November 10, 200816 yr The tile is AWESOME cause it doesn't show dirt AT ALL. ;D The chest is from Crate and Barrel. Way overpriced, yes. It wasn't my purchase. The mister likes a sort of "explorer" theme, and he decided he had to have that chest. We're more "warm and cozy" transitional style as opposed to modern, as you can see. Both styles work well in these townhomes I think, which is really nice. That skylands blue wall color really works for your decor. And im so glad you don't have brackets under your breakfast bar. I'm all motivated to start my kitchen!
November 10, 200816 yr It's actually green..... The kitchen and the bathroom are the same color. Sherwin Williams Svelte Sage. I took the pictures at night cause the colors show up a little better than they do during the day, but it still looks totally different in person. *Sigh* Someday we'll get bar stools too :) Be sure to show us kitchen pics when you're done!
November 10, 200816 yr Oh ok. Its still very nice. I love that you have no clutter on your countertops!
November 10, 200816 yr Oh ok. Its still very nice. I love that you have no clutter on your countertops! Can't cook if there's crap everywhere!!! I only had a couple feet of counter space in my apartment, so I am quite enjoying being able to cook/prepare more than one thing at a time!
November 10, 200816 yr Oh ok. Its still very nice. I love that you have no clutter on your countertops! Can't cook if there's crap everywhere!!! I only had a couple feet of counter space in my apartment, so I am quite enjoying being able to cook/prepare more than one thing at a time! Thats how I feel. I don't like clutter anywhere. Its nice to hear you're enjoying your home. How are the neighbors? Any daytime streetscape photos. You know...give us a lil tour! hint, hint.
November 10, 200816 yr Oh ok. Its still very nice. I love that you have no clutter on your countertops! Can't cook if there's crap everywhere!!! I only had a couple feet of counter space in my apartment, so I am quite enjoying being able to cook/prepare more than one thing at a time! Thats how I feel. I don't like clutter anywhere. Its nice to hear you're enjoying your home. How are the neighbors? Any daytime streetscape photos. You know...give us a lil tour! hint, hint. Neighbors are good - all nice people. Very quiet (not to say we don't have people over - we do quite often, but the walls are well-insulated. The only thing we ever hear is some subwoofer bass on occasion, but even then it has to be turned up pretty loud). Mostly young (late 20's/early 30's) professionals/couples. We never had a block party or anything this summer, but I can say that we do still watch out for each other even if we don't "hang out" per se. If I remember this weekend, I'll walk around and snap outdoor pics.
November 10, 200816 yr I like how you have met all your neighbors. So happy to hear I am on the bottem of the Totem Pole.
November 10, 200816 yr I like how you have met all your neighbors. So happy to hear I am on the bottem of the Totem Pole. Okay, okay, I haven't actually met all the neighbors. I think I'm currently only at having met 4 households, and I know things about others from Zaremba and UO, just haven't met them. You are not at the bottom of the totem pole :).
November 10, 200816 yr sound like you kids need a little "Peyton Place" to spice the joint up! Who's sleeping with who? Who's on drugs/the complex drug dealer? Who's a gold digger? and most importantly, who's the neighborhood bitch?!
November 10, 200816 yr sound like you kids need a little "Peyton Place" to spice the joint up! Who's sleeping with who? Who's on drugs/the complex drug dealer? Who's a gold digger? and most importantly, who's the neighborhood bitch?! Hahahaha
November 10, 200816 yr We only have two of them!!! Our neighbors have 1 cat and 1 dog. Not sure about others.
November 10, 200816 yr sounds like it's time for an impromptu tailgate/block party on the sidewalk infront of your homes!
November 10, 200816 yr sounds like it's time for an impromptu tailgate/block party on the sidewalk infront of your homes! When it snows, we'll make snow people just like Meet Me in St. Louis :-D
November 10, 200816 yr Hello Sled Ridding on the Asbestos Mountains! MEOW Not like that fence would be very hard to move out of the way..... If we have to look at those piles, we damn well better get to have some fun with them!
November 16, 200816 yr Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your world. Have the new townhomes begun yet? The ones on the east end of the site?
November 16, 200816 yr Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your world. Have the new townhomes begun yet? The ones on the east end of the site? No, they have to sell 3 units to begin the building. They (to the best of my knowledge) have not sold any of them yet. They have sold a couple more of the units in my building, so there are only 4 out of 10 left to be sold. I don't think I'll have time today to walk around and take outdoor pictures - hopefully next weekend.
November 17, 200816 yr You have a very pretty home! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 25, 200816 yr New updates with some cool interior shots http://www.theavenuedistrict.com/blog/?branch=blog Also, if you've got a Linked In account, join our little group for up to the minute questions to your burning Avenue District related questions. http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1287897
November 26, 200816 yr I just drove past this for the first time, and if I recall there are a bunch of parking garages & a parking lot in front of it on St. Clair? Those balconies facing St. Clair would have a much better view if they replaced these parking structures with other buildings or some green
November 26, 200816 yr The later phases of the project call for building more condos on the parking lot by St. Clair and East 12th.
November 26, 200816 yr Welcome to the forum msa1092! The following link is to the Avenue District site plan. The plan does involve replacing a few of the surface parking lots in the area and building on vacant land adjacent to the One Cleveland Center parking garage. http://www.theavenuedistrict.com/videos/ad-site-plan.pdf
December 3, 200816 yr four or five of those going east on both sides the block, would look really sweet. If only MTS had the money to make that happen.
December 3, 200816 yr four or five of those going east on both sides the block, would look really sweet. My sentiments exactly.
December 3, 200816 yr For the low low cost of about 300 million dollars you could make that happen. :smile:
December 3, 200816 yr For the low low cost of about 300 million dollars you could make that happen. :) Trust me...If I had 307 million, I could make it happen! And you kids know the place would be stunning! You'd all want to move in!
December 3, 200816 yr I don't want to sound dumb but aren't there supposed to be townhomes built in the future phases of this project? And wouldn't these townhomes prevent the downtown from expanding eastwards?
December 4, 200816 yr The townhomes are already in the process of being built 2 blocks south and a block east. Check out the web site here for the site plan http://www.theavenuedistrict.com/videos/ad-site-plan.pdf. There are a few phases completed already with more to come. I wouldnt worry too much about this limiting the expansion of downtown eastward, there are plenty of gaps to fill and redevelopment within main downtown before we have to worry about expansion.
December 4, 200816 yr I don't want to sound dumb but aren't there supposed to be townhomes built in the future phases of this project? And wouldn't these townhomes prevent the downtown from expanding eastwards? I think about that sometimes too. It is kind of a concern. One large block of townhomes doesn't hurt anything-- they're better than what was there before, and they're selling well. Still, someone way upthread mentioned how odd it is to go from skyscrapers to 3 stories so abruptly. I'd like to see those townhomes duplicated throughout the residential areas of the city... the closer it is to downtown, the less detached and vinyl-riffic the new housing should be. Put townhomes and smaller parks instead. But along Superior and St. Clair I'd like to see more 10-story lofts go up, and I don't know that we want a lot more new 3-story stuff there.
December 4, 200816 yr ^I'm not too worried about downtown expanding. We really won't need that space for a long time unless we somehow develop a few microsofts of our own and keep them in the city. I do think that the street size dictates a larger structure for this location. Superior is so big, the townhomes are dwarfed.
December 4, 200816 yr Hi all, Has anyone moved in the building, yet? I thought there was an August or September time frame for moving in. Near hugz to all. Jim S.
December 4, 200816 yr They haven't really started the Superior side of the townhouse block yet. Maybe something taller can front on Superior, because you're right about the proportions being off. Tear out all those planters and give Superior the train line it was built for. Then have that train cross Euclid and go up the hill, to hit Coventry and Cedar Lee! Awesome. Someone call Obama. Aside from Euclid Ave, which is pretty far inland, downtown ends way too abruptly heading east. It's weird to look down 17th around Moe's and wonder what it looked like before it was all paved over. CSU wants everything that's south of Payne, but that leaves a huge area along the lake. This northeastern corridor offers the best opporunity for major housing expansion and Zaremba figured it out first. Putting higher density residential here, well beyond the avenue district, may be the fastest way to draw in the population and the retail we want downtown. That in turn will draw bigger companies. But height is hugely important in developing that area. We're all upset about channel 3 and the feds building squat little forts along Lakeside. No more! I don't understand building residential less than a mile from Lake Erie that doesn't have views. I suggest that we start requiring random towers and parapets on any housing that has any shot of seeing the lake (if it isn't already tall like the AD loft bldg). Note the high incidence of these features on the buildings Cleveland used to have. The old city didn't look so blockity-blockity-block because all this stuff poked up from it.
December 8, 200816 yr The Townhome block originally had high rise condos planned along superior with the townhomes along rockwell. 72 townhomes is plan B. I also do believe the townhomes along superior will be 4 stories. Live and work homes. If you want to see another 10-12 floor structure than start buying so Zaremba will have enough demand to build high. ?Q?: If interest rates drop to 4.8% would the 1.5% off finacing incentive still stand? I cant see a bank giving a loan for only 3.3%. If they do than I want to refinance my Avenue townhome. Happy Monday
December 8, 200816 yr The Townhome block originally had high rise condos planned along superior with the townhomes along rockwell. 72 townhomes is plan B. I also do believe the townhomes along superior will be 4 stories. Live and work homes. If you want to see another 10-12 floor structure than start buying so Zaremba will have enough demand to build high. ?Q?: If interest rates drop to 4.8% would the 1.5% off finacing incentive still stand? I cant see a bank giving a loan for only 3.3%. If they do than I want to refinance my Avenue townhome. Happy Monday Haha, me too :)
December 8, 200816 yr The Townhome block originally had high rise condos planned along superior with the townhomes along rockwell. 72 townhomes is plan B. I also do believe the townhomes along superior will be 4 stories. Live and work homes. If you want to see another 10-12 floor structure than start buying so Zaremba will have enough demand to build high. ?Q?: If interest rates drop to 4.8% would the 1.5% off finacing incentive still stand? I cant see a bank giving a loan for only 3.3%. If they do than I want to refinance my Avenue townhome. Happy Monday While it is not for a mortgage, I have 1.3% interest rate historic renovation loan from Key Bank to do work on my house. So, it is possible.
December 8, 200816 yr They haven't really started the Superior side of the townhouse block yet. Maybe something taller can front on Superior, because you're right about the proportions being off. Tear out all those planters and give Superior the train line it was built for. Then have that train cross Euclid and go up the hill, to hit Coventry and Cedar Lee! Awesome. Someone call Obama. Aside from Euclid Ave, which is pretty far inland, downtown ends way too abruptly heading east. It's weird to look down 17th around Moe's and wonder what it looked like before it was all paved over. CSU wants everything that's south of Payne, but that leaves a huge area along the lake. This northeastern corridor offers the best opporunity for major housing expansion and Zaremba figured it out first. Putting higher density residential here, well beyond the avenue district, may be the fastest way to draw in the population and the retail we want downtown. That in turn will draw bigger companies. But height is hugely important in developing that area. We're all upset about channel 3 and the feds building squat little forts along Lakeside. No more! I don't understand building residential less than a mile from Lake Erie that doesn't have views. I suggest that we start requiring random towers and parapets on any housing that has any shot of seeing the lake (if it isn't already tall like the AD loft bldg). Note the high incidence of these features on the buildings Cleveland used to have. The old city didn't look so blockity-blockity-block because all this stuff poked up from it. So which apartment are you buying???
December 8, 200816 yr So which apartment are you buying??? The tall one with a turret! Not really... most likely the cheapest one I can find downtown. I already owe a mortgage-worth of student loans so my choices are limted. Regardless of my personal situation, Clevleand needs to replace its old building stock with stuff that fits the original pattern. Too much of our redevelopment has been organized around suburban ideals with no sense of context. If we can make better development choices, everyone benefits. If bad choices are made, everyone feels that too. Each individual's stake is not measured by their bank account.
December 8, 200816 yr So which apartment are you buying??? The tall one with a turret! Not really... most likely the cheapest one I can find downtown. I already owe a mortgage-worth of student loans so my choices are limted. Here we go again. So which apartment are you buying??? Too much of our redevelopment has been organized around suburban ideals with no sense of context. If we can make better development choices, everyone benefits. If bad choices are made, everyone feels that too. Each individual's stake is not measured by their bank account. Exactly what developments IN CLEVELAND are you referring to. Downtown has plenty of spaces that have been converted. Until those OWNED spaces are 100% filled there will be no NEW BUILDING. We're close to a point where we need that, but the economy has changed that.
December 8, 200816 yr Here we go again. Not really, you asked what I was buying. Education is what I'm buying. Can't buy two things with the same dollars. Exactly what developments IN CLEVELAND are you referring to. Downtown has plenty of spaces that have been converted. I'm not unhappy with what's being developed downtown, and I like the Avenue Dsitrict. I like the townhomes too. I'd prefer they don't have townhomes abut Superior. I'd like something taller there instead. I had the same concern about Stark's last WHD plan. This doesn't seem too much to ask. There have been some developments around Cleveland that don't reflect the best possible direction the city could go. That new housing between Euclid and Chester near the Clinic, with the asphalt setback-- bad move. I'm sure these boards lit up when that was being built. The McMansions in Hough are similarly awful. Not thrilled with the newer housing in Central either. I believe that's too close to downtown to be building detached look-at-my-yard type houses. Commercially, don't forget all the CVS monstrosities we've allowed to go forward with anti-urban siting and design. None of these developments has been helpful in reestablishing Cleveland as an urban setting. Given that buildings last awhile, they will serve as negative anchors for much of our lives. AD and the rest of the current downtown projects are much better. That said, I think building townhouses on Superior would be a mistake. Adding a story to them, as mentioned above, would help some.
December 8, 200816 yr ok. I thought you were talking about something recent. the developments/homes you mentioned we here all feel the same way. However, I disagree about the homes in Central. Now back to the Avenue district.
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