October 3, 200618 yr ^or you could work in a normal office building near public square and not have to worry about Al the Pin Mechanic lurking in your foyer.
October 3, 200618 yr ^or you could work in a normal office building near public square and not have to worry about Al the Pin Mechanic lurking in your foyer. Normal office building on Public Square?? But then you'd have to worry about Pope lurking in the foyer!
October 3, 200618 yr ^or you could work in a normal office building near public square and not have to worry about Al the Pin Mechanic lurking in your foyer. Normal office building on Public Square?? But then you'd have to worry about Pope lurking in the foyer! i certainly do lurk, waiting in the shadows. Just when you thought it was safe to dine on 9
October 5, 200618 yr More updates of Corner Alley: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 5, 200618 yr who wouldn't want to have their offices above a bowling alley/martini bar, though? I mean, talk about opportunities to wine & dine clientele...you've got it all in the building! And if you really want to venture out, you can pop down the block to Lola, HoB, Flannery's, or Pickwick...not a bad set of options! So, can they get better rents from residential or office tenants? Also, are there restrictions on what uses can go in based on the subsidies they've received? actually, my grandfather had his offices right above a bowling alley for many years. it was fine, except for the time he came in and found a dead body in a stairwell, but i digress.
October 10, 200618 yr Glad to see that progress has been made on those buildings on Euclid! Huge difference.
October 13, 200618 yr I can't wait for the bowling alley to be open. That'll be fun! I did that in a similar place in NYC, and it was awesome. I bet it'll be a little cheaper here.
October 20, 200618 yr From Crain's: MRN wins Ratner Miller award By STAN BULLARD 1:44 pm, October 20, 2006 Downtown Cleveland Alliance announced today it would award the annual Ruth Ratner Miller award for contributions to the vibrancy of downtown to MRN Ltd., a Cleveland-based realty development and apartment investment firm. In an 11-year, building-by-building project, the family-owned MRN transformed the only part of downtown Cleveland that retained its 1890s-vintage flavor. MRN redeveloped the former Woolworth’s store as the House of Blues and recast East Fourth Street near Public Square as a home for apartments and restaurants. “Their goal is to never change or overhaul a neighborhood, but rather expound on its history, enhance what exists and improve the quality of life for its residents and visitors,” Joseph Marinucci, president of Downtown Alliance, said in a prepared statement. Rick Maron and his sons, Ari and Jori Maron, operate MRN. The award takes its name from the late Ruth Ratner Miller, who spearheaded development of Tower City Center as the former president of Forest City Enterprises Inc. Downtown Cleveland Alliance was formed by property owners and downtown local development corporations earlier this year to improve the safety and appearance of downtown. The Downtown Cleveland Alliance is continuing the award, which was launched by one of its predecessors, the former Downtown Cleveland Partnership. The award will be presented at a luncheon Oct. 27. The alliance will also present another eight awards to downtown development projects completed over the past year.
October 20, 200618 yr The bowling alley is having a VIP event Nov. 25, so it should be complete by then. I walked by today and noticed the alleys themselves have been installed, along with most of the drywall and some lighting. They're making fast progress in there.
October 21, 200618 yr ratner.....ick If Ruth Ratner Miller were still around, I think much of the negative comments on UO would be more positive. Ever since she went over to the other side, FC has been considered the bad guy. Re: VIP Event. Whom are considered VIP, (except the Ratners)?
October 23, 200618 yr The bowling alley is having a VIP event Nov. 25, so it should be complete by then. I walked by today and noticed the alleys themselves have been installed, along with most of the drywall and some lighting. They're making fast progress in there. Wow, Nov 25? That's fantastic. Although it reinforces the fact that I know less than nothing about the art of construction. Some seemingly simple things take a year, but then they can tear ass and slam a bowling alley into what was a decrepit old Wendy's in a couple months. Anyway, can't wait..
October 23, 200618 yr Some seemingly simple things take a year, but then they can tear ass and slam a bowling alley into what was a decrepit old Wendy's in a couple months. i think it also speaks volumes about this development group and their project management and financing situation. Cleveland desperately needs more outside investment to occur so that we can begin to see "wins". Too often local developers/speculators with little experience or limited financing tackle projects that are either on hold for years or never occur. There is certainly room for the locals and I want them to succeed, however there are so many opportunities that as a city we need to attact some developers and investment $$ (and accompanying fresh ideas, optimism, etc) from the coasts. It still blows my mind that Gateway has been open for 11 years and there are still: - empty and generally unfinished floors above Clevelander - an abandoned stretch of lower prospect (e4 to ontario) - maybe 50% street level occupancy on prospect from (e4 to e8 alley) - multiple available storefronts on e4 (there are at least 5 still). I know that some recent announcements were made, and lets hope that they materialize like the bowling alley did. It feels like everything moves in slow motion in Cleveland. I think this has to change, especially when the main barrier appears to be entreprenuers/investment dollars/new ideas.
October 24, 200618 yr ^While I tended to disagree with him, my father used to say (now deceased for some time) "Cleveland moves at two speeds, slow and stop".
October 25, 200618 yr On www.clevelandcityliving.com: Dec 21, 2006 - College Day in Cleveland - College students, this day is for you! Free bowling at Corner Alley, discounts at local establishments, and free transportation around downtown!
October 25, 200618 yr What a wonderful concept! However, it's the third time this week that I've seen an image of mine used without permission. Sigh... and people wonder why I have all those warnings about copyrights on my site. :roll: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 25, 200618 yr Bummer...you letting people know? I mean, it's not like you're an unreasonable person! On the topic of the event, I'm all in!
October 25, 200618 yr Oh believe me, I let people know. Nicely at first, because it's a honest mistake and most people own up to it right away. If they don't - there's h#ll to pay :evil: The problem I have is that you would NOT believe 1. how many people I've had to tell, and 2. the level of education/skills that the offending parties have. I mean, it should NOT be a revelation to learn that photos on the internet are no more free than photos you'd see in a gallery. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 25, 200618 yr I mean, it should NOT be a revelation to learn that photos on the internet are no more free than photos you'd see in a gallery. They...aren't...free?!?!?!??! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 25, 200618 yr Oh believe me, I let people know. Nicely at first, because it's a honest mistake and most people own up to it right away. If they don't - there's h#ll to pay :evil: The problem I have is that you would NOT believe 1. how many people I've had to tell, and 2. the level of education/skills that the offending parties have. I mean, it should NOT be a revelation to learn that photos on the internet are no more free than photos you'd see in a gallery. Do you send them the evil queen lordes of the rings photo, with a virus running in the background, when they are naughty?? LOL
October 25, 200618 yr Well, it's a good thing you haven't caught me wearing the t-shirt I made with one of your photos! I made only the one and divulge the source whenever asked...and it's already been relegated to undershirt status, so it's rarely seen! (Ok, so I was a little frightened by the "h#ll to pay" comment!)
October 25, 200618 yr hey, at least they are not images of you used without your permission! (its so embarrassing when that happens)
October 25, 200618 yr hey, at least they are not images of you used without your permission! (its so embarrassing when that happens) I guess it depends on what the image is used for??? :wink: ummmm??? Punch, sounds like there a GOOD story behind that post! :wink:
October 25, 200618 yr I'm happy to say they've owned up to it and added a tagline :) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 26, 200618 yr Some seemingly simple things take a year, but then they can tear ass and slam a bowling alley into what was a decrepit old Wendy's in a couple months. i think it also speaks volumes about this development group and their project management and financing situation. Cleveland desperately needs more outside investment to occur so that we can begin to see "wins". Too often local developers/speculators with little experience or limited financing tackle projects that are either on hold for years or never occur. There is certainly room for the locals and I want them to succeed, however there are so many opportunities that as a city we need to attact some developers and investment $$ (and accompanying fresh ideas, optimism, etc) from the coasts. It still blows my mind that Gateway has been open for 11 years and there are still: - empty and generally unfinished floors above Clevelander - an abandoned stretch of lower prospect (e4 to ontario) - maybe 50% street level occupancy on prospect from (e4 to e8 alley) - multiple available storefronts on e4 (there are at least 5 still). I know that some recent announcements were made, and lets hope that they materialize like the bowling alley did. It feels like everything moves in slow motion in Cleveland. I think this has to change, especially when the main barrier appears to be entreprenuers/investment dollars/new ideas. Truer words have rarely been spoken. We definitely need some more out-of-town investors, and I wish our 'leaders' with the NEO Partnership could (for once) start pulling their oars in the same direction so we can crank up more interest, and hence up the competition ante, downtown ... The flip side is that a number of Cleveland-based high-rollers are investing elsewhere... We won't get into those pirates at Forest City... The latest is that John Ferchill's group is doing a ground-up rehab of the Detroit's old Book Cadillac Hotel into a 67-suite luxury Westin Condo. http://www.ferchillgroup.com/bookcadillacres.shtml We definitely need some new blood to kick-start things here. There's progress, to be sure, but often times it seems glacial.
October 27, 200618 yr ^^^ Paging Dan Gilbert to Public Square; Mr. Gilbert, you are wanted in Public Square. ;)
October 27, 200618 yr Gilbert's in a tough spot. I love the guy for what he's doing for the Cavs, the Q and the local econ in moving 300 Quicken jobs here... Moving the 3,500+ Rock/Quicken HQ downtown would awesome, but the man still has a ton of good will and family in his hometown. If he yanks he HQ from Livonia (in econ struggling Michigan) to Cleveland would make him Darth Vader there.
October 27, 200618 yr Gilbert's in a tough spot. I love the guy for what he's doing for the Cavs, the Q and the local econ in moving 300 Quicken jobs here... Moving the 3,500+ Rock/Quicken HQ downtown would awesome, but the man still has a ton of good will and family in his hometown. If he yanks he HQ from Livonia (in econ struggling Michigan) to Cleveland would make him Darth Vader there. Id take Darth Vader over Art Modell anyway. Hell, I would love for someone to move their HQ here for once. Even if it meant suffering in another state. I know it sounds harsh, but its business.
October 27, 200618 yr Gilbert's in a tough spot. I love the guy for what he's doing for the Cavs, the Q and the local econ in moving 300 Quicken jobs here... Moving the 3,500+ Rock/Quicken HQ downtown would awesome, but the man still has a ton of good will and family in his hometown. If he yanks he HQ from Livonia (in econ struggling Michigan) to Cleveland would make him Darth Vader there. Well, I'm just talking about investment. I don't think he's going to uproot Quicken Loans. But maybe he can seed something here and we ALL can get a piece of the pie. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!
October 27, 200618 yr lets steal crap from Chicago and not pick on Detroit. Chicago won't even notice
October 27, 200618 yr Better yet, grow some stuff locally ... Instead of waiting for the market to tip to being suitable for outside investors, we should expand a small effort already launched by the city. When cTIX moved to an online system, emerging tech businesses were given three-month leases in the former cTIX building while they found their footing (and established a lot of visual attention). When the lease is up, the city provides these businesses with counsel on finding space elsewhere. We could do the same thing with multiple sectors ... offer technical assistance (branding, signage, accounting), coupled with paid, short-term leases (perhaps six months), to the five start-up companies that prove to have the most market savvy and most desirable new product/service offerings for downtown neighborhoods. In small storefront spaces, I think you could probably accomplish all of this for less than $1 million annually. If you carefully selected the businesses that looked to have the most staying power, this investment could spark a lot of other investment in downtown. And it would certainly beat bending over backwards with tax incentives to lure outside businesses.
October 27, 200618 yr As long as cities in this state insist on frivolously suing companies like Sherwin-Williams, we're going to have a hard time convincing companies to move here (much less keep the few remaining HQs we have left). Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
October 27, 200618 yr speaking on the old ctix place @ star plaza: PMO moved out over a month ago and there is nothing in there now. i would have thought there would be a waiting list of sorts to get the next available crack at this space. anyone know what or who is going to occupy this space, and more importantly, when? as for jump starting downtown street level investment (and otherwise), i think that the city needs to become much more transparent. 2 recent examples: I was looking for an email address on the city's webpage (i see city employees with blackberrys, so surely some of them have emails). There are very few department or individual emails. The city needs (and i think wants in many cases) the help of interested parties in identifying problem areas or potential solutions. The city needs to make it easy to communicate and do business with. the second is the City's land bank. although they are collecting properties around the city that are available for redevelopment, none of the properties are listed on the city's website. it will always be more difficult to develop downtown, due to the size and varied interests, but the city has to make it as easy and streamlined as possible for citizens and investors to participate.
November 9, 200618 yr walked by the corner alley for the first time in a bit. I recommend you doing so also in the near future, some good progress cranking out still. (or just take a camera)
November 10, 200618 yr No camera, sorry, but I walked by on my lunch break. Corner Alley is looking nice! I noticed they had the pin-stacking machines in. I wonder if you'll be able to see them at work at night. That'd be pretty neat! I'm very happy they took all that street space, too. That section of Euclid is starting to look like it should!!
November 10, 200618 yr ^MayDay has a great photo of the new lanes in his "fuzzy stacked" photo thread. And here's one I grabbed today:
November 14, 200618 yr Looks like E. 4th got an updated website, or maybe I've just never seen it. Nice, makes the neighborhood look great. Much better than the historic gateway site. http://www.east4thstreet.com/
November 14, 200618 yr Looks like E. 4th got an updated website, or maybe I've just never seen it. Nice, makes the neighborhood look great. Much better than the historic gateway site. http://www.east4thstreet.com/ Wow...that is nice. FYI - The same group administers both CDC.
November 14, 200618 yr Those apartment rents are NOT bad at all!!! This has me thinking.... I wonder if it'd be super noisy/smelly down there. I like the buildings. http://www.east4thstreet.com/properties.php
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