September 13, 20186 yr I’m hoping that the owner of the squat building on the corner of Ghwring and Abbey will sell. His property was for sale at one point. It sounds like he’s holding out for more money. The lot that Voss owns and the large WS market lot could also stand to be developed. A birdie told me that Voss might consider expanding their space and adding workers. Hope that's true. I’ve heard that they might move locations because the building isn’t working for them as they grow?
September 13, 20186 yr As long as they stay in the city of Cleveland, I consider that a win. That building would make a killer conversion to lofts.
September 13, 20186 yr As long as they stay in the city of Cleveland, I consider that a win. That building would make a killer conversion to lofts. The Midland Industrial Park that Weston got the rights to develop is calling. Weston could probably make a nice rehab of the current Voss site, too. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 13, 20186 yr A birdie told me that Voss might consider expanding their space and adding workers. Hope that's true. How? By repurposing/demolishing the buildings containing Citizen Pie and Wild Cactus? Perhaps expanding all the way to the corner of West 25th/Chatham? It wouldn't be contiguous parcels. Though, I did hear this before the announcement of the development at the corner, so maybe that changes the game.
September 17, 20186 yr The sign for the Ohio City Galley food hall is up at 25th/Detroit (former Massimo da Milano), and they look like they're moving kitchen equipment in today. Anybody know when this thing is slated to open?
September 17, 20186 yr The sign for the Ohio City Galley food hall is up at 25th/Detroit (former Massimo da Milano), and they look like they're moving kitchen equipment in today. Anybody know when this thing is slated to open? In July, they said the target for opening was mid-October. Sounds like they're still on track for that?
September 17, 20186 yr Bookhouse Brewing is a gem, by the way. I need to check it out. Side note: I need to start reading books again.
September 18, 20186 yr @cleveLANDstudio Wondering what’s up at the surge tank? Watch @WVIZ or listen to @WCPN to get the latest scoop! Prep work for the Morgan Surge Tank mural is underway! Catch up on the project details (and what a surge tank actually is) on our blog: http://www.clevelandwater.com/blog/morgan-surge-tank-makeover-underway "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 18, 20186 yr Eh, not a great fan of that art. But anything's a drastic improvement over that fungus or whatever's been covering the tower for years.
September 18, 20186 yr Eh, not a great fan of that art. But anything's a drastic improvement over that fungus or whatever's been covering the tower for years. It looks like the shadow is trying to touch the shadow in front of him's junk...
September 18, 20186 yr Eh, not a great fan of that art. But anything's a drastic improvement over that fungus or whatever's been covering the tower for years. It looks like the shadow is trying to touch the shadow in front of him's junk... Thanks! Now I can't unsee that lol.
September 18, 20186 yr You guys are awesome. Don't ever change! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 18, 20186 yr Eh, not a great fan of that art. But anything's a drastic improvement over that fungus or whatever's been covering the tower for years. It looks like the shadow is trying to touch the shadow in front of him's junk... Maybe it's better to leave the tank condom covering it....
September 18, 20186 yr Missed opportunity: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-frank-g-jackson-turn-the-water-tower-into-a-giant-lego-minifig
September 18, 20186 yr Eh, not a great fan of that art. But anything's a drastic improvement over that fungus or whatever's been covering the tower for years. It looks like the shadow is trying to touch the shadow in front of him's junk... I don't know if I'd have realized unless you mentioned it, but yeah this is just begging for graffiti. Particularly with the congregation of teenagers a block away once the school is complete....
September 18, 20186 yr the water tower is actually very well protected with fences (I believe active water towers also have special protections by way of U.S. Homeland security) so I doubt graffiti will be much of an issue
September 19, 20186 yr Here's a small property transfer that occurred in July for a decent price -- $225,000. On the NE corner of Lorain and West 47th, two parcels sold to Teddy Rider LLC. The two parcels are a vacant, grassy lot and the west half of Kelly Auto Group next door. The next parcel east, which wasn't part of the sale, is the east half of Kelly Auto Group. Next, eastward, is North Coast Shuffleboard. I can't tell what's happening here. Why buy half of a used-car lot? And who is Teddy Rider LLC? I can't tell from their incorporation filing who they are. They're probably a real estate developer because their statutory agent is 2112 East Ohio Service Corp. which is the statutory agent for several apartment building owners and developers. The person who signed their Secretary of State registration was Daniel Hinkel, an attorney at Kadish, Hinkel & Weibel whose specialty is real estate. Anyone know what's happening here? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 19, 20186 yr I think there is currently a Knez sign up on that corner lot. So maybe Bo knows, something? Unrelated but interesting enough (at least to me) this morning I randomly came across a pic from 1937 of the opposite corner across 47th (northwest)... attaching
October 4, 20186 yr The @TheGroceryOHC at The Quarter on Detroit Avenue in @ohiocitytweets is open for business! Photos: https://t.co/XNqLu9jKlA "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 14, 20186 yr Proposed Ohio City building to test Cleveland office market https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/proposed-ohio-city-building-test-cleveland-office-market "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 14, 20186 yr On 9/13/2018 at 9:43 AM, KJP said: Maybe we'll get an update soon from mjarboe[/member] on the groundbreaking date for Church & State? mjarboe[/member] At @portofcleveland board meeting, where bond issues are on the table for the Church & State apartments in #CLE's Ohio City neighborhood and the May Co. building makeover downtown. #CRE EDIT: more..... mjarboe[/member] Church & State apartments "finally" looking at closing on its HUD senior loan (bulk of the financing) within two weeks, says Michael Panzica of Hemingway Development. Says AFL-CIO will be purchaser of bonds, which are tied to city tax-increment financing arrangement. And there you have it.... .@portofcleveland board approves resolution to provide up to $6.5M in taxable development revenue bonds for the Church & State project. Developers aiming for Oct. 1 construction start. Has there been any more word on this project? I drive by the lot every day and have seen no signs of any work?
October 14, 20186 yr Wood/Timber construction for the proposed Market Square project, that's interesting.
October 14, 20186 yr Could be. It will be 11 stories tall, like The Edge at CSU which had a crane. Photo by @PoshSteve "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 15, 20186 yr 23 hours ago, KJP said: Proposed Ohio City building to test Cleveland office market https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/proposed-ohio-city-building-test-cleveland-office-market I thought the Chicago developer's comment that no pure office buildings are being built in Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Indianapolis - and the implication that none would be built in Cleveland either was a surprising remark; but I looked and it seems to be true. Everything I could find is mixed-use. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
October 15, 20186 yr 2 hours ago, sizzlinbeef said: Ernst and Young tower at FEB? Hotel, restaurant, and event venue too
October 17, 20186 yr On 10/15/2018 at 5:22 PM, YABO713 said: Hotel, restaurant, and event venue too The Aloft and restaurants are a separate building. They are just connected by a covered walkway.
October 18, 20186 yr I have heard that the nursing home at W 32nd and Franklin - Vantage Place - is in the process of relocating their residents. Supposedly the building is "under contract" and "residents were informed this week that the building will be sold and turned into luxury apartments and they have until the end of the year to vacate the premises" anyone with "insider info" on this?
October 18, 20186 yr 11 hours ago, buckeye1 said: I have heard that the nursing home at W 32nd and Franklin - Vantage Place - is in the process of relocating their residents. Supposedly the building is "under contract" and "residents were informed this week that the building will be sold and turned into luxury apartments and they have until the end of the year to vacate the premises" anyone with "insider info" on this? This sounds like a southpark episode lmao
October 18, 20186 yr Except that it's real. Dalad Group is the buyer and yes, it will at least be market-rate apartments. This is unfortunate because there was an opportunity to provide affordable housing here. The backstory is that the governmental funding that subsidizes Vantage Place is no longer available. Thomas Scheiman, the owner of Vantage Place, is old and wants to retire and now he's losing money, too. My understanding is that Ohio City Inc. had some initial conversations with the Scheiman about buying the site and converting it into small, affordable apartments. But considering Scheiman's situation, when Dalad came calling and offering more money, it was an easy choice for Scheiman. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 18, 20186 yr Turned it into an article. Spoke to the staff at Vantage Place. They're pretty devastated... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 18, 20186 yr The turn-of-the-19th-century mansion on the Vantage Place property, 3105 Franklin Blvd. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 18, 20186 yr ^ Thanks for the additional info. Is it too early to speculate on the plans? I'd like to see the 1 story addition demolished and the remaining complex get a full historic restoration. Dalad certainly has the experience. They've done some substantial renovations in the Warehouse District, most recently Worthington Yards.
October 18, 20186 yr Are you kidding? Speculation is the forte of UrbanOhio! FYI...one of my favorite streets in Cleveland is West 31st. Agreed that demolishing the 1960 addition is the first priority. Right after that would be renovating the apartments along the west side of that wonderfully narrow and historic street. Job #3 is renovating the mansion into a for-sale home. If done right, it should easily fetch something in the $500K-$1M range. Lastly, that ugly, barbed-wired parking lot on the east side of West 31st that's part of this sale could be redeveloped with 3-10 townhouses. If it is built with something historic looking, like a brick Federalist-style home, it would really add to the Civil War-era architecture farther south on West 31st. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 18, 20186 yr As much as I'd like to see the mansion renovated into a massive for-sale home, it will probably be carved up into apartments, like the plans for the Sanford House nearby. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/10112018/index.php
October 18, 20186 yr 4 hours ago, KJP said: Turned it into an article. Spoke to the staff at Vantage Place. They're pretty devastated... That type of secure facility that will take a patient with severe mental illness is hard to find. I can't imagine the social worker trying to place over 80 residents in a couple months. In my previous experience, I've had patients sent as far away as Millersburg or Alliance for that level of care.
October 22, 20186 yr On 10/18/2018 at 2:00 PM, KJP said: Turned it into an article. Spoke to the staff at Vantage Place. They're pretty devastated... KJP- Your article is fueling a major NIMBY fire on the Ohio City Community facebook page.
October 22, 20186 yr It is a very sad situation. The culprit is the cut to government funding that forced the aging owner to sell to a buyer who offered the most money. And no, I don't want to watch the world burn. If there's a fire, I do want to report it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20186 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: It is a very sad situation. The culprit is the cut to government funding that forced the aging owner to sell to a buyer who offered the most money. And no, I don't want to watch the world burn. If there's a fire, I do want to report it. I was just joking @KJP the joke was targeted at NIMBY reactions, not your reporting of it.
October 23, 20186 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/10252018/index.php Case 18-066: Lorain Avenue Historic District 5010 Lorain Avenue Storefront and Building Renovation for Cents Pizzeria Ward 15: Zone Project Representatives: Drew Classen, MU NU Properties; The Arcus Group Architects "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 23, 20186 yr Can anyone privy me to what is happening at 41st and Lorain. I must have missed those comments a few pages back
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