Ohio City Historic District: Case 15-025

3122 Franklin Boulevard

New construction of townhouses

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/04092015/index.php

 

 

 

Followup on the 15 townhouses proposed at Franklin and West 32nd. All 15 were submitted individually for approval by BZA....

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr06-01-2015.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

 

Calendar No. 15-81: 3118 Franklin Blvd., A

Calendar No. 15-82: 3116 Franklin Blvd., B

Calendar No. 15-83: 3114 Franklin Blvd., C

Calendar No. 15-84: 3112 Franklin Blvd., D

Calendar No. 15-85: 3110 Franklin Blvd., E

Calendar No. 15-86: 3108 Franklin Blvd., F

Calendar No. 15-87: 3106 Franklin Blvd., G

Calendar No. 15-88: 3104 Franklin Blvd., H

Calendar No. 15-89: 1551 West 32 St., I

Calendar No. 15-90: 1549 West 32 St., J

Calendar No. 15-91: 1547 West 32 St., K

Calendar No. 15-92: 1545 West 32 St., L

Calendar No. 15-93: 1543 West 32 St., M

Calendar No. 15-94: 1541 West 32 St., N

Calendar No. 15-95: 1539 West 32 St., O

 

Franklin Ct. Townhomes L.P. proposes to construct a fee simple townhouse known as townhouse “O”

in a B1 Two-Family Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of the

following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

 

More at the link above.

 

The units range in size from 737 square feet to 1903 square feet.

 

Calendar No. 15-96: 1553 W. 32 St. , P Ward 3

(access driveway) Joe Cimperman

16 Notices

Franklin Ct. Townhomes L.P. proposes to construct a common drive/access driveway for a 15 unit

townhouse development on Franklin Boulevard and W. 32 St. numbered “A” through “O” in a B1 Two

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Family Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of the following

sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

1. Section 349.07(a) which states that accessory off-street driveways and maneuvering areas

shall be properly graded for drainage so that all water is drained within the lot providing such

area surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete, asphalt or other similar surfacing materials

approved by the Director of Building and Housing, maintained in good condition and free of

debris and trash.

2. Section 337.03 which states that the sole use of property located in a Two Family Residential

District as and access driveway is not permitted. (Filed April 23, 2015)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice to see more density on that lot, but that townhouse design (posted a page or two back) is pretty meh.

Check out the prices:

 

http://townhomesohiocity.com/ohio-city-townhomes.php

Check out the prices:

 

http://townhomesohiocity.com/ohio-city-townhomes.php

 

Interesting that the most expensive townhouse is one of the few that's been reserved in this development.

It's also interesting that they are marketing this as being in Hingetown, which I didn't think was supposed to extend this far.  There is a well-known phenomena of popular neighborhood's names spreading out past the original area they were meant to refer to.  I didn't think we'd see this so quickly with Hingetown.

It's also interesting that they are marketing this as being in Hingetown, which I didn't think was supposed to extend this far.  There is a well-known phenomena of popular neighborhood's names spreading out past the original area they were meant to refer to.  I didn't think we'd see this so quickly with Hingetown.

As got brought up in another thread, Cleveland's neighborhood boundaries are somewhat fluid, particularly on the west side.

On a neighborhood/resident level, the residents of the following areas would consider themselves (whether they like the name or not) to be part of Hingetown: Clinton Ave/Detroit Ave between 28th and 48th, and Franklin Ave between 28th and 45th. Why you ask? Because it is all the same block club. When the first ever variance or proposal came up for Hingetown, the issue was brought to the block club meeting. And every additional item from Transformer Station to the old firestation, the retail block on 29th, Mariner's Watch, Bop Stop, etc-- all of it goes to this block club when seeking neighborhood input for BOZA or Landmarks/City Planning Commission. 

Wow, another small grocery opening on Lorain in Ohio City.  Sounds great, but I hope there's room in the neighborhood for this thing and "The Grocery":

 

Fresh Fork Market and chef Adam Lambert to open boutique grocery in Ohio City

http://freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/freshforklambert060115.aspx

 

Trevor Clatterbuck of Fresh Fork Market is teaming up with chef Adam Lambert (Bar Cento, Lola, the Black Pig) to open a new storefront at 3208 Lorain Avenue, which formerly housed Ohio City Writers.

From the article:

 

While the West Side Market and The Grocery are in very close proximity, McNair believes this high-end foodie addition will positively impact all three businesses and the neighborhood at large.

 

"You start clustering a lot of the same type of businesses and it can be a very powerful thing," says McNair. "I think it really builds up Ohio City as an epicenter of fresh food and produce. It’s a great fit all the way around."

^ Still seems like a weird choice. He could have chosen Gordon Square, or Tremont, where I'm sure this kind of place would do fine. Instead he chose a location just a few blocks over from the only other "micro" organic grocery in the city.

I think the clustering aspect he mentions has merit. It'll be easy to hit them both in a single trip if one doesn't have everything you're looking for.

We already have about the greatest cluster in Greater Cleveland: the ever-changing West Side Market!

We already have about the greatest cluster in Greater Cleveland: the ever-changing West Side Market!

 

Yet that does not mean there can't be cooperative as well as competitive (for the consumer) options nearby.

We already have about the greatest cluster in Greater Cleveland: the ever-changing West Side Market!

 

Yet that does not mean there can't be cooperative as well as competitive (for the consumer) options nearby.

 

And the "local" selection at the West Side Market really isn't that great. Most of the produce is from the same food warehouse, trucked in from all over the country (and beyond).

We already have about the greatest cluster in Greater Cleveland: the ever-changing West Side Market!

 

Yet that does not mean there can't be cooperative as well as competitive (for the consumer) options nearby.

 

And the "local" selection at the West Side Market really isn't that great. Most of the produce is from the same food warehouse, trucked in from all over the country (and beyond).

 

I once worked as a cashier at said food warehouse and this is 100% true. All the West Side Market produce guys come in once a week and buy exactly the same stuff as all the rest. They all pay with wads of cash held together by rubber bands. Then they bring their products over to the market and try to compete with each other on price, so I'm not exactly sure where the profit is in that business haha. Interesting characters though.

Fat Head's is planning to build a brewery in Ohio City. You heard it here first.

Sick!  Any info on the rough location?

Fat Head's is planning to build a brewery in Ohio City. You heard it here first.

 

Maybe I will actually go now.  I like their beer.  They have a really weird business model...they seem to gravitate to places that are saturated instead of untapped locations. 

Wow! A brew pub? Or just a brewery/tap house? I was just randomly reading some reviews of their Portland brew pub this morning.

This reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask for a while: Has anyone noticed how things look to be progressing with the Lesko/Hansa Haus brewery project? 

This reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask for a while: Has anyone noticed how things look to be progressing with the Lesko/Hansa Haus brewery project? 

 

Yeah it would be nice to get an update on this awesome project.

 

Note to other Ohio Breweries: You all better get tasting rooms in Ohio City asap.

Wow! A brew pub? Or just a brewery/tap house? I was just randomly reading some reviews of their Portland brew pub this morning.

 

I last heard about this a year or so ago and at that time the discussion was that they were looking to do both a brew pub and their main brewery. But then I heard separately in the news that they had invested some more money in their current brewery. So, I'm not sure how it stands now.

Sick!  Any info on the rough location?

 

I've heard things about a location south of Lorain, but it is unsubstantiated

This reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask for a while: Has anyone noticed how things look to be progressing with the Lesko/Hansa Haus brewery project? 

 

Just drove by there the other day and noticed some significant progress on the addition portion of the project.

Sorry - no pics

^They have some photos on their facebook page from 3 months ago, and the interior build-out of the bar/restaurant seems pretty far along:

Hopefully they finish up soon.  Looks like it could be a cool space.

 

^^Total speculation, but I wonder if Fat Heads is/was thinking about occupying some of the building that the Platform guys are turning into Gypsy Brewery (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/leisy_brewing_co_building_will.html).

Here's my bet for Fat Head's (They're having a "Closing Sale" now - South of Lorain by Chatham (just south of The Hostel & Campbells): https://www.google.com/maps/place/2104+W+25th+St,+Cleveland,+OH+44113/@41.483023,-81.702436,3a,75y,239h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5

^They have some photos on their facebook page from 3 months ago, and the interior build-out of the bar/restaurant seems pretty far along:

Hopefully they finish up soon.  Looks like it could be a cool space.

 

They installed an elevator in that building!  I wonder how expensive that was??  Is this for ADA compliance? I see they are planning a rooftop bar but wondering if they are also doing something in the basement.  Seems like it would be a huge expense if it's just for the second level rooftop.  Or maybe that building is taller than what I remember...

Anyone know how far along the Palace of Fermentation is?

^ I can confirm there is active construction going on.

Here's my bet for Fat Head's (They're having a "Closing Sale" now - South of Lorain by Chatham (just south of The Hostel & Campbells): https://www.google.com/maps/place/2104+W+25th+St,+Cleveland,+OH+44113/@41.483023,-81.702436,3a,75y,239h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5

 

I was in this furniture store recently.  An employee (or owner?) there told me that they had not renewed their lease because there was a brewery coming in, but that the brewery deal had since fallen through. 

Weenie A Go Go to open at 1836 West 25th.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/retro_hot_dog_diner_vintage_sh.html#incart_gallery

I can confirm I also heard that Fat Heads was to go in the building but has since changed. I heard the reason was the furniture store was taking too long to vacate and the landlord wasn't enforcing a firm exit date. Additionally heard Bakersfield (taco joint) is to go in the opposite end of that building.

I can confirm I also heard that Fat Heads was to go in the building but has since changed. I heard the reason was the furniture store was taking too long to vacate and the landlord wasn't enforcing a firm exit date. Additionally heard Bakersfield (taco joint) is to go in the opposite end of that building.

 

I thought Bakersfield was going in south of Lorain

Yes, this building is south of Lorain.

Yes, this building is south of Lorain.

 

Bakersfield will be in the building at the corner of W. 25th and Keene court, which is on the north end of that block (whereas the furniture store is at the south end).

 

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/09/15/popular-bakersfield-tacos-to-plant-its-flag-in-ohio-city

YES BAKERSFIELD!!! Just what this area needs. The ones in Cincy and Columbus do very well and are definitely a draw for the younger crowd. Great news!

Yes, this building is south of Lorain.

 

Got it, my bad, I thought restless8052 was referring to the building that Weenie A Go Go is going into.

Big article on potential changes at WSM: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/06/west_side_market_faces_changes.html

 

I would be in favor of changing the hours, and I think moving Wednesday hours to later could be more important than opening on Sunday. Concerned about negative consequences of paid parking though.

^FYI, no biggie, but the article was posted in the WSM thread, so we should try to confine discussion there going forward: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,16572.msg760417/topicseen.html#new

^ Ah gotcha, sorry about that - don't venture out of this sub-forum too often. I do think this is a wider topic than just WSM though, and affects the entire neighborhood, especially if the lot becomes 24/7 pay-to-park.

This development looks amazing.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/06192015/index.php

Actually, this location is in Ohio City... It looks great, though.

This project went before the landmark board in March. This is for approval by the planning commission. Doesn't look like the plan changed much (if at all). Happy to see it progressing!

It will be so nice to see that block filled in and even nicer to see Detroit fill in to Lakewood.

Interesting that there are two different proposed layouts for the street-level tenant spaces. The only difference is the placement of the small grocery (which, rumor has it, will be a similar concept to The Grocery on Lorain Rd). I wonder which is correct.

 

 

I just hope they can somehow save the mature trees lining W. 25th at that site, which will undoubtedly be replaced with $10 dogwoods.

These are looking amazing!  Hope these buildings keep sprouting up throughout the neighborhood.

Signage is up for Tabletop and the opening date is listed as June 26th

 

Wow, another small grocery opening on Lorain in Ohio City.  Sounds great, but I hope there's room in the neighborhood for this thing and "The Grocery":

 

Fresh Fork Market and chef Adam Lambert to open boutique grocery in Ohio City

http://freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/freshforklambert060115.aspx

 

Trevor Clatterbuck of Fresh Fork Market is teaming up with chef Adam Lambert (Bar Cento, Lola, the Black Pig) to open a new storefront at 3208 Lorain Avenue, which formerly housed Ohio City Writers.

 

These folks aren't wasting any time....

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr07-13-2015.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

JULY 13, 2015

9:30

Calendar No. 15-131: 3208 Lorain Avenue Ward 3

Joe Cimperman

11 Notices

OCDS Ltd. Partnership, owner, proposes to add 1920 square feet of retail space for meat and

produce in a D3 Local Retail Business District and a Pedestrian Retail Overlay District (PRO). The

owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

1. Section 349.02 which states that existing off-street parking facilities shall voluntarily be

reduced below requirement and 2 spaces are being eliminated with cooler and shed addition.

2. Section 359.01 which states that expansion of nonconforming use/site requires a special

permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals. In this case 16 parking spaces are provided and 20

spaces are required. (Filed June 3, 2015)

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/06252015/index.php

 

CLEVELAND LANDMARKS COMMISSION

AGENDA - June 25, 2015

 

Ohio City Historic District: Case: 15-038

3703-07 Clinton Avenue

New construction of condominiums

 

A few pics....