to us with proposals."... Sun Star: More room for police? (1/11/07) County building receives upgrade News-Herald, 2/20/07 Geauga County commissioners have approved an $862,000 contract with Hummel Construction of Ravenna for renovations to the county courthouse's third floor... End nearing for Pavilion? News Leader, 2/14/07 While city officials say the Pavilion building on Valley View Road is falling apart and it may soon be demolished, and its owner said she is seeking bids to have it razed, former resident Russ Kogler says he is trying to save the former school-turned-office facility... Council asks for legislation to give KSUA money Ashtabula Star Beacon, 2/14/07 The city may be opening it's pocketbook to support Kent State University-Ashtabula's proposed Health and Science Building... City leaders tour new Gilles-Sweet school West Life, 2/14/07 The recent cold spell has caused only minor problems in the construction of the new Gilles-Sweet Elementary school, project manager Kevin Klee of Regency Construction said...
April 4, 200718 yr From the 2/24/07 PD: Mayor backs off promise for Ward 11 rec center Polensek-Campbell talks no longer in play Saturday, February 24, 2007 Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporter A month before the 2005 election, then-Mayor Jane Campbell gave Councilman Mike Polensek and his North Collinwood neighborhood what they had wanted for years: a promise to build a recreation center in their community. Two weeks later, Polensek endorsed Campbell, in part because she delivered on the center... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-5010 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1172309779111490.xml&coll=2 From the 3/1/07 Sun Courier: Indexco aiming to build homes Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Tara Quinn The Sun Courier INDEPENDENCE Indexco will appear before the Planning Commission on Tuesday, this time requesting approval for its preliminary plan for 12 single-family homes to be built on vacant land south of the most easterly portion of East Ash Road... http://www.cleveland.com/suncourier/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1172700515230850.xml&coll=4 From the 2/26/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: News-Herald: UH buys land in Concord Twp. (2/21/07) University Hospitals buys 25 acres in Concord Star Beacon CLEVELAND - - University Hospitals announced it has acquired 25 acres of land near the Interstate 90 and Route 44 interchange, in Concord Township, and is considering possible uses for the site to serve better the needs of the rapidly growing communities in Lake and Geauga counties... http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_057121524 Geneva High construction still unfinished Ashtabula Star Beacon, 2/24/07 The new Geneva High School remains technically unfinished as contractor R.P. Carbone Company works to fix a leaky roof, buckling floors, crumbling concrete and incomplete landscaping... Private partnerships pitched for lakefront Ashtabula Star Beacon, 2/23/07 If public money is tight, private capital could be tapped to help bring tourists to Conneaut's lakefront, officials said. At a meeting Tuesday night, Port Authority members said they have been in discussions with developers about investing in a plan to place a handful of tourist cabins at the southwest corner of Conneaut Harbor... Creek area won't be a preserve Sun News, 2/22/07 A proposal to create a Chippewa Creek preservation project has sunk because it did not receive any grant money. The North Royalton school board voted last week to sell 10 acres near the creek to Zillich Homes, Inc., after learning the grant was denied... Sports complex? Look elsewhere Solon Herald Sun, 2/15/07 A plan to build a sports field complex on 36 acres at Aurora and Pettibone roads is dying quickly. Recreation Director Don Holub said the city will start looking elsewhere including city-owned Timberlake Park near Grantwood Golf Course and Solon Middle School to build ball fields... Senior housing eyed for Engle Road land News Sun, 2/15/07 Two vacant homes on Engle Road are to be razed, making way for housing with seniors in mind. The two homes at 6178 and 6170 Engle and the two adjacent lots north of the homes have been purchased by Sheldon Bloch of Fireside Builders, the same developer that built 40 new homes at the site of the former Neeley Elementary School and seven houses on Grosse Drive...
April 5, 200718 yr From the 3/8/07 Twinsburg Sun: Eminent domain steps begin Thursday, March 08, 2007 By Lena A. Ina The Twinsburg Sun TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP Trustees are starting the process for eminent domain on South Park Road. Appraisals have been ordered for the lots that line the road and beyond it all the way to state Route 91. The targeted properties include the home of the only resident remaining on South Park. BG & Sons LLC bought the others there and on North Park, East Park and Hadden roads starting in November 2004... http://www.cleveland.com/sun/twinsburgsun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1173971241161280.xml&coll=3 From the 3/7/07 News Leader: New facility could bring 300 jobs to city March 7, 2007 by Jeff Saunders Reporter Macedonia -- A 152,000-square-foot office and warehouse building to be built on Highland Road could bring several hundred jobs to the city, the developer predicts. Kevin See, development manager with Scannell Properties in Indianapolis, the project's developer, said there are no tenants lined up, but architect Ronald Bland told the city planning commission that the approximately 30,000 square feet of office space included in the building would be able to accommodate as many as 300 employees, with a smaller number to operate the warehouse... E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 440-232-4055 ext. 4105 http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/1687042 From the 3/1/07 Bedford Times-Register: Proposed housing development on hold March 1, 2007 by Emily Canning-Dean Reporter Bedford Heights --Council might rezone some land on Columbus Road from low density residential to senior residential, but members of Council say they want more details before a final decision is made... E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 440-232-4055 ext. 4110 http://www.bedfordtimesregister.com/news/article/1662481 Salvaging school's past West Geauga Sun, 3/8/07 The time for razing Russell School is fast approaching. A new $1.6 million police station will be built on the footprint of the abandoned Chillicothe Road school, but trustees are not set on what should be preserved... Resurfacing project started on Berea Road West Side Sun News, 3/1/07 The repaving of heavily traveled and pothole-strewn Berea Road mostly in Cleveland and partly in Lakewood is finally under way. The $4.9 million project was awarded to Vandra Brothers Construction Inc. Work began Monday... Madison could get state funding News-Herald, 3/1/07 Madison School District might get 70 percent state funding to rebuild or replace its buildings, as was the case with the $65 million Geneva Schools project and the $90 million Painesville City Schools project. But that depends on whether Madison Schools can get a bond issue passed in November as its backup money. It's been 17 years since the district asked for a bond issue... Property for elementary schools topic of Ashtabula Board of Education meeting Ashtabula Star Beacon, 2/23/07 Property on Wade Avenue that could house an elementary school campus was discussed at the Ashtabula Board of Education's Wednesday meeting... Ashtabula Star Beacon: Wade Avenue property a wash for elementary school campus (2/22/07) Ashtabula Star Beacon: Local builders targeted to help with new schools (2/15/07) Ashtabula Star Beacon: Planning proceeds for the new Lakeside Junior High School (1/21/07) Meditation center sought Parma Sun Post, 2/22/07 Representatives from the Global Country of World Peace presented plans last week to build a 50,000-square foot facility, including two separate 80-student private high schools for boys and girls with a curriculum based on the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation philosophy...
April 5, 200718 yr From the 3/8/07 Twinsburg Sun: Eminent domain steps begin Thursday, March 08, 2007 By Lena A. Ina The Twinsburg Sun TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP Trustees are starting the process for eminent domain on South Park Road. Appraisals have been ordered for the lots that line the road and beyond it all the way to state Route 91. The targeted properties include the home of the only resident remaining on South Park. BG & Sons LLC bought the others there and on North Park, East Park and Hadden roads starting in November 2004. Dr. Bahman Guyuron, a Lyndhurst-based plastic surgeon, bought nearly 90 acres with the initial intent to build medical offices mixed with retail. Ha, I know his son.
April 6, 200718 yr THIS WILL HURT THE AVENUE DISTRICT ... Aiding strip club move part of helping homeless Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporter Cleveland taxpayers are likely to pay to find a new home for a strip club. City officials said Tuesday they are proposing to move the "Stage 2" club as part of a plan to convert a motel at 1550 Superior Ave. into transitional quarters for homeless men who are working... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-5010
April 6, 200718 yr Why would it hurt the avenue district? In many cities, there are mixed categories of businesses near residential developments. Why plant the seed of negativity with no solid proof this will actually hurt the avenue district.
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