Or Case doesn't have time to worry about Intesa's other components. They need more housing ASAP.

Either CWRU doesn't want to be involved with Intesa or Coral isn't communicating with CWRU.

 

Exact same thought -- curious where the disconnect is happening.

I dont find it that crazy that Case is building in their north residential area, which is where the dining halls are located. I'd be more surprised if they did join Intesa.

Also, like most private universities, I think Case prefers having direct control over its undergrad housing portfolio. I do hope Intessa is still progressing, though.

 

E 118th is moving along

Shots are a couple wks old...

but this

 

 

 

has been cleared

 

 

 

And this

 

 

 

is building up

 

 

 

 

And some spillover restoration at E 118th & Wade Pk

 

^Awesome thanks!

 

Monday, September 16th, 2013

UCI and CIA Partner on the Euclid Avenue ArtBox Project

CLEVELAND- University Circle Inc. (UCI) and the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) are excited to announce the installation of their collaborative Euclid Avenue ArtBox Project, which will turn 22 traffic control boxes on Euclid Avenue between E. 105th Street and E. 123rd Street into dynamic public art displays. The project is being implemented in coordination with the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.

 

UCI and CIA staff partnered in early 2012 to develop the project, beginning with a focus on the traffic control boxes due to their recurrence along Euclid Avenue in 15 highly visible locations. The boxes had become a maintenance concern for UCI ambassadors, who regularly clean graffiti off their surfaces. They had also started to show regular wear from environmental conditions, such as inclement weather and salt spray from road crews. Moreover, they represented an opportunity to enliven the streetscape with splashes of color and visual interest at regular intervals along the avenue at relatively little cost and without encroaching into public paths.

 

http://www.universitycircle.org/news/2013/09/uci-and-cia-partner-on-the-euclid-avenue-artbox-project

^Love it

 

^^Net gain

^Awesome thanks!

 

Monday, September 16th, 2013

UCI and CIA Partner on the Euclid Avenue ArtBox Project

CLEVELAND- University Circle Inc. (UCI) and the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) are excited to announce the installation of their collaborative Euclid Avenue ArtBox Project, which will turn 22 traffic control boxes on Euclid Avenue between E. 105th Street and E. 123rd Street into dynamic public art displays. The project is being implemented in coordination with the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.

 

UCI and CIA staff partnered in early 2012 to develop the project, beginning with a focus on the traffic control boxes due to their recurrence along Euclid Avenue in 15 highly visible locations. The boxes had become a maintenance concern for UCI ambassadors, who regularly clean graffiti off their surfaces. They had also started to show regular wear from environmental conditions, such as inclement weather and salt spray from road crews. Moreover, they represented an opportunity to enliven the streetscape with splashes of color and visual interest at regular intervals along the avenue at relatively little cost and without encroaching into public paths.

 

http://www.universitycircle.org/news/2013/09/uci-and-cia-partner-on-the-euclid-avenue-artbox-project

 

OMG, we were in Missoula, Montana this summer and they did this—loved it! I teased my boyfriend (who works for ODOT) that he needed to get this done here in Cleveland. Maybe I'll give him credit. ;-)

 

Yayyy!!! This is one of my biggest pet peeves with Cleveland streetscapes ... We've finally turned a corner toward making streets more pedestrian and cyclist friendly, more aesthetically pleasing, more greenspace-intensive, with more sustainability features. So we create all these beautiful corridors along Euclid, East 12th, Detroit, etc. ... And then we plop in a bunch of brown and grey basic utilities, standard visual signage clutter, etc. Glad to see this project moving forward and hoping it can draw attention to this issue citywide.

 

We could really stand to copy what St. Paul did ... Since 2005, they've housed an Artist in Residence at the city's Public Works Department to help influence thinking about public works decisions citywide. They receive a stipend, plus a separate $50,000 budget to do their own streetscape project. Some results: using art to liven up recycling bins and also to draw public attention to recycling as a habit; integrating resident-submitted poems into sidewalk panels that Public Works are already in the process of replacing; and installing visual art streetside as a traffic calming device. It's not dissimilar from the model the foundations used to house a sustainability officer in city government, a position that helped the city identify places where sustainability could actually cut government costs and a position that ultimately grew to a cabinet-level position and the identification of the sustainability economy as a key priority of Mayor Jackson. Time to do it again with art!! :)

Anyone know about this property conversion by WXZ??

 

http://www.wxzdevelopment.com/universityview.htm

^It was kind of under the [publicity] radar, but I remember when they renovated that building--probably 5-7 (?) years ago now.  The units pop up for sale frequently on PURE's website.  Looks like a nice building with charming, but small units.  I remember thinking the purchasers were taking a bit of a risk then, but it's probably going to turn out pretty OK for them if a serious renovation wave ever takes hold north of Wade Park Ave.

Great building only one block north of Campus. I agree StrapHanger, if that area takes off, they have gold. Its awesome to see a building like that restored and in great condition, especially in a town where buildings like it are left to rot.

 

Edit: Wow, the 3 storey building 3 parcels West of it is amazing!!! I hope that building gets renovated soon! Not demolished!

 

^Saw this post this morning so i decided to go over today

Building isnt demolished yet, thats a good thing.

ANd about every 4th house or  so on Ashbury is interesting. More than a few board-ups though...however definitely potential here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^Saw this post this morning so i decided to go over today

Building isnt demolished yet, thats a good thing.

ANd about every 4th house or  so on Ashbury is interesting. More than a few board-ups though...however definitely potential here

 

 

 

 

 

Wow thanks for that! Building looks awesome! I haven't seen anything else like it in Cleveland

Well, it's in a historic district, so you could use tax credits to renovate it. But that brick home is a beauty!! I can't believe its vacant!

 

BTW, what's the address of that brick house?

^ I personally believe the Wade Park area (Wade Park Ave, Ashbury, and Lee) will be the next to undergo gentrification in Cleveland...especially after Phase II of Uptown and the Little Italy rapid station is complete.  E.118th and Wade Park is already getting $400K townhomes.

 

--

 

On another note, did anyone catch this regarding the Cleveland Children's Museum?

 

"After 27 years of renting a former Howard Johnson's restaurant in University Circle, the museum is ready to move. Its 11,000-square-foot space is too small, when compared with the footprint of other children's museums in similarly sized cities. Maria Campanelli, the executive director, believes the museum could boost its attendance -- now 100,000 visitors a year -- in a bigger, better building with new exhibits.

 

The museum's current land, just off Euclid and Stearns Road, might be more valuable for another use. An unidentified developer is looking at the site, owned by neighborhood nonprofit University Circle Inc., for a mixed-use project that would include housing. University Circle Inc. has been helping the children's museum evaluate other possible locations in and near University Circle."

 

www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/09/euclid_avenue_mansion_laden_wi.html

^Such a building at that location is clearly part of the University City master plan.  Let's hope that the "unidentified developer" has more resources and deal making abilities than Coral and its partners, who can't seem to get financing at a very attractive site.  In any event, this would still seem to be way in the future given that the Children's Museum still does not seem to have a clue where they are actually going to go.

^Such a building at that location is clearly part of the University City master plan.  Let's hope that the "unidentified developer" has more resources and deal making abilities than Coral and its partners, who can't seem to get financing at a very attractive site.  In any event, this would still seem to be way in the future given that the Children's Museum still does not seem to have a clue where they are actually going to go.

 

Don't bet on it being "way in the future".

 

From the Random Developments Thread:

 

Euclid Avenue mansion, laden with public debt, might have future as children's museum (gallery)

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The last 19th-century mansion standing on Cleveland's former Millionaire's Row might get another shot at life, after a tangled decade that started with high hopes for renovation and ended with the prospect of foreclosure.

 

In an unusual transaction, the city of Cleveland plans to take possession of the empty Stager-Beckwith mansion and sell it to Michael Chesler, a local developer who aims to remake the historic house for the Children's Museum of Cleveland.

 

The deal, approved by Cleveland City Council on Monday, would avert a foreclosure sale of the Euclid Avenue property to pay off nearly $550,000 in overdue taxes. If Chesler's plan works, it could provide a bit of salve for the city -- which is set to lose more than $4.5 million on a bad loan to the house's current owner.

 

"We really want to see the building preserved and utilized for something that will benefit the whole neighborhood," said Tracey Nichols, the city's economic development director. "We don't want to take the risk of a sheriff's sale."

 

For five years, the mansion has been sitting empty. The owner, a Ferchill Group affiliate called Stager-Beckwith Associates Ltd., owes more than $4.7 million on the city loan. Public records show Stager-Beckwith also hasn't been paying property taxes to Cuyahoga County.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/09/euclid_avenue_mansion_laden_wi.html

^That's the article Murary Hill was referencing and on which I based my post.  I cannot see anything happening here for 3-4 years at the least and the article does not lead me to believe other wise.  Nobody seemed firm about anything and would not go out on a limb to predict something happening soon.  Perhaps they were all being coy and things are moving more rapidly but nothing in that article suggests it.

^That's the article Murary Hill was referencing and on which I based my post.  I cannot see anything happening here for 3-4 years at the least and the article does not lead me to believe other wise.  Nobody seemed firm about anything and would not go out on a limb to predict something happening soon.  Perhaps they were all being coy and things are moving more rapidly but nothing in that article suggests it.

Well I would say that based on the fact that City Council already approved it and the fact that this guy is about to start paying for it, I doubt he'd be doing it without them lined up already. I think the question of time may be more towards what happens with the land after they leave, but the city wouldn't move forward on this transaction if it wasn't already lined up, especially given the building's history

 

Looks like the Euclid Ave median lighting and Circlegate project is underway

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2012/12212012/index.php?pageNum_rsImage=1&totalRows_rsImage=77

 

 

 

 

 

Recent pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few photos of some of the signal box art mentioned upthread that has now been installed:

 

 

 

 

Definitely a significant improvement!

Case will be putting an addition on their lovely Alumni House:

 

Frank and Jocelyne Linsalata pledge up to $4 million for Alumni Center

September 27, 2013

 

For Frank Linsalata, nearly two decades of intense service isn’t enough.  Nor is $3 million.

 

Now, on the occasion of his 50th class reunion, he and his wife Jocelyne wanted to do yet more for his alma mater.

 

Case Western Reserve officials had discussed creation of a central location for alumni for decades, but did not focus squarely on a site until the mid-2000s. Rather than continue to search for a spot to build anew, they looked to an existing landmark, a 1911 Georgian brick home that the university had acquired in 1953.

 

Dedicated in October 2007, the house quickly became a favorite spot for events, from university gatherings to weddings, and as a special place to view the homecoming parade every year. The crowded calendar underscored graduates’ desire for a “home of their own” on campus, as well as the need for additional space. The 8,900-square-foot addition, dubbed Alumni Hall, would be able to accommodate as many as 240 guests, but also could be divided into smaller sections depending on attendance. Plans also call for an exterior terrace that could hold as many as 100 guests.

 

http://cwru-daily.com/news/frank-and-jocelyne-linsalata-pledge-up-to-4-million-for-alumni-center/

^^Nicely done! Those look great.

Wow! That artwork is great!!

Frikin awesome images!

 

Reminder to everyone of the ArtBox Project http://www.universitycircle.org/news/2013/09/uci-and-cia-partner-on-the-euclid-avenue-artbox-project

A few photos of some of the signal box art mentioned upthread that has now been installed:

 

 

 

 

Definitely a significant improvement!

Im a huge fan of the 1st image but all of them are amazing!

Those are really fantastic.  Those ugly utility boxes have bugged me since the ECP put them up and down Euclid.  This is an awesome solution.

 

^Love those

 

since its a CWRU weekend of sorts...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome!  Can't wait to see that student center project in person.

With the launching of Google's new health company Calico, Cleveland should be in hot pursuit of landing a regional/satellite office or lab.  Maybe it woudl be a fit with the whole Intesa project that was proposed in UC.  Didn't the Intesa project have mention of Google in some capacity?  Bringing Google/Calico in could really boost the tech sector and only raise the medical prowess of the city and region.

^I'm sure the Intessa folks would love to have Google/Calico as a tenant. Google was mentioned, but pretty sure only in an aspirational way (and maybe only by UO posters).

KJP posted that Coral had Google and Intel had signed LOI's with Coral, which is how Coral won the development. Well you know what they say about LOI's....nothing, because they're non-binding. That being said, they still showed interest in the market and the development, specifically.

 

http://neo-trans.blogspot.com/ (scroll down to Feb 2012)

Does anyone know whats going on at the northwest corner of Carnegie and Stearns? Fences went up a bit ago, and now theres machinery and such. Is there a plan for a building, or is this just part of the continuing road construction in the area?

^School of the Arts

ArtBox project finished:

 

"The ArtBox Project has transformed 22 traffic signal boxes at 15 locations along Euclid Avenue into engaging art displays"

 

^School of the Arts

 

Yep. Site plan and architect renderings from a couple years ago:

 

http://www.clevelandrestoration.org/assets/pdf_files/news/CSA%20moody%20nolan.pdf

 

That looks like a pretty sizeable project for that corner.  I haven't heard anything about this one.  It's crazy how with larger projects in the pipeline, or under construction, some of these are falling through the cracks...

Oh wow, very nice. I hadnt heard of this one either. I just dont like the huge parking lot left along Carnegie... I feel like its the road in this town that gets the butt end of everything

How do they plan to incorporate those beautiful architectural elements from the old building into this planned glassy smear on the landscape?? Sorry, but I used to make featureless buildings like this with my Legos when I was a kid. I've grown out of that. I wish these architects for CMSD would too.

How do they plan to incorporate those beautiful architectural elements from the old building into this planned glassy smear on the landscape?? Sorry, but I used to make featureless buildings like this with my Legos when I was a kid. I've grown out of that. I wish these architects for CMSD would too.

Design should represent the era we presently live in. It is not cost feasible and there are not artisans like there were 50 or more years ago to create detailing of the past.

How do they plan to incorporate those beautiful architectural elements from the old building into this planned glassy smear on the landscape?? Sorry, but I used to make featureless buildings like this with my Legos when I was a kid. I've grown out of that. I wish these architects for CMSD would too.

 

It looked to me like at least the main arch will be reused inside in the student dining area, as the entrance to the box office. Although on that slide there is no labels saying so, simply the pic of the old arch with the dining room rendering

I have mixed feelings on that building part of it is nice to look at while part of it is ugly, at least they are incorporating some of the old pieces.

How do they plan to incorporate those beautiful architectural elements from the old building into this planned glassy smear on the landscape?? Sorry, but I used to make featureless buildings like this with my Legos when I was a kid. I've grown out of that. I wish these architects for CMSD would too.

Design should represent the era we presently live in. It is not cost feasible and there are not artisans like there were 50 or more years ago to create detailing of the past.

 

Exactly. "Glassy smear on the landscape"? Please. Hyperbole much? People complain that we don't have enough modern architecture in Cleveland, then we get it and people complain.  This is a design where form and function meet very well. As has been discussed ad nauseum previously, the old building had outlived its usefulness and was not cost effective.

Exactly. "Glassy smear on the landscape"? Please. Hyperbole much? People complain that we don't have enough modern architecture in Cleveland, then we get it and people complain.  This is a design where form and function meet very well. As has been discussed ad nauseum previously, the old building had outlived its usefulness and was not cost effective.

 

Not me. I complain that we have too much modern architecture. If I had to choose an extreme, I would rather Cleveland look like Prague than Legoland. The old building may have outlived its usefulness as a school, but it was still a solid and beautiful building that awaited its next life and purpose. But we don't repurpose buildings very well in Cleveland, in Ohio and in America. Sadly our state funding policies skew toward new school construction than rebuilding old. And "as has been discussed ad nasueum"? Sorry, but this is a debate that will never end as long as there are preservationists and demolitionists. If you hoped to end it with your post, better get used to disappointment. :)

Do you know anybody who would rather it look like Legoland?

Do you know anybody who would rather it look like Legoland?

 

Yes, some members of the Landmarks Commission.

Exactly. "Glassy smear on the landscape"? Please. Hyperbole much? People complain that we don't have enough modern architecture in Cleveland, then we get it and people complain.  This is a design where form and function meet very well. As has been discussed ad nauseum previously, the old building had outlived its usefulness and was not cost effective.

 

Not me. I complain that we have too much modern architecture. If I had to choose an extreme, I would rather Cleveland look like Prague than Legoland. The old building may have outlived its usefulness as a school, but it was still a solid and beautiful building that awaited its next life and purpose. But we don't repurpose buildings very well in Cleveland, in Ohio and in America. Sadly our state funding policies skew toward new school construction than rebuilding old. And "as has been discussed ad nasueum"? Sorry, but this is a debate that will never end as long as there are preservationists and demolitionists. If you hoped to end it with your post, better get used to disappointment. :)

 

As I stated, you cannot build 14th century Prague on a 21st century budget. Re-purposing / renovation also cost a great deal. In most cases it is more cost effective to tear down and build new.

I am not saying that is the way to go, but that is why there are things like tax incentives to defray costs.

In terms of this specific building, from what I can see they are renovating the existing building, it is too small so they are adding to it.

Why do you and others drift to the extremes of my point? To me, the extremes are Legoland and Prague. What does that mean? To me it means that something in the middle is probably realistic, even though I prefer Prague. Does it mean I expect to achieve the extreme? Of course not. It's the extreme. No one (or very few) achieves the extreme. I do push in that direction and I accept what I can get along the way. Comprende?

Why do you and others drift to the extremes of my point? To me, the extremes are Legoland and Prague. What does that mean? To me it means that something in the middle is probably realistic, even though I prefer Prague. Does it mean I expect to achieve the extreme? Of course not. It's the extreme. No one (or very few) achieves the extreme. I do push in that direction and I accept what I can get along the way. Comprende?

You did not label them as extremes. I assumed you thought the new design was "Legoland" while you wanted something like the old "Prague".

Either way you're not really addressing the issue of cost here in renovation or new design.