October 27, 20231 yr So basically 2 1/2 stories to go. So it should be topped off in about a year😉and hopefully completed before I die.
October 27, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, Htsguy said: So basically 2 1/2 stories to go. So it should be topped off in about a year😉and hopefully completed before I die. I say about 100,002 stories to go if you include all the ones that will be on the inside ;)
October 30, 20231 yr On 10/27/2023 at 1:35 PM, dwolfi01 said: I say about 100,002 stories to go if you include all the ones that will be on the inside ;) Ha! @dwolfi01 Libraries seem to be moving away from putting printed books in their buildings nowadays. But if you add up all of the stories available from the keyboards, now we are approaching Everest territory!
October 31, 20231 yr On 10/27/2023 at 11:37 AM, MuRrAy HiLL said: Some Drive-bys from today First Floor looks pretty big from the inside:
November 14, 20231 yr Author More piX from X and County Exec Ronayne. BTW, while I was looking through my phone at old photos earlier today, I noticed that SHW's HQ had yet to go vertical in August 2022 and Library Lofts had already built its first floor. Since then, both are near to topping out except one climbed about 36 stories and the other only nine. https://x.com/chrisronayne/status/1724212027860644318?s=20 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 17, 20231 yr Author Update from a couple days ago. Nice urban setting. Saving this for a future update on Circle Square. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 17, 20231 yr ^ what’s interesting to me is now your eyes look next door to the American Cancer Society building sitting on such a prominent corner. We turned a 1-story MLK library branch into an 8-story building. What can we turn a 2-story ACS building into??? Edited November 17, 20231 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
November 17, 20231 yr Author 19 minutes ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: ^ what’s interesting to me is now your eyes look next door to the American Cancer Society building sitting on such a prominent corner. We turned a 1-story MLK library branch into an 8-story building. What can we turn a 2-story ACS building into??? The height district for the two corner parcels on which ACS sets is a 5 -- or 250 feet. Just north of that corner, the height district drops to 3 -- 115 feet. ACS would make a nice ground-floor commercial tenant for a 20+ story tower. Put the garage just north of it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 18, 20231 yr The height district for the two corner parcels on which ACS sets is a 5 -- or 250 feet. Just north of that corner, the height district drops to 3 -- 115 feet. ACS would make a nice ground-floor commercial tenant for a 20+ story tower. Put the garage just north of it.I always thought that they would offer them money for their building, move them into the ground floor of the Artisan temporarily and move them into the newly constructed building when it's done. Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk
March 2, 20241 yr There is some good stuff bout Circle Square in todays planning vid seeking final approval. Starting at 139:00 https://www.youtube.com/live/5H5l-0IUfTM?si=oh-X0_46g038gWt2 (does not imbed)
March 2, 20241 yr Ripped this from the video: Standouts are Chester Tower, City Circle Tower, and a 10-ish-story hotel!
March 2, 20241 yr He also mentioned they have a hotel lined up, he was under NDA do he couldn't get specific, but seems like good news. I wasn't paying too much attention when this project started, but the presentation got me re-excited for it.
March 5, 20241 yr Was going to post a bunch of photos I took last night but it hasn't changed much since some of the other (better) photos in here.
March 8, 20241 yr Weren't they initially planning an office building as part of this development? Has that been nixed with the current office market?
March 8, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, mas1092 said: Weren't they initially planning an office building as part of this development? Has that been nixed with the current office market? I don't believe it has been nixed, I believe that are building in phases and building as they secure funding for that next phase.
March 8, 20241 yr Author 55 minutes ago, mas1092 said: Weren't they initially planning an office building as part of this development? Has that been nixed with the current office market? Not with the lack of Class A leasable inventory in/near University Circle. While no one is going to be financing a spec office building in this market, I suspect that if one was built in University Circle, it will fill up pretty quickly. 32 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: I don't believe it has been nixed, I believe that are building in phases and building as they secure funding for that next phase. And Midwest Development Partners is in a bind. It can't advance to the next phase until Library Lofts is open and the MLK Branch Library is relocated into it. Only then can they demolish the old library and its parking lot across Stokes and build the next phases on those sites. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 8, 20241 yr 43 minutes ago, KJP said: And Midwest Development Partners is in a bind. It can't advance to the next phase until Library Lofts is open and the MLK Branch Library is relocated into it. Only then can they demolish the old library and its parking lot across Stokes and build the next phases on those sites. By which time interest rates may have fallen a bit, which would be good for developers. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
March 8, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, Dougal said: By which time interest rates may have fallen a bit, which would be good for developers. Optimism! I love it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 8, 20241 yr You would think with all that room across the street they could switch gears and build over there instead of waiting forever. 🤷🏻♂️
March 9, 20241 yr Author 4 hours ago, marty15 said: You would think with all that room across the street they could switch gears and build over there instead of waiting forever. 🤷🏻♂️ Can't. Need the temporary parking lot for the library. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 9, 20241 yr On 3/8/2024 at 10:04 AM, Dougal said: By which time interest rates may have fallen a bit, which would be good for developers. good news is you ain’t just whistling dixie — 👍 Fed holds rates steady as inflation eases, forecasts 3 cuts in 2024 Paul DavidsonCharisse JonesBailey SchulzMedora LeeDaniel de Visé USA TODAY more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/12/13/fed-interest-rate-hike-live-updates/71896343007/ Fed Chair Powell Still Expects to Cut Rates This Year, but Not Yet 3/6/2024 more — nyt paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/business/fed-powell-interest-rates.html
May 6, 20241 yr Author Finally. Library Lofts has topped out. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 6, 20241 yr Can't tell which in that pic is growing faster the Library Lofts or the trees in the foreground 🤣
May 7, 20241 yr On 5/5/2024 at 3:08 PM, MayDay said: Stop Making Sense was on last night so, naturally...
May 8, 20241 yr On 3/1/2024 at 8:52 PM, Geowizical said: Ripped this from the video: Standouts are Chester Tower, City Circle Tower, and a 10-ish-story hotel! Imagine if CCF didn't build on 105th and Chester, it would be even more impactful imo.
June 3, 20241 yr I'm sure my great great grandkids will be excited they'll be able to see Library Lofts grand opening
June 23, 2024Jun 23 16 hours ago, Geowizical said: A quick update from today: If only the project itself was moving as quickly!
September 16, 2024Sep 16 Library Lofts is leaving more lights on and changing the nighttime vibes. sorry my phone camera sucks, but it looks cooler in person.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Author This bears watching. On this week's CPC agenda is: FW 2024-025 – Circle Square, East Stokes Block, north portion seeking Conceptual Approval -- new mixed use development If I'm not mistaken, this is where the second residential high-rise is planned. In site master plans, this building was shown to be approximately the same size as The Artisan, a 24-story building. The plans for this site have yet to be posted. The architect is Solomon Cordwell Buenz. They designed a lot of high-rise projects including The Lumen in Cleveland and the Van Aken District high-rises in Shaker Heights. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Author I got it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 17, 2024Sep 17 13 minutes ago, KJP said: This bears watching. On this week's CPC agenda is: FW 2024-025 – Circle Square, East Stokes Block, north portion seeking Conceptual Approval -- new mixed use development If I'm not mistaken, this is where the second residential high-rise is planned. In site master plans, this building was shown to be approximately the same size as The Artisan, a 24-story building. The plans for this site have yet to be posted. The architect is Solomon Cordwell Buenz. They designed a lot of high-rise projects including The Lumen in Cleveland and the Van Aken District high-rises in Shaker Heights. According to your story from Sept. 2020, you would be correct 292 Units at 251,650 Square feet, 10,000+ feet of retail and a 201 Space garage.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Author This is going to be slightly shorter than Artisan by only a few feet, but still be 24 stories tall. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 17, 2024Sep 17 2 minutes ago, KJP said: This is going to be slightly shorter than Artisan by only a few feet, but still be 24 stories tall. This is my favorite long term project, it really is injecting so much life into a block that lacked it completely. Plus now we have a mini skyline.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Really looking forward to @KJP's article. My little two cents (for whomever is interested) is just that Artisan appears to have about 20 units available to rent today, based on its website, with a much smaller inventory or maybe five or six units becoming available in the next two months. So unless they have unlisted units, that would indicate an occupancy rate over 90%.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 I wonder if this means they are planning to go forward on the east side of 107th before demoing the library and building on the west side of the street next to Artisan. I always thought that was the next step and it seems like they could start demo sometime in late 2025.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Author New skyscraper planned for University Circle By Ken Prendergast / September 17, 2024 The development team for Circle Square, a district bringing more than one million square feet of mixed-use development to market in Cleveland’s booming University Circle, is about to introduce its latest addition to this booming district. And that addition, at the southeast corner of Chester Avenue and Stokes Boulevard, will challenge Circle Square’s The Artisan for the tallest building in Cleveland’s “second downtown.” MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/09/17/new-skyscraper-planned-for-university-circle/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 17, 2024Sep 17 I like the design a lot. I hope that they actually have the rooftop greenery shown in the render, because it would be a substantial visual enhancement.
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Author They have the building stepping down to the east -- toward the heart of University Circle, perhaps to lessen its "suddenness" on the rest of the cultural district. This building will be pretty close to the Wade Lagoon, etc. But I don't think that's been a problem with Artisan. In fact, I like how it stands out. And I would think that if the top of the building did step down, I'd step it down in the opposite direction so that more residents would have more views of the lake and possibly downtown. This way, the top of the new building wouldn't crowd up against Artisan, also preserving the views of its most expensive units. Just my two pennies... "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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