Nice round-up of plans and projects.....

 

Completion of Global Center for Health Innovation heralds a fresh wave of downtown projects

By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

on October 08, 2013 at 6:00 AM, updated October 08, 2013 at 7:42 AM

 

Cleveland has excelled for decades at building shiny new attractions aimed at luring visitors and polishing a once-tarnished image.

 

It’s been less successful at maintaining momentum and creating the civic spaces and lively streetscapes needed to connect and amplify the new cultural and culinary riches.

 

That’s why today’s ribbon cutting at the city’s new Global Center for Health Innovation is as much of a beginning as it is an ending.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2013/10/completion_of_global_center_fo.html#incart_river_default#incart_m-rpt-2

Mark Leahy, manager of Pittsburgh's convention center, chosen to run new Cleveland complex

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The man who opened Pittsburgh's convention center in 2002 and has since operated the Steel City facility is set to take the helm at Cleveland's new convention complex in the center of downtown.

 

SMG, the incoming manager of the Cleveland Convention Center, has picked longtime industry executive Mark Leahy to oversee the building and the attached Global Center for Health Innovation. A 55-year-old Boston native, Leahy also has operated convention centers in Boston and Savannah, Ga., and has experience in everything from sales and marketing to setting up and breaking down events.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/mark_leahy_manager_of_pittsbur.html#incart_river_default

Cleveland to Host Fed Cup. http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Fed-Cup/FedCup/

Over the weekend I saw an ad / poster for the the Fed Cup down at the Public Auditorium.

 

I wonder what kind of draw it's gonna get (how many people) for those couple of days.  I just dont think of Cleveland as having a huge tennis following.

 

 

Feb 8th is coming up soon---they better do some MASSIVE advertising/social media....

First I heard of it.  I'd go watch if the ticket is cheap enough.  Would be fun to see a sporting event in Public Hall.

Over the weekend I saw an ad / poster for the the Fed Cup down at the Public Auditorium.

 

I wonder what kind of draw it's gonna get (how many people) for those couple of days.  I just dont think of Cleveland as having a huge tennis following.

 

 

 

I must ask why?  Don't take this personal, but comments like this are what I think are self defeatist!

I must ask why?  Don't take this personal, but comments like this are what I think are self defeatist!

 

 

I'm not saying that there arent tennis enthusiasts here in Cleveland, (and I am definitely hoping for a good turnout for the FedCup) but when I think of Cleveland sports I dont automatically think of tennis.  Excluding our 3 pro teams, I'd probably associate CSU basketball, good quality Cleveland area HS football teams, the rowing teams on the Cuyahoga, summertime 5K's & Cleveland Marathon more with Cleveland than I'd automatically think of tennis. 

 

I was just looking for some other input / opinions to get a better idea of the draw that the FedCup would get.  I'm sure there are plenty of country club / racquet club members, former tennis players, etc out there that are pretty excited out it.

I must ask why?  Don't take this personal, but comments like this are what I think are self defeatist!

 

 

I'm not saying that there arent tennis enthusiasts here in Cleveland, (and I am definitely hoping for a good turnout for the FedCup) but when I think of Cleveland sports I dont automatically think of tennis.  Excluding our 3 pro teams, I'd probably associate CSU basketball, good quality Cleveland area HS football teams, the rowing teams on the Cuyahoga, summertime 5K's & Cleveland Marathon more with Cleveland than I'd automatically think of tennis. 

 

I was just looking for some other input / opinions to get a better idea of the draw that the FedCup would get.  I'm sure there are plenty of country club / racquet club members, former tennis players, etc out there that are pretty excited out it.

 

The think that the only sports are our professional sports teams is a huge problem.  Hockey, Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer are huge sports in NEO and Cleveland has more Country Clubs per capital than any other region but in the S. Florida.

Honest question:

 

What midsize/large American cities make you think of tennis?

Honest question:

 

What midsize/large American cities make you think of tennis?

Miami, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, NYC & Atlanta.  Atlanta is some sort of Tennis enthusiast hot bed.  There are tons of corporate USTA affiliated leagues.

And Cincinnati, which hosts a major pro tournament every summer.

^ Thanks

Is there reason to be concerned about the Medical Mart. When the convention center opened last summer in July the medical mart was to be opened in October. Then it was pushed back to February 2014. Now according to the DCA 4th Qtr 2013 report it is NOW scheduled to be opened in Summer 2014. How much build-out do we need to do here? Is there any other hidden problems? http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/200605/Q42013_final.pdf 

Is there reason to be concerned about the Medical Mart. When the convention center opened last summer in July the medical mart was to be opened in October. Then it was pushed back to February 2014. Now according to the DCA 4th Qtr 2013 report it is NOW scheduled to be opened in Summer 2014. How much build-out do we need to do here? Is there any other hidden problems? http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/200605/Q42013_final.pdf 

Why did you use the term "hidden problems"?

 

Without any knowledge of the situation, but knowing how the show rooms work, I would venture to guess there is individual build out/construction issues. 

 

Think of the Med. Mart as a COOP.  Each tenant is really an owner of their space and the better their space is the better the entire facility.  if their space is designed and built out property it will be highly visited.  The more "buyers" visit the showrooms the profitable the entire building.  This excludes spin off money spent in the community.

Is there reason to be concerned about the Medical Mart. When the convention center opened last summer in July the medical mart was to be opened in October. Then it was pushed back to February 2014. Now according to the DCA 4th Qtr 2013 report it is NOW scheduled to be opened in Summer 2014. How much build-out do we need to do here? Is there any other hidden problems? http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/200605/Q42013_final.pdf 

Why did you use the term "hidden problems"?

 

Without any knowledge of the situation, but knowing how the show rooms work, I would venture to guess there is individual build out/construction issues. 

 

Think of the Med. Mart as a COOP.  Each tenant is really an owner of their space and the better their space.  if their space is designed and built out property it will be highly visited.  The more "buyers" visit the showrooms the profitable the entire building.  This excludes spin off money spent in the community.

 

There's no hidden problems or underlying issues. Multiple tenants are currently being fit-out. The clinics space was just completed. As MTS said, it takes time for the individual tenants to get their space designed and built. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cleveland.com today reported on Delta's new RDU and IND flights from CLE.  I wonder if they got the news from UO.  :clap:  :lol:

The May issue of Architectural Record has an article by Steven Litt about this facility.

Some international recognition penned by Litt:

 

 

Global Center for Health Innovation

LMN Architects

Cleveland

Urban Remedy: The Global Center for Health Innovation and adjacent Cleveland Convention Center by LMN Architects aim to reinvigorate an aging downtown.

By Steven Litt

 

When it opened officially in October 2013, the new Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland, designed by LMN Architects of Seattle, became the nation's first medical mart, a year-round showplace for advanced medical devices and technology. The four-story, 235,000-square-foot facility is intended to help brand Cleveland as an international hub of biotechnical innovation by attracting health-care-themed meetings and exhibits to the city's adjacent new underground convention center, also designed by LMN.

 

http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/Building_types_study/healthcare/2014/1405-global-center-for-health-innovation-lmn-architects.asp?bts=HC

^ Man,  that old County Admin building needs to be swapped out with the Hilton Hotel sooner than later.  The perspective of the main picture reaffirms this...

Does anyone know if there are published stats on the volume of Cleveland Convention Center bookings and how it compares with similar venues (and perhaps other benchmarking stats)? I was visiting a friend in town last week who said the convention center was having difficulty attracting events. Basically said it's a bust so far. Is there any truth to that? How would one find out?

^ Well here's the website of current bookings: http://www.clevelandconventions.com/event-listing?Month=5&Year=2014

 

Not sure how it compares. 

Nothing listed past November? Is that normal?

I really hate the name worldwide point of Heath things concentrate or whatever worthless string of words a committee strung together.

 

Medical Mart is still much better, and is still used to describe the global focal point of medical new practices, or whatever it's called.

 

This needs to be fixed ASAP

^ I think their websites need to be changed first. They look like something from 1998. If the Global Center is supposed to be so innovative and high-tech why is their website so clunky? It seems to be the exact opposite of what they are trying to sell to potential visitors and customers.

Does anyone know when the MM finally opens? The last I heard was that it was this summer as everyone was building out there units.

The Globe has some traction!

 

Globe serves up shot in the arm, attracting medical meetings to city

 

 

By JUDY STRINGER

Originally Published: May 25, 2014 4:30 AM  Modified: May 27, 2014 8:51 AM

 

Through 2019, the convention center has 233 bookings, which are expected to draw an anticipated 400,000 attendees, according to Dave Johnson, director of sales and marketing for both facilities. Sixty-eight — or 29% — of those events involve the health care industry.

 

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140525/SUB1/305259998/1315/newsletter08?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

Does anyone know when the medical mart will open? It has been in the build-out phase for an awful long time.

Does anyone know when the medical mart will open? It has been in the build-out phase for an awful long time.

 

For each individual tenant the "build out" will be different.  and the cycle will repeat when new product lines are introduced, the showroom will temporarily or partially close, rebrand, then reopen.   

 

Think of it like Old School department stores windows.  Each season the windows "go dark" as they change the display(s).

From their website today... "Opening to the public in mid-2014."    http://www.theglobalcenter.com/

That name has not grown on me.  The global center, isn't that the Earth's core?

^No, it's Cleveland!

As far as I know, it is complete. Might not be open to the public but HIMSS, UH and others are already operating. I'm not aware of any parts of it that haven't been completed. HIMSS has been using their space since around April.

 

cross posted

 

Siemens displays fresh interest in Cleveland as a tech center and "healthcare hub"

 

"In a day of encounters with university administrators and researchers, Spiegel shared details of new programs and investments Siemens envisions for the region. He and other executives revealed plans for:

 

Investing nearly $2 million to outfit a space in the Global Center for Health Innovation, creating an "executive conference center" in a city it sees as a hub of the healthcare industry.

Moving a regional headquarters focused on medical imaging from Pittsburgh to Cleveland and bringing about two dozen high-paying jobs downtown.

Forming more partnerships with CWRU to tap its expertise in radiology, biomedical engineering and medical imaging.

Until Tuesday, Siemens had been quiet about it plans for the Global Center. It's third floor space, at nearly 3,000 square feet, makes it one of the larger tenants.

 

"This city has become quite a hub for the healthcare industry" and the global center make that more obvious, Spiegel said in an interview at CWRU's Adelbert Hall, where he had met with university President Barbara Snyder. "We're a leader in healthcare technology. To be part of this new institution is something we're really interested in."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/11/siemens_shows_fresh_interest_i.html#incart_river

 

Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,15104.1225.html#ixzz3IFg9AH85

....just noticed this on Global Centers web page.

 

 

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"The Global Center for Health Innovation December 6 Open House has been postponed to allow additional showroom spaces to complete construction, fully maximize the experience for visitors, and combine the event with a robust educational program. A rescheduled Open House event will be announced at a later date. The Global Center currently has 13 showrooms completed and is open for self-guided tours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m."

Uggggh....

 

FirstMerit Corporation to acquire naming rights to Cleveland Convention Center

 

http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2015/09/first_merit_secures_naming_rights_to_cleveland_convention_center.html

Cleveland Carves Out a Clever Niche as Home to World Class Medical Meetings

Greg Oates, Skift - Oct 30, 2015 7:33 am

 

The new Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland provides an exceptional example of how a second-tier city is competing for international medical meetings by tapping into its local industry expertise and the global knowledge sharing economy.

 

It also shows how a building can transcend beyond a meeting space into a true innovation hub with educational and commercial applications to support personal and professional development.

 

Cleveland has long been a magnet for medical meetings because it’s home to the Cleveland Clinic, which is basically a city within a city comprised of high-tech medical research facilities and healthcare providers.

 

The Clinic is also adjacent to Case Western Reserve University that’s home to its own highly ranked schools of medicine and medical engineering. The two institutions are co-developing the new Health Education Campus designed by London’s Foster + Partners, arguably the most high profile architecture firm in the world, which broke ground last month.

 

Still, this is Cleveland. In Ohio. Even though the city provides the infrastructure to compete with any medical campus in the world, the city lacks the cachet of other destinations with top medical research institutions like Boston, New York and San Francisco. That makes it challenging to attract many meeting planners who view Ohio as little more than a “flyover state.”

 

MORE:

http://skift.com/2015/10/30/cleveland-carves-out-a-clever-niche-as-home-to-world-class-medical-meetings/

http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2016/01/heres_whats_really_going_on_at.html#3

 

Interesting piece in the PD about how the "Medical Mart" business plan hasn't thus far worked out.  More interesting to me is how so much of the space is being subsidized or simply given away so that it doesn't sit empty.  My thought is, why can't we do that for general retail? 

http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2016/01/heres_whats_really_going_on_at.html#3

 

Interesting piece in the PD about how the "Medical Mart" business plan hasn't thus far worked out.  More interesting to me is how so much of the space is being subsidized or simply given away so that it doesn't sit empty.  My thought is, why can't we do that for general retail?

 

We do do that for retail.  That's essentially the entire business model for the 5th Street Arcade.  Many downtown retail spaces are extremely cheap, finding tenants is the problem.

Love that arcade, and the idea behind it.  I meant something bigger though, on the scale of "let's build a brand new showpiece in the middle of downtown" but have it be something the majority of the population might have reason to visit. 

 

For example, what if instead we'd built something like University Square on this site, featuring a Target and a Macy's.

http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2016/01/heres_whats_really_going_on_at.html#3

 

Interesting piece in the PD about how the "Medical Mart" business plan hasn't thus far worked out.  More interesting to me is how so much of the space is being subsidized or simply given away so that it doesn't sit empty.  My thought is, why can't we do that for general retail? 

 

As the article notes, much of the problem seems to involve both branding and focus.  Both the name and the mission seem murky.  As many times as I refer to the place, I can never remember it correctly off the top of my head; it’s a mouthful.  I think they should have stuck with the much simpler "Medical Mart" and established a clear type of products that would be marketed there.  I still have to believe there's a place for such an operation given hefty international rep the Clinic has brought to Cleveland.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2016/01/heres_whats_really_going_on_at.html#3

 

Interesting piece in the PD about how the "Medical Mart" business plan hasn't thus far worked out.  More interesting to me is how so much of the space is being subsidized or simply given away so that it doesn't sit empty.  My thought is, why can't we do that for general retail? 

 

This is one of those rare instances where I find myself agreeing with a cleveland.com comment section. 

I'm iffy on the convention center and hotel as public spending projects, but I'm pretty well convinced at this point that the Med Mart was just total idiocy. Hard not to imagine Chris Kennedy dressed as the Simpsons monorail salesman.

I'm iffy on the convention center and hotel as public spending projects, but I'm pretty well convinced at this point that the Med Mart was just total idiocy. Hard not to imagine Chris Kennedy dressed as the Simpsons monorail salesman.

 

Yep.

Trouble, oh we got trouble,

Right here in Cleveland City!

With a capital "T"

That rhymes with "P"

And that stands for Pool!

The convention center has been a project that has needed to get done for 30+ years. 

 

Since the convention center opened, look at all the hotels that have sprung up, like Schofield, Westin, Metropolitan and Drury.  We would not have gotten the RNC without the convention center's modern communication infrastructure (it will be media base)

 

Now, I hate the name.  The name and the whole mission needs more focus, but the CC would not have been built without the MM. 

^I agree.  I think we all knew the Med Mart part of this was a questionable gamble that may or may not work but it was also the only way we were able to get a new CC built.  Previous efforts to rebuild the CC failed for decades, and the MM promise of creating a center focused on medical trade shows pushed the idea over the hump to get it done.  It was a gamble, but without the MM no new CC and thus new Hilton, new malls, new public square, RNC, etc.  To me even if the MM fails at its intended mission I think the city won with this investment and the spin off it created.

If the only choices are $700M still in county taxpayer's own pockets during the sales tax increase period and all the development the MM/CC has (probably) accelerated, then I guess I can see the argument it's turned out OK. But it's a pretty depressing premise. Competent county leadership could probably have a lot more to show for all that money.

^I agree.  I think we all knew the Med Mart part of this was a questionable gamble that may or may not work but it was also the only way we were able to get a new CC built.  Previous efforts to rebuild the CC failed for decades, and the MM promise of creating a center focused on medical trade shows pushed the idea over the hump to get it done.  It was a gamble, but without the MM no new CC and thus new Hilton, new malls, new public square, RNC, etc.  To me even if the MM fails at its intended mission I think the city won with this investment and the spin off it created.

 

I totally agree with you MidwestChamp. 

 

And while I have not seen the construction cost breakdown, the MM portion of it would have to be a small percentage of the total cost of the project.  The CC itself would be the large portion of the total cost.  After all, how much would it cost to build a 5 story suburban type of building?  Yeah, I know that the MM is a little different with the atrium and connectivity to the CC.

Global Center out to reduce vacancy

March 13, 2016

By JAY MILLER

 

The Global Center for Health Innovation is hiring Colliers International to begin a “full court press” to fill the roughly 15% of its space that is vacant.

 

Colliers, an international real estate brokerage and property management firm with a local office at 200 Public Square, was chosen at least in part because of its global reach. It has more than 500 offices in 67 countries.

 

Its job will be to lease the remaining 20,000 feet of vacant space in the four-story building, that, along with the First Merit Convention Center of Cleveland, comprise a $465 million investment by Cuyahoga County designed to boost tourism broadly, with a focus on bringing medical and health care meetings to Cleveland.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160313/NEWS/160319942/global-center-out-to-reduce-vacancy