March 16Mar 16 4 hours ago, dave2017 said: A fascinating angle that makes Key Tower disappear I know it’s winter but also a reminder of the barren concrete landscape of too much of downtown. Comprehensive streetscaping would do more for the city than a few more tall buildings.
March 25Mar 25 On 3/16/2025 at 8:03 AM, OldEnough said: I know it’s winter but also a reminder of the barren concrete landscape of too much of downtown. Comprehensive streetscaping would do more for the city than a few more tall buildings. The city needs both. But yes, we still haven't fully recovered from the 70s when this city was more bustling and built for the traffic. They need to do something about Superior, BADLY. I know they had some kind of plan but I haven't heard updates on it in awhile. Reaaally hoping SHW brings in more staple buildings, tenants, to the square and warehouse district, which should naturally help the streetscape. But getting less and less optimistic by the month. The unfortunate thing about SHW is that it doesn't really bring new foot-traffic in itself, just relocating across the street. And hoping to God Cliffs doesn't leave. That would be another tragic decimation to foot-traffic, following Med Mutual. :(
March 25Mar 25 23 minutes ago, markymark said: They need to do something about Superior, BADLY. I know they had some kind of plan but I haven't heard updates on it in awhile. The Superior Midway is slated to start construction later this year - doesn't help with the other side of PS, but it's a start.
March 26Mar 26 On 3/25/2025 at 11:14 AM, GISguy said: The Superior Midway is slated to start construction later this year - doesn't help with the other side of PS, but it's a start. Now that you mention it, I do find it odd that this portion of Superior is excluded
March 27Mar 27 13 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: Now that you mention it, I do find it odd that this portion of Superior is excluded Maybe not the thread for it, but it's part of the city/county's plan to have bike infrastructure extend from the eastern side of PS to D-S bridge (probably not midway style, but something).
March 27Mar 27 Does anyone have any updates on "The Shack" exterior landscape? Has any progress been made? I still feel this should be called "Private Square"
March 29Mar 29 I keep feeling better and better about that new tower the more I see it on display. If new high rises come in the future I do hope our skyline doesn't turn into all glass
March 29Mar 29 ^ Ha! Looong way to go before that happens. Let's put up another half dozen glass highrises and then we can decide if they're too much or not.
March 29Mar 29 13 minutes ago, cadmen said: ^ Ha! Looong way to go before that happens. Let's put up another half dozen glass highrises and then we can decide if they're too much or not. For real! We already have a lot of historical skyscrapers compared to other cities - we need more modern skyscrapers to portray a modern city to the rest of the world lol
March 29Mar 29 ^ Correct. Every big city I visit has lots of new glass towers. And a few more under construction. Cleveland skyline looks a bit stodgy by comparison. Edited March 29Mar 29 by LibertyBlvd
March 29Mar 29 Has anyone heard how the skyscraper has managed with bird's striking into it? Was the glass treated ? Since Cleveland doesn't have many tall buildings we do have great representations of the prevailing styles of bygone decades. Will the all glass trend evolve into something else? I am sure it will. Happy that we have a few glass additions to our skyline
March 29Mar 29 6 hours ago, dave2017 said: Will the all glass trend evolve into something else? I am sure it will. Perhaps. But whenever that happens, most of us will be gone. Edited March 29Mar 29 by LibertyBlvd
March 30Mar 30 The all glass "trend"? Is that the one that started in the 1950's we're talking about here?
March 31Mar 31 On 3/29/2025 at 12:57 PM, LibertyBlvd said: ^ Correct. Every big city I visit has lots of new glass towers. And a few more under construction. Cleveland skyline looks a bit stodgy by comparison. It's funny because it all is about the unique layout of our downtown street grid. We are tied for 4th in the Midwest for buildings over 500 feet with Columbus. We have the most buildings over 300 feet (22) in Ohio and I believe the tallest skyline overall We have the 27th tallest skyline in the US.
March 31Mar 31 ^That, and most of our skyscrapers are actually pretty wide for their heights - if they were all more slim and condensed, it would look a lot taller than it is. That's one reason looking at SW and Key Tower when driving north on I-90 (Innerbelt bridge) is one of the tallest looking views, because you're seeing the thin side of all their profiles.
March 31Mar 31 2 hours ago, MyPhoneDead said: It's funny because it all is about the unique layout of our downtown street grid. We are tied for 4th in the Midwest for buildings over 500 feet with Columbus. We have the most buildings over 300 feet (22) in Ohio and I believe the tallest skyline overall We have the 27th tallest skyline in the US. Three of the four tallest buildings in Ohio are on Public Square. Four of the six tallest are on or adjacent to same. Make the cutoff 600' and we rank higher since Columbus and Cincy have one each. People complain about the low density of our skyline but that's a good thing. It lets sunlight reach the ground. Manhattan figured that out a century ago, hence the setbacks.
March 31Mar 31 On 3/29/2025 at 10:42 AM, Geowizical said: For real! We already have a lot of historical skyscrapers compared to other cities - we need more modern skyscrapers to portray a modern city to the rest of the world lol Outside of Manhattan we have the tallest historical skyscraper. Terminal will be a century old in a couple years. The next building to break 700' in the US was built in 1964.
March 31Mar 31 On 2/14/2025 at 5:15 PM, MyPhoneDead said: The public watching Sherwin Williams employees enjoy the only real food option on public square I remember this meme as Michigan and Pennsylvania people watching Ohioans during the virus. :) Truth is, SW is a largely insular company and always has been. Not like Progressive, but close. We knew this all along.
March 31Mar 31 3 hours ago, E Rocc said: Three of the four tallest buildings in Ohio are on Public Square. Four of the six tallest are on or adjacent to same. Make the cutoff 600' and we rank higher since Columbus and Cincy have one each. People complain about the low density of our skyline but that's a good thing. It lets sunlight reach the ground. Manhattan figured that out a century ago, hence the setbacks. And large open spaces like Public Square and the malls made it spread out as well.
March 31Mar 31 Sherwin Williams will be lighting up the building for Cleveland Guardians home opener. Not sure if it will be all the lights but it will be at least the name at the top.
April 1Apr 1 https://www.cleveland.com/business/2025/03/sherwin-williams-sets-move-in-dates-for-downtown-hq-brecksville-facility.html?outputType=amp move-in starts in Q4
April 1Apr 1 ^ Also confirms the above regarding lighting up the sign on April 7th: Quote Sherwin-Williams aims to maintain a strong presence downtown and will start illuminating the Sherwin-Williams sign at the global headquarters on April 7.
April 1Apr 1 15 minutes ago, Mendo said: ^ Also confirms the above regarding lighting up the sign on April 7th: I'll be more impressed when the crown and vertical strip are lit Edited April 1Apr 1 by GREGinPARMA
April 1Apr 1 52 minutes ago, GREGinPARMA said: I'll be more impressed when the crown and vertical strip are lit Is the crown being lit even still a thing? I know we have seen renderings, but on SW's website all they're showing is single strip of lights running up building. Edited April 1Apr 1 by ASPhotoman meant "of" instead of "up"
April 1Apr 1 16 minutes ago, ASPhotoman said: Is the crown being lit even still a thing? I know we have seen renderings, but on SW's website all they're showing is single strip of lights running up building. I think a few months back you could see the light strips being installed, so I think it still is.
April 1Apr 1 33 minutes ago, Mov2Ohio said: I think a few months back you could see the light strips being installed, so I think it still is. Oh I didn't realize that was witnessed. Are there photos on here? I don't remember seeing that.
April 1Apr 1 11 hours ago, Whipjacka said: https://www.cleveland.com/business/2025/03/sherwin-williams-sets-move-in-dates-for-downtown-hq-brecksville-facility.html?outputType=amp move-in starts in Q4 Everyone I know anticipates that the move-in bleeds well into Q1 2026 and possibly early Q2.
April 7Apr 7 On 4/1/2025 at 3:44 PM, urb-a-saurus said: Sherwin and Key merging?😉 Minneapolis gets this same effect with IDS and Foshay.
April 7Apr 7 On 4/1/2025 at 9:56 AM, Mov2Ohio said: I think a few months back you could see the light strips being installed, so I think it still is. I doubt they are going to light around the name.
April 7Apr 7 Beat me to it took forever to transfer from my camera. Instead I can give you sherwin popping out of the clouds over the weekend
April 8Apr 8 7 hours ago, Sapientone said: Looks nice, but I still have this looming feeling that we will not get a lit crown. Fingers crossed I'm wrong.
April 8Apr 8 Better get that lit crown! The vertical strip is cool, and better than nothing, but the crown would be seen from all angles.
April 8Apr 8 19 minutes ago, Mendo said: Looks like they are working on the vertical light stripe too. Okay good! haha I guess just since all the renderings on their website didn't have it I figured they had changed it.
April 8Apr 8 1 minute ago, ASPhotoman said: Okay good! haha I guess just since all the renderings on their website didn't have it I figured they had changed it. Not sure if the crown lighting is still happening. I meant you can see the main vertical strip down the side being tested.
April 8Apr 8 I swear there were some close up drone pics quite some time ago showing the crown lighting strips being installed.
April 8Apr 8 18 minutes ago, Mendo said: Not sure if the crown lighting is still happening. I meant you can see the main vertical strip down the side being tested. oooh yeah I did notice those. However, that red one has been there for a while, so I just figured it was an exit sign or something. If that red and blue is part of the vertical lighting it seems so underwhelming. Especially the blue.
April 8Apr 8 18 minutes ago, JohnSummit said: I swear there were some close up drone pics quite some time ago showing the crown lighting strips being installed. You saw them on here? I'll have to look back and see if I can find them. I assume it was after they installed the name?
April 8Apr 8 9 minutes ago, ASPhotoman said: You saw them on here? I'll have to look back and see if I can find them. I assume it was after they installed the name? Look at page 213 Edited April 8Apr 8 by JohnSummit Correction
April 8Apr 8 As far as the crown being lit up...something l don't think has been discussed, the pic l saw on this forum showed it having a whitish color. The SHW lettering is also white. How is that going to work? If both are some version of white won't they cancel each other out? Or maybe l missed it. Does the lighting of either (both?) have the ability to change color so that they can stand out from another?
April 8Apr 8 17 minutes ago, cadmen said: As far as the crown being lit up...something l don't think has been discussed, the pic l saw on this forum showed it having a whitish color. The SHW lettering is also white. How is that going to work? If both are some version of white won't they cancel each other out? Or maybe l missed it. Does the lighting of either (both?) have the ability to change color so that they can stand out from another? The crown renderings I've seen where it's lit can change color.
April 8Apr 8 This is the only rendering I've seen with the crown lit up. But yeah, all the renderings with the strip had them changing colors.
April 8Apr 8 12 minutes ago, GREGinPARMA said: This is the only rendering I've seen with the crown lit up. But yeah, all the renderings with the strip had them changing colors. I just realized this is in the shape of a paint brush and the lights changing represents the different paint colors. I can't believe I missed that.
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