February 16, 20241 yr Some more views, including a handful of funky angles (sorry for the weird colors in those, they were through the car's glass roof).
February 18, 20241 yr Author @Philly215jawns I responded here to keep this thread on topic.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 19, 20241 yr Our downtown is split between height or density, no in between lol. Great shot though.
February 19, 20241 yr 48 minutes ago, MyPhoneDead said: Our downtown is split between height or density, no in between lol. Great shot though. On a 2 dimensional basis, height is density. On a 3-D basis, height provides the advantages of density while alleviating the discomfort and drawbacks. NYC realized this a century ago, requiring setbacks beginning in 1916.
February 19, 20241 yr There are going to be site & building tours later this month for employees. Not sure how detailed the tours will be but we should have some updates on the interior finishes and progress.
February 19, 20241 yr i've noticed the drop-ceilings have been installed on some of the lower floors. maybe they have a demo floor ready Edited February 19, 20241 yr by Whipjacka
February 20, 20241 yr I noticed that the frame for the bridge to the garage is up. I hadn't seen it before.
February 21, 20241 yr A couple photos from West 6th Street and the R&R HOF on a very sunny Tuesday afternoon. Gotta love the density of the skyline from the lakefront…
February 21, 20241 yr Author Two spires playing peek-a-boo! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 22, 20241 yr @ArtMasterCLE Hey, ArtMasterCLE revealed Cleveland already had one of these buildings! Does that ice machine look a little like a Paint Museum (or whatever they're calling it)? Edited February 22, 20241 yr by chrino21
February 22, 20241 yr ^If you know your nautical flags, you'll know that spells Cleveland. Here's a nice angle from Fulton/I 71
February 22, 20241 yr ^^I didn't understand @chrino21's post at first. Upon taking a closer look, I think their intent is to make an analogy between this structure on the the pier and the new S-W tower. The rooflines have similarities. Going further, they make a second analogy between the pictured ice machine and the Paint Museum (S-W project). Or not.
February 23, 20241 yr Still remarkable to think how our skyline has so greatly improved over the last year by this one mega project. Another great JonesDrones photo off Instagram from a couple days ago. And to think, there could very well be a 2nd HQ tower of formidable height added to this picture in just a few short years. (And I’m wondering about how that “skyline-changing” residential -hotel project might fit into this picture! 😉) And let’s get that AT&T Building redeveloped and lit up- it’s a potential gem. But I digress…. Edited February 23, 20241 yr by CleveFan
February 25, 20241 yr First ride around town on the new rocket ship. Love the contrast between the industrial flats and SW.
February 25, 20241 yr On 2/10/2024 at 12:51 PM, DO_Summers said: Have the architects released any information on lighting precautions during bird migrations? Bumping up this comment. I imagine the answer to my question above is not yet, but also I was interested in hearing if SW is applying antireflective window treatments to the lower floors to reduce bird strikes?
February 26, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, DO_Summers said: Bumping up this comment. I imagine the answer to my question above is not yet, but also I was interested in hearing if SW is applying antireflective window treatments to the lower floors to reduce bird strikes? They did discuss this during initial planning meetings it would be out there on YouTube
February 26, 20241 yr Sunset colors as seen from the Harp. The lights near the base are headlights on the Main Avenue Bridge. (Sorry for low resolution from Harp's window glass and phone zoom.) Work lights as seen from the Leather Stallion (again, phone zoom).
February 26, 20241 yr ~30th and Community College Wanted to take a pic coming down Kinsman from ~93rd but biking that section isn't the most chill, so if someone decides to go to the McDonalds with the best view, snap a pic! It's a really nice angle of the downtown.
February 26, 20241 yr From Friday, I love how the city reveals itself in this vista as you walk towards Franklin Circle. aunque las lineas eléctricas están locas Edited February 26, 20241 yr by Pleco
February 27, 20241 yr Author That dude in the Porsche was probably all giddy, thinking you were taking a picture of his car! If he only knew... I'm looking forward to the day when that view of downtown is no longer possible. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 27, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, KJP said: That dude in the Porsche was probably all giddy, thinking you were taking a picture of his car! If he only knew... I'm looking forward to the day when that view of downtown is no longer possible. IYKYK
February 27, 20241 yr ^ Totally OT, but it’s hard to overstate the impact of The Young Ones on UK culture in the early 80s. It’s all we talked about at school and our parents were generally horrified that we found it entertaining. (Which was the whole point) My hovercraft is full of eels
February 27, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, roman totale XVII said: ^ Totally OT, but it’s hard to overstate the impact of The Young Ones on UK culture in the early 80s. It’s all we talked about at school and our parents were generally horrified that we found it entertaining. (Which was the whole point) It was on MTV for awhile and we never missed an episode. They had some interesting guests: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0752252/
February 27, 20241 yr Author So how about that cool new tower downtown? 🤩 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 27, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: So how about that cool new tower downtown? 🤩 Sorry to derail!
February 28, 20241 yr To me, this building looks so much like two paintbrushes, that it could almost be considered more Ohio "novelty architecture". Kinda like:
February 28, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, CLEmuppet said: I can’t wait to see how they try to cram more parking and another tower on that site as an afterthought. Afterthought? The plan was and always has been to add a second tower to this site to accommodate growth and potentially vendors. They even presented massings to the Planning Commission years ago. The base for the 2nd tower could easily accommodate more parking. I would say that showed unusual forethought. 2 hours ago, CLEmuppet said: Even the space around it will be difficult to develop. They left about 75' at the street to surround the parking garage with. That is the perfect dimension for residential or hotel over retail.
February 29, 20241 yr Folks, we all know what they say about opinions so let’s keep it on topic with actual construction updates. As someone mentioned, the site plan’s merits or lack thereof, have been exhaustively discussed upthread and nothing posted recently is bringing anything new or profound to the conversation. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
February 29, 20241 yr As the Admins and Mods have always said - if there’s a tangential discussion that starts taking things off topic, anyone is welcome to create their own thread specific to that. It’s not the issue of one or two off topic posts, it’s the inevitable pile on that follows and that’s usually when we have to dole out suspensions, etc. We’re more than happy to facilitate a separate thread for discussing architecture of built (or in the case of SW, almost finished) structures. The forum over at skyscraperpage.com has a thread just for those discussions. With that, if people truly feel like the removal of a post is unjustified, the best approach is to send a PM. Keeping in mind the Admins and Mods aren’t compensated for their time and effort to keep this place going for 20+ years. Having a disrespectful attitude from the get go, with someone you don’t know, who might be dealing with issues far more deep than a few words posted on a forum - probably not going to do much to win people over. If it’s too much to ask forumers to be respectful, there’s always the option to create their own forum, we wish them the best. *I should add - there are plenty of times we’ve been in agreement with a post (or partial agreement) but because of the derailment potential, it unfortunately has to go. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
February 29, 20241 yr On 2/19/2024 at 6:58 AM, MyPhoneDead said: Our downtown is split between height or density, no in between lol. Great shot though. The Public Square and The Mall gaps don't help creating density.
February 29, 20241 yr 50 minutes ago, Oxford19 said: The Public Square and The Mall gaps don't help creating density. Nor do the numerous surface parking lots.
February 29, 20241 yr From this afternoon. .. I’m really anxious to see the glass on the crown completed so we can see the full impact of the tower from pedestrian level and on the skyline.
March 1, 20241 yr 21 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said: Nor do the numerous surface parking lots. Absolutely but the parking lots can and will, hopefully, be developed to create high rise density west of Public Square. Would be nice if the SWHQ II tower includes an add-on hotel akin to, for example, Philly's Comcast Technology Center with a 300' or so height-boost Four Seasons Hotel. SWHQ II maybe 450'-500' with an add on 250'-300' lux hotel (ie a Loews/Four Seasons).
March 1, 20241 yr I actually sat on the right (well, left, that is ...) side of the plane today — and was treated to some lovely SW and downtown views. Here are four of them; several more in the City Photos / Random Photos thread. 😍🛬🏙️
March 2, 20241 yr Great shots. Can’t wait till SW loses those window shades! Edited March 2, 20241 yr by CleveFan
March 3, 20241 yr Some more interesting drone shots from JonesDronesCle - night time perspectives. Edited March 3, 20241 yr by CleveFan
March 3, 20241 yr These photos are great! My one wish was that the inset sections of glass were a slightly darker tint so at night the tower still had its monolithic nature broken up . That feature gets lost in the evening views without its proposed lighting turned on. Hopefully the night lighting helps to define this feature. I used jonesdronescle provided by @CleveFan to show the completed tower with the proposed lighting crown and vertical feature Edited March 3, 20241 yr by dave2017
March 4, 20241 yr Photo dump... From last week: And from yesterday in the Industrial Valley: Adding a couple more from lunch today: Edited March 4, 20241 yr by GISguy Added pics from lunch ride 3/4
March 7, 20241 yr Photo capture of a cool video on LinkedIn (doesn’t seem like I can post a direct link) I know the new HQ isn’t set up to do this kind of display, but maybe a little insight into how they’re planning to present the brand to the world and maybe use the external lighting. My hovercraft is full of eels
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