December 16, 2024Dec 16 @Henke It sounded like something was ready for prime time....and then it wasn't. I have my theory but won't say anything due to a certain party being litigious. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 16, 2024Dec 16 The prospect of cranes and construction happening right across the street from our window was one of the few "cons" in deciding against the W25th lofts for us when we moved here in September. Loved the building and location, but I had read that construction was imminent on that lot and the apartment we were looking at would've been directly over-looking it. (Dont worry, in the end, our current apartment beat out the W25th lofts on its own merits, and had nothing to do with any potential construction that may or may not ever happen) Edited December 16, 2024Dec 16 by daybreaker
December 16, 2024Dec 16 There is something brewing nearby however 🙂 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 16, 2024Dec 16 39 minutes ago, KJP said: There is something brewing nearby however 🙂 G whiz Ken. Between you and a couple other posters, there’s like 10 mystery projects out there. You guys are killing us.
December 17, 2024Dec 17 5 hours ago, KJP said: There is something brewing nearby however 🙂 Is BREWING a clue...?
December 17, 2024Dec 17 14 hours ago, daybreaker said: The prospect of cranes and construction happening right across the street from our window was one of the few "cons" in deciding against the W25th lofts for us when we moved here in September. That's a feature, not a bug.
December 17, 2024Dec 17 15 hours ago, PlanCleveland said: Is BREWING a clue...? Sorry, if I were to use a clue word, I would say a new development may soon be LODGING nearby. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 17, 2024Dec 17 2 minutes ago, KJP said: Sorry, if I were to use a clue word, I would say a new development may soon be LODGING nearby. Maybe the Hulett Hotel project is announcing their 7th or 8th "start" date soon?
December 17, 2024Dec 17 16 hours ago, PlanCleveland said: Is BREWING a clue...? Bookhouse Brewing is in that building, so technically Ken is correct
December 19, 2024Dec 19 Ohio City skyline in a couple hundred years? 🤣 From the new Superman trailer.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 24 minutes ago, ASPhotoman said: Ohio City skyline in a couple hundred years? 🤣 From the new Superman trailer. And down goes that skyline changing hotel that will only be a couple years old by then
December 19, 2024Dec 19 On 12/17/2024 at 1:47 PM, KJP said: Sorry, if I were to use a clue word, I would say a new development may soon be LODGING nearby. Adult Great Wolf Lodge. I'll share the news broadly immediately.
December 19, 2024Dec 19 39 minutes ago, GREGinPARMA said: And down goes that skyline changing hotel The "Anderson"
December 19, 2024Dec 19 1 hour ago, ASPhotoman said: Ohio City skyline in a couple hundred years? 🤣 From the new Superman trailer. I love it. Ohio City is to Cleveland, as Jersey City is to NYC. Make it so! My hovercraft is full of eels
December 21, 2024Dec 21 On 12/19/2024 at 9:34 AM, ASPhotoman said: Ohio City skyline in a couple hundred years? 🤣 From the new Superman trailer. Hopefully Key Tower survives from the fire-breathing monster in the trailer. 😂 Edited December 21, 2024Dec 21 by mthompson
December 21, 2024Dec 21 OKAY FOLKS, THESE ARE COMPLETELY OFF-TOPIC POSTS!!! But I'll allow it temporarily just cuz, well I mean helLO - looks like the scenes filmed in Cleveland are gonna be AWESOME! 😁 clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
December 21, 2024Dec 21 2 hours ago, MayDay said: OKAY FOLKS, THESE ARE COMPLETELY OFF-TOPIC POSTS!!! But I'll allow it temporarily just cuz, well I mean helLO - looks like the scenes filmed in Cleveland are gonna be AWESOME! 😁 Phew, I felt so guilty at first for starting it. Then I read the fine print 😂
December 21, 2024Dec 21 2 hours ago, ASPhotoman said: Phew, I felt so guilty at first for starting it. Then I read the fine print 😂 one more - that very quick glimpse of Superman flying inside the Arcade could end up being iconic (at least for Cleveland in marketing efforts)
December 23, 2024Dec 23 We walk past The Vibe site almost daily, and I just said to my husband the other day, "Now this one piece of equipment will probably sit here quietly for six weeks while we wait for something to happen." 😂 But hey, I was wrong — more activity! Now three pieces! Yay!
December 23, 2024Dec 23 1 hour ago, Paul in Cleveland said: We walk past The Vibe site almost daily, and I just said to my husband the other day, "Now this one piece of equipment will probably sit here quietly for six weeks while we wait for something to happen." 😂 But hey, I was wrong — more activity! Now three pieces! Yay! Actually that's a fair amount of equipment on site for a project that still has not received final approval from Landmarks. I can think of 2-3 projects that received final planning commission going on 2 years and still no action.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 9 hours ago, Htsguy said: Actually that's a fair amount of equipment on site for a project that still has not received final approval from Landmarks. I can think of 2-3 projects that received final planning commission going on 2 years and still no action. As someone with a bit of background in construction from my summer jobs in college... Take the free storage locations for equipment whenever you can 🤣
December 23, 2024Dec 23 10 hours ago, Htsguy said: Actually that's a fair amount of equipment on site for a project that still has not received final approval from Landmarks. I can think of 2-3 projects that received final planning commission going on 2 years and still no action. The developer claims they have final approval. But I don't remember it either. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 23, 2024Dec 23 2 hours ago, KJP said: The developer claims they have final approval. But I don't remember it either. I watch most PC and Landmarks meetings (Sad but I'm retired) so I often get projects mixed up in my mind, but I could swear that the last time they were before Landmarks, maybe a couple of months ago, the Commission wanted to see some refinements and they had to come back.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 15 minutes ago, Htsguy said: I watch most PC and Landmarks meetings (Sad but I'm retired) so I often get projects mixed up in my mind, but I could swear that the last time they were before Landmarks, maybe a couple of months ago, the Commission wanted to see some refinements and they had to come back. That's what I thought but I have no evidence either way. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 23, 2024Dec 23 2 hours ago, KJP said: That's what I thought but I have no evidence either way. I looked it up. It was the November 14, 2024 Landmarks meeting-so pretty recently. The audio is very garbled so it is somewhat hard to understand everything being said but it was clear that they have to come back to address staff, community and Landmark suggestions and concerns. There was no final approval. They did, however received final approval for demo at that meeting.
January 10Jan 10 The Greek place across from Cleveland Bagel has an excavator outside of it and is fenced off (for demolition??) Anyone know what the plan is for this spot, I remember someone was trying to sell the teeny tiny lot next to it for a bit.
January 10Jan 10 ^ Opa? That’s a shame, as it had really good food and the building hardly looked irreparable, to me at least. My hovercraft is full of eels
January 10Jan 10 56 minutes ago, Henke said: The Greek place across from Cleveland Bagel has an excavator outside of it and is fenced off (for demolition??) Anyone know what the plan is for this spot, I remember someone was trying to sell the teeny tiny lot next to it for a bit. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/4204-Detroit-Ave-Cleveland-OH/33855310/ The lot next to it is still for sale. They've been doing a lot of work under Detroit Ave in this stretch recently. And this week a W38 sewer replacement project started. Maybe it is related to that?
January 10Jan 10 I think I saw a demolition permit application for the building to the right of that lot that's for sale. Edit: yep.... Permit was issued Dec. 26, 2024 Demolition cost: $47,000 Record B24036262: Work Location 4104 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH 44113 * Record Details Licensed Professional: VILSON MIHAJ GREENLAND DEMOLITION LLC. 2763 PASADENA DR SEVEN HILLS, OH, 44131 Home Phone: 3302324300 CONTRACTOR DEMO24-034221 Project Description: - Raze 2 Story Building (Front) and 1 Story Building (Rear) RAZE 2 STORY STRUCTURE (FRONT) AND 1 STORY STRUCTURE (REAR) PER CLEVELAND BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 3115, BULKHEAD SEWERS PER WATER POLUTION CONTROL, CONTROL DUST PER ORD. 277.07, REMOVE ALL FOUNDATIONS, DISCONTINUE AND CAP ALL UTILITY CONNECTIONS, HAUL AWAY ALL DEBRIS, BACKFILL WITH CLEAN FILL. COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL ASBESTOS RULES AND STORM WATER REGULATIONS. Owner: OPA ENTERPRISES, LLC., * 4104 DETROIT AVE CLEVELAND OH 44113 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 11Jan 11 I went by it earlier and it was already mostly torn down. They made quick work of that. If only the Cleveland Vibrator and Bridgeworks sites moved this fast.
January 12Jan 12 16 hours ago, Henke said: Happy for the development, sad for the loss of gyros :( What’s going in its place?
January 12Jan 12 He has had a cardboard sign on the door for a couple months saying luxury apartments were going up there, but I didn’t really take it seriously until I saw the excavator! Not sure if there’s an actual developer or project behind it though.
January 13Jan 13 Here's what it looked like at 5 p.m. today. The site is sort of weird, as it is directly bounded by billboards on two sides. Can't imagine luxury apartments that stare at the back of those. It'd be a dream if a development here would include getting rid of those two eyesores, but I'm not holding my breath.
January 13Jan 13 Just saw the spectacle this morning… billboard stays, building goes; welcome to Cleveland
January 13Jan 13 9 minutes ago, Nickel Plate RR said: Just saw the spectacle this morning… billboard stays, building goes; welcome to Cleveland Not necessarily. The property owner owns both. I called the owner this morning. I think something's up. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 13Jan 13 That makes sense. Keep the income generating billboard up until you’ve got design plans approved and are ready to break ground.
January 13Jan 13 40 minutes ago, ryanfrazier said: I'm curious how old the building on the back side was. A quick look at the arcgis historical street maps site seems to suggest that there wasn’t anything there in 1881, but was by 1898. Ditto the Opa building. I think it’s reasonable to assume they are the same buildings that have just been razed. My hovercraft is full of eels
January 13Jan 13 Ohio City building doesn’t survive the weekend By Ken Prendergast / January 13, 2025 An historic building on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood was there when commuters on the adjacent West Shoreway went home on Friday evening for the weekend. When they went past the site this morning during their return to work, the building was gone. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2025/01/13/ohio-city-building-doesnt-survive-the-weekend/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 13Jan 13 1 hour ago, KJP said: Ohio City building doesn’t survive the weekend By Ken Prendergast / January 13, 2025 An historic building on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood was there when commuters on the adjacent West Shoreway went home on Friday evening for the weekend. When they went past the site this morning during their return to work, the building was gone. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2025/01/13/ohio-city-building-doesnt-survive-the-weekend/ Great spot for a much needed mid-rise condo building. But I am sure we will get a parking lot or an even large more obscene billboard crammed on the lot. Are they related to the George family famous for their billboards?
January 17Jan 17 Progress on the Bridge and W 47th townhomes. Looks like they’ve progressed on the remaining builds. Seems to me they’re building them all or at least laying the groundwork for them.
January 17Jan 17 I'm excited for this. Hoping this brings in some more life to nearby businesses once people move in and spurs even more boutique small businesses to Hingetown.
January 17Jan 17 Just a reminder that the project has still not received final approval from the city so it still has a way to go before breaking ground. Hopefully some time this year.
January 17Jan 17 Ohio City height police out in full force at PC today in connection with a possible Whalen project on West 26th. Edited January 17Jan 17 by Htsguy
January 17Jan 17 18 minutes ago, Htsguy said: Ohio City height police out in full force at PC today in connection with a possible Whalen project on West 26th. Great Lakes Brewing site?
January 17Jan 17 20 minutes ago, ASP1984 said: Great Lakes Brewing site? It was actually for the empty/parking lots on W26 behind the Voss property. I hadn't heard about this yet, but it sounds like it would be an apartment building that would go from Monroe to Chatham on those lots. A lot of the complaints were saying 60 feet is too tall, but Whalen said the current proposal is only for 47 ft.
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