November 18, 201014 yr Driving by, the alley looks even narrower than the rendering makes it look. Yow-I saw your earlier comments about the width, but didn't know just how narrow you meant! I wonder if there's going to be some noise issues back there for tenants. Easily solved with restricted patio hours, I suppose. I love the people in those renderings, by the way. We certainly are a svelte stylish lot in Cleveland!
November 18, 201014 yr In the rendering it appears as if they moved E. 115th a little so it comes into Euclid a little further east than it currently does, closer to the building next to Mi Pueblo. Is this just a mistake or are they actually moving it east so they can fit more on the north side of Euclid?
November 18, 201014 yr Thinner the better for an alley. A walk down almost any street in Europe is still smaller than this.
November 19, 201014 yr The article stated a building on the opposite side of the proposed moca is phase 2> SO how many and what buildings are considered phase 2
November 19, 201014 yr Take a look at the rendering. There are three sections of the residential/retail component on the north side of Euclid. The westernmost section.... the one on the corner of Euclid and Ford is part of phase II
November 19, 201014 yr Pretty decent land use concepts. And the narrow alley doesn't look any narrower than East Fourth. Thumbs up! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 19, 201014 yr Thinner the better for an alley. A walk down almost any street in Europe is still smaller than this. You have probably never been in a Hospital in Europe though. Awesome. From the article: The landscape architects were instructed to work within a budget of $1 million, said Margaret Carney, CWRU architect. This should be a cool test of what top notch design talent can do on a tight budget. Though now that I think about it, I guess $1M for a plaza is probably not a tight budget by local standards. That back alley is pretty narrow. I think we've known for a while it would be pedestrian only, but the renderings make it seem very narrow. The lower level residents of the existing Triangle towers will practically be able to get their Panera fix without leaving home. At least by sling shot. Hard to say what is involved in that budget now. If they get into re-grading the area for levels or built in seating, site lighting, landscaping, what they use for the hard surface, etc... it could easily be $1 mil. Nothing wrong with having tight quarters. It makes for a better city but most people in the U.S. are not comfortable with it...yet.
November 19, 201014 yr Nothing wrong with having tight quarters. It makes for a better city but most people in the U.S. are not comfortable with it...yet. That's because many Americans won't fit into such tight quarters. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 19, 201014 yr You know what I like about this thread? It is only on page 16 and the project is well under construction. Flats East Bank on the other hand is at 101 and, well....
November 22, 201014 yr Uptown Phase I is really coming along. It's great to see both sides of Euclid Ave one story out of ground already. As you can see from my second picture, you can see the University Hospitals expansion from the Uptown construction and vice versa.
November 23, 201014 yr ^no problem at all. There are internal renovations currently happening inside CIA, phase one of the project. I've heard murmurs of early 2011 for the actual structural expansion.
December 17, 201014 yr Anyone feel like brightening my Friday with an typed update of construction progress? Even if it's just to say they've now built up to the second floor?
December 17, 201014 yr Drove by the VA Administration Building on E. 105th today. Only got a sideways glance (so as not to kill other drivers and pedestrians) but I am liking the finished product. Not going to win any architecture awards but it adds to the urban fabric in a good way.
December 18, 201014 yr Anyone feel like brightening my Friday with an typed update of construction progress? Even if it's just to say they've now built up to the second floor? I will brighten up your day and say that they have in fact finished the second floor and the old building in the MOCA site is completely gone and almost leveled out except for a few mounds of dirt.
December 18, 201014 yr Strap may be happy with a typed update, but I want photos! I'd do it today (nice, sunny day! ;)) but I have to go to a Christmas party in Twinsburg. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 18, 201014 yr I have no objection to photos :). Maybe as a Christmas gift to me and the other expats?
December 18, 201014 yr Hm... I am there like everyday so I should take photos shouldn't I? Like for sure!
December 19, 201014 yr Strap may be happy with a typed update, but I want photos! I'd do it today (nice, sunny day! ;)) but I have to go to a Christmas party in Twinsburg. I have no objection to photos :). Maybe as a Christmas gift to me and the other expats? Challenge accepted. I live in CH and have not even been down to this area since they broke ground, so I figured I should check it out. Yesterday was also a great day to be out taking pictures, we actually had a sunny day.
December 19, 201014 yr Thanks! Now we're up to date!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 19, 201014 yr I really like the shot of the Uptown project looking down Euclid where you can see the construction on both sides of the street. I wish it was going to be taller than 4 stories, but I'll take what I can get.
December 20, 201014 yr The longer I stare at this map, the happier I get. Such a night a day difference from what UC used to be. http://www.uptowncleveland.com/pdfs/uptown-map.pdf
January 12, 201114 yr If anyone ever wonders what's both ugly and beautiful at the same time, it would be those two pictures.
January 13, 201114 yr Nice drive-by shooting! The only good kind in Cleveland. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 16, 201114 yr I walked by the uptown site today to check it out and it appears that it will be both 3 and 4 stories, let me explain. The first story is about double a normal story because it will be retail. In one section of the first floor it looks like there will be a loft type of thing making that section of the building 4 stories. The loft space might be in the future book store (barnes and noble i think). So most of the building will be 3 stories but with a very tall first story. With the upper stories going up now it is starting to give a dense feel to the area. I can't wait to continue seeing this progress.
January 28, 201114 yr A little bit of the Case student perspective and excitement: UPTOWN development project on schedule http://www.cwruobserver.com/media/storage/paper1370/news/2011/01/28/News/Uptown.Development.Project.On.Schedule-3971660.shtml
January 28, 201114 yr ^Thanks! B&N Open by October 2011- sounds awesome. Also: "It appears Triangle residents may receive their grocery store. "The space we had once designated for a drug store will now be a specialty grocery store," Slesh said. "We have a lot of intent, but we do not yet have a legally binding agreement."
January 28, 201114 yr ^Ha- that makes a lot of phonetic sense ("a lot of" and "a letter of"). Let's hope so- that would be awesome. I wonder if that means UCI is dropping its plan to land a larger grocer for Lot 45.
January 28, 201114 yr TRADER JOES!!! (hope) not a TJ, but it is a company that already operates a few stores in NEO.
January 28, 201114 yr TRADER JOES!!! (hope) not a TJ, but it is a company that already operates a few stores in NEO. If you dont want to say, at least give us a clue as to who the occupant might be. or an area where they already have a store.
January 28, 201114 yr "Specialty" grocery store. Not sure exactly what that means, but it ain't Dave's. Probably not enough space for a Whole Foods. Heinen's is a possibility but that would target the older crowd, not college kids. I'm thinking something smaller and more affordable.
January 28, 201114 yr not a TJ, but it is a company that already operates a few stores in NEO. Oh just tell us. This isn't national security! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 29, 201114 yr Yay! They have a location by me at the Edgewater/Gold Coast area. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 10, 201114 yr They're working on the 4th floor now on the north side and working on the second floor on the south side.
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