November 29, 20195 yr Nosotros the rock climbing gym in Lakewood is opening a second location, downtown next to the Amazon (2020 Euclid) store. Should be open in early Feb.
December 27, 20195 yr https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/Nosotros121719.aspx New article about Nosotros. 4,000 square feet in total. Expected to open February 16.
February 19, 20205 yr Latest round of state affordable tax credits! The Cleveland Scholar House (CHN), one of the planned residential developments around Tri-C is seeking funding for 40 units of affordable housing aimed at parents enrolled in higher education and their children. https://ohiohome.org/ppd/proposals/2020/UrbanHousing/ClevelandScholarHouse.pdf
June 14, 20205 yr Local collaboration hopes to make Cleveland Scholar House project more than an academic exercise The Cleveland Scholar House would offer affordable housing, free childcare and support services to college students with young children, on a site within walking distance of Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University. The project, the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio, aims to replicate a model that took root in Kentucky and spread north to Cincinnati and Columbus. Such scholar houses hinge on community collaborations that extend far beyond an initial real estate deal. In Cleveland, CHN Housing Partners has been exploring the concept since 2017. The most recent iteration of the nonprofit developer's plans is a 40-unit, $11.8 million project on a vacant lot along Community College Avenue, just north of Tri-C's Metropolitan Campus. MORE: https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/local-collaboration-hopes-make-cleveland-scholar-house-project-more-academic-exercise "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 30, 20204 yr Cool news from the fine folks at NEOtrans..... Just now, KJP said: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 Campus District asks RTA for Downtown Loop study In a recent letter, a downtown Cleveland community development corporation (CDC) urged the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to revisit its 2000 Waterfront Line Phase II study that found extending the light-rail line as a Downtown Loop to be feasible. The letter, sent Dec. 21 by the Campus District to GCRTA General Manager and CEO India Birdsong, followed a Dec. 11 vote by the CDC's board of trustees to make the request of the transit authority. The CDC joined with the statewide nonprofit organization All Aboard Ohio in asking for a reevaluation of the proposed Downtown Loop as a 2.5-mile extension of the 2.2-mile Waterfront Line. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/12/campus-district-asks-rta-for-downtown.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 1, 20214 yr Another news media outlet is covering the Downtown Loop story. Check the Downtown Loop thread. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 8, 20214 yr Don't see this posted here yet: REPURPOSING AN INSTITUTION DOWNTOWN YMCA about the facade restoration. (with pics) "Phase one is complete, but this project will take 4 years to be all the way done." " and the parapet at the top of the building will need to be replaced." I didn't think the parapet was in that bad of shape, so i would rather it said "rebuilt" instead of "replaced", but maybe it's referring to the stuff above the deep decorative cornice? Either way, i'm not worried, CBR seems to pay attention to detail.
January 8, 20214 yr That parapet is exquisite. I've never stopped to look at it. I certainly will next time I'm by there! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 9, 20214 yr That's amazing. That deep "raked" mortar joint in the bricks is such a Cleveland trait. Seems like every building in Chicago is flush. A friend of mine that does it for a living said the style is a legacy of how the immigrant population of the city did it, not that any way is wrong or right. I like the texture of the deep rake. Edited January 9, 20214 yr by metrocity update
January 26, 20214 yr Seen on Dodge Reports: SE/NW Quad Plaza Renovations Address: 2900 Community College Avenue Action Stage: Pre-Design Valuation: $13,000,000 Status: Proposed for construction - Further action remains pending Owner's decision to proceed - No construction schedule set - Revised Owner information OWNER: Cuyahoga Community College "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 27, 20214 yr construction has started across the street from CCC and next to sankofa village apartments....
June 9, 20214 yr Sisters of Charity Foundation to develop health campus in Central neighborhood Lydia Coutre - Crain's Cleveland Business - June 8, 2021 "The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has engaged MASS Design Group, a Boston-based global design collective, to create a health campus in the city's Central neighborhood anchored by St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. ... The campus will encompass property owned by the Sisters of Charity at East 22nd Street (also known as Sister Ignatia Way) and aims to be a catalyst to revitalize the surrounding area. ... The planning and engagement phase will take place through the end of this year, according to the release. MASS Design Group will conduct research and dialogue with residents and institutions of Central and Greater Cleveland to understand the social and economic needs that the health campus should address, such as poverty, structural racism, and mental health and addiction services, building on the Sisters' history of work in behavioral health services."
June 9, 20214 yr There is a beautiful old structure right next to st vincent on 22nd and Central i hope to god they incorporate it because it really is a stunning piece of architecture and ill never forgive them if it is demolished.
June 9, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, FutureboyWonder said: There is a beautiful old structure right next to st vincent on 22nd and Central i hope to god they incorporate it because it really is a stunning piece of architecture and ill never forgive them if it is demolished. Are you talking about the old County Juvenile Courthouse?
June 9, 20214 yr Yes, that's the old Juvenile Court and Detention facility. BTW, MASS is the same firm that CSU hired for its masterplan. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 9, 20214 yr Because it would cost a lot of money and it's on the low-rent side of the highway. Now, if a cap over the highway was built and St. Vincent has a lot of cool stuff planned with lots of new jobs, then that's a different story. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 9, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, KJP said: Because it would cost a lot of money and it's on the low-rent side of the highway. Now, if a cap over the highway was built and St. Vincent has a lot of cool stuff planned with lots of new jobs, then that's a different story. This a hint or a wish? I remember reading an article in the PD a decade ago talking about capping the highway.
June 9, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, Ineffable_Matt said: This a hint or a wish? I remember reading an article in the PD a decade ago talking about capping the highway. It's a project that's been considered for a long time. Here's some info about it..... https://campusdistrict.org/east-22nd-st-bridge-innerbelt-exit "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 9, 20214 yr Here are some detailed plans for the E22nd Overpass and partial capping of I-90 from an informational presentation to the planning commission at the May 21, 2021 meeting. (I had previously posted these in the Cleveland: Inner Belt/I-90 News & Info). The landscaping designs have not been finalized. There is committed funding for this section of the innerbelt project (CCG3A). Here is the projects timeline: To help get an idea of what these might look like, here are two projects on the Columbus innerbelt that are similar to what is being proposed for East 22nd and the Campus district. The planters and fencing concept for the East 22nd overpass could be something similar to the Spring Street bridge over I-71. The East 22nd partial capping, or "Street Deck," could look something like the Park and Goodale intersection over I-670. This example is just one block west of one of the best highway caps out there, The Cap at Union Station, on North High over I-670. A developer could work with ODOT for something like this at East 22nd, but it is rather expensive to do and rents here likely wouldn't justify it (the North High cap cost $7.8 million back in 2005). If Cleveland were to get a proper cap of the innerbelt, it would likely be on Euclid or maybe Prospect first. A wider deck could be built for the East 22nd overpass to allow for more green space and a type of linear park (like the Long Street overpass in Columbus pictured below), but that's not currently in the ODOT plans. Something more substantial like this would require more local funding from the city (who has to pay for landscaping maintenance), Campus District Inc., Tri-C, CSU or St. Vincent's.
June 9, 20214 yr hhhhhhh... why not just remove those shoddy exit and on-ramps and just cap the thing entirely? It makes no sense that there's an exit and on-ramp every other street. It definitely doesn't help the flow of traffic. Especially when you're driving 50, merging every 10 seconds, while about to hit a wall on the shoreway. If Cincy is in talks to entirely cap their sunken thru-ways then why cant we?
June 9, 20214 yr Those caps in Cincinnati have been "proposed" since the early 2000s when Fort Washington Way was reconstructed. There is no serious proposal out there to actually build them because of the cost.
June 9, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: Because it would cost a lot of money and it's on the low-rent side of the highway. Now, if a cap over the highway was built and St. Vincent has a lot of cool stuff planned with lots of new jobs, then that's a different story. Yeah, they would make a great college residential village center. Especially being in between CSU and Tri-C. Capping that block of the shoreway should be a priority.
June 29, 20213 yr The next phase of the Sankofa Village / Cedar Redevelopment is really coming along! It’s awesome to see how this neighborhood is being rebuilt into a welcoming and connected urban grid with quality affordable housing, especially in concert with Tri C’s campus transformation right across the street.
June 29, 20213 yr I think this story fell through the cracks. This will be a big time transformative project for that part of the city. “The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has plans to create a health campus in the city’s Central neighborhood, aiming to build up medical and social services around the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. The charity and ministries involved control more than 17 acres in the area of the East 22nd Street hospital. The hope is that development will also help the entire neighborhood.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/healthfit/2021/06/sisters-of-charity-plan-health-campus-around-st-vincent-hospital-in-clevelands-central-neighborhood.html%3foutputType=amp
June 29, 20213 yr 6 minutes ago, marty15 said: I think this story fell through the cracks. This will be a big time transformative project for that part of the city. “The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has plans to create a health campus in the city’s Central neighborhood, aiming to build up medical and social services around the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. The charity and ministries involved control more than 17 acres in the area of the East 22nd Street hospital. The hope is that development will also help the entire neighborhood.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/healthfit/2021/06/sisters-of-charity-plan-health-campus-around-st-vincent-hospital-in-clevelands-central-neighborhood.html%3foutputType=amp I'm working on that article too! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 29, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, KJP said: I'm working on that article too! Priorities...lol Joking, appreciate what you do!
June 30, 20213 yr 5 hours ago, marty15 said: I think this story fell through the cracks. This will be a big time transformative project for that part of the city. “The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has plans to create a health campus in the city’s Central neighborhood, aiming to build up medical and social services around the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. The charity and ministries involved control more than 17 acres in the area of the East 22nd Street hospital. The hope is that development will also help the entire neighborhood.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/healthfit/2021/06/sisters-of-charity-plan-health-campus-around-st-vincent-hospital-in-clevelands-central-neighborhood.html%3foutputType=amp I saw it, and it could end up exciting, but they haven't really put any meat on the bones yet. Hopefully Ken has more to add!
June 30, 20213 yr It's still very early on, but I can touch on what they're looking at doing. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 24, 20213 yr SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021 St. Vincent expansion may unite Downtown, Campus District When you take stock of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center's (SVCMC) properties and how they are used, it becomes apparent how under-utilized they are. And when considered in terms of the 156-year-old hospital's proximity to Downtown Cleveland, it's equally apparent how cut off it is. Those and other features are among the issues to be addressed by a master-planning effort by Boston-based MASS Design Group to determine how the growing medical institution can better serve its community. Like its bigger colleagues -- Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth -- SVCMC is constrained by the surrounding city and its dependence on the car. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2021/07/st-vincent-expansion-may-unite-downtown.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 24, 20213 yr 3 minutes ago, KJP said: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021 St. Vincent expansion may unite Downtown, Campus District When you take stock of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center's (SVCMC) properties and how they are used, it becomes apparent how under-utilized they are. And when considered in terms of the 156-year-old hospital's proximity to Downtown Cleveland, it's equally apparent how cut off it is. Those and other features are among the issues to be addressed by a master-planning effort by Boston-based MASS Design Group to determine how the growing medical institution can better serve its community. Like its bigger colleagues -- Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth -- SVCMC is constrained by the surrounding city and its dependence on the car. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2021/07/st-vincent-expansion-may-unite-downtown.html A subway under or streetcar over the inner belt along East 22nd would be so transformative for St Vincent and Tri C along with the rest of that neighborhood. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
July 24, 20213 yr 4 minutes ago, KJP said: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021 St. Vincent expansion may unite Downtown, Campus District When you take stock of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center's (SVCMC) properties and how they are used, it becomes apparent how under-utilized they are. And when considered in terms of the 156-year-old hospital's proximity to Downtown Cleveland, it's equally apparent how cut off it is. Those and other features are among the issues to be addressed by a master-planning effort by Boston-based MASS Design Group to determine how the growing medical institution can better serve its community. Like its bigger colleagues -- Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth -- SVCMC is constrained by the surrounding city and its dependence on the car. MORE: https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2021/07/st-vincent-expansion-may-unite-downtown.html Are those decade old plans to cap the Innerbelt there officially dead? I saw no mention of it in the article.
July 24, 20213 yr 12 minutes ago, Ineffable_Matt said: Are those decade old plans to cap the Innerbelt there officially dead? I saw no mention of it in the article. Yes. There are no longer plans to cap the Inner Belt -- but that could change depending on funding. A very small cap on the east side of East 22nd next to the end of Cedar could be added. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 25, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Ineffable_Matt said: Thanks, @KJP. I think a cap would do wonders help connect CSU and the hospital. 1000%
November 1, 20213 yr Permit applications have been submitted for Yum Village Cleveland, a 2,400-square-foot space at 2215 Chester Ave, Cleveland OH http://www.yumvillage.com/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 1, 20213 yr 9 minutes ago, KJP said: Permit applications have been submitted for Yum Village Cleveland, a 2,400-square-foot space at 2215 Chester Ave, Cleveland OH http://www.yumvillage.com/ Looks interesting. Is this replacing the frozen yogurt place?
November 27, 20213 yr Thanks again to @tykaps! More student housing near Cleveland State University By Ken Prendergast / November 26, 2021 A group of local investors is seeking to develop two historic commercial buildings near Cleveland State University (CSU) with student housing. However, ground-floor commercial spaces will be retained, including one for an existing tenant, the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/11/26/more-student-housing-near-cleveland-state-university/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20213 yr 13 hours ago, KJP said: Thanks again to @tykaps! More student housing near Cleveland State University By Ken Prendergast / November 26, 2021 A group of local investors is seeking to develop two historic commercial buildings near Cleveland State University (CSU) with student housing. However, ground-floor commercial spaces will be retained, including one for an existing tenant, the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/11/26/more-student-housing-near-cleveland-state-university/ Always thought this would be a great location for retail/residential. Love it.
November 27, 20213 yr Great to see these being rehabbed before CSU can knock them down for another lawn.
November 27, 20213 yr 25 minutes ago, PoshSteve said: Great to see these being rehabbed before CSU can knock them down for another lawn. If the stated $5.9 redevelopment cost includes the purchase price, this is probably an intermediate term use of the property. I can see a teardown and replacement with something like the Edge 11-story apartment in the future. 52 units isn't going to do much for CSU's plan to boost on-campus residency numbers. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 27, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, Dougal said: If the stated $5.9 redevelopment cost includes the purchase price, this is probably an intermediate term use of the property. I can see a teardown and replacement with something like the Edge 11-story apartment in the future. 52 units isn't going to do much for CSU's plan to boost on-campus residency numbers. $5.9m is just the cost of construction associated with this permit application which includes architectural, electrical and mechanical. I didn't see any demolition/white-boxing in the application however. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 29, 20213 yr On 11/27/2021 at 3:33 AM, KJP said: Thanks again to @tykaps! More student housing near Cleveland State University By Ken Prendergast / November 26, 2021 A group of local investors is seeking to develop two historic commercial buildings near Cleveland State University (CSU) with student housing. However, ground-floor commercial spaces will be retained, including one for an existing tenant, the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2021/11/26/more-student-housing-near-cleveland-state-university/ Are the "upper" floors of those buildings currently vacant?
November 29, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, snakebite said: Are the "upper" floors of those buildings currently vacant? Maybe storage but that's about it. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 29, 20213 yr now that is a cool rehab project -- and keeping the ground floors for retail -- excellent. this kind of thing is better and more interesting than new build i tell ya!
December 20, 20213 yr Developer plans office-to-apartment project near CSU Stan Bullard - Crain's Cleveland Business - Dec. 20, 2021 \ "Partners in Innovation Landing, which will add about 50 units of housing near Cleveland State University in two buildings at 1835-1849 Prospect Ave. East, started renovations before closing on the properties because it wants to have them ready for the market in July. Thomas Charek, president of Welty Development in Fairlawn, said the project will follow federal guidelines to win U.S. Historic Preservation Tax Credits, but the development team doesn't plan to seek Ohio State Historic Preservation Tax Credits."
December 23, 20213 yr "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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