July 1, 20195 yr Long time lurker first time poster. Progress coming along on the Uptown 3 student housing. In other news, there's still a bit of interior work to be done in the Commodore where "Hell's Fried Chicken" will be opening.
July 1, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, tykaps said: Long time lurker first time poster. Progress coming along on the Uptown 3 student housing. In other news, there's still a bit of interior work to be done in the Commodore where "Hell's Fried Chicken" will be opening. Now THAT'S what I call a first post!! Welcome @tykaps! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 2, 20195 yr 7 hours ago, tykaps said: Long time lurker first time poster. Progress coming along on the Uptown 3 student housing. In other news, there's still a bit of interior work to be done in the Commodore where "Hell's Fried Chicken" will be opening. Hell's Fried Chicken. The Korean Fried chicken? If this is the same brand as in Hell's Kitchen in NYC then I'm ...... The dumplings were so-so, the udon, eh, and the spicy hell sauce was not spicy. Granted I'm a person who loves super spicy food, but if I request you to make the sauce at the maximum, then double that, but when my order arrives and I think it tastes like a Jolly Rancher, it's not spicy! As always hoping for the best.
July 2, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: Hell's Fried Chicken. The Korean Fried chicken? If this is the same brand as in Hell's Kitchen in NYC then I'm ...... The dumplings were so-so, the udon, eh, and the spicy hell sauce was not spicy. Granted I'm a person who loves super spicy food, but if I request you to make the sauce at the maximum, then double that, but when my order arrives and I think it tastes like a Jolly Rancher, it's not spicy! As always hoping for the best. Looks to be a different brand. The word "fried" is neatly in the title unlike the NYC restaurant and the logo is completely different. No other online information on it, so I guess it's a new local restaurant.
July 14, 20195 yr I think Uptown is starting to hit its stride with national retailers. Verizon, the small Apple Store addition now Chase Bank. Makes me excited to see what Phase 3 will have.
July 14, 20195 yr Phase 3? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 14, 20195 yr 9 minutes ago, KJP said: Phase 3? If I'm not mistaken that's what the construction at the corner by Constantino's is. Correct me if I'm wrong. Edit: Ahhhhhh it being called Uptown 3 in the renderings confused me. Edited July 14, 20195 yr by MyPhoneDead
July 15, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: I think Uptown is starting to hit its stride with national retailers. Verizon, the small Apple Store addition now Chase Bank. Makes me excited to see what Phase 3 will have. In regards to what Uptown 3 will have: Sheng Long Yu, owner of Kenko in University Circle along with some other Asian concepts, wants to open up a new restaurant. This is likely to be in the spot on the Eastern side that will share an outdoor patio with Piccadilly. Nothing definitive, but they're looking into putting an Amazon Hub into the other space. Kind of odd considering it's useless to CWRU students who already have two locations on campus with lockers for picking up packages.
July 15, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: I think Uptown is starting to hit its stride with national retailers. Verizon, the small Apple Store addition now Chase Bank. Makes me excited to see what Phase 3 will have. Wait, Apple Store addition? What?!
July 15, 20195 yr 8 hours ago, inlovewithCLE said: Wait, Apple Store addition? What?! It's connected to the Barnes and Nobles it's not a big space at all. Typically the ones that cater to students.
July 15, 20195 yr 21 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: It's connected to the Barnes and Nobles it's not a big space at all. Typically the ones that cater to students. Is it facing the street or inside the Barnes and Noble?
July 15, 20195 yr 12 minutes ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Is it facing the street or inside the Barnes and Noble? It faces the street you can see the construction through the window, the access is through barnes and noble though. The store sits in front of the window by the street right next to Dunkin. I'll try to take a picture later on today. Edited July 15, 20195 yr by MyPhoneDead
July 15, 20195 yr The transformation is really striking when driving west on Euclid as you drive under the railroad bridge. Bam!
July 15, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, Terdolph said: If East Cleveland had competent, trustworthy leadership........ Should be annexed by Cleveland.
July 15, 20195 yr 28 minutes ago, shack said: Should be annexed by Cleveland. See the extensive discussion of this in the East Cleveland thread. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 15, 20195 yr 16 minutes ago, shack said: Should be annexed by Cleveland. Sure, if the deal is sweet enough. Can we throw in Lakewood ?
July 16, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, shack said: Should be annexed by Cleveland. Not to get too far off topic and I know East Cleveland is a disaster, but Cleveland itself isn’t necessarily a symbol of “competent, trustworthy leadership”!
July 16, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, Terdolph said: Maybe so. My point was that at least private money is willing to invest in Cleveland, but not E. Cleveland. The RR bridge between the two is only 50 feet wide. On Euclid it’s an additional 1800ft beyond the bridge to developable land. I think that may be just as big of an issue.
August 1, 20195 yr Construction Starts On Student Housing Units In University Circle A new facility will offer residence to Cleveland Institute of Music students, along with students from other area colleges. https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/construction-starts-student-housing-units-university-circle "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 2, 20195 yr Still a shame they are tearing down that house for this, but I really like that they will have the acoustic practice rooms. Those can be used in marketing not only the building, but the school and Cleveland as a whole to students who are serious about music.
October 19, 20195 yr I stopped into the Verizon to check out a phone and as I was playing with the phone I overheard a conversation talking about various cities, then it came back to Cleveland. The employee mentioned that he had a friend that moved from NYC and wanted to live in Little Italy when he moved to Cleveland. The employee mentioned that he told his friend, "Why? You're only going to have 3 blocks of doing anything, outside of Little Italy after 10 o'clock the sidewalks dry up for the night." He then went on to mention he has a friend that moved to ONE University Circle and HATED it, she said there isn't anything to walk to or shop at and that Constatino's was an AWFUL grocery store. She later moved to Beachwood. My point of posting this is we have these East Coast transplants moving here and are either getting told not to move here do to lack of activity or HATE it due to the striking difference from East Coast neighborhoods. MRN has done a MAGNIFICENT job at maintaining retailers and arguably has turned the corner when it comes to attracting national retailers (Chase) and shopping retail (Verizon), but he is running out of space to continue that momentum. If UC wants to attract and MAINTAIN those young East Coast transplants used to shopping and amenities it may be time for the area to make a concerted effort to make Uptown and beyond a destination for shopping and activities. Right now the focus is on workers and college students but as this neighborhood continues to grow with permanent residents it may need to begin focusing on retail that caters to them. The apartment building next to Uptown getting constructed would be a good start but it is a long shot based on who their target is. Uptown needs to take a page from the Short North strategy, it has a nice mixture for all parties and groups. I just wanted to share this, it was interesting to hear perspectives from out of state transplants and to also hear how people who work in Uptown view it when it comes to living there.
October 19, 20195 yr 59 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: I stopped into the Verizon to check out a phone and as I was playing with the phone I overheard a conversation talking about various cities, then it came back to Cleveland. The employee mentioned that he had a friend that moved from NYC and wanted to live in Little Italy when he moved to Cleveland. The employee mentioned that he told his friend, "Why? You're only going to have 3 blocks of doing anything, outside of Little Italy after 10 o'clock the sidewalks dry up for the night." He then went on to mention he has a friend that moved to ONE University Circle and HATED it, she said there isn't anything to walk to or shop at and that Constatino's was an AWFUL grocery store. She later moved to Beachwood. My point of posting this is we have these East Coast transplants moving here and are either getting told not to move here do to lack of activity or HATE it due to the striking difference from East Coast neighborhoods. My feeling is if someone moves from a high rise in University Circle to Beachwood, a dense, walkable urban neighborhood isn’t their cup of tea. The only suburbs I can think that can replicate the urban living of Cleveland neighborhoods are Lakewood, Rocky River and Cleveland Heights. I will concede that UC is a little different than those areas, as well as Ohio City, Tremont, DS and Little Italy for that matter. But I don’t think this one example illustrates a glaring problem. Edited October 19, 20195 yr by Sapper Daddy
October 20, 20195 yr ^^ I know several people from the east coast who feel the same way. Agree that Lakewood is closest we have to an NYC, but it’s closer to a Greenwich Village to an Upper East Side—and not all New Yorkers want the Village. Additionally, a lot of CCF employees want to live on the east side, but want a denser neighborhood. For the same reasons both @MyPhoneDead (ironic, btw, that you were looking at phones) and @Sapper Daddy mentioned, my significant other gym NYC chose Cleveland Heights—but it’s a far cry from a dense urban neighborhood. I think Little Italy, UC, and Midtown need to have a bit more neighborhood-type amenities (i.e., Starbucks and Rising Star in UC are horrible for sitting, only good for picking up; Constantino’s is abysmal; the only drugstore is the eh Rite Aid by CCF; you got to go out east to go shopping). While transplants want dense, they also want Apple Stores, Trader Joe’s, and Vineyard Vines, so they wind up in Beachwood rather than UC—and then they flee back east as soon as their residency is over. Bringing this back on topic, I guess what I’m saying is “please someone build an amazing mixed-use dense community in UC or Little Italy—or I may be dragged to the east coast. ?”
October 20, 20195 yr 6 minutes ago, Clevecane said: ^^ I know several people from the east coast who feel the same way. Agree that Lakewood is closest we have to an NYC, but it’s closer to a Greenwich Village to an Upper East Side—and not all New Yorkers want the Village. Additionally, a lot of CCF employees want to live on the east side, but want a denser neighborhood. For the same reasons both @MyPhoneDead (ironic, btw, that you were looking at phones) and @Sapper Daddy mentioned, my significant other gym NYC chose Cleveland Heights—but it’s a far cry from a dense urban neighborhood. I think Little Italy, UC, and Midtown need to have a bit more neighborhood-type amenities (i.e., Starbucks and Rising Star in UC are horrible for sitting, only good for picking up; Constantino’s is abysmal; the only drugstore is the eh Rite Aid by CCF; you got to go out east to go shopping). While transplants want dense, they also want Apple Stores, Trader Joe’s, and Vineyard Vines, so they wind up in Beachwood rather than UC—and then they flee back east as soon as their residency is over. Bringing this back on topic, I guess what I’m saying is “please someone build an amazing mixed-use dense community in UC or Little Italy—or I may be dragged to the east coast. ?” I can add to this. I am currently in the market and I have no desire or intention to live outside of the city limits. But UC is not on my list of potential neighborhoods to move to because of that exact reason. There’s not enough stores/shops, there isn’t enough entertainment options (I like to go out) and I want a little more. I do find UC lacking in those areas. I love the neighborhood, but for me it’s still somewhere to visit, not to live
October 20, 20195 yr I find these opinions very interesting because I have the exact opposite feelings. Maybe it is because I am older than most on the forum. In the near future I am planning on giving up home ownership and go into an apartment (biggest issue is finding something big enough that does not cost an arm and leg. After years and years I have a lot of stuff). I am also going to try and do something crazy for Cleveland and see if I can go car free (this will be a big challenge because many friends and most relatives are in the far 'burbs). Right now the two neighborhoods that fit my personal criteria are University Circle and Ohio City and UC is running first for a number of reasons (although Ohio City could go on top if many of the planned developments are realized with the most important being the Irishtown Bend park.) Since I won't have a car, I want to be able to walk or have an easy bus ride (which means a direct and quick route with no transfer) to a church, a library and a grocery. Everything else would be icing on the cake and in my mind UC has the best butter cream frosting for me. Church (Holy Rosary) and library (MLK) I could walk to and grocery would be a bus ride downtown to Heinens. I would probably go to Constantinos as well for something quick, like when I lived in the Warehouse District, but I have always considered it more of a convenience store than a grocer. Easy rapid ride to the West Side Market as well as everything that OC would offer. Since my three criteria are not an issue, UC appeals to me more than OC because of the green space and the cultural institutions which I use a lot (and much of it is free....I am always going to CIM for concerts) and the fact that it is a quick bus ride downtown. I find the restaurant choices (again walkable) in UC and Little Italy very good and the bar scene serves my purposes since I am not looking for a hot spot or late hours. I don't shop like I use to so an Uber to major east side centers will probably only be necessary once a month or so. I am really hoping that the Circle Square development happens because it will really seal the deal for me.
October 20, 20195 yr 6 minutes ago, Htsguy said: I am also going to try and do something crazy for Cleveland and see if I can go car free Mostly car free person here! Living in University Circle, it's honestly super easy! Save for a couple cartrips out of state, I very rarely use my car and never use uber. Last time I used my car otherwise was in July to go to a restaurant in Lakewood. Oh and don't forget about the new Dave's in midtown for groceries. Also J&L Market Garden right next to uptown for affordable produce.
October 20, 20195 yr Photos of the in-progress 11601 Euclid Avenue apartment building from yesterday. Edited October 20, 20195 yr by Down_with_Ctown
October 20, 20195 yr Yes the Circle is missing some amenities within it that would make it more livable, however I just want to point out how much progress has been made in a pretty small window. Compared with when I first moved there with my family when I was young, the transition has been amazing. I remember walking to Falafel Café and on one side was parking lots, and on the other The Triangle didn’t have much more than a Mr. Hero and some other vacant storefronts. The East 120th station was unwelcoming and decrepit by even RTA standards. There wasn’t much of anything north of Chester. UH felt closed off before they completed their renovation and Seidman. I know a lot of us know this story (and I’m sure it was much worse before my time) but in a city where change comes in inches, the progress in the Circle/Uptown has been phenomenal. Personally, I think Constantino’s is actually a pretty good grocery store (particularly for its size) and we used it frequently. Murray Hill Market actually has a decent selection of food and Circle Convenience is good for what it is. In under 10 minutes by car you could get to a Marc’s or Dave’s in Coventry and Cedar Hill. In about ~15 minutes you get to Shaker Square, Severance, University Square and Shaker Towne Center. ~20 minutes till Steelyard, W 117th and Legacy/Beachwood. Within the Circle, a larger grocery store may fit well into the UC3 development in the years to come. Before something like that though, what the Circle could use today that would make it more livable is a 24-hour drug store/convenient store option. When I lived in the area the closest option was the CVS at Cedar-Lee. TL;DR - Uptown and the Circle transformation since pre-2008 has been awesome, and is a pretty nice place to live. Improved transit connections to the Heights/East to get to these amenities would be great though. Probably better for one of these threads: Edited October 20, 20195 yr by NorthShore647
October 20, 20195 yr I really don’t understand all the ire directed toward Constantino’s. I shop there very frequently, and they have everything I need and then some. Prices can be a little escalated, owing perhaps to the “convenience store” factor that was mentioned above. But they have fantastic grab n go sandwiches, salad bar, soup and hot foods, good produce section, and usually very friendly service. In any case, it’s a great step up from previous options in the area, which were pretty much non-existent. Nostalgic postscript: I miss the old Boarding House. Killer jazz and usually no cover charge. ?
October 20, 20195 yr I dont understand why people feel the need for closer shopping. You literally have an RTA station every 1,000 feet on Euclid.
October 20, 20195 yr "Nostalgic postscript: I miss the old Boarding House. Killer jazz and usually no cover charge." ABSOLUTELY!
October 30, 20195 yr More construction pics of the student housing at Euclid and E 115th Edited October 27, 20204 yr by tykaps
October 30, 20195 yr 5 minutes ago, tykaps said: More construction pics of the student housing at Euclid and E 115th Wow, almost scary how similar those are to the pictures I took Sunday: When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 9, 20195 yr There's a child care center going into one of the retail spaces of Centric. I will snap pictures next time I'm over there.
November 9, 20195 yr 10 minutes ago, CLEGenZ said: There's a child care center going into one of the retail spaces of Centric. I will snap pictures next time I'm over there. How great! That’s exactly the sort of amenity the area needs more of. You can’t build a really diverse and vibrant neighborhood out of 1 bd apartments and fast-casual joints.
November 9, 20195 yr I'm pretty sure that the childcare center is a Sweet Kiddles. It's a flexible childcare center and is a local company. https://www.sweetkiddles.com/
November 10, 20195 yr 21 hours ago, CLEGenZ said: There's a child care center going into one of the retail spaces of Centric. I will snap pictures next time I'm over there. That's great, that building needs more space and with the train station right next to it, the building is the perfect location for work, play and in this case family things lol.
November 11, 20195 yr 9 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: That's great, that building needs more space and with the train station right next to it, the building is the perfect location for work, play and in this case family things lol. In my opinion a smaller scale grocery/retail store would be really beneficial for the space across from the gym. Constantino's is incredibly expensive and there is no retail shopping in the area. Possibly a pharmacy with some sort of expanded grocery section?
November 11, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, CLEGenZ said: In my opinion a smaller scale grocery/retail store would be really beneficial for the space across from the gym. Constantino's is incredibly expensive and there is no retail shopping in the area. Possibly a pharmacy with some sort of expanded grocery section? While a pharmacy would be awesome, another grocery store might be enough to put constantinos under. They're just barely staying afloat from what I hear.
November 11, 20195 yr 16 minutes ago, tykaps said: While a pharmacy would be awesome, another grocery store might be enough to put constantinos under. They're just barely staying afloat from what I hear. Walgreens would be perfect, or Discount Drugmart, who is local.
January 28, 20205 yr This new building's street presence is awesome. It really completes uptown and ties it all together. Oh and they're adding windows now: Edited October 29, 20204 yr by tykaps
January 29, 20205 yr Yes. Does anyone know what's going on with the project to convert (to ?) the former dialysis center bldg. on Euclid?
January 29, 20205 yr ^^ That stretch of Euclid is completely unrecognizable from where it was 10 years ago.
January 29, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, lafont said: Yes. Does anyone know what's going on with the project to convert (to ?) the former dialysis center bldg. on Euclid? I asked around today, but nobody had heard anything in quite a while about that project
January 29, 20205 yr Too bad. I believe the bldg. has bern vacant quite a while. Speaking of gaps in uptown....
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