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They should move the school closer to downtown........

 

Is this sarcasm?

They should move the school closer to downtown........

 

Is this sarcasm?

 

Well, there was a lot of talk (not by any decision makers, just talk) about combining Mooney and Ursuline on the Ursuline campus, to make a "Youngstown Central Catholic" school.

They should move the school closer to downtown........

 

Is this sarcasm?

 

Well, there was a lot of talk (not by any decision makers, just talk) about combining Mooney and Ursuline on the Ursuline campus, to make a "Youngstown Central Catholic" school.

 

I have always though that this would be a great idea too. I just don't see the crazy alumni being down with it

Developer buys Wick Building downtown

Published: Sat, August 25, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m.

 

By David Skolnick

 

[email protected]

 

YOUNGSTOWN

 

A downtown developer has finalized the purchase of the vacant Wick Building, which he plans to turn into an apartment complex.

 

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A cost estimate on the project isn’t finalized, but Marchionda said the plan is to have about 40 housing units in the building. The work is expected to start before the end of the year and take 12 to 15 months to complete, he added.

 

Frangos sold to Marchionda last month his 50-percent shares to Realty Tower Apartments at 47 Central Federal St., the Stambaugh Building at 44 E. Federal St. and the structure’s adjacent parking deck.

 

More: http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/aug/25/developer-buys-wick-building-downtown/

 

I'm looking forward to development in the Stambaugh Building!

 

I'm looking forward to development in the Stambaugh Building!

 

Me too! To me, that's the big missing piece of downtown. Having that building sit empty is very sad. It's hard to say downtown is in a strong recovery mode when that building remains vacant.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

 

I'm looking forward to development in the Stambaugh Building!

 

Me too! To me, that's the big missing piece of downtown. Having that building sit empty is very sad. It's hard to say downtown is in a strong recovery mode when that building remains vacant.

 

Well, since the new owners are interested in more than property speculation, I expect an announcement to be made soon.

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Phil Kidd just posted this on Facebook:

 

Youngstown Rumor Mill (Confirmation): Dominic Gatta is closing on the purchase of the entire Cedars building. Cedars bar will remain. Plans for the restaurant portion include an upscale burger joint (like that of B-Spot in Cleveland). The reminder of the building will be developed into market-rate apartments. Boom.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

^Thanks!  I tend not to post stuff I see on Facebook.  Also in the rumor mill, though, is a theater and a whole foods type of store.

Except that Phil's a good guy and he's always treated me well. So I'll show him some love by posting his stuff.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Except that Phil's a good guy and he's always treated me well. So I'll show him some love by posting his stuff.

 

Phil certainly is a good guy!

 

Off-topic, but you might be interested to know that I bought, from his store--Youngstown Nation, a weekly pass for the Youngstown Municipal Railway Co. that was valid from May 30 - June 5, 1937.

Cool. I hope his rumor mill is as valuable.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Plan to restore landmark Paramount facade in jeopardy

Published: Sun, September 9, 2012 @ 12:01 a.m.

By DAVID SKOLNICK

 

[email protected]

 

YOUNGSTOWN

 

A preliminary inspection of the former Paramount Theatre shows the front of the dilapidated building isn’t strong enough to stand on its own once the rest of the structure is demolished.

 

More: http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/sep/09/inspection-threatens-plan-restore-landmark-paramou/

Yesterday:

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Wow......

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

A proper photograph from Sunday.

 

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Cross-posted from the Random Cleveland developments thread.....

 

Really? A 120-unit apartment complex will cause traffic problems? From seniors? And attract undesirable elements to a senior complex? How -- by trafficking in Coumadin? Yes, please bring this complex to Cleveland. We actually like seniors....

 

North Road developer backs out of complex

Controversial senior facility likely headed to Cleveland

December 13, 2012

By RAYMOND L. SMITH Tribune Chronicle ([email protected]) , Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com

 

WARREN - Clover Management Inc. is pulling out of a plan to build a $10 million, four-story senior housing complex on North Road, according to City Councilman Vince Flask, D-5th Ward.

 

"I was told they are going to place their first Ohio senior complex in the Cleveland area," said Flask, who was sponsoring legislation to change the zoning in the area from residential to senior citizen multi-family housing.

 

Area residents had been fighting the zoning change in hopes of stopping the building of the 120-unit apartment complex at 907 North Road.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/580428/North-Road-developer-backs-out-of-complex.html?nav=5021

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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Cross-posted from the Random Cleveland developments thread.....

 

Really? A 120-unit apartment complex will cause traffic problems? From seniors? And attract undesirable elements to a senior complex? How -- by trafficking in Coumadin? Yes, please bring this complex to Cleveland. We actually like seniors....

 

 

I don't think it's about Warren's residents disliking senior citizens... Warren has a number of senior living complexes scattered throughout the city. I think the point here, as mentioned in the article, is that there are plenty of other areas in Warren that would be better suited for a facility like this. If the city forced property owners to maintain their properties, the old St Joe's Riverside Hospital would've been a perfectly suited for a project like this.

 

As far as the traffic is concerned: North Road is already a nightmare. It's a slow moving (usually under the posted speed limit of 35mph) residential street. A 120-unit complex doesn't sound like much, but when you factor in the employees and visitors (yes, the elderly have those), that would just congest things even further.

 

I'm familiar with North Road. "Nightmare traffic" is not a description I would apply to that road, or any in the Youngstown-Warren area.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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http://nyopg.com/2013/02/13/farmers-national-bank-eyes-downtown-branch-in-realty-tower/

Farmers National Bank Eyes Downtown Branch in Realty Tower

 

A Farmers National Bank official and the owner of the Realty Building say a deal is close that would bring a branch office of the bank downtown.

 

“It’s a matter of dotting some I’s and crossing some T’s, but I would say within the next 30 days max we’ll have a deal finalized and we’ll be well on our way,” said Dominic Marchionda, who owns the Realty Tower, where Farmers plans to locate the branch if the negotiations are successful. “We’ve been waiting for the right tenant so with this tenant the commercial space will be fully occupied.”

Good news! Great news would be if Farmers relocated their HQ from Canfield to downtown!! ;)

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Good news! Great news would be if Farmers relocated their HQ from Canfield to downtown!! ;)

Typically I would agree with this, but being from Canfield- Canfield really is where Farmers should be. It is the foundation of Canfield and really is the bulk of the town square. Not to mention they recently bought neighboring buildings and renovated them. Nice to see they are expanding downtown though.

See, i disagree.  Im not from Canfield nor have i been there, but I am familiar with youngstown.  I have spent some time there as one of my best friends is from there.  Youngstown has enough people to reinvent itself as a cool place to be, have its own unique style.  The problem is, most people have neglected the downtown.  But as with most cities, you need a good downtown.  Having just been there a few weeks ago, Youngstown has a really neat downtown foundation.  As far as the infrastructure is concerned, i like it better than Akron's. It needs a ton of TLC. Someone needs to take these beautiful old buildings and put some coin into them so young people can live there.  Join downtown Ytown with the campus and start something.  This company HQ being in Canfield helps youngstown in no way.

See, i disagree.  Im not from Canfield nor have i been there, but I am familiar with youngstown.  I have spent some time there as one of my best friends is from there.  Youngstown has enough people to reinvent itself as a cool place to be, have its own unique style.  The problem is, most people have neglected the downtown.  But as with most cities, you need a good downtown.  Having just been there a few weeks ago, Youngstown has a really neat downtown foundation.  As far as the infrastructure is concerned, i like it better than Akron's. It needs a ton of TLC. Someone needs to take these beautiful old buildings and put some coin into them so young people can live there.  Join downtown Ytown with the campus and start something.  This company HQ being in Canfield helps youngstown in no way.

 

This is a bizarre statement.  No one is talking seriously about Farmers moving their headquarters from Canfield.  Farmers is under no obligation to help downtown Youngstown.  As CLE618 stated, Farmers is part of Canfield's history and a large part of the town.  But they should move to Youngstown because you want them to?  The fact you admit you haven't been to Canfield or know anything about it really shows the weakness of your argument.  Strange. 

Outsiders perspective. Yay for Canfield if they can keep those workers out there, but then don't join the masses that wonder y downtown Youngstown has nothing. In order to have something u need people. Farmers would bring people. Same reason y we celebrate people like geis moving from streetsboro to downtown cle. I don't care about Canfield just like don't streetsboro. Burbs won't find any sympathy here

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Project aims to set example for Warren

Group plans to revitalize central neighborhoods

August 21, 2013

By RAYMOND L. SMITH , Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com

 

WARREN - A multi-block area of the Historic Perkins Homestead Neighborhood is being developed as a pilot program to show that neighborhoods around the city can be revitalized and attract new residents.

 

Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Trumbull 100, and the city are working to revitalize the neighborhood near the city's downtown area and on the edge of its garden district.

 

TNP Director Matt Martin identified about 20 abandoned houses in the area.

 

"About half of the houses will need to be demolished," Martin said.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/591954/Project-aims-to-set-example-for-Warren.html?nav=5021

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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Plans are in the works for a downtown Youngstown grocery store

Published: Mon, November 25, 2013 @ 12:05 a.m.

16 Wick owner aims for fall 2014 opening

By David Skolnick

[email protected]

 

YOUNGSTOWN

 

The owner of the 16 Wick Building said there will be a full-scale grocery store downtown on that structure’s ground floor by the fall of 2014.

 

“I am as committed and focused on this as anything,” said Dominic Marchionda, managing partner of the NYO Property Group, which owns several downtown buildings including 16 Wick. A grocery store is “a big piece of the puzzle to the downtown revitalization. It will increase population downtown. We will move forward on this. I’m going to make it work.”

 

Marchionda is working with Gary Crawford, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Laurel Grocery Co., a grocery product supplier in London, Ky., and Henry Nemenz, who owns about 20 grocery stores in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys.

 

Though Marchionda and Crawford say the project looks strong, Nemenz is considerably more skeptical.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/nov/25/full-scale-grocery-planned-downtown/?newswatch

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Thanks for posting!

 

While I'm glad to see a new grocery store anywhere in the central city, some of my neighbors are a little annoyed that Marchionda isn't progressing with plans to put a grocery store in his building on Elm St., at the former R&S location. (there was a similar announcement a year or so ago, about a store opening at that location)  They are also skeptical, and think this project might fall through as well.

While I don't think there is anything new in this article from the Business Journal, it's nice to see a summary of what's happening:

 

Downtown Developers Plan Apartments, Grocery Store

Monday, November 25, 2013

By George Nelson

 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Imagine a downtown Youngstown where merchants, young professionals, college undergraduates and graduate students, landlords and others live just blocks away from where they work or study, dine in nearby restaurants before taking in a show that features nationally known entertainers and stop for a drink afterward – even grab groceries from a nearby grocery store.

 

More: http://businessjournaldaily.com/economic-development/downtown-developers-plan-apartments-grocery-store-2013-11-25

Large commercial and residential development considered in Girard

Published: Sun, December 1, 2013 @ 5:12 p.m.

By jeanne starmack

[email protected]

 

City leaders are considering a proposal to develop city property around Upper Girard Lake.

 

Girard Mayor James Melfi said the city council discussed the proposal, from a developer he said he could not name, at an executive meeting Nov. 11.

 

The development would include residences, commercial buildings, and research and development entities, he said. It would be a green community, he added.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/dec/01/large-commercial-and-residential-develop/?nw

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Cool. But Applebee's?

 

Business operators ready for revitalization district to attract new life to downtown Warren

Published: Mon, December 9, 2013 @ 12:05 a.m.

By Ed Runyan

[email protected]

 

WARREN

 

Downtown business operators say they look forward to the opportunity to welcome new restaurant-bar neighbors, now that city council has approved a new downtown revitalization district.

 

“I think it’s a great idea. I think they’re trying to follow what Youngstown’s doing — bringing restaurants downtown like Applebee’s, only on a smaller scale,” said Adam Gardner, who opened Gardner’s Green Thumb All Natural Market on Courthouse Square one year ago with his wife, Lisa.

 

Council approved the 87-acre district in November after lobbying officials to get Ohio law changed to allow a city the size of Warren to obtain the designation, which allows the district to obtain up to 15 more liquor licenses.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/dec/09/business-operators-expect-new-district-t/

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Cool. But Applebee's?

 

There are still a lot of people in the area that, while acknowledging downtown Youngstown and Warren have improved a lot, say they would be so much better if some chain store or restaurant would open.  (i.e. Starbucks, Walmart, Dollar General, and now Applebee's; talk about low standards!)

That was painful to read. We need to tear down buildings for parking, and we need to build new applebees. Painful.

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Another building you photographed, Sherman.

 

$5-million tax credit awarded to downtown Youngstown hotel project

Updated: Jun 24, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

 

By Mike Gauntner, Online Content Manager

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Development Services Agency has awarded a $5 million Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit to rehabilitate a downtown Youngstown building, and turn it into a hotel.

 

The NYO Property Group plans to spend nearly $25.5-million to restore the historic Stambaugh Building, located at 44 East Federal Plaza.

 

CEO, Dominic J. Marchionda says, "The need for a full-service hotel to serve the area is certainly no secret, and we are excited to be able to move this project forward with this award from the State.  The attraction, the draw, to downtown is the beauty and quality of these old buildings and how accessible everything is by foot, letting people enjoy a day, evening or night partaking in all that our Wick Avenue cultural corridor, university campus, central business, entertainment and innovation district has to offer."

 

More:

http://www.wfmj.com/story/25856875/5-million-tax-credit-awarded-to-downtown-youngstown-hotel-project

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Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley undergoing $2 million renovation

Posted: Jul 15, 2014 5:44 PM EST Updated: Jul 16, 2014 4:18 PM EST

By Kate Keller, Healthy Living Reporter - email

 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -  You won't find any patients on the second floor of building D at Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley.

Instead, construction workers are there, busy adding finishing touches to the hospital system's new special care nursery.

 

"It is difficult, I would have to say, because we are occupied while we are doing the renovation, which is why it's in a three phase process.  We need to maintain patient satisfaction, flow while we are doing our construction," said Lisa Taafe with Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley.

 

http://www.wfmj.com/story/26026771/akron-childrens-hospital-mahoning-valley-undergoing-2-million-renovation

Once upon a time in the 1950s, the steel companies that had facilities in Youngstown joined forces to kill a plan to build an aluminum plant in the valley. They kept Youngstown a one-industry town so when the one industry died in the late-1970s and early-1980s, Youngstown almost died. This is a big investment that doesn't involve a lot of new, direct jobs but will create a lot of spin-off jobs.....

 

MATALCO ANNOUNCES LORDSTOWN INVESTMENT

By Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio (MCT)

Courtesy of the Associated Press

 

A new billet-manufacturing facility will bring up to 80 new jobs to the Mahoning Valley.

 

Matalco Inc., a Brampton, Ontario-based company that makes aluminum billets for the aluminum- extrusion industry, announced the new facility will be under construction at its site in the Ohio Commerce Centre on Tod Avenue in the coming months and completed by early 2016.

 

A groundbreaking will take place Sept. 17 for the $100 million, 200,000-square-foot manufacturing plant.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.columbusceo.com/content/stories/apexchange/2014/07/24/matalco-announces-lordstown-investment.html

 

 

Matalco closes on Lordstown land

Published: Thu, August 7, 2014 @ 12:00 a.m.

Staff report

 

LORDSTOWN

 

Canada-based Matalco Inc., an aluminum-billet manufacturer, finalized the $690,000 land purchase to build its proposed $125 million plant.

 

A groundbreaking ceremony for the plant on the 31-plus acre site inside the Ohio Commerce Centre will take place Sept. 17 with completion expected in early 2016.

 

Routh-Hurlbert Co. of Warren co-brokered the deal and completed it Tuesday. The land was purchased from George and Spiro Bakeris, owners of Ohio Commerce Centre.

 

- See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/aug/07/matalco-closes-on-lordstown-land/#sthash.N4bQLCFe.dpuf

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

More Lordstown news. This is an ongoing story starting from April........

 

LORDSTOWN COMMISSION VETOES POWER PLANT ZONING

 

LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- The village planning commission last night vetoed a zoning change for a 57-acre site where Clean Energy Future LLC said it hoped to build an $800 million natural-gas fuel power plant on Salt Springs Road.

 

The vote was 4-1 against the project.

 

Clean Energy Future, based in Manchester, Mass., announced in April that it  optioned 57 acres for the project. The company said construction could begin by the end of 2015 with the plant up and running by fall 2018 (READ STORY).

 

READ MORE AT:

http://wysu.org/content/businessjournal/lordstown-commission-vetoes-power-plant-zoning

 

 

And some background......

 

http://businessjournaldaily.com/economic-development/800m-natural-gas-plant-proposed-lordstown-2014-4-16

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

Without knowing that much about the dynamics of the Youngstown region, it surprises me that Youngstown or Warren completely miss out on these projects while Lordstown scoops them up... or not.

 

I'm sure like many areas it is much more attractive to build on a greenfield and not have to deal with the hassles of a brownfield, but still, we as a state need to work on these issues to turn that around.  It makes no sense to let green areas be paved over and former paved over areas slowly go back to green.

 

I also don't understand the emphasis on construction jobs as mentioned as part of the justification for the rezoning in Lordstown.  Two years of jobs is nice, but the more permanent result is 25 to 30.  And if it goes like other employment projections have gone for other projects around here it will be more like 10-15.  Quite honestly, who cares how many construction jobs are generated if the the entire project is only two years long?  And all of those people won't be working concurrently for two years straight either, so the actual full time employment will be much less than that.

A clean-and-green site is attractive to many industries. But I'm also pretty sure most of the big plots of land in the valley are spoken for, even if nothing is happening right now. The slag dump between McDonald Steel and the town of Girard is owned by the Bakeris brothers (same guys who own the Commerce Center in Lordstown). They have plans for the site once Utica production moves farther north but have a temporary site user (can't remember what) in the interim. The vacant land near V&M is being held for the strongly rumored expansion. Much of the former Youngstown Sheet & Tube Campbell Works properties are owned by Sherman International for a possible new steel production facility. The old P&LE rail yard in Campbell is owned by Green Harvest Energy. And across the river is the rest of the YS&T Campbell Works which is being redeveloped into the CASTLO industrial park thanks to a Job Ready Sites grant.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/youngstown_business_incubator.html#incart_river

 

I thought this was cool for the Y-O.

 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown always felt pretty proud of its downtown start-up factory, the Youngstown Business Incubator. It just found out the entrepreneurial world does, too.

 

Today, the University Business Incubator Index named the Youngtown Business Incubator the world's best business incubator associated with a university...

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YBI, Akron Accelerator Get Funding for Expansions

Friday, September 26, 2014

 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Expansions at the Youngstown Business Incubator and the Akron Global Business Accelerator stand to enhance northeastern Ohio's potential as a high-tech hub, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-13 Ohio, said Thursday.

...

The funding directed to YBI, last week named the No. 1 university-affiliated incubator in the world, would help renovate a fifth building, the original home of The Vindicator, and house technology businesses.

 

More: http://businessjournaldaily.com/ybi-akron-accelerator-get-funding-expansions-2014-9-26

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The Wick Tower is bringing online 50 new apartments to downtown.  Expected to open to residents at the end of the first quarter of 2015:

 

http://www.thejambar.com/towering-achievements-in-downtown-housing/

This is exciting to see! Youngstown has a pretty nice downtown, just needed some more activity and it's finally getting it!

The Wick Tower is bringing online 50 new apartments to downtown.  Expected to open to residents at the end of the first quarter of 2015:

 

http://www.thejambar.com/towering-achievements-in-downtown-housing/

This is exciting to see! Youngstown has a pretty nice downtown, just needed some more activity and it's finally getting it!

 

Marchionda is doing great things downtown.  NYO Properties owns several downtown buildings, and the residential properties are very popular with downtown workers and students.  Since I have moved back to NE Ohio it has been nice to see all the development taking place downtown just in that short time period.  During the lunch hours throughout the week and Friday and Saturday nights Federal Street has some really decent pedestrian activity going on.  I have been meaning to do a photo tour of downtown, Wick Park, Milcreek, YSU, etc, but it's a matter of finding the time to do so.  Good things are happening in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.

This is the "before" of the Wick: http://www.abandonedonline.net/locations/commercial/wick-building/

 

It's amazing how well the building cleans up. I'm really excited for the Stambaugh, too, and the potential for the Dollar Bank Building (they own all three).

 

I'm most excited for the Stambaugh. Having a big vacant building on your Central Square is not a good message.

 

Conversely, having a beautifully restored, historic big building with lights on at night on your Central Square is an awesome message.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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Restaurant to Open in Youngstown Club Space

Friday, October 24, 2014

By George Nelson

 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- George Guarnieri is tackling head on the notion he says he heard from people who said restaurant patrons won’t go to the top floor of downtown’s Commerce Building to dine out.

 

“We’re not afraid of the fifth floor. We want to let the customer know that’s where we are,” Guarnieri said. In fact, “The Fifth Floor” is what the veteran restaurateur is calling his new restaurant, which will be open on the upper level of the two floors formerly occupied by the Youngstown Club.

 

The format of the new restaurant will be casual fine dining, said Rich Mills, president of Ohio One Corp., which owns the Commerce Building.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://businessjournaldaily.com/economic-development/restaurant-open-youngstown-club-space-2014-10-24

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

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