This is a relevant link...http://www.shakeronline.com/dept/planning/Warrensville-VanAkenTransitOrientedDevelopment.asp

And this

 

www.thevanakendistrict.com/

 

And the thread on UO.

 

www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,17886.350.html

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that thread but thank you!

1. Still wondering what's going on with the former Sunnyside space on corner of Pearl and Lucerne. Anyone know how I can find out? They tore what was there down very quickly and are clearly putting in foundation on something else, but I don't know what.

 

2. Anyone know what's going on/in with the former Outback steakhouse space in Greens of Lyndhurst? There's some construction there in the building.

1. Still wondering what's going on with the former Sunnyside space on corner of Pearl and Lucerne. Anyone know how I can find out? They tore what was there down very quickly and are clearly putting in foundation on something else, but I don't know what.

 

2. Anyone know what's going on/in with the former Outback steakhouse space in Greens of Lyndhurst? There's some construction there in the building.

 

RE: #1

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,29829.msg763258.html#msg763258

 

RE: #2

Might be this....

http://www.cleveland.com/beachwood/index.ssf/2015/04/13_corner_bakery_cafes_to_open.html

Excellent sleuthing.

 

I hate that it's another car dealership but am glad to know what's happening.

 

2. Anyone know what's going on/in with the former Outback steakhouse space in Greens of Lyndhurst? There's some construction there in the building.

 

An independent Mexican restaurant is going in there. That area is also getting a Moe's Southwest Grill. Moe's is planned for one of the outlots at Oakwood Commons. That will join a new Chipotle in Highland Heights on Wilson Mills across from Progressive. Lots of new Mexican options on the eastside.

 

Also somewhat related, The Greens of Lyndhurst will be losing their Third Federal branch. That's moving down Mayfield to where Pizza Hut was. The old Pizza Hut has already been demolished. 

Interesting.  I remember when Third Federal had a stand alone location on Mayfield Road before moving into the Greens.

Former Parker Hannifin home will be transformed

 

By STAN BULLARD   

Lawyer turned entrepreneur turned real estate developer Lance B. Johnson is getting ready to turn the lights back on at the former Cleveland Clinic administrative center and one-time headquarters of Parker Hannifin Corp. in Cleveland.

However, he plans to do so only one floor at a time in the massive office, warehouse and former data center with a half-million square feet of space on 17 acres at 17325 Euclid Ave. Electricity and natural gas costs are substantial for bringing back to use the property as a multitenant business complex, Johnson said in an interview as he toured the project last Wednesday, Aug. 19.

Utility costs may be high, but he got the property for virtually a pittance. According to Cuyahoga County land records, Johnson's Chandler Park LLC paid just $400,000 on Aug. 13 for the building. In other words, he paid about 76 cents a square foot for the site, which is essential for his plan to offer inexpensive office and industrial space in the complex. “For almost 100 years, there's been no access for the community to this property,” Johnson said of the complex surrounded by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. “For this to flourish, it has to become a community center, a home for businesses and activities associated with the community.”

 

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150823/NEWS/308239993/former-parker-hannifin-home-will-be-transformed?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

 

Found these very old whiskey bottles in a ceiling in a house I am renovating in Lakewood. Some have addresses placing the supplier on E 9th street and E 4th street. Couldn't find anything in Google about either of these brands. I'm thinking pre-prohibition based on the one having a date of 1906. House was built in 1915. Any info or worth about any of these would be appreciated!

What are the addresses? What else was written on the bottles?

 

Do we have a Cleveland general history thread other than the vintage photos thread?

What are the addresses? What else was written on the bottles?

 

Do we have a Cleveland general history thread other than the vintage photos thread?

 

Do the two pictures show up? The supply companies are Superior Supply Co. (2 different addresses): 211 Superior Ave 1917 E 9th Street. And the other one is 2073 E 4th Street (can't read the entire label)

Now they do. They didn't at first. I'll see if I can find out anything tomorrow.

Hopefully this nomination is for a tax credit application to rehab this building....

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/08272015/index.php

 

CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATION

1.

Cleveland Fire Engine Company #31

747 East 152nd Street

 

 

 

In suburbia....

 

Independence, Fairmount Properties team up to develop 33 acres of city-owned land

September 01, 2015 UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

By STAN BULLARD   

 

The city of Independence wants to be known as more than the biggest part of the Rockside Road office corridor, and it just teamed up with Cleveland-based Fairmount Properties to try to make that happen.

 

Fairmount, which develops student housing, retail and mixed-use projects, and Independence announced they have executed a memorandum of understanding covering the development of 33 acres the city owns on two sites: on the north side of Rockside Road at Oak Tree Boulevard, and at a former middle school on Brecksville Road. Independence already has approved a series of plans for both sites that provide a vision to create distinctive environments on them.

 

Initial planning calls for the land on Rockside at Oak Tree — often called the “northwest quadrant” of the city — to be developed as a mixed-use district with a variety of retail, restaurant and residential uses organized in a walkable area.

 

The vision for downtown Independence at the middle school site is to concentrate on adding for-sale housing options that do not currently exist in the suburb for young professionals and empty nesters. The middle school site, which adjoins several retail operations, may also include a neighborhood-focused retail center.

 

The parties said they now plan to focus on pre-development activities and hope to produce initial phases of the developments by 2017.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150901/NEWS/150909982/independence-fairmount-properties-team-up-to-develop-33-acres-of

Too bad we can't do routine maintenance to show how much we value the people who are here everyday or want to be....

 

Downtown Prepares for RNC by Polishing and Repairing Buildings

By Northeast Ohio Media Group Marketing Staff

on August 25, 2015 at 9:44 AM

 

Cleveland's population will grow by an estimated 85,000 people for five days in July 2016 during the Republican National Convention (RNC). The expected economic impact on the city is $400 million. Downtown building owners are preparing to be in the national spotlight by polishing up facades: repainting, tuck-pointing, sealing cracks, beautifying streetscape and handling overdue infrastructural repairs.

 

"We're helping people restore their buildings not only structurally, but for appearance so people can see how great Cleveland is," says Michael Tomasone, owner of Southwest Companies, a property restoration company that has been restoring and repairing Cleveland-area buildings for 30 years. Tomasone began working for the family business when he was 15 years old—and construction in Northeast Ohio has never been so busy, he says.

 

He points to restorations on the Block Building at West Sixth Street and St. Clair Ave., as an example of buildings making improvements in time for the convention next year. "That was driven by the RNC," Tomasone says.

 

MORE:

http://blog.cleveland.com/southwest_companies_inc/2015/08/downtown_prepares_for_rnc_by_p.html

https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/DowntownClevelandAlliance_1/mainavenue.html

Arhaus furniture investing $43 million in its retail future with new headquarters, warehouse (photos)

 

By Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer

on September 02, 2015 at 7:00 AM, updated September 02, 2015 at 4:00 PM

 

BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio -- While other retailers are closing stores or pushing more of their sales online, Arhaus is betting $43 million on its future expansion and continued prosperity as a primarily bricks-and-mortar furniture destination.

 

A Cleveland-based retailer known for its exclusive items from global craftsman, Arhaus has 57 stores nationwide and 13 more planned by the end of 2016. That's why it is constructing a massive 770,000-square-foot headquarters building to consolidate its corporate offices, distribution center and warehouses into a single location.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/arhaus_furniture_investing_43_million_in_its_retail_future_with_new_headquarters_warehouse_photos.html#incart_river

Found these very old whiskey bottles in a ceiling in a house I am renovating in Lakewood. Some have addresses placing the supplier on E 9th street and E 4th street. Couldn't find anything in Google about either of these brands. I'm thinking pre-prohibition based on the one having a date of 1906. House was built in 1915. Any info or worth about any of these would be appreciated!

 

I responded to your question here. I couldn't find everything, but I did find some things...

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,30322.msg771133.html#msg771133

A possible future office conversion to residential? Baker Building on East 6th is for sale. Most of the old buildings on 6th between Superior and Euclid are turning residential except this one, so far. Baker is only 53 percent occupied.

 

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=19407392&SRID=6225594811&StepID=101

 

The Baker Building is owned by Cleveland Atlanta Investment Group, LLC. They are not incorporated in Ohio and their mailing address is actually at 5900 SOM CENTER RD, Suite 12-334, WILLOUGHBY, OH 44094. This may be a box at a UPS store.

There was talk of converting it a few years back.  It seems like a natural for conversion.

It's been on the market a while. Surprised it sat long enough to go to auction.

 

http://www.terrycoyne.com/uploads_pdf/SCHEEL_East%206th1900-1990_20140605(7797)%20-%20pdf_brochure1.pdf

It's been on the market a while. Surprised it sat long enough to go to auction.

 

http://www.terrycoyne.com/uploads_pdf/SCHEEL_East%206th1900-1990_20140605(7797)%20-%20pdf_brochure1.pdf

 

Ah, I wondered what changed to get it bumped up to the front of the for-sale updates. I thought it was a new listing, but see it's actually up for auction now.

Michelle J. McFee ‏mjarboe[/member]  2m2 minutes ago

Key Tower, Ohio's tallest building, hits market: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/key_tower_ohios_tallest_buildi.html#incart_river … $CXP puts 57-story tower, 400-room hotel, garage on market. #CRE

Update on Ruth's Chris Steak House at 200 Public Square

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6769.msg772411.html#msg772411

I know better than to read or believe cleveland dot bomb comments, but there was reference to the old Giant Eagle building at South Park (across from Applebees) being turned into a multilevel group of shops. I did see some construction has started there, but can't find any info about this at all. Anyone know anything? Would be nice to know what's coming. I'm curious what could possibly be built with the stores in the Greens across the street (diagonally) and all the stores in the mall, and the Costco plaza down and across the street the other way. What could be left?

Nothing has been announced yet in the old Giant Eagle.  They just went to the planning commission and said there's room for 5 stores and 3 restaurants.  Some will face Applebee's and some will face Royalton Rd.

Scott Suttell ‏@ssuttell  10m10 minutes ago

Glenmede to anchor $6M office building development at Chagrin Highlands, via @CrainRltywriter

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150925/NEWS/150929861/glenmede-to-anchor-6-million-office-building-development-at-chagrin

 

Moving out of downtown -- specifically part of the Plain Dealer building at 1801 Superior. But this one actually makes sense to me...

 

MCPc expands near Cleveland Hopkins to ease equipment shipping

September 29, 2015 UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

By CHUCK SODER

 

MCPc soon will have an easier time shipping computer equipment all over the country.

 

Roughly 65 of the company’s 300 employees are scheduled to move into a facility near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in December.

 

The information technology services company just signed a 10-year lease at a building called Sky Park 1.

 

There’s a reason why the Cleveland-based company decided to move into a space formerly occupied by DHL, a major logistics company: The MCPc business unit that will take over the 80,000-square-foot space helps other companies manage their desktops, laptops and other computer equipment.

 

That often means shipping that equipment to distant locations. The company loads computer equipment onto planes on a daily basis, according to MCPc president Andy Jones.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150929/NEWS/150929806/mcpc-expands-near-cleveland-hopkins-to-ease-equipment-shipping

^ Agreed. And the article even mentions most of the space being vacated will be filled with their growing data center business.

Two new hotels being planned for Middleburg Heights (photos)

By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer

on September 28, 2015 at 1:15 PM, updated September 28, 2015 at 4:44 PM

 

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — Democrat Gary Starr hopes two hotels will fulfill their plans to open in Middleburg Heights in time for the Republican National Convention.

 

Mayor Starr doesn't care whether the hotels serve red guests or blue ones; he welcomes their green.

 

City Council recently passed a bed tax rebate for a new Residence Inn by Marriott on Bagley Road east of the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Council is also considering a change in an old storm water agreement for vacant land at 7355 Engle Rd., where a Home2 Suites is expected to break ground soon. Home2 has gotten a zoning variance but no breaks in city taxes.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/middleburg-heights/index.ssf/2015/09/two_new_hotels_being_planned_for_middleburg_heights_photos.html

Does anyone know if the work going on at the bottom of the north side of BP/Huntington Building (200 Public Square) is dealing with the store front space or just the sidewalk?

 

Does anyone know if the work going on at the bottom of the north side of BP/Huntington Building (200 Public Square) is dealing with the store front space or just the sidewalk?

 

I assume this is the buildout of Ruth Chris Steakhouse

Does anyone know if the work going on at the bottom of the north side of BP/Huntington Building (200 Public Square) is dealing with the store front space or just the sidewalk?

 

See:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6769.msg772411.html#msg772411

Does anyone know if the work going on at the bottom of the north side of BP/Huntington Building (200 Public Square) is dealing with the store front space or just the sidewalk?

 

See:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6769.msg772411.html#msg772411

 

Thank you! I guess it's a good thing that so much is going on in Cleveland that I can't even keep up with the threads anymore!

Nice overview on the mindset of construction companies post-recession:

 

The 'tide has turned' in construction in Northeast Ohio

October 04, 2015

By STAN BULLARD

 

For the folks in construction — from the ones behind the orange barrels maddeningly clogging Cleveland streets with traffic to the nail gunners who frame single family homes — the good times are going again.

 

Set against the worst building market since the end of World War II and blues that went with it just five years ago, it’s a stark turnaround. To prove it, ask Roger Gingerich, partner-in-charge of the real estate and construction group at Mayfield Village-based Skoda Minotti accounting and financial advisory firm. As the orchestrator of a survey of construction company owners and executives since 2008, he has the numbers to prove it in the just-completed 2015 survey.

 

In 2010, lack of work was a threat to their business for 69% of the respondents. This year, it is an issue for just 14%. The leading worry this year also is telling, as securing skilled labor is considered the biggest threat for 39% of the contractors. Concerns are closely spread among five other factors.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151004/NEWS/151009937/the-tide-has-turned-in-construction-in-northeast-ohio

FYI....

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/10/may_co_925_building_former_goo.html

 

The state also will evaluate a slew of smaller projects seeking anywhere from $37,000 to $5 million in credits. The Ohio Development Services Agency expects to announce all of the awards by Dec. 31.

 

The Northeast Ohio applicants include:

 

The former Villa San Bernado estate on Broadway Avenue in Bedford. Requesting $1.9 million.

The Lion Knitting Mills Building affordable-apartment project on West 25th Street at Meyer Avenue, in Cleveland. Requesting $860,000.

The Variety Theatre on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. Requesting nearly $1.5 million.

The Sanford House on Franklin Boulevard in Cleveland. Requesting $301,112.

The Forest City Bank and Seymour Block buildings at West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, for part of a mixed-use development planned by the Snavely Group. Requesting $2 million.

The Alta House community center and future Montessori school in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. Requesting just shy of $250,000.

The former Joseph & Feiss Co. warehouse on Cleveland's West Side, tapped as the future home of the Menlo Park Academy charter school. Requesting $2 million.

The old Lake Shore Bank and Cleveland Public Library St. Clair branch building at East 55th Street and St. Clair Avenue. Requesting $249,999.

75 Public Square, a downtown office building that could be revamped with apartments. Requesting $4 million.

The long-suffering Cleveland Athletic Club building, which lost a previous credit allocation after a hotel project failed to materialize. The lender-owned property, now being eyed for apartments, is requesting $5 million.

2125 Superior Ave. in Cleveland. Requesting just over $1.2 million.

The Heyse Building apartments in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. Requested $572,000.

The Mueller Electric Co. building on East 31st Street in Cleveland's AsiaTown neighborhood. Requesting just under $2 million.

That's the first we've heard of redevelopment of 2125 Superior, I believe.  It'd be nice to see more of the Superior Ave warehouse district renovated.

Mueller Electric Building among 16 Northeast Ohio projects vying for Ohio State Historic Preservation Tax Credits

October 06, 2015

By STAN BULLARD   

A building associated with the inventor and longtime maker of the alligator clip is among 16 buildings in Northeast Ohio vying for the latest round of Ohio State Historic Preservation Tax Credits.

 

Dubbed the Mueller Electric Building and controlled by an affiliate of Sustainable Community Associates, the structure at 1587 E. 31st St. is in the hunt for $1.9 million in state historic tax credits on a proposed $16 million project.

 

On the site of the failed Mueller Lofts project, Oberlin-based Sustainable Community plans to convert it to 54 rental apartments, some of them added in a new third floor that won’t be visible from the street, according to Josh Rosen, a manager of Sustainable Community.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151006/NEWS/151009878/mueller-electric-building-among-16-northeast-ohio-projects-vying-for

Here is the Landmark Commission's agenda for tomorrow:

 

 

CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS

1. St. Stanislaus School: Case 15-061

Cleveland Central Catholic High School 6550 Baxter Avenue

Window replacement and murals Ward 12 Brancatelli

 

2. Prospect Avenue Historic District: Case 15-062

YMCA 2200 Prospect Avenue

Window replacements, signs, and retaining wall for The Domain Ward 5 Cleveland

 

3. Standard Building: Case 15-063

1370 Ontario Street

Renovation Ward 3 Cimperman

 

4. Ohio City Historic District: Case 15-019

The Snavely Group: West 25th & Detroit Mixed Use

2500-2706 Detroit Avenue

New construction Ward 3 Cimperman

 

5. Ohio City Historic District: Case 15-019

The Snavely Group: West 25th & Detroit Mixed Use

2628-30 Detroit Avenue

Demolition Ward 3 Cimperman

 

6. Shaker Square Historic District: Case 15-064

Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center

13104 Buckeye Road 2902 & 2910 South Moreland Boulevard

Storefront renovation and site improvements Ward 4 K. Johnson

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING: October 22, 2015

 

^Has anyone been able to access the10/8 Landmarks commision agenda. Not up yet. No pics, nothing.

^Has anyone been able to access the10/8 Landmarks commision agenda. Not up yet. No pics, nothing.

 

Not yet....I was told there are technical issues with the site.

^Has anyone been able to access the10/8 Landmarks commision agenda. Not up yet. No pics, nothing.

 

Not yet....I was told there are technical issues with the site.

 

C'mon, I'm going into withdrawal here!!

^Has anyone been able to access the10/8 Landmarks commision agenda. Not up yet. No pics, nothing.

 

Not yet....I was told there are technical issues with the site.

 

 

OK thnx. btw the CPC twitter account is worthless and never maintained. That's a bad look.

^Has anyone been able to access the10/8 Landmarks commision agenda. Not up yet. No pics, nothing.

 

Not yet....I was told there are technical issues with the site.

 

 

OK thnx. btw the CPC twitter account is worthless and never maintained. That's a bad look.

County planning is a lot more on the ball...  They even have the @countyplanning as their handle!

City Planning and County Planning are different of course!

New signage for the Marriott.

^I wonder if they will update the signage fronting Ontario and St. Clair, too

I don't know why I think this but I feel as though the added signage at the top of the building has to do with the almost completed Hilton. I view it as them trying to ensure that their stands out. Before the Hilton they were the nicest hotel in that small area around the mall.

Baker Building, flanked by downtown Cleveland projects, hits auction block (photos)

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A small office building on downtown's East Sixth Street will hit the auction block this week, in a test of how surrounding development might pique investors' interest.

 

The Baker Building is being offered up for bid Tuesday through Thursday on the Auction.com website. The 11-story building, just shy of 53,000 square feet, is wedged between the Leader Building apartment conversion and the 515 Euclid Ave. parking garage, the possible site of a high-rise apartment tower. Across the street, a developer is turning the empty Garfield Building offices into yet more residences, in another historic-preservation project.

 

Baker Building owner J. Scott Scheel wouldn't discuss his reserve, the unpublished minimum price at which he'll be willing to sell the property.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/10/baker_building_flanked_by_down.html#incart_river_home