June 15, 20186 yr https://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2018/06/so-il_kurtz_wins_competition_t.html SO-IL + Kurtz wins competition to design Martin Luther King Jr. branch for Cleveland Public Library Updated 3:07 PM; Posted 3:07 PM 5-6 minutes CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Public Library's board of trustees voted Friday to rank the design team of New York-based SO-IL with Jonathan Kurtz of Cleveland as top among three contenders to design the new $10 million Martin Luther King Jr. Branch in University Circle. The vote authorized the board to negotiate fees and additional development of a design with SO-Il and Kurtz. If negotiations fail, the library would then negotiate with the second-ranked team, Bialosky Architects of Cleveland with Vines Architecture of Raleigh, North Carolina, and if that failed, with the third-ranked team, MASS Design Group of Boston, with LDA Architects, of Cleveland.
June 15, 20186 yr That's cool. But what I really want to know is who is going to design the apartment building atop the library? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 15, 20186 yr It would make sense if it was the same designer, but I would imagine that will be up to the developer, not the Cleveland Public Library.
June 16, 20186 yr It was probably the safest pick but the other two had more striking designs. Maybe they figured this would age better.
June 16, 20186 yr https://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2018/06/so-il_kurtz_wins_competition_t.html SO-IL + Kurtz wins competition to design Martin Luther King Jr. branch for Cleveland Public Library Updated 3:07 PM; Posted 3:07 PM 5-6 minutes CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Public Library's board of trustees voted Friday to rank the design team of New York-based SO-IL with Jonathan Kurtz of Cleveland as top among three contenders to design the new $10 million Martin Luther King Jr. Branch in University Circle. The vote authorized the board to negotiate fees and additional development of a design with SO-Il and Kurtz. If negotiations fail, the library would then negotiate with the second-ranked team, Bialosky Architects of Cleveland with Vines Architecture of Raleigh, North Carolina, and if that failed, with the third-ranked team, MASS Design Group of Boston, with LDA Architects, of Cleveland. I'm happy with this pick as it was my favorite of the three.
June 16, 20186 yr It was probably the safest pick but the other two had more striking designs. Maybe they figured this would age better. Well, Mass/LDA's design was the most popular, but since they decided there artistic vision was more important than meeting the requirements the client set they didn't win.
June 19, 20186 yr FWIW, the developer here is including a substantial affordable component in the overall plan for this block: the renovation of Fenway Manor.
July 10, 20186 yr Case 18-044 Cleveland History Center Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard Landscape Master Plan and Phase 2 Improvements Ward 9 Conwell Christian Lynn Sonia Jakse-Barone Aecom Here's a few of the graphics from.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/07122018/index.php "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 31, 20186 yr What does the “demolition” portion mean exactly? Dave's Cosmic Subs and Music to Open in Former Barking Spider Space on CWRU Campus Douglas Trattner Jul 31, 2018 9:30 am https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/07/31/daves-cosmic-subs-and-music-to-open-in-former-barking-spider-space-on-cwru-campus
July 31, 20186 yr What does the “demolition” portion mean exactly? I loved the charm of the Barking Spider. The place was tiny with doors that opened to the patio during summers and that little wood burning stove in the winter. I'll always miss it. I was holding out hope that someday Jenna, (the previous proprietor) would come back after her child got a little older. I feel like Dave will respect the history but might be too ambitious for my taste. In all honesty though, anything more than a clean up will be too ambitious.
July 31, 20186 yr Agree, I'm concerned that much of the charm will be removed from the place. I'm guessing some of the "demolition" has to do with code requirements for food service.
August 25, 20186 yr Demolition of the old CIA dorms on Bellflower (across the street from CWRU's student center) has begun.
August 25, 20186 yr Demolition of the old CIA dorms on Bellflower (across the street from CWRU's student center) has begun. Is the site plan still TBD? I can't remember (or find) if any permanent plans were announced.
August 25, 20186 yr Case 18-044 Cleveland History Center Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard Landscape Master Plan and Phase 2 Improvements Ward 9 Conwell Christian Lynn Sonia Jakse-Barone Aecom Here's a few of the graphics from.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/07122018/index.php I missed this posting. Does anybody know if money is in hand to do this work? That area could use a major touching up.
August 30, 20186 yr Let's keep the thread on the topic at hand - want to go on a tangent, you are welcome to start a new thread in the appropriate section. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 30, 20186 yr The Barking Spider Will Bark Again With New Ownership AUTHOR Dan Polletta PUBLISHED August 30, 2018 September 18, 2016, was a sad day for many Northeast Ohio music fans as the Barking Spider Tavern closed its doors after 30 years of presenting acoustic music of all kinds on the Case Western Reserve University campus. However, music will soon return to the space. http://wcpn.ideastream.org/news/the-barking-spider-will-bark-again-with-new-ownership
September 25, 20186 yr Cleveland Institute of Music looking to demolish the historic mansion at 1609 Hazel Dr for student housing. http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/09272018/index.php
September 25, 20186 yr They should flip that design 180 and save the mansion. Agreed. They had a bunch of alternative site plans showing the mansion and student housing could coexist. What's the point of all that surface parking for student housing? Proposed: Alternatives (there are several others):
September 25, 20186 yr I like option 5, except add a floor and remove the wing that crowds up against the historic mansion. And keep the friggin' mansion! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 1, 20186 yr Delete "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 16, 20186 yr On 9/25/2018 at 2:04 PM, X said: They should flip that design 180 and save the mansion. On 9/25/2018 at 2:22 PM, KJP said: I like option 5, except add a floor and remove the wing that crowds up against the historic mansion. And keep the friggin' mansion! On 9/25/2018 at 2:22 PM, KJP said: I like option 5, except add a floor and remove the wing that crowds up against the historic mansion. And keep the friggin' mansion! On 10/1/2018 at 1:50 PM, KJP said: Delete
October 16, 20186 yr So what happened, please? I’d sure hate to see another original Wade Park Allotment house go! Loss of the still finer house for the Alumni House addition was shameful enough - even if a twin, in reverse, still stands on East 108th. The demolished house was NOT in a Cleveland Historic District.... So, again, what gives?
October 20, 20186 yr On 7/10/2018 at 2:15 PM, KJP said: Case 18-044 Cleveland History Center Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard Landscape Master Plan and Phase 2 Improvements Ward 9 Conwell Christian Lynn Sonia Jakse-Barone Aecom Here's a few of the graphics from.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2018/07122018/index.php
October 20, 20186 yr This had better be all after the stucco-and-bricks walks on bear Ford Drive are restored or rrplicated. They look HORRIBLE - molyo emvarradibg for this institution!
October 20, 20186 yr On 8/25/2018 at 10:50 AM, Down_with_Ctown said: Demolition of the old CIA dorms on Bellflower (across the street from CWRU's student center) has begun. No - this was the whole CIA canpus from 1956 - not the dorms! Edited October 20, 20186 yr by lafont
October 20, 20186 yr On 8/25/2018 at 10:50 AM, Down_with_Ctown said: Demolition of the old CIA dorms on Bellflower (across the street from CWRU's student center) has begun. No - this was the whole CIA canpus from 1956 - not the dorms!
October 20, 20186 yr Does anyone know if construction of the latest Univ Cir. park - the one to go between the West Wing and MLK - has begun? Or is all the work and machinery related to more sewer/waterline work? Edited October 20, 20186 yr by lafont
October 20, 20186 yr On 8/25/2018 at 3:41 PM, MuRrAy HiLL said: Is the site plan still TBD? I can't remember (or find) if any permanent plans were announced. 6 hours ago, tastybunns said: Had a little too many tonight? @lafont 6 hours ago, tastybunns said: Had a little too many tonight? @lafont Appropriate response, please.
October 20, 20186 yr 11 hours ago, lafont said: This had better be all after the stucco-and-bricks walks on bear Ford Drive are restored or rrplicated. They look HORRIBLE - molyo emvarradibg for this institution! It’s not an entirely inappropriate response - you might want to review the last sentence in your quote I’ve posted above. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
October 20, 20186 yr Oh c'mon now MayDay. I know exactly how he feels. I've often felt molyo emvarradibg when reviewing these plans! ? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 29, 20186 yr I'm told that this building, the Commodore Place Apartments, will undergo a major renovation starting next year. They have a large budget for renovations.... https://ohiohome.org/ppd/proposals/2016/Preservation-HUDRentalSubsidy/Commodore Place Apartments 16-0050.pdf Edited October 29, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20186 yr EDIT: a few more images. That's a lot of surface parking although some will be covered by the the L-shaped building.... Edited November 27, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20186 yr That is truly horrible. Charmless; totally oblivious to the lot geometry; and especially awful to look at from both the north and south approaches. Bargain basement dreck. A pity they couldn't fund raise enough to build something of comparable design quality as their stellar academic building addition a decade or so ago.
November 27, 20186 yr Hopefully the Landmark Commission will send them back to the drawing board. Is the commission meeting open to the public? Can someone go and complain? I agree--this is horrendous. If this gets built, i will NEVER hire Vocon for any job.
November 27, 20186 yr Yes, all meetings at the Cleveland Planning Commission are open to the public. Just be sure to sign in as an interested party who would like comment. Edited November 27, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20186 yr To be more constructive, the "right" way to do this project would be a parking garage or underground parking, so they don't need that tortured site plan and ground level design. Plus a building that either traced the graceful curvature of the street or at least acknowledged it in some way. Plus a facade that didn't look like crap. The parking part is a huge issue here. This is CIA's main parking supply, I believe, so i get that they need to the spaces given the very poor transit access and auto dependency of Clevelanders, but the city and UCI need to be hypervigilent about protecting the streetscape from this kind of parking-led design.
November 28, 20186 yr 18 hours ago, StapHanger said: To be more constructive, the "right" way to do this project would be a parking garage or underground parking, so they don't need that tortured site plan and ground level design. Plus a building that either traced the graceful curvature of the street or at least acknowledged it in some way. Plus a facade that didn't look like crap. The parking part is a huge issue here. This is CIA's main parking supply, I believe, so i get that they need to the spaces given the very poor transit access and auto dependency of Clevelanders, but the city and UCI need to be hypervigilent about protecting the streetscape from this kind of parking-led design. The design is bland, but I care more about saving the one house left on Hazel Drive and one of the few remnants of the glorious Wade Park Allotment. I suppose that house is just outside the boundaries of both official historical districts - that of the City of Cleveland and that on the National Register of Historic Places. Too bad. And I wonder what all those resideing in the newish apartments across the street think of the plans to close off the streetscape to that extent.
November 29, 20186 yr Sign is huge, but I guess it's okay as long as it's not right in front of one of the historic mansions. For a while the Hay mansion had new lights by the original entrance with incredibly bright bulbs, and even turned on all day. These strongly distracted from the mansion's overall image but, fortunately, someone "saw the light." Edited November 29, 20186 yr by lafont Typos
December 3, 20186 yr Bullard's puff piece about Centric Apartments buries the lede in the final two paragraphs - Steve Rubin of Midwest Development Partners says Centric was a just gap filler while they waited for the ramp-up of seven-building Circle City Center at Stokes and Chester. https://www.crainscleveland.com/stan-bullard-blog/centric-adds-university-circle-residential-options Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 4, 20186 yr On 5/29/2018 at 2:43 PM, YABO713 said: I do know the builders and their investors are unbelievably pleased (perhaps prematurely) with 1UC and want more. If we go by 1UC's marketing website, now - six months after the move-in date - the building is about 71% occupied. Is that good or bad? Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 6, 20186 yr On 12/5/2018 at 10:21 PM, lafont said: Today I see the two ornate light fixture posts are gone altogether, and there is nothing flanking the Hay House's original main entrance. I know there wew other fixtures there before, but I don't know if they were original or if any fixtures had originally been there. New floodlighting was recently installed, as an alternative. Edited December 14, 20186 yr by lafont
December 14, 20186 yr Um, what??? http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/brd/detailDR.php?ID=3052&CASE=EC 2018-046 MALTZ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DEMOLITION Return to Case List | Start Over | Print Report (PDF format) Project Information Euclid Corridor Case # EC 2018-046 Address:1855 Ansel Road "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 14, 20186 yr No doubt related to the new theater addition: On 9/24/2018 at 2:15 PM, KJP said: Here are bigger renderings..... http://thedaily.case.edu/performing-arts-center-project-nears-fundraising-goal/
December 14, 20186 yr Whew, I hope so. I forgot all about that project. Edited December 14, 20186 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 20, 20186 yr Slightly refined design. I like the older version better because it appears to have had more glass and light toward East 105th. What's up with this city and its penchant for blank walls?? More images at: http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2018/12212018/index.php "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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