July 18, 201212 yr I am just curious, was there or is there still an apartment building in the spot below? It was white and modern, probably built late 80's. A friend of mine lived there and I went to a party there before probably in the early to mid 90's. It was a really cool apartment, with big balconies facing downtown and the river. It was 2 floors with bedroom loft space on the upper floor I believe. Anyway, after seeing this plan I wondered if it was still there, I can't see it anywhere on google street views. Thanks!
July 18, 201212 yr You are probably thinking of this building east of there, which is still around. http://maps.google.com/?ll=41.487517,-81.697956&spn=0.00072,0.001202&t=h°=180&z=20
July 19, 201212 yr I wonder if the West Side Market would ever considering opening more days, possibly Monday through Saturday.
July 19, 201212 yr Don't bring that up to the vendors haha. They are mostly not in favor. I remember a Plain Dealer article a few months ago where someone brought that very topic up and created quite a sh*tstorm.
July 23, 201212 yr Sweet! ;) BTW, anyone know why there's two different shades of brick on the facade of that building? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 23, 201212 yr Sweet! ;) BTW, anyone know why there's two different shades of brick on the facade of that building? The brick shortage is real
July 24, 201212 yr I ran through OC this weekend. No sign of life at Bridgeview. I looked inside the boarded up windows through a crack and nothing. THe permit on the window is dated February. Good news is that Nano Brew and Black Pig are INCREDIBLE spaces. They are about as neat and organic as a space can be. Cant wait for the opening.
July 24, 201212 yr BTW' date=' anyone know why there's two different shades of brick on the facade of that building? [/quote'] Actually, I see four shades of brick!
July 24, 201212 yr Sweet! ;) BTW, anyone know why there's two different shades of brick on the facade of that building? It appears there were different detailing on the building on the outside. They then decided to change it to match the two middle window openings. Obviously they did a poor job of matching the existing brick. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
July 24, 201212 yr Matching existing brick and installing it perfectly on an 80 year old building is nearly impossible.
July 24, 201212 yr An then there's the awful brick-colored paint on the ground level. I just don't understand why so many owners go with that look.
July 24, 201212 yr I ran through OC this weekend. No sign of life at Bridgeview. I looked inside the boarded up windows through a crack and nothing. THe permit on the window is dated February. Good news is that Nano Brew and Black Pig are INCREDIBLE spaces. They are about as neat and organic as a space can be. Cant wait for the opening. I wish we could find out whats going on with Bridgeview. Its such an eyesore in its current condition but could really be something cool, and the location is pretty great.
July 24, 201212 yr Good news is that Nano Brew and Black Pig are INCREDIBLE spaces. They are about as neat and organic as a space can be. Cant wait for the opening. I actually thought the interior for Dragonfly was perfect. They shouldn't have changed a thing, though I'm not sure in what condition they inherited the space. Then again, I'm just a cranky guy who spent his money on (and still has) Dragonfly gift certificates.
July 24, 201212 yr The Bridgeview project is on hold. In short, their financing fell through. Unless they come up with a different financial package (i.e., investors), or another group goes ahead with this project, don't look for much to happen in the near future.
July 25, 201212 yr The Bridgeview project is on hold. In short, their financing fell through. Unless they come up with a different financial package (i.e., investors), or another group goes ahead with this project, don't look for much to happen in the near future. Which one is Bridgeview? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 25, 201212 yr ^ the cute white building east of the westside market on Lorain before you get the bridge.
July 25, 201212 yr Oh, yes. What was the project that fell through? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 1, 201212 yr David Ellison leaves a comment on page 2. Ohio City homeless housing plan stirs heated debate: Michael K. McIntryre's Tipoff CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland City Councilmen Joe Cimperman and Matt Zone say they fully support a plan to create housing on Lorain Avenue to support homeless men who are fighting addiction. The Cleveland Housing Network has an option to purchase the property, a closed-down Hollywood Video store, and has submitted an application to the Ohio Housing Finance Authority for funding for the project. "It's just smart housing, smart public policy," said Zone. "But you have certain people who say Ohio City has been the dumping ground of too much social service agencies serving vulnerable populations," he said. "This gets right to the root of NIMBYism. [NIMBY is an acronym for Not In My Backyard.] People want to talk out of both sides of their mouth." http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2012/03/ohio_city_homeless_housing_pla.html Thought this new article should be posted to give some perspective. The program looks to be around for some time so it appears they are spreading the word. http://tinyurl.com/blf8egs "The coalition needs another 695 units to reach its goal of ending chronic homelessness. Most will be for single adults, but 50 will be built for families with children. To do that, Housing First needs money and a lot of community support. It needs future neighbors to welcome the projects, which can certainly be a tough sell."
August 2, 201212 yr one of the comments mentioned this project was defeated 3 months ago. can anyone confirm?
August 2, 201212 yr I think it just didnt recieve the funding they were hoping for, so it was merely a set back. With a need for a total of 695 units I really hope they dont plan to put many more in Ohio City.
August 2, 201212 yr This project did not receive funding. They requested nearly $8mil in tax credits, and $1mil in gap funding from OHFA. There's a strong possibility that their option on the land was contingent on receiving tax credits. http://www.ohiohome.org/lihtc/2012housingcreditresults.pdf
August 3, 201212 yr This project did not receive funding. They requested nearly $8mil in tax credits, and $1mil in gap funding from OHFA. There's a strong possibility that their option on the land was contingent on receiving tax credits. http://www.ohiohome.org/lihtc/2012housingcreditresults.pdf Be interesting to see if someone else picks up that parcel.
August 8, 201212 yr I'm posting this here as a favor to others...... https://www.change.org/petitions/ohio-city-inc-city-of-cleveland-charge-for-parking-at-the-west-side-market?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=10711078 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 10, 201212 yr Black Pig restaurant to open Wednesday in Ohio City Restaurant RowPublished: Friday, August 10, 2012, 12:15 PM Updated: Friday, August 10, 2012, 2:37 PM The much-anticipated but often delayed Black Pig restaurant will open Wednesday in Ohio City. "Everything took a little bit longer than the quoted times," says chef-owner Michael Nowak, "but we finally got the call today [Friday, Aug. 10] that we could drive to Columbus for our liquor license – so we're headed there now." After a special Dinner in the Dark fund-raising event on Monday, Nowak will give the staff a day to regroup and make final adjustments to procedures – then open the doors for the dinner crowd on Aug. 15. "We've worked really hard to make this a beautiful space. Our back patio is all done, the front patio is set out, we've built a solid staff front-of-the-house and back – and personally, I'm excited to get back into the kitchen cooking," Nowak says. http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2012/08/black_pig_restaurant_to_open_w_1.html Here are the official website and facebook page also: http://theblackpigcleveland.com/ http://www.facebook.com/blackpigcle
August 11, 201212 yr OK. So I swung by Rising Star Roasters today on my bikeride home. Michael Symon was not kidding. Smoothest cup of coffee in town. Urban Orchid is about to pop in its new space and I noticed the back of the transformer station is coming together VERY nice. THe opening is to be in February for the Contemporary art museum. I think that stretch at West 29th and Detroit is bound to find some strong tenants as well as a result of this. Also, the house next to the transformer station burned down. An old lady and her dog lived there. The designer of the transformer station offered to design her new home in that space for free. So look for that home to be visually appealing.
August 14, 201212 yr On Market Garden's facebook page they mentioned a 4th brewery will be opening in Ohio City next year. They're planning to have coordinated tours so visitors can hit em all up in a day. Market Garden, Nano Brew, Great Lakes, and ?
August 14, 201212 yr ^ i bet it will be a local brewer? I cant imagine a start-up trying to roll with such brilliance like Great Lakes and Market Garden. If I were to take a guess, I would say Sam is recruiting Indigo Imp, or Fatheads, or Lagerheads or Buckeye to put a brew pub down there.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. Awesome. That place should be a treasure, and this plan would certainly draw attention to it.
August 16, 201212 yr I can't get to it at work, but one of my "like's" on facebook shared a video of the Cleveland Rotary Club and the work they've done with the parkspace at the 25th St Rapid Station. They have a plan that would create a greenway/path connecting from downtown to the Michael Zone recreation center three miles away. It is a very cool idea that would also help the overall impression of the RTA path. In the video, it said that the work that has already been done will save over $800,000. Apparently, there are some big money doners interested.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. Awesome. That place should be a treasure, and this plan would certainly draw attention to it. It's certainly nice to see more investment on Lorain, but also kind of a bummer to see another one of the smaller ethnic markets around 25th disappear.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. Awesome. That place should be a treasure, and this plan would certainly draw attention to it. It's certainly nice to see more investment on Lorain, but also kind of a bummer to see another one of the smaller ethnic markets around 25th disappear. Is it disappearing? or expanding? Maybe i read it wrong.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. YES! That building is an incredible gem, and this is fantastic news for it. Its about time something happened there. :) I've been wanting a beer garden for a while too.
August 16, 201212 yr I can't get to it at work, but one of my "like's" on facebook shared a video of the Cleveland Rotary Club and the work they've done with the parkspace at the 25th St Rapid Station. They have a plan that would create a greenway/path connecting from downtown to the Michael Zone recreation center three miles away. It is a very cool idea that would also help the overall impression of the RTA path. In the video, it said that the work that has already been done will save over $800,000. Apparently, there are some big money doners interested. I posted the link in the RTA news thread. KJP also posted an interesting summary of what used to be on this now empty rail paths.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. Awesome. That place should be a treasure, and this plan would certainly draw attention to it. It's certainly nice to see more investment on Lorain, but also kind of a bummer to see another one of the smaller ethnic markets around 25th disappear. I don't think it's being replaced... Just expanded. I believe there are two surface parking lots on either side of the building. It'd be nice to see those utilized! Hopefully the existing structure is kept.
August 16, 201212 yr This will be a topic at the next Ohio City Stakeholders Meeting "Hansa Haus Brewery" to be located at the existing site of Hansa Haus Imports. Boris Music, owner of Hansa Haus, will present his plans for a gourmet specialty retail store, a microbrewery brewpub, restaurant, and beer garden. Awesome. That place should be a treasure, and this plan would certainly draw attention to it. It's certainly nice to see more investment on Lorain, but also kind of a bummer to see another one of the smaller ethnic markets around 25th disappear. I also read this as "an addition to" the market, and not a replacement of it. Hope I'm right. The market is always crowded when I'm in there. I mean, where else in OC can you buy Kola hi-caffeinated chocolate, bavarian pretzel, authentic stein and a German flag?
August 16, 201212 yr Oh man, especially if the existing offerings of Hansa Haus stick around this is AWESOME news. Does Hansa Haus own the lots on either side of its building? I assume the beer garden will go in one of them, no? The proposed Rotary Club path looks great. The first stage was shown in the Dec 2011 Ohio City Master Plan that someone linked to a few weeks ago (http://www.noaca.org/OhioCityVision.pdf) and I was hoping to hear more about it- the video is excellent. Needless to say, if the trail could ever be extended all the way over the viaduct to downtown, which the video hints at, it would be spectacular. It could be bike super highway given its direct connection to major nodes and complete separation from motor traffic. It would also require some reconfiguring of RTA tracks, though, so wouldn't be cheap or easy.
August 16, 201212 yr In regards to the new Hansa House Brewery. It is my understanding the Current retail location is staying and they are taking over the old cleveland leather building for the brewery. That building runs behind the Hansa House building
August 17, 201212 yr Dig the idea of the Hansa Haus brewery... Some new signage in OC Flying Fig and The Market and Elegansia finally got a sign
August 21, 201212 yr No site plans or other graphics accompanied these entries on last week's planning commission agenda. Anyone got more info? City Planning Commission Agenda for August 17, 2012 Resolution No. 1067-12(Ward 3/Councilmember Cimperman): Intent to vacate West 25th Place and Keene Court for MRN Ltd. parking lot consolidation. Resolution No. 1068-12(Ward 3/Councilmember Cimperman): Intent to vacate West 20th Street and Moore Court for construction of three homes. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/08172012/index.php "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 21, 201212 yr It looks like Keene Court and West 25th bisect the parking lots next to Crop et. al. and MRN is looking to increase the parking spaces. I believe the vacation of W. 20th is for these: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=dw5t7tbab&v=001hTNOLeHhu4Dlw5y5Y7C46cPEE2qDDp01ZP46Tr1FlZTJNKNt7g04DQI2gm9lKjddo9cMDuuv6J1Yc6QX3Zu5u0z72tIKNFDRhrCVPPXIaEDQ4QOjnYPIHraIqaqwUqNZatqrPSI36jpdOM6pI08S8ea9UbbvMK7O0-2rJKhJntHpvawKYgI9wFIxHIkUOWHvOZg12ABSmwtGZPzxyC6KZmsUBtpuWHTnkQqFpuYQol7OaCRclMQKnDcjFKIXg6Wq1hI3bAts0RfaIFiCsWg48zshCOALwLmtPRSaCRau2osXU9b7I7vKdFoJukiIGL9G2srWJFdWDo_ZDOXcz-O0XA%3D%3D&id=preview
August 21, 201212 yr I don't get why they need to vacate W. 20th and Moore for that. The rendering looks like they will be on the other side of Columbus.
August 21, 201212 yr Awesome.... Slovenian-inspired Hansa brewery, cooking school on tap in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood Published: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 8:00 AM By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A European-inspired brewery and a cooking school could open in Ohio City next year, expanding a food-and-beverage district around the West Side Market. Boris Music, a Slovenian immigrant who moved to Cleveland in the 1970s, plans a $3 million redevelopment of the Hansa Import Haus, a German specialty store on Lorain Avenue. The project would include a restaurant and brewery, where Music hopes to produce beer based on recipes from Pivovarna Lasko, Slovenia's largest beer producer. A short walk away, on West 26th Street, the owners of Hudson's Western Reserve School of Cooking have signed a lease on the ground floor of the Fries & Schuele condominium building. Catherine St. John and her husband aim to open a small kitchen store by the holidays and launch their second cooking school, tentatively called the Cookery at Market Square, early next year. READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/08/slovenian-inspired_hansa_brewe.html#incart_river_default "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 21, 201212 yr I don't get why they need to vacate W. 20th and Moore for that. The rendering looks like they will be on the other side of Columbus. Oh yeah!
August 21, 201212 yr I don't get why they need to vacate W. 20th and Moore for that. The rendering looks like they will be on the other side of Columbus. This street vacation deals with a different housing development (and not-yet-announced) than the one provided in the link.
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