May 17, 20241 yr Lakewood church may be razed for senior apartments By Ken Prendergast / May 17, 2024 The days may be numbered for the historic Lakewood Baptist Church, 14321 Detroit Ave., just east of Downtown Lakewood. A Cleveland-based developer has at least an option to purchase the property and has notified two tenants of the church-school complex of its pending redevelopment into senior apartments. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/05/17/lakewood-church-may-be-razed-for-senior-apartments/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 18, 20241 yr Hope Nosotros finds a better place! I always felt they deserved better than to be stuffed downstairs in a basement.
June 26, 2024Jun 26 Jersey Mike’s and Lakewood Bottle Shop are open for business. Cleveland Bagel, Cultivate Yoga, and a joint location by Makeup by Meridith and Megan Cox Bridal are set to open soon. Body Fit Training is tentatively in line as a future tenant too. Scalish Construction is in old church and schoolhouse, but there is almost 4,000 square feet in the garden level of the church space available for retail or office uses. The remaining Trinity Block space includes a 1,000-square-foot retail location and a 550-square-foot office space. Lakewood’s latest adaptive-reuse project -- Trinity Block -- nears completion Jun. 26, 2024 By John Benson, special to cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Roughly five years have passed since Lakewood saved the former Trinity Lutheran Church property. With a fast-food restaurant kicking the tires on the Detroit Road property, the city purchased the .7-acre lot, which included the former church and two vacant commercial storefronts. A year later, Lakewood approved a lease agreement with Scalish Construction for an adaptive-reuse project, originally estimated to cost $3.75 million. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/06/lakewoods-latest-successful-adaptive-reuse-project-trinity-block-nears-completion.html
July 18, 2024Jul 18 I like it! I miss Sidequest but it was truly awful looking. I think it was "renovated" by someone's elderly aunt.
July 19, 2024Jul 19 11 hours ago, mtnbikefan said: The new look for 17900 Detroit has been revealed.. What business is going there?
July 19, 2024Jul 19 17 minutes ago, Rustbelter said: What business is going there? Artis https://www.artislakewood.com/
July 22, 2024Jul 22 Article updated with information about this developer's Lakewood project..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 30, 2024Jul 30 Bummed to hear Meijer pulled out for their plans to have something like a Fairfax Market in Lakewood
July 30, 2024Jul 30 1 hour ago, outjet said: Bummed to hear Meijer pulled out for their plans to have something like a Fairfax Market in Lakewood Where does Casto have Meijer as a tenant? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Cory Hajde's Vessel Hospitality Acquires Rood Food By Dillon Stewart Cory Hajde, co-owner of Vessel Hospitality, had only eaten at Rood Food once or twice when he got a long email from its owner, who he’d never met, in February. Brian Ruthsatz, the 60-year-old who founded the fine dining-adjacent Lakewood eatery in 2018, was ready to retire. He’d explored other buyers but thought they were more interested in the property than the restaurant. He wanted to find an owner who could maintain the standard that had earned Rood accolades and a loyal following. Initially, Hajde was reluctant to take on another new project. After all, since co-founding music promotion company BravoArtist in 2011, he opened the acclaimed Tremont cocktail bar Cloak and Dagger in 2020 and, in 2021, purchased the 100-year-old entertainment complex Mahall’s in Lakewood, in which he subsequently launched Pins & Needles cocktail bar and an 800-person music venue called The Roxy. He is also involved with the vegan deli Black Market Meats in Lakewood and the music venue Ace of Cups in Columbus. This year, he announced another new cocktail bar, the member’s only Writer’s Room, is coming to the space above Cloak and Dagger. ... Hajde officially takes control of the Madison Avenue eatery on Aug. 1. He plans to change little, especially at first. Sure, Hajde has thoughts of tweaking the presentation of the menu, adding brunch and refreshing the brand, but those moves are on the back burner to housekeeping and updating systems for now. Chef Josh Erickson, who joined the team about a year ago, is staying on, and the restaurant is continuing its exploration of seasonal American fare. https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/cory-hajde-vessel-hospitality-rood-food-lakewood
July 31, 2024Jul 31 On 7/29/2024 at 11:40 PM, KJP said: Where does Casto have Meijer as a tenant? Montgomery Crossing https://castoinfo.com/commercial/portfolio/ohio/montgomery-crossing/ Edited July 31, 2024Jul 31 by mtnbikefan added link
July 31, 2024Jul 31 3 hours ago, Luke_S said: Cory Hajde's Vessel Hospitality Acquires Rood Food By Dillon Stewart Cory Hajde, co-owner of Vessel Hospitality, had only eaten at Rood Food once or twice when he got a long email from its owner, who he’d never met, in February. Brian Ruthsatz, the 60-year-old who founded the fine dining-adjacent Lakewood eatery in 2018, was ready to retire. He’d explored other buyers but thought they were more interested in the property than the restaurant. He wanted to find an owner who could maintain the standard that had earned Rood accolades and a loyal following. Initially, Hajde was reluctant to take on another new project. After all, since co-founding music promotion company BravoArtist in 2011, he opened the acclaimed Tremont cocktail bar Cloak and Dagger in 2020 and, in 2021, purchased the 100-year-old entertainment complex Mahall’s in Lakewood, in which he subsequently launched Pins & Needles cocktail bar and an 800-person music venue called The Roxy. He is also involved with the vegan deli Black Market Meats in Lakewood and the music venue Ace of Cups in Columbus. This year, he announced another new cocktail bar, the member’s only Writer’s Room, is coming to the space above Cloak and Dagger. ... Hajde officially takes control of the Madison Avenue eatery on Aug. 1. He plans to change little, especially at first. Sure, Hajde has thoughts of tweaking the presentation of the menu, adding brunch and refreshing the brand, but those moves are on the back burner to housekeeping and updating systems for now. Chef Josh Erickson, who joined the team about a year ago, is staying on, and the restaurant is continuing its exploration of seasonal American fare. https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/cory-hajde-vessel-hospitality-rood-food-lakewood This is one of favorite places to go. I hope it doesn't change too much. I love the description as "fine dining adjacent."
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Lakewood gets to keep a good one, but we're losing a great one... And this one hurts. Salt, the Acclaimed Lakewood Small Plates Restaurant, Is Closing in August By Dillon Stewart Salt, one of Cleveland's most acclaimed restaurants, is closing on Aug. 31. The restaurant announced the news in a social media post that began: "Goodbyes are never easy and this one cuts us to the core, but here we are…." In an early morning phone call, co-owner Jessica Parkison told Cleveland Magazine that the decision didn't come because things had slowed at the Detroit Avenue restaurant — "everybody is slow right now," she says — she felt it was "just time." ... When asked if a new project was in the works, Parkison says the duo is focused on Poppy, the Larchmere Boulevard restaurant it opened in March 2023. https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/salt-the-acclaimed-lakewood-small-plates-restaurant-is-closing-in-august
July 31, 2024Jul 31 19 minutes ago, Luke_S said: Lakewood gets to keep a good one, but we're losing a great one... And this one hurts. Salt, the Acclaimed Lakewood Small Plates Restaurant, Is Closing in August By Dillon Stewart Salt, one of Cleveland's most acclaimed restaurants, is closing on Aug. 31. The restaurant announced the news in a social media post that began: "Goodbyes are never easy and this one cuts us to the core, but here we are…." In an early morning phone call, co-owner Jessica Parkison told Cleveland Magazine that the decision didn't come because things had slowed at the Detroit Avenue restaurant — "everybody is slow right now," she says — she felt it was "just time." ... When asked if a new project was in the works, Parkison says the duo is focused on Poppy, the Larchmere Boulevard restaurant it opened in March 2023. https://clevelandmagazine.com/food-drink/articles/salt-the-acclaimed-lakewood-small-plates-restaurant-is-closing-in-august This is another of one my favorites. This does hurt.
August 16, 2024Aug 16 I'd like something more substantial than just HAWKs at cross walks, I've almost been hit using the one on Madison...but maybe if they're more common drivers will actually respect the signal priority. Lakewood working to make it safer for pedestrians to cross busy streets Aug. 16, 2024 By John Benson, special to cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Safely walking across a busy street is often easier said than done. That’s why Lakewood has added pedestrian hybrid beacons -- also known as high-intensity activated crosswalks or HAWK beacons -- which stop traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the street. ... While Lakewood currently has two such beacons located at Manor Park Avenue and Detroit Avenue, as well as at Clarence Avenue and Madison Avenue, the city is planning additional units. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/08/lakewood-providing-pedestrian-crossings-with-new-high-intensity-activated-crosswalks.html Edited August 17, 2024Aug 17 by Luke_S
August 17, 2024Aug 17 32 minutes ago, Luke_S said: I'd like something more substantial than just HAWKs at cross walks, I've almost been hit using the one on Madison...but maybe if they're more common drivers will actually respect the signal priority. Lakewood working to make it safer for pedestrians to cross busy streets Aug. 16, 2024 By John Benson, special to cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Safely walking across a busy street is often easier said than done. That’s why Lakewood has added pedestrian hybrid beacons -- also known as high-intensity activated crosswalks or HAWK beacons -- which stop traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the street. ... While Lakewood currently has two such beacons located at Manor Park Avenue and Detroit Avenue, as well as at Clarence Avenue and Madison Avenue, the city is planning additional units. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/08/lakewood-providing-pedestrian-crossings-with-new-high-intensity-activated-crosswalks.html The manor park one is at the end of my street. Use it all the time. Though it's annoying that it's not at the actual intersection. It confuses drivers.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 While a lot more needs to be done, at least there is a step in the right direction. We live on Clifton and it is a mess. Speeding is rampant. I wish they would do something similar to the Cleveland side. Just the simple median does absolute wonders slowing traffic once you cross 117th. A visual "narrowing" of the street with the median forces drivers to slow down. Maybe someday
August 17, 2024Aug 17 58 minutes ago, KFM44107 said: it's annoying that it's not at the actual intersection Pedestrian hybrid beacons like the HAWK are really for mid-block usage; the MUTCD even recommends they are at least 100 feet away from an intersection. Using non-standard signals and phases inside an intersection are likely to throw drivers off even more... Edited August 17, 2024Aug 17 by outjet
August 17, 2024Aug 17 2 hours ago, outjet said: Pedestrian hybrid beacons like the HAWK are really for mid-block usage; the MUTCD even recommends they are at least 100 feet away from an intersection. Using non-standard signals and phases inside an intersection are likely to throw drivers off even more... I don't think you understand. There's the Intersection and then ten feet later there's the signal. It's the wonkiest thing. It missed the mark either way.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 HAWK’s are a death trap if you don’t pay attention. Drivers do not recognize flashing lights as a signal to stop. If it’s not a solid red, good luck. Maybe they should add gates like a rail crossing.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 8 minutes ago, KFM44107 said: I don't think you understand. There's the Intersection and then ten feet later there's the signal. It's the wonkiest thing. It missed the mark either way. Yeah, this one was not thought through. It’s bad.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 8 hours ago, marty15 said: HAWK’s are a death trap if you don’t pay attention. Drivers do not recognize flashing lights as a signal to stop. If it’s not a solid red, good luck. Maybe they should add gates like a rail crossing. They're about the laziest thing a city can do, outside of doing nothing, in my opinion. And they cost like $150k each. That's 30+ speed tables that actually make people slow down. https://deldot.gov/Programs/DSHSP/pdfs/OtherPedProjects/HAWK_Study_Report_May2020.pdf Delaware published their data after installing HAWK signals and tracking them over time. At most of them, over half of drivers don't follow the rules or completely ignore them. The first table in there shows 57% of drivers going through during a dark signal in 2011, and 55% in 2017. So drivers don't even get better with them over time. The "vehicles stopped for signal" column shows that on average, about 1 in every 5 cars doesn't even stop when they’re supposed to.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 18 minutes ago, PlanCleveland said: They're about the laziest thing a city can do, outside of doing nothing, in my opinion. And they cost like $150k each. That's 30+ speed tables that actually make people slow down. https://deldot.gov/Programs/DSHSP/pdfs/OtherPedProjects/HAWK_Study_Report_May2020.pdf Delaware published their data after installing HAWK signals and tracking them over time. At most of them, over half of drivers don't follow the rules or completely ignore them. The first table in there shows 57% of drivers going through during a dark signal in 2011, and 55% in 2017. So drivers don't even get better with them over time. The "vehicles stopped for signal" column shows that on average, about 1 in every 5 cars doesn't even stop when they’re supposed to. Should just do a traffic circle. So much better.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 I have to admit, the first time I encountered a hawk as a driver I was confused and wasn't exactly sure how to proceed. I think it's asking a lot to introduce a novel signaling device and expect people to just figure it out. I mean the majority of people just blew through dark intersections during the recent power outage.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 14 hours ago, YO to the CLE said: While a lot more needs to be done, at least there is a step in the right direction. We live on Clifton and it is a mess. Speeding is rampant. I wish they would do something similar to the Cleveland side. Just the simple median does absolute wonders slowing traffic once you cross 117th. A visual "narrowing" of the street with the median forces drivers to slow down. Maybe someday I hate these. My friends have nearly been killed on Madison. I also remember Clifton during early rush hour, so ridiculous. Half the cars would stop for pedestrians and the others would not. It was like a demolition derby but with worse drivers.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 Sometimes you win, sometimes you splat... #Clifton Edited August 17, 2024Aug 17 by buckeye1
August 18, 2024Aug 18 23 hours ago, YO to the CLE said: While a lot more needs to be done, at least there is a step in the right direction. We live on Clifton and it is a mess. Speeding is rampant. I wish they would do something similar to the Cleveland side. Just the simple median does absolute wonders slowing traffic once you cross 117th. A visual "narrowing" of the street with the median forces drivers to slow down. Maybe someday There is still plenty of speeding being done on the Cleveland side of 117th, ewen with the medians. Especially west bound were people leave the Shoreway at 60 MPH and barely slow down.
August 19, 2024Aug 19 Public to weigh in on development proposal for former Lakewood Hospital site Updated: Aug. 16, 2024, 12:21 p.m. |Published: Aug. 16, 2024, 11:51 a.m. By Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- The city of Lakewood will hold a public hearing on the proposal to build a $100 million mixed-use... https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/08/public-to-weigh-in-on-development-proposal-for-former-lakewood-hospital-site.html?e=04b384150ba93fa19e5b286d3d9842f4&lctg=5ecf21bc9770376d17022543&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_wake_up 2024-08-19&utm_term=Newsletter_wake_up
September 3, 2024Sep 3 With enrollment down, Lakewood considers how many elementary schools it actually needs Ideastream Public Media By Conor Morris Published September 3, 2024 After seeing its enrollment drop by roughly 1,600 students over the last decade, Lakewood City School District has established a task force to reconsider its building footprint. ... The task force's analysis will be combined with community feedback from public meetings from October to January on how the district should best use its [seven] elementary school facilities, the superintendent said. The district is not looking to close any school buildings, [superintendent Maggie] Niedzwiecki said. If an elementary school building isn't needed for that purpose, the district would use it for other means; expanded preschool offerings, for example. The district could use redistricting - shuffling where students go to school - to even out student numbers at the other buildings. https://www.ideastream.org/education/2024-09-03/with-enrollment-down-lakewood-considers-how-many-elementary-schools-it-actually-needs
September 3, 2024Sep 3 Sad when our tax dollars are funding prayer at schools like LCA. These private schools (charter and religious) are increasing tuition to make money off of us, while our public schools starve, all so some of these families can self-segregate free of charge. $1B and counting on this scam that has never been proven productive anywhere. Smh with that said I hope the district considers selling a couple of the older properties (especially Franklin school of opportunity) and the land can be used for housing. Fingers crossed! Edited September 3, 2024Sep 3 by Clefan14
September 11, 2024Sep 11 Lakewood council sets aside $21 million for Bunts Road rehab Published: Sep. 11, 2024 By Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- City Council has set aside $21 million to pay for a major rehabilitation of Bunts Road that is expected to begin in 2026. ... The project will see one of the city’s biggest north-south thoroughfares undergo two years of construction. Crews will completely repave the road’s surface from Lakewood Heights Boulevard to Clifton Boulevard, add a dedicated bicycle lane and replace aging sidewalks, according to plans posted on the city’s website. The city also plans to replace century-old water mains beneath the road, create marked parking spaces and shorten the crosswalks at intersections. https://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/2024/09/lakewood-council-sets-aside-21-million-for-bunts-road-rehab.html
September 13, 2024Sep 13 Really hope they go with the alternative that has an actual bike lane physically separated from the road. city website HERE has a link to the presentation with alternatives
September 13, 2024Sep 13 I have a feeling they won’t, the separated path is so rarely picked. But I really hope they do, the painted road isn’t a real solution
September 13, 2024Sep 13 The bike lane they put in on Hillard is a death trap. It seems like they've started enforcing street parking, but when it was first completed the entire bike lane was filled with parked cars. The lane turns into a sharrow at several points. People drive into the bike lane to turn right, even though there is signage that it is not a right turn lane, like at Hillard and Madison. I imagine an unbuffered bike lane on Bunts would look a lot like the one on Hilliard, and if that's the case it shouldn't even be an option. Especially when you consider that the shared use path option actually increases the number of parking spots from what already exists but still decreases the surface area of impervious pavement.
October 7, 2024Oct 7 It is with cautious optimism I am glad to report the long delayed Birdtown Brewing Company seems to finally be back on track. There are now full crews doing work all over the complex. I swear for like the last two years it was just random sightings one old looking guy struggling to carry single sheets of drywall inside the new addition.
October 7, 2024Oct 7 11 minutes ago, surfohio said: It is with cautious optimism I am glad to report the long delayed Birdtown Brewing Company seems to finally be back on track. There are now full crews doing work all over the complex. I swear for like the last two years it was just random sightings one old looking guy struggling to carry single sheets of drywall inside the new addition. Weird timing since craft beer market seems to be softening. none the less, I wish them luck.
October 7, 2024Oct 7 1 hour ago, surfohio said: It is with cautious optimism I am glad to report the long delayed Birdtown Brewing Company seems to finally be back on track. There are now full crews doing work all over the complex. I swear for like the last two years it was just random sightings one old looking guy struggling to carry single sheets of drywall inside the new addition. Oh wow. I had just assumed this idea died like 8 years ago. Maybe they can get a huge discount on brewing equipment right now with breweries closing and none really looking to expand. Edited October 7, 2024Oct 7 by PlanCleveland
October 21, 2024Oct 21 Steel is now rising as part of the redevelopment of the former Misencik Funeral Home (12500 Madison Ave) in Lakewood’s Birdtown neighborhood. I believe it's slated to become a Korean restaurant and market.
November 19, 2024Nov 19 All of Clifton could use a severe road diet, hopefully this is just the start of rethinking this stretch of road. Lakewood announces Lake-Clifton connector project Published: Nov. 18, 202 By John Benson, special to cleveland.com The estimated $9.6 million project includes repurposing the westbound lanes into a shared-use path and the eastbound lanes into one eastbound lane and one westbound lane. There will also be the installation of a roundabout at Lake Road, a mid-block crossing at Forest Road, new decorative street lighting and tree plantings. “This project grew out of the Cuyahoga County Lakefront Public Access Plan and the Clifton Boulevard-Lake Road Enhancements Engineering study, a joint venture between the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission and the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works,” said Trevor Hunt, Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works senior project manager for lakefront projects. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2024/11/lakewood-announces-lake-clifton-connector-project.html
November 20, 2024Nov 20 24 minutes ago, marty15 said: Looks like Barry Buick south building is about to come down. I noticed it was fenced off the other day, can you remind me what the plans for that site are?
November 20, 2024Nov 20 Just now, Luke_S said: I noticed it was fenced off the other day, can you remind me what the plans for that site are? There were apartment buildings planned for both Barry sites like 10 years ago. Nothing of scale is allowed to be built in Lakewood tho, apparently.
November 27, 2024Nov 27 Plenty of recent progress with redeveloping the former Misencik Funeral Home (12500 Madison Ave) in the Birdtown neighborhood, slated to become a Korean restaurant and market. Edited November 27, 2024Nov 27 by Blimp City
November 27, 2024Nov 27 Lakewood’s Barry Buick to fall, apartments to rise By Ken Prendergast / November 27, 2024 Another one of Lakewood’s former car dealerships on Detroit Avenue is about to come down. Next to fall is Steve Barry Buick, 16000 Detroit Ave., that closed in 2018, to be replaced by a pair of four-story apartment buildings plus a stand-alone bank branch. Site work could potentially start in a few months, said a Lakewood city official. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/11/27/lakewoods-barry-buick-to-fall-apartments-to-rise/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 2024Nov 27 The building designs look fine to me, I just wish there was more ground floor retail incorporated into these plans. And a stand alone bank is interesting, I thought banks were closing more branches than they were opening.
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