July 29, 20159 yr Good job, freethink. Isn't Cleveland School for the Arts still underway? Or is it finished now? Also, those Case dorms and a few private townhouses at the very bottom of the picture are still under construction.
July 29, 20159 yr Also, the VA is still underway. One of the things that most surprised me when studying the photo was how friggin massive the VA is!
July 29, 20159 yr Good job, freethink. Isn't Cleveland School for the Arts still underway? Or is it finished now? Also, those Case dorms and a few private townhouses at the very bottom of the picture are still under construction. I had the same thoughts. - I believe this is still under construction: http://www.perspectusarch.com/work/projects/cwru_residences.shtml - Townhomes currently being built along E. 118th. - The Cleveland School of the Arts is under construction.
July 29, 20159 yr Ironically enough: First look: Stylish new Cleveland School of the Arts lives up to gateway site in University Circle By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer July 29, 2015 at 8:48 AM, updated July 29, 2015 CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city's decade-plus, $1.2 billion school building campaign, aided with hundreds of millions of dollars in state matching funds, got off to a rocky start in the early 2000s, architecturally speaking. Critics charged that the state imposed heavy-handed restrictions that led initially to mediocre buildings with a cookie-cutter feel. The new Cleveland School of the Arts, scheduled to open Aug. 17 – less than three weeks from today – indicates that there's been a very positive learning curve. A tour of the nearly finished building on Monday showed that the new home of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District's magnet school for the arts is shaping up as a beautiful and architecturally distinctive presence in University Circle, the city's artistic, educational and medical hub. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/07/first_look_a_stylish_new_cleve.html#incart_gallery
July 30, 20159 yr After seeing this great arial shot i was reminded of pictures i took ~ 2 months to 2 wks ago
July 30, 20159 yr thanks! Lately Im limited in getting around town, but we'll see. Btw the Cleve School of Arts looks to be a terrific bldg. When i see it, i cant help but think how terrible it makes a particularly-despised university bldg downtown look (i.e. CSU's CIMP). What a contrast!, at least for me. ill have to get a foto unless somebody has one already
July 30, 20159 yr Forgive my lack of Photoshop skills this early in the a.m., but the Cleveland School of Arts is actually visible in my aerial, above. Here's a part of it zoomed in ...
August 18, 20159 yr Nice pictures too at the link below..... Cleveland School of the Arts offers a cutting edge professional setting ERIN O'BRIEN | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 This week, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) welcomes more than 600 students to the new Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA), located at 2064 Stearns Road. "This facility will really allow the students to experience being an artist," says head of school John LePelley of the gleaming professional venue. The CSA is a grade or two above a traditional school building "where we're in a classroom with desks and were trying to sing," adds Pelley. New to CSA, he was formerly principal of William Cullen Bryant Elementary School and assistant principal of St. Martin de Porres High School. Amenities in the new CSA include a kiln, a dark room, photography studio, four individual sound-proof practice booths for singers and musicians, two band rooms (each approximately 1,700 square feet) that are acoustically isolated via vestibules, a fully outfitted recording studio, a 2119-square-foot choral room, two 1,800-square-foot dance rooms worthy of Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, and a hip 3,124-square-foot Black Box theater, in which students can immerse themselves in delivering the total performance experience. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/clevelandschoolart081815.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 19, 20159 yr Nice pictures too at the link below..... Cleveland School of the Arts offers a cutting edge professional setting ERIN O'BRIEN | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 This week, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) welcomes more than 600 students to the new Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA), located at 2064 Stearns Road. "This facility will really allow the students to experience being an artist," says head of school John LePelley of the gleaming professional venue. The CSA is a grade or two above a traditional school building "where we're in a classroom with desks and were trying to sing," adds Pelley. New to CSA, he was formerly principal of William Cullen Bryant Elementary School and assistant principal of St. Martin de Porres High School. Amenities in the new CSA include a kiln, a dark room, photography studio, four individual sound-proof practice booths for singers and musicians, two band rooms (each approximately 1,700 square feet) that are acoustically isolated via vestibules, a fully outfitted recording studio, a 2119-square-foot choral room, two 1,800-square-foot dance rooms worthy of Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, and a hip 3,124-square-foot Black Box theater, in which students can immerse themselves in delivering the total performance experience. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/clevelandschoolart081815.aspx Rode past this a few days ago, hands down the most stunning building to be re-built since the district started the program in the early 2000's. It's large, modern, and placed right to the sidewalk. The building is definitely an attention grabber, much beter than when I attended its dark, and depressing predecessor. Now I do feel that no CMSD building will look as beautiful as John Hay High School (My alma-mater) inside and out, that 1929 design just has so much character and attention to detail. Nice job CMSD.
August 19, 20159 yr ^and what's great is that together CSA and John Hay (my alma-mater too...'97 Holla!) form a stellar campus that features both historic and modern architecture.
August 19, 20159 yr What's the likelihood that my alma-mater, Glenville High School, which probably has one of the longest lists of prominent graduates in the city, if not the state, gets anything? While I was there (late 80's-early 90's,) Glenville had the largest AP program in the district. Now? Nothing. Athletically, Glenville is the face of the Cleveland Public Schools, having won the most track & field, football and girls' basketball titles in the city. The school has been sorely neglected. Screw the councilman who does nothing for the community!
September 17, 20159 yr Wow, these morons are really going to go through with the demo of that beautiful house and replace it with this utter garbage. Gross. EC2015-030/032 – Proposed Demolition of a 2 1/2 –Story Office Building for Construction of New Addition to CWRU Linsalata Alumni Center: Seeking Final Approval for both Demolition and Addition Project Address: 11320 & 11310 Juniper Road Project Representatives: Joanne Brown, CWRU Chris Panichi, CWRU http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/09182015/index.php
September 17, 20159 yr What a shame. At least put dormers or something in the new building to make it look somewhat like the original. That looks bad.
September 17, 20159 yr This is a complete sin. Is it too late? EDIT: Where are the old Hessler St hippies when you need them?
September 18, 20159 yr That rendering looks like a terrible addition for an indoor swimming pool. :-(
September 18, 20159 yr Beautiful old Tudor-style building... why couldn't it have been expanded rather than demolished?
September 19, 20159 yr I tried to publicize this sacrilege as soon as I found out about it maybe 7 or 8 months ago. As one of the original Wade Park Allotment houses, this former residence well represents the history of the area as a fine residential district and as such as a precious commodity that should be better respected. I sent some letters around and never got any responses, but if you want to try to do anything to show this situation as disgusting, please try contacting Chris Ronayne at University Circle, Inc., the Alumni group itself, someone high up at CWRU, Cleveland Restoration Society, and/or Cleveland Landmarks Commission. Yes, I know it's not a landmark nor quite in the Cleveland or national Historic District areas, but these individuals/organizations should have some feeling for this sort of development. Two things have made me feel slightly better. First, the addition is not horrible, if it's anything like the illustrations - at least it has the brick and a tingling of style, anyway. Second, there is a very similar house on East 108th street just ot the north of the Mt. Zion properties (the church's decision is a preservation success story!). Obviously the same basic floor plan was used, etc. I could post a photo here but no longer see how. Yes, I'm sure it would be possible for the Alumni House to expand with renovation of the mansion, which is even more distinctive than their current building, which they won a Celebration of Preservation Award a few years ago.
September 19, 20159 yr Who knows - sometimes there is hope for this sort of "enlightenment" when enough show interest and there have been delays (I had heard the Police would be out and in the Heart Association buildling on East 115th by July). Thre's always the possibility of contacting the Linsalatas, too. Also, you can contact Cleveland Planning Commission's Design Review Committee to let them know this ain't too cool. Actually, that one might be the most likely to have any effect!....
September 21, 20159 yr A large group of volunteers accomplished much of this quickly at teh end of the last week. Sat. late afternoon, Mr Vega and a small crew were finishing up just before a heavy rain storm. (for those who didnt know, the former version was painted over at the end of the new Rapid station construction)
September 21, 20159 yr Nice job! And that's a bad a$$-looking bus. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 22, 20159 yr Looks like somebody nominated the Tudor building on Juniper for landmark designation -- probably an attempt to block demolition for the CWRU Linsalata Alumni Center. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/09242015/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATIONS ... 2. Frank C. Caine House 11320 Juniper Road Ward 9 Conwell
September 22, 20159 yr Looks like somebody nominated the Tudor building on Juniper for landmark designation -- probably an attempt to block demolition for the CWRU Linsalata Alumni Center. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/09242015/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATIONS ... 2. Frank C. Caine House 11320 Juniper Road Ward 9 Conwell If only the Landmarks-planning website had a like/dislike button. :clap: Hope this goes somewhere.
September 26, 20159 yr I'm glad I'm not the only one who cares. What are the chances, though, when CWRU owns the house? Does anyone on Landmarks care? Yes, what happened at the meeting? The original owners of 11320 were Mr. and Mrs. Addison T. Cowell; he was President of Cowell & Hubbard Jewelers. The address was originally 1685 Magnolia Drive. From what I can tell the Caines were at a difference address on Magnolia Drive.
September 26, 20159 yr Please see the dialogue on the Juniper Drive situation, and related attachments, scattered in this forum on pp. 69 and 70 - around posts 2407 to 2420 or so.
September 26, 20159 yr Isn't the info from these landmarks commission meeting public? Do they post it anywhere online? I just want to know what happened regarding the Juniper Drive house.
October 7, 20159 yr Case Western Reserve University opens new 'think[box]' innovation center By Karen Farkas, Northeast Ohio Media Group on October 01, 2015 at 4:00 PM, updated October 01, 2015 at 5:29 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Case Western Reserve University's "think[box]," billed by the school as one of the world's largest university-based innovation and entrepreneurship centers, opened Thursday at a new location. The center, which first opened in 2012 in a 4,500-square-foot space in the basement of the CWRU's engineering building, now is in the Richey Mixon Building, a former cold storage warehouse, at 11201 Cedar Avenue. CWRU said think[box] is one of the few university-based centers that encourages the public — as well as students, faulty and staff — to create and "tinker" with 3-D machines, laser-cutters and other state-of-the-art technology for free. The 50,000-square-foot center will offer the space, technology, and guidance needed to transform ideas into products, officials said. MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/10/case_western_reserve_universit_61.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 7, 20159 yr Case Western Reserve University opens new 'think[box]' innovation center By Karen Farkas, Northeast Ohio Media Group on October 01, 2015 at 4:00 PM, updated October 01, 2015 at 5:29 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Case Western Reserve University's "think[box]," billed by the school as one of the world's largest university-based innovation and entrepreneurship centers, opened Thursday at a new location. The center, which first opened in 2012 in a 4,500-square-foot space in the basement of the CWRU's engineering building, now is in the Richey Mixon Building, a former cold storage warehouse, at 11201 Cedar Avenue. CWRU said think[box] is one of the few university-based centers that encourages the public — as well as students, faulty and staff — to create and "tinker" with 3-D machines, laser-cutters and other state-of-the-art technology for free. The 50,000-square-foot center will offer the space, technology, and guidance needed to transform ideas into products, officials said. MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/10/case_western_reserve_universit_61.html The punny name alone makes me proud of the alma mater.
October 7, 20159 yr Think Box is a great adaptive reuse project (esp for a crumbling, unsightly warehouse) and a major feather in CWRU's cap... great for the area, too...
October 7, 20159 yr I really hope they make an honest effort to encourage and include kids from the immediate surrounding areas (i.e., not just John Hay students) to participate in this.
October 7, 20159 yr The old ClA site (120-27-001) has officially transferred to 11141 EAST BOULEVARD LLC for $9,200,000.
October 7, 20159 yr The old ClA site (120-27-001) has officially transferred to 11141 EAST BOULEVARD LLC for $9,200,000. Wow -- that's a big sale. Again -- no ID on who the actual buyer is. The law firm representing the paper company is a biggie, Hahn Loeser & Parks. And the contact at the law firm is "super lawyer" Stanley R. Gorom III whose expertise is: Construction Corporate & Securities International Mergers & Acquisitions Middle Market Real Estate Transactions http://www.hahnlaw.com/professionals/stanley-gorom-iii/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 7, 20159 yr $9.2 million sounds a bit rich for UCI. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 7, 20159 yr Cleveland Institute of Art will sell its East Boulevard site to Cleveland Museum of Art, CWRU CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In a deal with big implications for the future of University Circle, the Cleveland Institute of Art is selling its valuable, 4.1-acre property on East Boulevard to the Cleveland Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve University for $9.2 million. Money from the sale will trigger completion of the $66.2 million expansion and renovation of the art institute’s Joseph McCullough Center for the Visual Arts at the nearby Uptown development, which the art college co-anchors with the new home of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2013/01/the_cleveland_institute_of_art_1.html
October 7, 20159 yr Having gone to CWRU in the late 90's, I am pleased to see what is being done in University Circle. At the time, there were many good things going on, but it is much more student-friendly, and they are finally doing a better job of integrating all the institutions... museums, university, healthcare, and commerce. I must admit some jealousy... I wish some of these things had been around when I was an undergraduate! The Case experience would have been far more interesting.
October 8, 20159 yr Sorry to reappear from the dead, but here's more about the house in University Circle that CWRU wishes to tear down. An alumnus is attempting to justify it. You can read my super salty response in the comments. Clancy in response to the editorial board’s “CWRU’s new alumni center not best use of space” To the editor, As the former Executive Director of Case Western Reserve University’s alumni office and graduate of the university’s law school, I thank you for this opportunity to share some of the history surrounding the creation of the existing Alumni House and the decision to build a new Alumni Hall. The Alumni House itself opened in 2007 after decades of requests from Case Western Reserve University graduates that the university emulate its many peer institutions by offering such a space. Ultimately the Alumni Association Board established a task force to advance the initiative, and among the group’s top recommendations was inclusion of a large room to accommodate large functions. From there fundraising began. READ MORE: http://observer.case.edu/clancy-alumni-center/?fb_comment_id=1172232632791566_1175038285844334&comment_id=1175038285844334&offset=0&total_comments=3#faa51f97
October 12, 20159 yr As of today.... unfortunately the fencing went up Want a demolition that makes sense? Tear down this fence! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 13, 20159 yr Maybe there's hope? Plans to destroy 100-year-old Cleveland Hubbard House stirs debate CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland City Councilman Jeffrey Johnson's receives numerous public records requiring review on his desk every day. A plan to destroy the more than 100-year-old Hubbard House on Juniper Road stuck out amongst his paperwork. "There's a requirement that the City Planning Commission send out their agenda. It's on their website, and every councilman gets it. I read through mine and when I saw that I looked at what was proposed," Johnson said. More: http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/plans-to-destroy-100-year-old-cleveland-hubbard-house-inspires-councilman-to-action I totally plan to raise hell at CWRU for this abomination.
October 13, 20159 yr ^Makes my skin crawl. Will we ever fully grasp the historic preservation thing? By "we" do you mean every single institution in Cleveland? By "grasp the historic preservation thing" do you mean never demolish any historic building? Then, no, I don't think that is realistic. But Cleveland has made great strides in saving and reusing historic buildings already- it's the keystone of the redevelopment we've seen Downtown and on the near Westside. We're considered a national leader in utilizing historic preservation tax credits, and we've collected the lions share of the state tax credits.
October 13, 20159 yr ^Makes my skin crawl. Will we ever fully grasp the historic preservation thing? By "we" do you mean every single institution in Cleveland? By "grasp the historic preservation thing" do you mean never demolish any historic building? Then, no, I don't think that is realistic. But Cleveland has made great strides in saving and reusing historic buildings already- it's the keystone of the redevelopment we've seen Downtown and on the near Westside. We're considered a national leader in utilizing historic preservation tax credits, and we've collected the lions share of the state tax credits. The City has made strides preservation-wise, esp downtown where there was/is a large inventory of underused and empty historic structures converted to meet the stiff apartment demand ... and hopefully the voracious UH Pac Man monster has finally been fully fed. But the current Hubbard House situation plus the Columbia and Stanley building losses of a few years ago are recent setbacks, with the Stanley replaced by ... nothing.
October 13, 20159 yr By the time the tax credit program emerged, Cleveland had already lost a ridiculous portion of its built environment. That sad fact has to be acknowledged in this calculus. I agree with those who feel we should hang on desperately to whatever remains. 100% preservation may be too high a bar, but current policies have set it far too low-- it needs to come up. Councilman Johnson is on the right track.
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