June 10, 20196 yr 17 minutes ago, KJP said: Put it on the Jacobs lot with a 1.2M-1.3M tower above it?? Actually, the footprint for the Jacobs lot is about 50,000 sf. So the deck would be about 18 levels. Not that horrible, although it would take a while to drive up to the 18th level! ? Perfect opportunity for one of those parking garage elevators like in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol!
June 11, 20196 yr 16 hours ago, KJP said: Nothing's been decided. And no one said the HQ and R&D structures "had" to be within walking distance. They "like" being within walking distance of each other. I'm sure there are SHW executives who have preferences, but I doubt anyone has made up their minds yet. They don't have any proposals to review yet, so there's no information to weigh. And I'm getting only bits and pieces of information from sources that, every so often, amass enough of a picture to justify sharing them or at least to pose questions based on the pieces of info. One interesting thing to consider is the parking situation for the HQ and R&D facilities -- not just the walking proximity between them. From what little I've heard, it's not part of the square footage info I've heard thus far. But suffice it to say that the parking is going to figure heavily into the upcoming decision-making process. I think it may have a strong influence on where both facilities are located. And they could have a strong influence of how they're going to be built. Consider this -- a parking deck serving both the HQ and the R&D could be in the 3,000-car range. That's 900,000 sf or possibly more! And that's also a cost of $90 million or more. Might be nice to share some of the expenses between the R&D and HQ facilities, and possibly even design the deck to accommodate future expansion above it. This is more or less how I was envisioning it. 3,000 spaces is a lot, but yeah. I would hope there would be first floor retail frontage along W 3 & W 6th in the garage, especially W 6th to be in line with the bar/restaurant district. That’s a huge lot, about 120K sq ft. The one north of it is even large at around 150K. Key Tower’s floor area is only around 30K sq ft. Lots of potential with these giant lots.
June 11, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, imjustinjk said: This is more or less how I was envisioning it. 3,000 spaces is a lot, but yeah. I would hope there would be first floor retail frontage along W 3 & W 6th in the garage, especially W 6th to be in line with the bar/restaurant district. That’s a huge lot, about 120K sq ft. The one north of it is even large at around 150K. Key Tower’s floor area is only around 30K sq ft. Lots of potential with these giant lots. 1st floor of the parking garage could be a SW mega retail store. Every color you could ever imagine!...and t-shirts!
June 11, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, imjustinjk said: This is more or less how I was envisioning it. 3,000 spaces is a lot, but yeah. I would hope there would be first floor retail frontage along W 3 & W 6th in the garage, especially W 6th to be in line with the bar/restaurant district. That’s a huge lot, about 120K sq ft. The one north of it is even large at around 150K. Key Tower’s floor area is only around 30K sq ft. Lots of potential with these giant lots. I like this concept. If it was realized I would hope it would not spawn pedestrian bridges over W3rd. Unfortunately I see that as inevitable.
June 11, 20196 yr Looks like the County will be releasing an RFP to design, finance, build, and operate a downtown microgrid that was previously pitched as part of the Amazon bid. I don't think it's crazy to assume this could be SW related considering it pertains to the Jacobs Lot and is being released in parallel with SW's search: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/06/cuyahoga-county-and-cleveland-take-steps-toward-microgrid-while-key-player-stays-quiet.html If SW is looking to build R&D downtown, it would make sense that they could place value on grid resiliency. Edited June 11, 20196 yr by ASP1984
June 11, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, Htsguy said: I like this concept. If it was realized I would hope it would not spawn pedestrian bridges over W3rd. Unfortunately I see that as inevitable. You're telling me that you don’t want a gerbil tunnel system like Minneapolis (or our own CSU). Although I will admit, as someone who walks across W. 3rd very frequently, that road is a pedestrian shit show. I just walk (on the diagonal xwalk at Frankfort) and expect cars to yield to me. Has worked out well enough over the past couple years. Only been almost hit a few times. Edited June 11, 20196 yr by imjustinjk
June 11, 20196 yr Ideally, I'd love retail frontage all around the footprint of that hypothetical project posted by KJP. However, if that's not possible, I'd prioritize Superior and W. 6th over W. 3rd. Superior is such a major street through downtown and it's currently a bit pathetic how much of a deadzone it is. And W. 6th already has some decent activity, but only for a couple blocks, so I'd love to see that activity capitalized and expanded. W. 3rd, on the other hand, almost seems beyond saving in that regard.
June 11, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, imjustinjk said: You're telling me that you don’t want a gerbil tunnel system like Minneapolis (or our own CSU). Although I will admit, as someone who walks across W. 3rd very frequently, that road is a pedestrian shit show. I just walk (on the diagonal xwalk at Frankfort) and expect cars to yield to me. Has worked out well enough over the past couple years. Only been almost hit a few times. i'm sure during the bitter cold winter months the tunnel system of Minneapolis, or the vast underground city of Montreal for that matter, is a godsend. It has its place in certain locales.
June 11, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Terdolph said: I would be OK with a tunnel between the Jacobs lot and the W 3rd. lots but not a gerbil tube. What if it was a modern Ponte Vecchio - an overpass lined with retail? (I’m joking. Although now the concept is kind of growing on me.) For the record, I agree that an underpass tunnel would be a better option. And make the underpass go all the way to the Tower City Rapid Station in order to encourage ridership. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
June 11, 20196 yr I can’t imagine it’d be too difficult to create a tunnel under Superior to create a way back to the Tower City rapid station. The TC garage is essentially underground right across the street. The tunnel from the Hilton to the county garage was probably more difficult, and a longer stretch.
June 12, 20196 yr Author 28 minutes ago, marty15 said: I can’t imagine it’d be too difficult to create a tunnel under Superior to create a way back to the Tower City rapid station. The TC garage is essentially underground right across the street. The tunnel from the Hilton to the county garage was probably more difficult, and a longer stretch. Except Superior is a 130-foot-wide right of way and it has a very large and old water main below it. Oh, it's also a federal highway. If the city or county or state pursues a tunnel below Superior, it might be done in conjunction with replacing that water main like they did from West 6th to West 9th. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20196 yr 27 minutes ago, KJP said: Except Superior is a 130-foot-wide right of way and it has a very large and old water main below it. Oh, it's also a federal highway. If the city or county or state pursues a tunnel below Superior, it might be done in conjunction with replacing that water main like they did from West 6th to West 9th. I’m thinking access to their current parking would be a big plus to staying downtown. If it’s even possible. Maybe we get a SHW building at the wedge at Superior and Prospect as part of the complex. And a bridge over Superior. Might even be the ideal spot for R&D. Edited June 12, 20196 yr by marty15
June 12, 20196 yr Author 5 minutes ago, marty15 said: I’m thinking access to their current parking would be a big plus to staying downtown. If it’s even possible. Maybe we get a SHW building at the wedge at Superior and Prospect as part of the complex. And a bridge over Superior. Might even be the ideal spot for R&D. I think that's a cool idea, even though it would require the cooperation of three separate property owners. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, KJP said: I think that's a cool idea, even though it would require the cooperation of three separate property owners.
June 12, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, marty15 said: I’m thinking access to their current parking would be a big plus to staying downtown. If it’s even possible. Maybe we get a SHW building at the wedge at Superior and Prospect as part of the complex. And a bridge over Superior. Might even be the ideal spot for R&D. that wedge at superior and Prospect is a hideous hole in the ground that needs to be filled in with something
June 12, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, shack said: that wedge at superior and Prospect is a hideous hole in the ground that needs to be filled in with something I believe there was a hotel proposal for that spot around the time of the Ameritrust proposal. Can anyone drum up a rendition?
June 12, 20196 yr Author 10 hours ago, marty15 said: I believe there was a hotel proposal for that spot around the time of the Ameritrust proposal. Can anyone drum up a rendition? Done. This is from 1994 and was to be an expansion of the existing hotel... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20196 yr Just now, KJP said: Done. This is from 1994 and was to be an expansion of the existing hotel... That’s it! Thanks @KJP
June 12, 20196 yr On 10/6/2007 at 11:44 AM, jamiec said: So, I'm just going to speculate, using help from that PD info graphic, that Eaton and Ernst & Young (OK, so maybe I'm wrong. I'm a lousy sleuth ? are the two companies that would go halfsies on a skyscraper, as they have the largest number of employees and are two places on the bubble for new leases. I think a skyscraper is stupid in this case -- it doesn't make sense economically or for the urban landscape. I'd much rather have a shorter, more dense neighborhood in the Warehouse District than some Goliath new building that'll probably be ugly and inundate the office market with available space. Where are the tenants going to come from? There's office space all over downtown that's in decent shape. I think a new skyscraper would be an ego-driven venture meant to be a landmark for these companies and the developer. Unfortunately, I don't think it would do anyone else any good. I disagree. I think that increasing the availability of office space in the CBD that is VERY high end will be attractive to larger firms looking to expand. Additionally, having cleveland with cranes in the sky would certainly look like a market that is expanding especially to an outside investor - continually playing musical chairs in the downtown office market has gone on long enough in my opinion. eventually, every big company HQ'd downtown is going to get sick of it and leave unless there is something new.
June 12, 20196 yr Author 4 minutes ago, CLEInsider101 said: Considering the Richard E. Jacobs group has been divesting in Cleveland for years, I find this hard to believe they have any plans moving forward on a new ground up construction/development deal in Cleveland. Especially a project of this size... all old plans resurfacing... do your research. LOL. Who said Jacobs is building anything? Might want to take that research suggestion to heart. You'll be surprised at what you'll find. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, KJP said: LOL. Who said Jacobs is building anything? Might want to take that research suggestion to heart. You'll be surprised at what you'll find. "And it's been reported from several sources, including some I've spoken to at City Hall, that the Richard E. Jacobs Group is seeking to build a 60-story tower on this property owned by Jacobs. " - KJP you did in the first post......look i think it would be great to have another massive tower downtown. Just don't think jacobs is serious about leading that charge given what they have been up to recently.
June 12, 20196 yr Author From 12 years ago "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 12, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, CLEInsider101 said: "And it's been reported from several sources, including some I've spoken to at City Hall, that the Richard E. Jacobs Group is seeking to build a 60-story tower on this property owned by Jacobs. " - KJP you did in the first post......look i think it would be great to have another massive tower downtown. Just don't think jacobs is serious about leading that charge given what they have been up to recently. You’re using a 12 year old quote, pre-Great Recession, while also saying “given what they have been up to recently”. Are you on drugs?
June 12, 20196 yr FYI Dick Jacobs died less than 2 years after that quote. That’s how ridiculous you sound. Edited June 12, 20196 yr by marty15
June 12, 20196 yr Now is not the time to be naive, Jacob's lot will be full of paint and paint thinners in the near future. I'm thinking 80 stories, or should we round that up to the closest cent?
June 12, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, marty15 said: A simple Google search would’ve showed you that. Insider research practice 101. Edited June 12, 20196 yr by ASP1984
June 12, 20196 yr I noticed the other day that someone had linked this forum to the comments section on Cleveland.com. I knew it’d just be a matter of time before the trolls turned up. My hovercraft is full of eels
June 12, 20196 yr 15 minutes ago, roman totale XVII said: I noticed the other day that someone had linked this forum to the comments section on Cleveland.com. I knew it’d just be a matter of time before the trolls turned up. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
June 12, 20196 yr 30 minutes ago, roman totale XVII said: I noticed the other day that someone had linked this forum to the comments section on Cleveland.com. I knew it’d just be a matter of time before the trolls turned up. Not that they need more work, but at least the mods here pay attention to when things are going off the rails unlike Cleveland.com.
June 15, 20196 yr This is gonna be like LBJ’s “The Decision”. I can’t stand it. Someone, not reliable, said SHW is leaving CLE the other day. This craziness needs to be done with.
June 16, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, Cleveland Trust said: Perkins + Will What about them? Were they selected as the Architect?
June 16, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, Klingaling87 said: What about them? Were they selected as the Architect? From what I saw I’d be surprised if it wasn’t them.
June 16, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, marty15 said: This is gonna be like LBJ’s “The Decision”. I can’t stand it. Someone, not reliable, said SHW is leaving CLE the other day. This craziness needs to be done with. The "craziness" is people freaking out about something they have no idea about and no control over. You just said your source is not reliable, so why believe them?
June 16, 20195 yr Probably only a matter of time before UO shuts this thread down the way they did Tower City’s. This feels like “the decision”? Come on now..
June 16, 20195 yr Author The Tower City thread was locked because it drifted off into another debate over what kind of retail downtown Cleveland should have....again. And yes, the SHW decision is just a *tad* more important than LeBron's. Edited June 16, 20195 yr by KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 16, 20195 yr My father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate, told me that SW is leaving Cleveland.. Sorry.. but if they did leave I would not be surprised. Edited June 16, 20195 yr by PAZUZU
June 16, 20195 yr 15 hours ago, Cleveland Trust said: From what I saw I’d be surprised if it wasn’t them. @Cleveland Trust Would you be good enough to expand on this? What did you see and are we still talking about the Jacobs Lot?
June 17, 20195 yr ^ yes and he means it will be a timber tower! https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/29/canadas-earth-tower-perkins-will-vancouver-canada/ j/k
July 19, 20195 yr Author All of us who want Sherwin-Williams HQ and R&D to stay downtown should be asking what the city is willing and able to do to keep them there. Please contact the mayor's office, council and even the county executive/council about this. I write this because Digeronimo Co. and the City of Brecksville are putting on a very strong push to get both the HQ and R&D to relocate to Valor Acres, the former VA Hospital site. From what I understand from sources at Sherwin-Williams, they are taking this very seriously. I'd write a blog about this but I'm in Ukraine until next week and this needs attention before I can return and make more noise about it. So please, write to your city and county officials. The county should be involved because they will end up having to subsidize new infrastructure in Brecksville and address the fiscal void left behind in Cleveland if SHW leaves. And an HQ at the county line likely means the loss of more residents to Summit and Medina counties. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 19, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: All of us who want Sherwin-Williams HQ and R&D to stay downtown should be asking what the city is willing and able to do to keep them there. Please contact the mayor's office, council and even the county executive/council about this. I write this because Digeronimo Co. and the City of Brecksville are putting on a very strong push to get both the HQ and R&D to relocate to Valor Acres, the former VA Hospital site. From what I understand from sources at Sherwin-Williams, they are taking this very seriously. I'd write a blog about this but I'm in Ukraine until next week and this needs attention before I can return and make more noise about it. So please, write to your city and county officials. The county should be involved because they will end up having to subsidize new infrastructure in Brecksville and address the fiscal void left behind in Cleveland if SHW leaves. And an HQ at the county line likely means the loss of more residents to Summit and Medina counties. This is totally disturbing and even though I don’t live in Cleveland I will write/call/email/whatever any and all city officials to help stir the pot. It would be great for us outside Ohio if someone could list the names of appropriate people we should contact. I have no idea how this process works at SW but based on your post it seems like there have been in depth serious negotiations/discussions going on between Digeronimo & SW so this shouldn’t be news to Cleveland city officials right? I mean they must be aware and if so already on top of things with a kick ass offering loaded with incentives to make sure SW stays in Cleveland. I can’t imagine there wouldn’t be high level established relationships between SW & Cleveland city officials, no? Maybe these are just preliminary discussions before SW issues a formal RFP? My experience with large corporate clients in California is that this process is just part of their due diligence and I’m hoping that this is the case here with SW & Digeronimo. Otherwise this is absurd. Edited July 19, 20195 yr by sfbob
July 19, 20195 yr Author Contact info is at each of the links.... Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson: http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice Cleveland City Council: Focus on Council President Kevin Kelley, Ward 3's Kerry McCormack (ward includes downtown), and Tony Brancatelli (chairman of council's Development Planning & Sustainability Committee) http://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/ County Executive Armond Budish: http://executive.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/Contact.aspx Cuyahoga County Council: Focus on Dan Brady who is president of the council and whose district includes downtown and Jack Schron who chairs the Economic Development and Planning Committee http://council.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/council-members.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 19, 20195 yr Wrote to Kerry McCormack (because he's always very responsive) and council president Dan Brady. I really hope this is all negotiating tactics only on Sherwin's part...
July 19, 20195 yr 7 hours ago, KJP said: All of us who want Sherwin-Williams HQ and R&D to stay downtown should be asking what the city is willing and able to do to keep them there. Please contact the mayor's office, council and even the county executive/council about this. I write this because Digeronimo Co. and the City of Brecksville are putting on a very strong push to get both the HQ and R&D to relocate to Valor Acres, the former VA Hospital site. From what I understand from sources at Sherwin-Williams, they are taking this very seriously. I'd write a blog about this but I'm in Ukraine until next week and this needs attention before I can return and make more noise about it. So please, write to your city and county officials. The county should be involved because they will end up having to subsidize new infrastructure in Brecksville and address the fiscal void left behind in Cleveland if SHW leaves. And an HQ at the county line likely means the loss of more residents to Summit and Medina counties. I didn't want to say anything because my sources are second hand (at least) and off the record (and it's not what people here will want to hear), but Brecksville seems to think they're likely to get this...and that their main competition is not downtown but out of state. They are also of the opinion that the UC VA more or less absorbed their site, and are not inclined to be accommodating TBH, the way downtown is going it would be easier to fill the SW niche downtown than it would be for Brecksville to fill the VA site.
July 19, 20195 yr ^The parking lots in the Warehouse District gives us a good indication how hard it would be to overcome the loss of SW. Also, I couldn’t care less about filling the VA site in Brecksville. We can’t let SW leave downtown. Edited July 19, 20195 yr by Sir2geez
July 19, 20195 yr 10 minutes ago, E Rocc said: I didn't want to say anything because my sources are second hand (at least) and off the record (and it's not what people here will want to hear), but Brecksville seems to think they're likely to get this...and that their main competition is not downtown but out of state. They are also of the opinion that the UC VA more or less absorbed their site, and are not inclined to be accommodating TBH, the way downtown is going it would be easier to fill the SW niche downtown than it would be for Brecksville to fill the VA site. The out of state contention seems very strange to me.
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