August 31, 200717 yr re: Euclid lakefront development article: "We'll have a marina or a pier. Something will go in the water," Price said. Cervenik said he is "confident that within two years, the city will raise the money to build a breakwall, an integral step in building a marina." I am all for more marinas but Oh man, PLEASE, PLEASE NO MORE BREAKWALLS, THE COASTLINE IS RUINED ENOUGH BY THEM ALREADY. In many areas of the U.S. they are desparately trying to REVERSE the practice of armoring the shore. Breakwalls destroy beaches, create dangerous currents, cause even more erosion and last but not least are just plain ugly.
September 3, 200717 yr Do you know something about 515 Euclid that we don't? Or did I completley miss something?
September 4, 200717 yr It'll be a nice gap filler between 200 Public Square and the 9th Street towers, that's for sure. I think it would actually be a little more to the right, partially blocking the view of Fifth Third Center. The elevator "stump" is on the parking deck's southeast corner, so the tower would be much closer to the National City/Garfield Building. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 5, 200717 yr Author Looks like a busy agenda tomorrow at Cleveland Planning Commission (note the projects at the bottom)...... LEGISLATION 1. Ordinance No. 1235-07: Determining the method of making the public improvement of constructing upgrades and improvements at the Baldwin Water Works – Kirtland Pump Station; and authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more public improvement contracts for the making of the improvement. 2. Ordinance No. 1265-07 (Citywide): To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, OH, 1976, by enacting new Section 329.021, relating to appeals from decisions of the City Planning Commission. Tabled 8/16/07. 3. Ordinance No. 1260-07 Pierce-Scott/Ward 8 ): Authorizing the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to purchase property in furtherance of the Upper Chester District Master Plan at 1906 East 101st Street for the Department of Community Development. 4. Resolution No. 1269-07 (Cimperman/Ward 13): Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of West 7th Street. 5. Resolution No.1270-07 Sweeney/Ward 20: Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of Justin Avenue. S.W. 6. Ordinance No. 1123-07 (Lewis/Ward 7): An emergency ordinance authorizing the sale of real property as part of the Land Reutilization Program and located on East 65th Street to Artist Duncan and Phyllis Duncan. 7. Ordinance No. 1242-07 (Citywide): To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, OH, 1976, by enacting new Sections 510.01 to 510.08 and 510.99 relating to the use of public right-of-way by service providers and new Section 503.013 relating to public street pavement preservation. 8. Ordinance No. 1123-07(Lewis): An emergency ordinance authorizing the sale of real property as part of the Land Reutilization Program and located on East 65th Street to Artist Duncan and Phyllis Duncan. LOT SPLIT 1. 2287-89 West 11th St., Ed Sugar lot split BUSINESS REVITALIZATION DISTRICTS Larchmere BRD 1. 12501 Larchmere, Proposed Daycare (Pedestrian Retail Overlay) Broadway BRD 1. BC 2007-005: 8411 Broadway Ave., Community Assessment and Treatment Services – New Women’s Facility DESIGN REVIEW 1. DRC 07-088: GCRTA, Puritas/West 150th Street Rapid Transit Station, New Construction, Final Approval (Public Project/Ward 20) [submitted 8/28/07] 2. DRC 07-098: Cleveland State University, Euclid Avenue Open Space “Ribbon Study,” Schematic Plan (PLPD/Ward 13) [submitted 8/28/07] 3. DRC 07-096: 2605 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland State University, College of Education & Human Services Building, New Construction, Schematic Plans (PLPD/Ward 13) [submitted 6/28/07] 4. DRC 07-078: 601 Erieside Avenue, Great Lakes Science Center, Cliffs Connector, Final Approval (PLPD /Ward 13 (Fr July 19, 2007) [submitted 8/29/07] 5. DRC 07-050: 2860-2880 West 11th Street, West 11th Street Townhomes by Civic Builders, New Construction, Final Approval (Housing/Ward 13) [submitted 4/4/07] 6. DRC 07-097: 1701 East 13th Street, East 13th Street Building Development, Site Changes & Building Remodel, Final Approval (PLPD/Ward 13) [submitted 8/28/07] 7. DRC 07-095: 12407 Arlington Avenue, Gas Station/Grocery Store for K.K. Salman, Final Approval (City Land Bank/Ward 9) [submitted 8/27/07] 8. DRC 07-099: 1700 East 9th Street, Phoenix Coffee, Business Identification Sign, Setback Issue, Final Approval (PLPD/Historic Gateway District/Ward 13) [submitted 8/27/07] 9. DRC 07-100: West 117th-Madison RTA Rapid Transit Station, Underpass Mural, Final Approval (Public Project/Ward 18) [submitted 8/27/07] "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 6, 200717 yr *Repost* **************** Chagrin Herald Sun: Retail, senior housing eyed in Orange Thursday, August 30, 2007 By Ed Wittenberg Chagrin Herald Sun ORANGE Stelex Equities hopes voters will rezone land off Harvard Road, east of Interstate 271, for a mixed-use development on the 85-acre Weintraub property... Contact Wittenberg at [email protected] http://blog.cleveland.com/chagrinheraldsun/2007/08/medium_cv083007.jpg
September 8, 200717 yr Solon Herald Sun: Is Legacy replica coming here? Thursday, September 06, 2007 By Bob Sandrick Solon Herald Sun Get ready, Solon. New retail development including a Legacy Village-type center might transform the city's downtown... Contact Sandrick at [email protected]
September 8, 200717 yr Brooklyn Sun Journal: A coordinated plan Cities, agencies ante up for Big Creek Watershed Thursday, September 06, 2007 By Joe Noga Brooklyn Sun Journal Officials in Brooklyn, Parma, Parma Heights, Brook Park, and the southwest wards of Cleveland are partnering with the Friends of Big Creek and the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan to begin developing a comprehensive community plan for the Big Creek Watershed... http://www.cleveland.com/brooklynsunjournal/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1189018788172260.xml&coll=4
September 8, 200717 yr The News Sun: Widening of W. 150th begins later this month Thursday, September 06, 2007 By Jaime Anton The News Sun BROOK PARK Work is expected to begin early this month on the West 150th Street Project, which will, among other things, widen the street and add a turn lane just for large trucks. Brook Park and Cleveland have hosted a series of meetings both this year and last to address concerns of residents and businesses that will be impacted by construction... http://www.cleveland.com/newssun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1189020423172260.xml&coll=4
September 8, 200717 yr Author Dude, you're becoming the Ghost Of Grasscat! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 8, 200717 yr Those are big shoes to fill. It would be easier if you would just post your own articles. I'm sure nobody would mind.
September 8, 200717 yr Author If I get around to it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 10, 200717 yr Construction is finally starting on something new in the former Hickerson's in the Hanna Building on the Euclid Avenue side. At one time the rumor was that it would be a Molly Brannigan's, but their website (http://www.mollybrannigans.com/locations/maps.asp) still says that they will be "opening soon" at 1317 Euclid. Anyone have any news on what is happening in the Hanna?
September 10, 200717 yr Do a search for "Bricco" :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 10, 200717 yr New look for NASA Glenn http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2007/09/new_look_for_nasa_glenn.html Plans for a $150 million makeover to NASA's Glenn Research Center complex have the go-ahead from NASA headquarters, officials announced Monday afternoon.
September 10, 200717 yr It'd be awfully hard to build rockets, supersonic windtunnels, 2.2 second drop towers and giagantic vacuum chambers in a skyscraper, but your heart is in the right place.
September 11, 200717 yr In response to the question about the former Hickerson's site in the Hanna building, this link is to an article describing Bricco's that should be coming in November. It sounds great to me. http://blogs.clevescene.com/cnotes/2007/08/turn_on_the_lights_bricco_to_d.php I'm hoping for much more development coming soon to Euclid Ave.
September 13, 200717 yr I wasn't sure if this was posted yet --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/19/boom-town Boom Town If You Want To See Cranes Over Cleveland, Look To The Nonprofit Arts Sector By Michael Gill The CMA rotunda - Art will be installed starting this winter. If all you had to go by was the city's arts organizations, you'd never guess that Cleveland is an impoverished place. The cigarette tax shows one kind of support for the Northeast Ohio arts community, but a better expression comes from patrons' and foundations' support of capital campaigns paying for a wave of construction projects that has washed over the cultural landscape in the last few years...
September 18, 200717 yr Is there any experience out there with a range of current psf costs for new construction/replacement (minus land) of Class A and B office buildings in the Cleveland area.
September 18, 200717 yr Welcome to the forum! Are you looking for someone on the construction end, or a developer? clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
September 20, 200717 yr On this week's Design Review Board Agenda: DRC 07-102:1001 Huron Road, AIA Storefront Remodel w/ Encroachment (PLPD/Ward 13) It should be interesting to see what the AIA comes up with.
September 20, 200717 yr anyone interested in doing this > http://gcbl.org/blog/marc-lefkowitz/reclaiming-some-asphalt < tomorrow???
September 20, 200717 yr anyone interested in doing this > http://gcbl.org/blog/marc-lefkowitz/reclaiming-some-asphalt < tomorrow??? I think the intentions are good, but why not just use some of the many greenspaces that already exist Downtown but are almost completely unused, except as homeless camps? How great would it be if people picniced at Settler's Landing, played chess with strangers on Public Square, had pickup games of frisbee on the Mall, or had impromptu acoustic jam sessions at Voinovich Park? What are the sparks that ignite that sort of social scene? That is the Downtown Greenspace question that I would like answered. Until those spaces begin to see some real use what is the purpose in reclaiming additional greenspace?
September 20, 200717 yr ^Geez, captain buzzkill. Don't you think fun little semi-political performance art pieces like this work a lot better when they're where people can see them?
September 20, 200717 yr I think the intentions are good, but why not just use some of the many greenspaces that already exist Downtown but are almost completely unused, except as homeless camps? How great would it be if people picniced at Settler's Landing, played chess with strangers on Public Square, had pickup games of frisbee on the Mall, or had impromptu acoustic jam sessions at Voinovich Park? What are the sparks that ignite that sort of social scene? That is the Downtown Greenspace question that I would like answered. Until those spaces begin to see some real use what is the purpose in reclaiming additional greenspace? Very good points.
September 20, 200717 yr ^Geez, captain buzzkill. Don't you think fun little semi-political performance art pieces like this work a lot better when they're where people can see them? Yeah, as performance art it works better. Are you just looking for a stage, or to start something that will change the social nature of Downtown? edit- I don't think it's a bad idea. I don't think it will hurt. I just think that it is more a stylized mimicry of successful urban space than anything that will improve the substance of our urban space.
September 20, 200717 yr ^I don't want to speak for the folks behind this, but I certainly interpreted this as performance art- that the visibility of the stunt was a big part of its fun. And I think that can certainly play a part in changing the social and landuse nature of Downtown.
September 21, 200717 yr While it's definitely a comment on greenspace, I think it's more a comment on our overreliance on automobiles. Hopefully, this kind of visually alarming display causes at least a few people to stop and think about how different our city would be if a) as you mentioned, people started utilizing the underused greenspaces downtown and b) people chose to leave the automobiles at home and go without and regain the surface parking lots, streetside parking, etc. needed to support them.
September 21, 200717 yr Here's the thread from last year's event: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=10496.0
September 22, 200717 yr Planning Commission Oks Warehouse District plan Posted by Tom Breckenridge September 21, 2007 19:31PM cant find link....
September 22, 200717 yr Great to hear about some further improvements to the WHD. Have there been any more rumors about the Public Square Skyscraper that Jacobs is proposing?
October 1, 200717 yr great perspective on dwntwn cleve's bldgs http://www.flickr.com/photos/fricanatalie/395992607/ perhaps the photo geeks know if she used a filter or some sort of software tool to get that saturated color?
October 1, 200717 yr Yes, she hiked up the saturation for starters... clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 3, 200717 yr Author Cool new video detailing some of the major development projects around town. Worth sharing with out-of-town friends.... http://www.smarcomm.com/AWorldofOpportunity.htm "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 3, 200717 yr Cool new video detailing some of the major development projects around town. Worth sharing with out-of-town friends.... http://www.smarcomm.com/AWorldofOpportunity.htm Ahhhh KJP, you're a lil late to the party. We posted this stuff two days ago. I know you have lots of stuff going on, so since it you, it cool. Do you need coffee??
October 3, 200717 yr Author Nah. I need less news to cover. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 5, 200717 yr Downtown CLE apartment update: Reserve Square has only a 2% vacancy rate (down from 10% earlier this year). Eli Mann is busy working on his Euclid apartment project and Doug Price (Stonebridge) has purchased the Atrium building on Euclid.
October 5, 200717 yr .......and Doug Price (Stonebridge) has purchased the Atrium building on Euclid. I can't wait to hear plans for this building!
October 5, 200717 yr Author That's an outstanding development. Once these buildings on Euclid get filled up, I would expect new construction such as 515 Euclid and/or the parking lot where the Hippodrome stood. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 5, 200717 yr It may have nothing to do with the building itself, but there was a crew poking around in the "vault" in front of the Rockwell/WKYC building (slated to be converted into Staybridge Suites). clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 6, 200717 yr Cleveland leaders slow to embrace Apple center Education center would train city students in digital media, but cost is a concern for officials Saturday, October 06, 2007 Shaheen Samavati Plain Dealer Reporter Apple Inc. -- one of the hottest technology companies in the world -- wants to bring a flashy, high-tech education center to downtown Cleveland.
October 6, 200717 yr I really hope that Cleveland doesn't completely ignore or pass on this project without giving it a really hard look. It sounds exactly like something that the city could use .. an exciting chance to give young people an educational and creative outlet in a city that needs more high tech people.
October 6, 200717 yr Author I agree. Yes, it's a risk. And I'll say it until I'm blue in the face: risk and failure are essential parts of growth and success. "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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