That's AWESOME news!

YES! I've been waiting for an ice cream place over here

That makes two of us. My five year old is going to blow a gasket when she finds out. She just asked last night why Mitchell's won't open an ice cream shop by her house.

That makes two of us. My five year old is going to blow a gasket when she finds out. She just asked last night why Mitchell's won't open an ice cream shop by her house.

 

Why doesn't Mitchell's open an ice cream next to all of our houses? Kids are awesome. :)

That makes two of us. My five year old is going to blow a gasket when she finds out. She just asked last night why Mitchell's won't open an ice cream shop by her house.

 

Why doesn't Mitchell's open an ice cream next to all of our houses? Kids are awesome. :)

 

Blessing and curse, folks.  Being a two minute walk from Mason's Creamery tests our willpower quite a bit. :D

Santorini opens in Cleveland Warehouse District with Greek cuisine, stellar cocktails (photos)

 

By  John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer 

on March 25, 2015 at 1:09 PM, updated March 25, 2015 at 2:03 PM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lost amid the foodie hype is the fact that ethnic cuisine remains underrepresented in the downtown scene.

 

Is it because so many Clevelanders grew up eating this food that we see it as home cooking? Or is nouveau Old World too foreign a concept?

 

There's nothing that foreign about Santorini Greek Taverna, which opened Tuesday on West Ninth Street, in the old Burger 9 location -- 1382 West Ninth St., Cleveland; 216-205-4675; santorinitaverna.com.

 

The bar-eatery serves Greek food, one of the more familiar of our ethnic cuisines. Yet downtown hasn't had this kind of a place in years, since the very popular Greek Isles closed down (in the spot that now houses XO).

 

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/santorini_opens_in_cleveland_w.html

A couple residents at National Terminal Warehouse told me that the new owner is taking units residents are leaving offline, renovating, and then raising rent by $500 per unit. He's looking to eliminate the Section 8 component of the building too (was this a stipulation of the renovation in the mid-90s?). You can also see work on the new leasing office on the West 9th side of the building.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the new owner of this building also owns the Bingham?

A couple residents at National Terminal Warehouse told me that the new owner is taking units residents are leaving offline, renovating, and then raising rent by $500 per unit. He's looking to eliminate the Section 8 component of the building too (was this a stipulation of the renovation in the mid-90s?). You can also see work on the new leasing office on the West 9th side of the building.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the new owner of this building also owns the Bingham?

 

I have a friend who lives in the building and they've heard the same thing. 

I currently live there. Its true. They're not renewing any leases so they can remodel all the units, which suck because I moved in like a month before they bought it. They're currently putting in a new leasing office off 9th, redoing the building lobbies and the garage. The whole roll out of it has been pretty crappy for anyone still living here, especially now that they closed the garage while they still have half of the surface lot on 9th blocked off. There isn't nearly enough parking for everyone who pays for a pass now, and people are having to park on the street overnight, or on the grass and sidewalks in front of the entrances.

 

And yes they had to have low income units set aside per the tax credits from the original remodel, and they will no longer be offering that once this remodel is complete. And yes, it is the same people who own the Bingham.

The whole roll out of it has been pretty crappy for anyone still living here, especially now that they closed the garage while they still have half of the surface lot on 9th blocked off. There isn't nearly enough parking for everyone who pays for a pass now, and people are having to park on the street overnight, or on the grass and sidewalks in front of the entrances.

 

Are they offering refunds or any form of compensation for the lack of paid spaces?

The whole roll out of it has been pretty crappy for anyone still living here, especially now that they closed the garage while they still have half of the surface lot on 9th blocked off. There isn't nearly enough parking for everyone who pays for a pass now, and people are having to park on the street overnight, or on the grass and sidewalks in front of the entrances.

 

Are they offering refunds or any form of compensation for the lack of paid spaces?

 

When I called and complained last week they said they were going to credit our accounts, but there hasn't been any kind of official announcement on anything.

National Terminal apartments, a Warehouse District behemoth, get guts-and-all redo (photos)

By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer

on May 28, 2015 at 11:34 AM, updated May 29, 2015 at 7:31 AM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A mammoth Warehouse District building that, 20 years ago, was in the vanguard of downtown Cleveland's rental renaissance is assuming a completely new identity in today's bustling center-city apartment market.

 

Morgan Management, which paid nearly $15.5 million for the National Terminal Warehouse Apartments on West Ninth Street last year, is wrapping up the first phase of a potential $21 million guts-and-all rehab. The project, scheduled for completion late this year, will yield a new name, a new aesthetic and a new crop of tenants – paying notably higher rents once the construction dust settles.

 

"This is probably the biggest rehab project Morgan has going," said Tim Wray, an asset manager for the New York-based company, which also owns the Bingham on West Ninth and a handful of suburban apartment buildings here.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/national_terminal_apartments_a.html

As a tenant who just moved out, let me say that those pictures look much better than what was there before. The units look like they haven't had much changed, apart from the cabinets and appliances, which sorely needed upgraded. The hallways and other common areas are what really needed remodeling though, and I'm glad its happening.

 

The Grand Arcade condos are getting exterior maintenance.

the Waring Block (c. 1855) portion included tuckpointing and repainting. Window replacement started this week

 

There's construction fencing up arround the old Blind Pig and I saw a lot of construction lights inside. Not much to see yet.

Jimmy John's opening in the former D'Vine Wine Bar space in a couple months - I ran into the new owners outside. I guess it's better than another night club?

A Jimmy Johns!! That couldn't be worse news. What a complete downgrade for the neighborhood. To go from an intimate wine bar to a fast food joint, especially when there's a Jimmy Johns a few blocks away.

It'll do great Saturday nights.

Fully admitting I'm out of the loop but when did D'Vine close?

Fully admitting I'm out of the loop but when did D'Vine close?

 

It's been a few months (at least since before January if I recall correctly). But there has been a sign on the window saying they were renovating and would reopen. This is the first I've heared that it's actually closed

Hmm... Yeah I always thought they were going to be reopening. Maybe in a new location?

Saw this as I was riding my bike past the former Holy Craft:

Also, the Inside of the former Blind Pig is completely gutted.

Saw this as I was riding my bike past the former Holy Craft:

How long was Holy Craft even open? The Google street view from July 2014 says "coming soon".

Saw this as I was riding my bike past the former Holy Craft:

How long was Holy Craft even open? The Google street view from July 2014 says "coming soon".

 

Holy Craft opened late July/early August 2014 and closed sometime shortly after the new year, maybe February or so? So yeah, it didn't have a long run

Don't know what this means, but boring equipment is parked behind Stark's offices at West 3rd and St. Clair. The question is this for getting core samples from a site in the Warehouse District or from Stark's nuCLEus site in the Gateway District?

It definitely has started drilling behind Stark's WHD building.

 

It definitely has started drilling behind Stark's WHD building.

 

 

Good photo! This is the company and they are large, national firm that definitely does geotechnical and subsurface condition analysis for construction projects, including commercial and residential....

 

http://www.smeinc.com/

 

EDIT: they also did the consulting work for the pedestrian bridge across North Coast Harbor:

http://www.smeinc.com/project/cuy-pedestrian-bridge-voinovich-pedestrian-bridge

 

EDIT2: the property next to Stark's building has not sold. It has been owned continuously since at least 1987 by FAI Inc., originally incorporated in 1962 as Funds Adminstration Inc., by the Cleveland attorneys Michael E. Cozzo and Arlene B. Steuer. They may be more than just the agents on the public documents of the firm. Cozzo has since died, but Steuer is still listed as an incorporator along with Beatrice Babinchak and Georgianne Yunick. I see other companies that these persons serve as incorporators or agents, and I may be wrong but something tells me they are not the persons who provided the bulk of the money to establish these firms. I am trying to write cautiously here, because I also see that Steuer authored a paper "Inducing Breach of Contract in Ohio" in 1952. Although his paper was intended as a guide on how to avoid being so induced. Yes, he appears to still be alive and still the statutory agent of this firm. But given the name of the firm involved (Funds Adminstration Inc.)  this may be a property that was bought as part of a pension fund investment and, given the age of the persons involved, this may be a property that's ripe for selling now (such as to Weston or Stark). More questions than answers at this point. Perhaps someone else recognizes this firm and can shed some light as to what's going on.

Oooohhhh sh*t son.

Wait, what does this mean? Is there going to be new construction in the warehouse district??

Wait, what does this mean? Is there going to be new construction in the warehouse district??

 

Not necessarily. A similar truck did test borings near the corner of West 6th and Superior after the ugly two-level parking deck was demolished maybe five years ago. Forest City had just acquired the property and GCRTA proposed the West Side Transit Center there. But no construction has resulted so far.

NEORSD has been doing soil borings in many places around the city as part of their grand CSO project.

NEORSD has been doing soil borings in many places around the city as part of their grand CSO project.

 

You may be right. I found some references that S&ME is the geotechnical drilling contractor to NE Ohio Regional Sewer District. However they appear to be limited to the huge sewer interceptor tunnel. But S&ME may be doing other CSO-related drilling work for NEORSD.

The bore drilling truck was most recently at the NE corner of W6th and Superior last night. Also, does anyone know what is going in the gutted space on the first floor of the Bradley Building (next to RTA offices) on W6th?

^ That reminds me, the boring truck was at the NW corner of Superior and W3rd last weekend. I wonder whats going on with that lot?

^ So I wonder if we'll see it at the SE corner of St Clair and W 6th next week, then it will have been at all four corners. Interesting

These sites have been drilled countless times over the years.  You would think they have plenty of geotechnical information at this point!  I wonder if they are installing wells here for groundwater monitoring in association with environmental assessments. 

 

Water tower completed with building's new name

 

 

Rumor has it that the new National Terminal owners are planning on building a new apartment building on the small lot on W. 10.

Rumor has it that the new National Terminal owners are planning on building a new apartment building on the small lot on W. 10.

 

You meant that lot that fronts w9 also?  Has been for sale for years?

We're talking about this guy, right?

 

 

 

^ I could see them building on the lower lot next to that one before they build over their own parking lot. Building on their own lot there would block the light and views from a ton of newly remodeled apartments they just doubled the rent on.

National Terminal's, er the Archer's, constructing a new apt building on that lot would be sweet.  More density, esp at FEB is all good.

I'm not sure which parking lot, but I'm assuming it's the one that SixthCity pointed out. All I heard was they were developing their parking lot on W. 10. Sounds like they're trying to capitalize on the Flats East Bank momentum.

 

But keep in mind, as of right now, this is just a rumor (from a semi-reliable source).

If it matters any, the parking lot just southeast has a lot of yellow tape blocking off most of the lower portion. Looks like they are going to be testing the wall.

There's construction fencing up arround the old Blind Pig and I saw a lot of construction lights inside. Not much to see yet.

 

 

Any updates / pics of this??  Or any idea what's going to be going in there??

I popped my head in on Wednesday. They are completely gutting the place and, as far as I can tell, they are re-wiring all the electrical. It's far from taking any shape.

UrbanOhio: where people get excited about a boring truck.

Redirected from the Flats thread....

 

And unfortunately, taking spots from the Huntington garage in lieu of building new parking for the Hilton is only going to make those WHD lots more valuable to their squatters.....errrr, owners

Wrong thread, but I do think this arrangement with the parking for Hilton will drive the development of the parking garage on those lot that Jarobe wrote about a couple months ago.  I have heard from a fairly reliable source that a developer wants something to come out of the ground "quiietly" by years end at that location.  I'm sure KJP can do some investigative digging for us!

 

Wait, what?? Which lots are you referring to?

 

EDIT: I found a mjarboe[/member] article from a year ago. Is this the one you mean?

 

Private property owners are tossing around the possibility of building new garages or replacing old ones near the county's Justice Center complex. Attorney Jeff Appelbaum, who represents the county on matters related to the convention complex and the Hilton, mentioned West Third Street sites during the council committee meeting, but he wouldn't elaborate.

 

"If a private market solution arrives, we'll certainly look at it," Silliman said. "But we're not assuming that's going to solve the problem. That's why the county's looking at other options."

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/parking_upgrades_not_construct.html

More... To me, the two most likely sites on West 3rd where a parking garage might be built is to demolish the old L-shaped deck on the southeast corner of St. Clair and West 3rd (owned by Metro Parking Systems), or the mid-block lot owned by Weston that has an address of 1242 West 3rd -- between the Marion Building (Karl's Inn of the Barristers) and Lakeside Place (323 Lakeside Ave).

 

The latter actually had a plan a few years ago by Payto Architects to build a large parking deck with street-facing retail spaces on the Weston lot...

West 3rd Parking Deck-PaytoArchitects by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr

 

Here's the L-shaped deck at West 3rd and St. Clair owned by Metro Parking Systems...

West 3rd-St Clair Deck-MetroParkingSystems-2014 by Ken Prendergast, on Flickr