November 26, 201410 yr This may be HI-Low's Pub..... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2014/crr12-01-2014.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals December 1, 2014 9:30 Calendar No. 14-213: 3610 Superior Avenue Ward 7 TJ Dow 11 Notices 3620 Superior Avenue LLC, owner, proposes to expand the existing bar to include DJ/Dance/Amusement and to add 149.8 square feet exterior smoking area in a Semi-Industry Zoning District. Owner appeals for relief from the following Sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 349.04(e) which states that 24 accessory off-street parking spaces are required and 5 spaces are provided. 2. Section 347.12(a) (1) which states that DJ/Dance/Amusement shall not be established within five hundred (500) feet of a Residential District, day care, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, public library, church, playground, public or nonprofit recreation center or community center; proposed use is within 500 feet of a church and Residential District. (filed October 31, 2014) No, that's the "Sweethearts" property they had all the problems with before Mary Hilow passed away. I remember it because Naymik did a couple stories on the feud, apparently mostly just talking to the shady seeming manager of "Sweethearts".
June 23, 20159 yr I detect another residential conversion in the cards. This is just north of Payne Avenue..... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/06252015/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARKS COMMISSION AGENDA - June 25, 2015 CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATIONS Mueller Electric Building 1583 East 31st Street "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 23, 20159 yr There were plans to convert that building for housing a decade ago. I think the developer was going to be Tesco, but they went out of business.
June 24, 20159 yr There were plans to convert that building for housing a decade ago. I think the developer was going to be Tesco, but they went out of business. Yes, I believe you are correct. Thats a nice building on a quiet street, it needs to be converted. CRUST is opening on E30/St. Clair in the old Bada Bing following La Bodega from Tremont who has a spot on Superior by Tyler Village.
June 24, 20159 yr Love it. Asiatown is quietly building momentum right now. Market wise, you should catch a lot of people who want proximity to downtown with good transit access. The neighborhood is very safe too. Tight community keeps the streets on watch at all times.
June 24, 20159 yr It's also just across the innerbelt from CSU's campus, so this project can also capture that crowd too. Heck they could market this to the growing number of Asian students at CSU who might want to live in an are like AsiaTown that's still only a 5-10 minute walk to campus.
July 3, 20159 yr Asian-born developer promotes cuisine, culture and entrepreneurship http://t.co/ni5bMnwAMN @StClairSuperior #AsiaTownCleveland "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 3, 20159 yr Last I heard, Asiatown Center was having some financial issues. I'm glad to see they're doing okay (at least this article seems to imply that). To anyone who has never visited this place: DO IT! It's probably the best place to shop for authentic ethnic groceries, and there are plenty of great Asian restaurants and art studios as well. One of the hidden gems of Cleveland in my opinion.
July 6, 20159 yr I noticed they are upgrading windows on the East side of the the warehouse style building on SW corner of 30th and St Clair.
July 6, 20159 yr That building at one time was considered likely to come down due to Innerbelt construction. I hope this means that it has been resolved that it won't have to after all.
July 6, 20159 yr I noticed they are upgrading windows on the East side of the the warehouse style building on SW corner of 30th and St Clair. Are you referring to the building Tastebuds is in? As far as I know, there is no building on the SW corner of St. Clair and 30th. Also, was happy to recently see Crust opening a second location on the SE corner of St. Clair and 30th :clap:
July 7, 20159 yr I noticed they are upgrading windows on the East side of the the warehouse style building on SW corner of 30th and St Clair. Are you referring to the building Tastebuds is in? As far as I know, there is no building on the SW corner of St. Clair and 30th. Also, was happy to recently see Crust opening a second location on the SE corner of St. Clair and 30th :clap: Crap. I meant to say Superior. Thanks for catching that, my bad.
July 7, 20159 yr 3610 Superior is back up running hip-hop events. I know this because they keep trying to advertise (free) on the Facebook Browns group I co-moderate.
July 7, 20159 yr 3610 Superior is back up running hip-hop events. I know this because they keep trying to advertise (free) on the Facebook Browns group I co-moderate. Ahh Sweetharts is back!
July 7, 20159 yr Does Tyler Village have residential units or is it all work space? I can't find much info regarding condos/lofts/etc in this area.
July 7, 20159 yr EDIT: since this thread is for developments/construction news, I started a new discussion on loft housing in Asiatown in the City Life section of the forum and responded there.... http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,30196.0.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20159 yr 3610 Superior is back up running hip-hop events. I know this because they keep trying to advertise (free) on the Facebook Browns group I co-moderate. Ahh Sweetharts is back! And Hi-Low is apparently back open as "Marjee's".
August 4, 20159 yr I detect another residential conversion in the cards. This is just north of Payne Avenue..... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/06252015/index.php CLEVELAND LANDMARKS COMMISSION AGENDA - June 25, 2015 CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATIONS Mueller Electric Building 1583 East 31st Street Following up..... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/08072015/index.php City Planning Commission Agenda for August 7, 2015 Ordinance No. 881-15(Ward 7/Councilmember Dow): Designating the Mueller Electric Company Building as a Cleveland Landmark. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 26, 20159 yr So what happened to the Asiatown streetscape plan? It must be over five years, now....
September 28, 20159 yr 3610 Superior is back up running hip-hop events. I know this because they keep trying to advertise (free) on the Facebook Browns group I co-moderate. Ahh Sweetharts is back! And Hi-Low is apparently back open as "Marjee's". Marjee's is a great place, ran by one of my in-laws. Older crowd
September 28, 20159 yr 3610 Superior is back up running hip-hop events. I know this because they keep trying to advertise (free) on the Facebook Browns group I co-moderate. Ahh Sweetharts is back! And Hi-Low is apparently back open as "Marjee's". Marjee's is a great place, ran by one of my in-laws. Older crowd No diss meant. That's what Hi-Lows was, apparently. Good luck with their neighbors....
March 28, 20169 yr Site of the George Fern Co, a trade show operation... http://www.whitepages.com/business/fern-exposition-event-service-cleveland-oh http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2016/crr04-11-2016.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals APRIL 11, 2016 9:30 Calendar No. 16-042: 1593 East 30th Street Ward 7 TJ Dow 13 Notices Hom Family Ltd. Partnership, owner, proposes to establish use as a bar with karaoke rooms in a B1 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Section 349.04(e) which states that parking equal to three times to gross floor area is required or in this case 56 spaces (gross floor area is 10,029 square feet) and 9 spaces are proposed. 2. Section 349.05(a) which states that no parking space shall be located within ten (10) feet of any wall of a residential building/structure. 3. Section 349.07(b) which states that wheel or bumper guards are required and none are proposed. 4. Section 352.11 which states that a 10 foot wide landscape transition strip is required where a Semi-Industry District abuts a Two-Family Residential District and none are proposed. (Filed March 1, 2016) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 7, 20169 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2016/06092016/index.php Case 16-031 Mueller Electric Company Building Mueller Loft Apartments 1587 East 31st Street Renovation "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 7, 20169 yr Awesome!! I have been hoping for this building to be rehabbed for quite some time now.
June 8, 20169 yr Good to hear. This is such a cool neighborhood that unfortunately is so overlooked. Nice to see things going on
June 8, 20169 yr Thanks! We are super excited about this. This building lays out in really interesting ways. So long as we get the tax credits in June (we tied for them last time and didnt get them because we weren't a previous applicant) we can move forward quickly and close in September/October.
June 14, 20169 yr That's so cool. I can't wait until the development starts forcing existing businesses to nicen their property/business. As someone who has frequented Asia Town for about 6 years now, I was so happy when Asia Food Co opened. It is by far the nicest grocery in the area and they're a newcomer. The building/mall is amazing and you can tell the developer really cares about the area. Good Harvest's building has a lot of potential and some nice employees (compared to Park to Shop and Tink Holl) but man is that store a dump. Tink Holl keeps moving stuff around but the inside of their store hasn't really improved. Will it take newcomers to start to put more pressure on the existing stores to renovate or will they have some forethough and do it preemptively?
June 29, 20168 yr http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2016/06092016/index.php Case 16-031 Mueller Electric Company Building Mueller Loft Apartments 1587 East 31st Street Renovation Way to go jrosen[/member]! The other local tax-credit winners are: The Mueller Electric Co. building on East 31st St. in Cleveland's Asiatown neighborhood. A local development group called Sustainable Community Associates plans to transform the empty brick building into 59 apartments, charging lower rents than what tenants are paying in downtown Cleveland and neighborhoods just west of the center city. Mueller Electric founder Ralph Mueller invented the alligator clip – think of the copper clamps at the ends of jumper cables – in 1908. The company, now based in Akron, still exists. But its longtime manufacturing facility has been empty for at least a decade. More: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/06/joseph_feiss_factory_revamp_7.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 29, 20168 yr Thanks! We are super excited about this. This building lays out in really interesting ways. So long as we get the tax credits in June (we tied for them last time and didnt get them because we weren't a previous applicant) we can move forward quickly and close in September/October. Congrats, jrosen[/member]!
July 1, 20168 yr Thank you! We are really excited. The OHPTC program is really important and we are excited to deploy these resources on a speedy timetable and get this project going
August 31, 20168 yr For such a modest sidestreet, East 31st is proving to be a real development mecca for housing! 1538 appears to be this building at the corner with Superior.... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2016/crr09-06-2016.pdf Board of Zoning Appeals TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 9:30 Calendar No. 16-193: 1538 E. 31 St. Ward 7 TJ Dow 25 Notices K1537 E. 31 St., Et. Al, owner, proposes to change use from office to 51 apartment units in a C3 Semi-Industry Zoning District. The owner appeals for relief from the strict application of the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances: 1. Sections 357.08(b)(2)&(4) which state that a 20 foot minimum rear year is required and a 6 foot rear yard is proposed. 2. Section 357.09(2)©which states that an 8 foot side street yard is required where a 7 foot side street yard is proposed. 3. Section 349.09(a) which states that 51 parking spaces are required and 26 parking spaces are shown on the lot. 4. Section 355.04(a) which states that the Maximum gross floor area of building cannot exceed ½ lot area in a ‘C’ District; in this case 19,866 square feet are allowed where: 65,896 square feet are proposed. 5. Section 352.10 which states that a 6 foot wide landscape strip is required between parking lot and E. 31st St. and a 4’ wide land scape strip is proposed.(Filed July 27, 2016) "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 31, 20168 yr ^even for an office bldg, that's a strange building with very little window space.
August 31, 20168 yr It wouldn't have been my first choice for an apartments, but I think as Downtown runs out of historic tax credit eligible buildings we're going to see this part of town explode with conversions.
August 31, 20168 yr OK, now I'm confused. At first I figured this was the only building close to the address listed that's large enough to accommodate 51 apartments, so it had to be this building. But now I'm not sure. The property at the SW corner of Superior and East 31st lists to VAN KIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. as do the two properties south of this parcel. Granted the developer is listed as K1537 E. 31 St., Et. Al -- with emphasis on the "et al" (in other words, others). Stranger still is that the next property south on East 31st has an address of 3611 Payne. Payne?? And none of the properties on the other side of East 31st have structures that are large enough to accommodate 51 apartments. So it probably is this building on the SW corner of Superior and East 31st. But it isn't as obvious as it usually is. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 1, 20168 yr the building on the corner of payne and 31st is going to be office and warehouse space for a non-profit. The Mueller team is collectively planning w/ them. Should be an awesome 1-2 punch of jobs/housing/activity.
September 1, 20168 yr ^Are they going to punch some windows into that building? In it's current form, it has absolutely zero interaction with the street.
October 3, 20168 yr What is it with East 31st Street? Yeah, I know. Lots of cool old underutilized warehouse buildings for housing! But this looks like it will stay commercial: https://www.medwish.org/ ! Just sold.... 1625 E 31 ST CLEVELAND Sales Date 9/21/2016 Amount $750,000 Buyer MEDWISH INTERNATIONAL Seller DURHAM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC Deed type WARRANTY D Land value $50,200 Building value $91,900 Total value $142,100 Parcel 102-28-107 Property Manufacturing and assembly, light EDIT: the transaction includes this parcel too... 3105 PAYNE AVE CLEVELAND Sales Date 9/21/2016 Amount $750,000 Buyer MEDWISH INTERNATIONAL Seller DURHAM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC Deed type WARRANTY D Land value $79,300 Building value $214,300 Total value $293,600 Parcel 102-28-047 Property Food and drink processing plants and storage http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/13717273/1625-E-31st-St-Cleveland-OH/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 4, 20168 yr Thanks! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 21, 20168 yr Why is the burnt-out building on Payne near Asiatown Plaza still standing? Is someone planning to save it?
July 8, 20177 yr Another great residential conversion? Maybe an office building? 4001 Superior Ave Cleveland, OH 44103 · 18,382 SF · Special Purpose For Sale $249,900 http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20337524/4001-Superior-Ave-Cleveland-OH/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 8, 20177 yr Really wish we had a formal entry way over the street into our Asiatown. That's always such a nice feature in other cities.
July 8, 20177 yr ^that's a great idea. Although NY's Chinatown doesn't have a permanent "official" entrance, they put up temporary signs like this over the holiday period (both Lunar New Year and Christmas). http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
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