January 23, 201213 yr It still has the the signage up at the place in Tower Cuty but wasn't open when I was there mid afternoon on Friday.
January 25, 201213 yr Author I post this not because I'm interested in it, but because someone, somewhere might be interested...... High-end Apartments Coming to Beachwood 23 Jan 2012, 3:14 pm By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor Hundreds of new apartments may come to the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood in the near future. Two property developers have already made plans. Apartment developer and operator Goldberg Cos. plans to redevelop a site across the street from Beachwood Place Mall to add a fourth building to its luxury Four Seasons I, II and III apartments at 26600 George Zeiger Drive. The rent for a three-bedroom unit in the luxury complex is $3,000 a month. If the city of Beachwood approves the plan, Goldberg will start work on a four-story building with 132 units adjoining Four Seasons III. The fourth building in the luxury complex will be constructed on a site that has been left unused since the late 1980s. READ MORE AT: http://www.multihousingnews.com/city-pages/cleveland/cleveland-archive "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 27, 201213 yr I post this not because I'm interested in it, but because someone, somewhere might be interested...... High-end Apartments Coming to Beachwood 23 Jan 2012, 3:14 pm By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor Hundreds of new apartments may come to the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood in the near future. Two property developers have already made plans. Apartment developer and operator Goldberg Cos. plans to redevelop a site across the street from Beachwood Place Mall to add a fourth building to its luxury Four Seasons I, II and III apartments at 26600 George Zeiger Drive. The rent for a three-bedroom unit in the luxury complex is $3,000 a month. If the city of Beachwood approves the plan, Goldberg will start work on a four-story building with 132 units adjoining Four Seasons III. The fourth building in the luxury complex will be constructed on a site that has been left unused since the late 1980s. READ MORE AT: http://www.multihousingnews.com/city-pages/cleveland/cleveland-archive He He He. They made a funny. They said "Luxury"!
January 28, 201213 yr Does anyone have any information on the status of the hillside stabilization plans for the slopes of the Irishtown Bend? Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative sponsored a design competition back in 2007 which proposed an interesting plan: https://clevelanddesigncity.wordpress.com/2007-cleveland-design-competition-awards/ I just came across this link on Concordia University’s bluff stabilization plan in Mequon, Wisconsin. Although there are obvious differences (e.g, lake bluff erosion on Lake Michigan vs. river slope erosion on the Cuyahoga), the underlying design objectives appear comparable. In addition, the cost of the project ($10 million) seems significantly lower than the amounts that were estimated for the slope stabilization most recently in August 2011 ($50 - $80 million, per Plain Dealer article). Based on the portfolio of projects listed, it appears that this firm has experience with a number of urban redevelopment projects (e.g., the Detroit Riverfront redevelopment). http://www.jjr-us.com/index.aspx?id=1081§ion=34
January 28, 201213 yr Author An article about the problem, which exists on both sides of the river, is here: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/08/clevelands_collapsing_irishtow_1.html Perhaps there needs to be a large-scale failure with the appropriate media hyberbole about a building or maybe even an entire hillside collapsing into the Cuyahoga River before action is taken locally or nationally. Seems that's the Cuyahoga River purpose in America -- part cautionary tale, part public conscious. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 3, 201213 yr I heard from a pretty solid source that someone is going to take up 11 floors of the former Huntington Building. I have no idea who this could be. It's too soon for the county to make a decision. It could be CMSD as I know that they already whittled down their prospective new location. This is all I know.
February 3, 201213 yr Eleven floors in the Huntington Building is a HUGE space need. I think when Jones Day and Squires were in the building and they were the two largest law firms in Cleveland they both only had about 2 and a half floors.
February 3, 201213 yr The source could be wrong. I thought that was a huge amount as well. He did also say that each floor was 60,000 sf. Maybe the county is farther along than we thought. If they consolidate a lot of their disparate offices, it would add up.
February 3, 201213 yr I, for one, don't think the county should take up part of a building. It should have its own building for its own sake and the sake of the tenants who would inevitably be inconvenienced and/or driven away. JMO. That said.... if the county was going to take over the Huntington Bldg in its entirety, I'm all for it.
February 3, 201213 yr Author I was told there have been conversations between GCRTA and the county about having the county put its consolidated offices on top of the West Side Transit Center. That would be on the eastern end of it. The apartment building is still proposed to be on top of the west end of the center. These conversations may be moved to county, school board or another thread depending on who is actually doing the moving.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 201213 yr Author Musky said the Guv is coming to Euclid on Wednesday for a big announcement. I think it's going to be Kenersys, which hasn't yet announced where it would establish its North American manufacturing facilities.... http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,25875.msg601480.html#msg601480 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 201213 yr I was told there have been conversations between GCRTA and the county about having the county put its consolidated offices on top of the West Side Transit Center. That would be on the eastern end of it. The apartment building is still proposed to be on top of the west end of the center. These conversations may be moved to county, school board or another thread depending on who is actually doing the moving.... That's interesting because at the West Side Transit Center meeting I went to, we were told the office tower at West 3rd and Superior was being nixed because it added "too much density" to the project. (I know some people on this board were upset about that comment but I took it as "We think that's too much square footage to actually fill and make this a reality" rather than "We don't want that many people in our neighborhood) I think that would be a great spot for consolidated county headquarters. Offices at West 3rd and Superior, residential at West 6th and Superior, transit center on the ground level with retail around the perimeter. Yes, please!
February 7, 201213 yr ^so if that was the rationale, if the county did want to fill an office building it would seem to nix that concern.
February 10, 201213 yr Cleveland 2030 to Foster Energy Efficiency in Downtown Building District By Eric Hamilton, Staff Reporter Published: Thursday, February 9, 2012 Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012 02:02 Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of the building sector, is working with the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects to bring a new eye to downtown building projects. In order to reduce the energy consumption of new and existing buildings, the Cleveland 2030 District will bring together architects and property owners in Cleveland to meet new efficiency goals aimed at promoting a healthy building sector and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Cleveland 2030 District will be the second such area in the country, following the recent success of the Seattle 2030 District, which has brought together property owners, businesses, and utility companies to work toward a reduction in energy consumption. The Cleveland 2030 District does not yet have distinct boundaries, but the group will soon begin recruiting founding members to commit to the district goals. Case Western Reserve University may play a role in Cleveland 2030 in the future, as the group intends to make University Circle a Cleveland 2030 District. "We have identified University Circle as a possible future 2030 District, so in that instance we would hope CWRU would sign on as a founding member," Reidy said. http://www.cwruobserver.com/news/cleveland-2030-to-foster-energy-efficiency-in-downtown-building-district-1.2775003#.TzVMLvmUVoE
February 17, 201213 yr New Brandywine Ski Resort Base Lodge Peak Resorts has announced its plan to build a new 48,000 square foot main base lodge at Brandywine Ski Resort. The new lodge is estimated to be a capital investment of upwards of $5 million which will replace three existing buildings resulting in all skier services being combined in one convenient location. Full Article with renderings: http://bmbw.com/new-lodge.html
February 17, 201213 yr It's nice to see that somewhere, an architect is still putting their 386 to good use.
February 17, 201213 yr that might be the ugliest rendering I have seen in my entire life I also love how giant the bridge over their little creek is. It's a ski resort that barely acknowledges that they should be putting money back into their product. I'm actually impressed it wasn't made out of Lincoln Logs.
February 17, 201213 yr that might be the ugliest rendering I have seen in my entire life I didn't know any architecture firms that would actually release such an infantile-looking graphic. It looks like it was made with some early 1990s-era graphic design software.
February 17, 201213 yr Author After all the critiques, I finally had to look at it and see it for myself. And, yep, you're right. It's pretty elementary! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 17, 201213 yr It's going to be a steel-building construction. Must be one of those discount builders that advertise on daytime TV and talk radio!
February 17, 201213 yr that might be the ugliest rendering I have seen in my entire life I didn't know any architecture firms that would actually release such an infantile-looking graphic. It looks like it was made with some early 1990s-era graphic design software. I'm actually not sure that an actual architecture firm released that design. They have been talking about redoing the lodge there for a while. Mostly because the existing buildings are not on stable footing. I actually would not be surprised to find out that they had one of their teenagers working there put this together.
February 17, 201213 yr New Brandywine Ski Resort Base Lodge Peak Resorts has announced its plan to build a new 48,000 square foot main base lodge at Brandywine Ski Resort. The new lodge is estimated to be a capital investment of upwards of $5 million which will replace three existing buildings resulting in all skier services being combined in one convenient location. Full Article with renderings: http://bmbw.com/new-lodge.html Aerial view of Castle Wolfenstein..
February 18, 201213 yr I didn't see anywhere else to put this and its pretty significant so... Rock Hall launches plans for Cleveland Walk of Fame, to be unveiled during Induction Week this year Cleveland, Ohio -- Cleveland is getting into the touristy walk of fame business, courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. On Friday, Rock Hall President and CEO Terry Stewart won the unanimous endorsement of the Cleveland Planning Commission for a Cleveland Walk of Fame that eventually will see the names of every Rock Hall inductee emblazoned on bronze plaques set into sidewalks around downtown. The plan is for everything to be in place for the first 17 plaques -- honoring the Class of 2012 -- to be unveiled at a press conference outside Public Hall on Wednesday, April 4. That's the day that kicks off a 11-day run-up to the induction ceremony on Saturday, April 14, also at Public Hall. "We hope to install them in front of Public Hall," said Rock Hall spokeswoman Margaret Thresher, "but that hasn't been decided yet." http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2012/02/rock_hall_launches_plans_for_c.html The best part about this is: "the Rock Hall is planning to unveil plaques honoring the 2013 inductees with the first of what's to become an annual Walk of Fame Gala in April 2013. Though the induction ceremonies will be in New York next year, Stewart said the Rock Hall will invite the Class of 2013 to the Gala." This means that we could potentially have Hall of Fame inductees coming to Cleveland every year, regardless of where the Hall of Fame Ceremony is being held that year. I think this is fantastic. It will definitely become a tourist attraction and will help the city's image. I'm glad to see that the Rock Hall is (finally) becoming more proactive and using its name, lineage and popularity to benefit the city and itself more than just through the Hall itself. Fantastic!
March 5, 201213 yr Author What's up with all the used car lots, car repair garages, etc. etc? Many don't even seek city approvals and have to be shut down. At least these applicants are going through legal channels, but many are forced to do so by building inspectors who discover these businesses have opened illegally..... This is the BZA agenda for March 19 2012: http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2012/crr03-19-2012.pdf I wrote about it recently for Sun..... Rezoning forcing some unwanted business off of Bellaire in Cleveland Published: Friday, January 13, 2012, 10:09 AM Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 12:45 PM By Ken Prendergast, Sun News CLEVELAND In July 2009, with a major reconstruction of Bellaire Road due the next year, residents, community groups and city officials saw an opportunity to remake a tired business district. Residents and community groups told city officials they wanted more neighborhood-oriented retail, like grocers, barber or beauty shops and coin laundries. So, numerous parcels along Bellaire between West 117th and West 130th streets were rezoned for local retail business. “In 2007, we dried up Bellaire because we did not want any liquor sales of any kind down there, and rezoning was the next step,” said Ward 17 Councilwoman Dona Brady. “The residents want the businesses to reflect services that they need in their community. They’re tired of industrial and general retail uses like auto garages and things like that.” READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2012/01/rezoning_forcing_some_unwanted.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 13, 201213 yr E-books distributor OverDrive building $10 million world headquarters in Garfield Heights GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- OverDrive Inc., a fast-growing distributor of e-books and audiobooks, has started building its global headquarters in Garfield Heights. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/03/e-books_distributor_overdrive.html
March 13, 201213 yr Author E-books distributor OverDrive building $10 million world headquarters in Garfield Heights GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- OverDrive Inc., a fast-growing distributor of e-books and audiobooks, has started building its global headquarters in Garfield Heights. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/03/e-books_distributor_overdrive.html Right investment -- wrong location!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 13, 201213 yr Author Completely random... Not sure when this happened but I was just looking out my window at the traffic backed up on East 9th Street (and some jackass laying on the horn) when I noticed that the letters "HUNTINGTON BUILDING" were removed from the side the building formerly known as, well, you know. Their absence left clean spots in the outline of the former letters. Wonder what they'll call it now. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 13, 201213 yr My parents actually had a meeting down there a few weeks ago and asked me how to get there. And I told them it was the Huntington Building on 9th, but being silly suburbanites they tried to use their GPS instead and it took them to 200 Public Square. So GPS apparently has gone back to calling it 925 Euclid.... not sure how official that is.
March 14, 201213 yr Author The lettering has been gone for several months now. Well, there go my plans to be a detective when I grow up. :police: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 14, 201213 yr Completely random... Not sure when this happened but I was just looking out my window at the traffic backed up on East 9th Street (and some jackass laying on the horn) when I noticed that the letters "HUNTINGTON BUILDING" were removed from the side the building formerly known as, well, you know. Their absence left clean spots in the outline of the former letters. Wonder what they'll call it now. I'll still call it the Huntington Building, just like I still call the BP Building, Jacob's Field and Gund Arena by their old names. I can't remember names to begin with. When you start messing with the ones my brain has committed to memory you're pushing your luck.
March 14, 201213 yr I definitely still refer to 200PS as the BP Bldg and I will always call it Jacob's Field. However, I have to admit that "The Q" has me hooked.... even if I've never referred to it by it's full name. This isn't limited to major landmarks either. My whole family called Baker's Square "Poppin Fresh Pie" until it closed a few years back.
March 14, 201213 yr I definitely still refer to 200PS as the BP Bldg and I will always call it Jacob's Field. However, I have to admit that "The Q" has me hooked.... even if I've never referred to it by it's full name. This isn't limited to major landmarks either. My whole family called Baker's Square "Poppin Fresh Pie" until it closed a few years back. Dont feel bad I still use HIGBEE's I refuse to use the D word!
March 15, 201213 yr I work for Rosetta and at one of our company meetings yesterday, they announced that MRN (who owns the building) will be building out 85 apartments/condos on five floors of our building - 629 Euclid, behind the current Holiday Inn Express. This is a great location for more residential and considering the state of apartment vacancies downtown and the waiting listings on East 4th, I'm sure MRN will have no problem leasing these apartments.
March 18, 201213 yr Author Glad to hear these projects keep coming. We've got to crack the 15,000 mark in terms of downtown population, then go for 20,000! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 19, 201213 yr Author I still think we need to crack 10,000 true downtown residents. You mean more than just the total which includes County Jail inmates?? :-P "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 19, 201213 yr I still think we need to crack 10,000 true downtown residents. You mean more than just the total which includes County Jail inmates?? :-P Yeah I knew I did the math before and came up with a more true downtown population stat. I got 6,817. 668 was not included in the census, so you can add another 400 to that getting you at 7,217. But that number still includes section 8, and public housing, which aren't the usual numbers people want to brag about, and not the population critical in gaining retail downtown. This is my original post describing where the number came from and why we often hear 10,000 and 12,000. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,26665.msg592170.html#msg592170
March 19, 201213 yr I didn't see this anywhere else, so I'll try it here. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/03/cleveland_connects_audience_he.html#incart_mce DISCLAIMER: When you're done with the article, STOP SCROLLING. Comments are escpecially rough on this one.
March 27, 201213 yr I'm not sure if this is the appropriate location for this but has anybody seen the proposed Tilted Kilt exterior improvements? Looks like they are planning sidewalk dining but I don't think those sidewalks are wide enough. Plus traffic on Ontario tends to move rather quickly along that corridor. Not sure how I'd feel about a car or bus flying by as I try to eat. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/01202012/index.php https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
March 27, 201213 yr I'm not sure if this is the appropriate location for this but has anybody seen the proposed Tilted Kilt exterior improvements? Looks like they are planning sidewalk dining but I don't think those sidewalks are wide enough. Plus traffic on Ontario tends to move rather quickly along that corridor. Not sure how I'd feel about a car or bus flying by as I try to eat. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/01202012/index.php I think this was discussed in the Cleveland restaurant Forum
March 27, 201213 yr Author I think this was discussed in the Cleveland restaurant Forum It was. But as a development project it should be noted in this section. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 28, 201213 yr I still think we need to crack 10,000 true downtown residents. You mean more than just the total which includes County Jail inmates?? :-P Yeah I knew I did the math before and came up with a more true downtown population stat. I got 6,817. 668 was not included in the census, so you can add another 400 to that getting you at 7,217. But that number still includes section 8, and public housing, which aren't the usual numbers people want to brag about, and not the population critical in gaining retail downtown. This is my original post describing where the number came from and why we often hear 10,000 and 12,000. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,26665.msg592170.html#msg592170 While I agree that including the county jail population is a bit misleading, what is with the tendency to not consider Section 8 renters as "real" downtown residents?! These individuals have chosen to use their vouchers to live downtown, they contribute to the downtown economy, pay their taxes, and often care very much for their community. I've been in the buildings and spoken to the residents. At the very least, a building that's primarily Section 8 is one less that's market rate, which only creates more demand for new apartment/condo construction or conversion in this market, which is a good problem to have. But please, perpetuating an image that the only downtown residents worth counting are yuppies or hipsters living in lofts is unfortunate.
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