April 19Apr 19 Can anyone post the text of this crains article? my head might literally explode if these a******* in DC yoink HUD funding. They'll give themselves a 4.5 trillion tax break at the drop of a hat and then pinch pennies for us. My hope is if the city will give the haslams booku- bucks maybe they will pitch in more for warner and swasey
April 20Apr 20 17 hours ago, FutureboyWonder said: Can anyone post the text of this crains article? my head might literally explode if these a******* in DC yoink HUD funding. They'll give themselves a 4.5 trillion tax break at the drop of a hat and then pinch pennies for us. My hope is if the city will give the haslams booku- bucks maybe they will pitch in more for warner and swasey No, because it is copyrighted material. It cannot be copied here in its entirety. Small excerpts, or a summary can be posted here if someone wants to do that.
April 20Apr 20 Here's a TL;DR 😉 https://www.crainscleveland.com/politics-policy/critical-cdc-funding-decision-awaits-cleveland-cuyahoga-co HUD delays mean City Council faces critical CDC funding decision The article is more of a council/funding issue and not solely a Warney & Swasey issue BTW, although it could certainly be impacted. Maybe there's a better thread for this article then. Cleveland’s 18 CDCs depend on the nearly $9 million in annual funding provided by the city from more than $3 billion in HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. Tania Menesse, president and CEO of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP), warns that with the fiscal year beginning in July, CDCs need the CDBGs to operate and some may soon find themselves short of that necessary cash. “Without gap or bridge funding, 12 of the 18 CDCs will not be operational by Christmas," Menesse says. Earlier in the year, Councilman Kerry McCormack introduced Ordinance 113-2025 that, if passed, would shift from using the HUD grants, which are limited and only reimburse spending, to pulling CDC money directly from the city’s general fund. Councilman McCormack said he plans to push for a committee hearing, but as summer approaches, the time it would take to get a full council vote is unclear. The CDC measure would allocate $8.6 million for 17 CDCs for one year. The funding is on par with the 2025 CDBG funds dispersed to CDCs, representing about 1% of the city’s $810 million general fund and less than 0.5% of Cleveland's $2.1 billion city budget.
April 25Apr 25 On 4/20/2025 at 3:38 PM, Geowizical said: Here's a TL;DR 😉 https://www.crainscleveland.com/politics-policy/critical-cdc-funding-decision-awaits-cleveland-cuyahoga-co HUD delays mean City Council faces critical CDC funding decision The article is more of a council/funding issue and not solely a Warney & Swasey issue BTW, although it could certainly be impacted. Maybe there's a better thread for this article then. Cleveland’s 18 CDCs depend on the nearly $9 million in annual funding provided by the city from more than $3 billion in HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. Tania Menesse, president and CEO of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP), warns that with the fiscal year beginning in July, CDCs need the CDBGs to operate and some may soon find themselves short of that necessary cash. “Without gap or bridge funding, 12 of the 18 CDCs will not be operational by Christmas," Menesse says. Earlier in the year, Councilman Kerry McCormack introduced Ordinance 113-2025 that, if passed, would shift from using the HUD grants, which are limited and only reimburse spending, to pulling CDC money directly from the city’s general fund. Councilman McCormack said he plans to push for a committee hearing, but as summer approaches, the time it would take to get a full council vote is unclear. The CDC measure would allocate $8.6 million for 17 CDCs for one year. The funding is on par with the 2025 CDBG funds dispersed to CDCs, representing about 1% of the city’s $810 million general fund and less than 0.5% of Cleveland's $2.1 billion city budget. Glad to see the City stepping in for stop-gap measures. More broadly, we need more revenue producing ideas for CDC's. I'd be curious to know if that conversation is happening anywhere currently in Cleveland - would love to be a fly on the wall / contribute what two cents I've got on the question.
April 25Apr 25 I remembered hearing last year the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan restoration at 7000 is supposed to be getting renovated. Next Monday I should be over there to take a look but does anyone know if movement is still happening there?
April 25Apr 25 11 minutes ago, FutureboyWonder said: I remembered hearing last year the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan restoration at 7000 is supposed to be getting renovated. Next Monday I should be over there to take a look but does anyone know if movement is still happening there? The news was that the new Site Readiness Fund bought this property so it could raise funds to clean it and possibly remove it so it could be marketed to a new end-user. If a new end-user is found, then it and the SRF will determine whether any of the existing buildings will be retained and renovated. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 8May 8 On 2/20/2024 at 2:08 PM, WindyBuckeye said:Yes Black Frog Brewery.Black Frog Brewery opens this Friday 5/9 .Planning on checking it out for its grand opening!
May 12May 12 We are only on building 2 of 8??clevelandInside Cleveland’s innovative new MidTown Collaboration C...Discover how the Cleveland Foundation and its partners are reshaping the city's innovation landscape
May 12May 12 This development needs a large building, at least 300,000 sq feet and preferrable more, to anchor Midtown and hopefully jump start other projects. Something the size of the original collaboration center before that developer stepped away.
May 18May 18 Is 3614 Euclid (former hotel) project still dormant? Creepy looking building to have vacant, really kinda a blight to the corridor.
May 18May 18 13 hours ago, noname said:Is 3614 Euclid (former hotel) project still dormant? Creepy looking building to have vacant, really kinda a blight to the corridor.a reminder that we will always wonder who the heck’s idea it was to put that ‘face’ of the building on euclid? 🤖
May 18May 18 5 hours ago, mrnyc said:a reminder that we will always wonder who the heck’s idea it was to put that ‘face’ of the building on euclid? 🤖Holiday Inn. They built what is now the DoubleTree on Lakeside in 1974 with blank facades facing the lake and city. Same style as the 1964 Holiday Inn at 3614 Euclid. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 18May 18 Also, remember the defunct Holiday Inn at E 22nd and Euclid across from CSU. It was positioned that way too.
May 19May 19 The former hotel at 3614 Euclid is about 60 years old. Is it worth saving? It might be best to demo it and build something new on the site.
May 22May 22 the backside of the hotel, of the old lancer's steakhouse... I think... being rehabbed...
May 23May 23 Warner & Swasey conversion funding not there yetBy Ken Prendergast / May 23, 2025It’s been a long road for the former Warner & Swasey plant, 5701 Carnegie Ave. in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood, to become a useful building again. And while it doesn’t have all of its financial pieces available yet to complete its $52 million puzzle, those last five pieces have been identified and are in the process of being secured.MORE:https://neo-trans.blog/2025/05/23/warner-swasey-conversion-funding-not-there-yet/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 24May 24 the headline prepared me for some of the worst news of the last few year, but the article left me feeling optimistic.One issue I am having is funding has been the biggest thorn and it feels like an awful lot of "start dates" have come and gone. Lets hope this is the real deal.
May 26May 26 This building in Midtown is getting some much needed love.3230 Euclid AVECleveland OH 44115CanadUSRestoration of old Mansion on Euclid Ave. that was previously converted into 17 apartment units (1 and 2 bedroom high end units) and 2 store fronts. We are remodeling the interior and the exterior to bring it back to its former glory. No change of occupancy, no unit expansion, remodel only.
May 26May 26 12 hours ago, freethink said:This building in Midtown is getting some much needed love.3230 Euclid AVECleveland OH 44115CanadUSRestoration of old Mansion on Euclid Ave. that was previously converted into 17 apartment units (1 and 2 bedroom high end units) and 2 store fronts. We are remodeling the interior and the exterior to bring it back to its former glory. No change of occupancy, no unit expansion, remodel only.Thank you!
May 26May 26 I was hoping to write an article about that and reached out to the contact listed, but no replies yet. But that doesn't necessarily stop me from writing anything.... 😁 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 27May 27 On 5/25/2025 at 9:43 PM, freethink said:This building in Midtown is getting some much needed love.3230 Euclid AVECleveland OH 44115CanadUSRestoration of old Mansion on Euclid Ave. that was previously converted into 17 apartment units (1 and 2 bedroom high end units) and 2 store fronts. We are remodeling the interior and the exterior to bring it back to its former glory. No change of occupancy, no unit expansion, remodel only.I used to go the IOP at catholic charities right near by and I always wished something was done with this
May 27May 27 I have a question and it may be a silly question. Looking at the majority of buildings standing in Midtown, they look like they were built between the 1940s and 1960s, but they look like they were built without a master plan for the area. They have a mix of office buildings, industrial buildings and everything in between. Was master planning popular in that time period? Did developers pitch large ideas to the city to redevelop a neighborhood, or did the city take what they could get because the decline was starting to accelerate?
May 27May 27 Master planning was popular in the mid 20th century. Kind of a golden age, actually. But there was no massive central redevelopment plan for Midtown at that point that I know of. The mid 20th century buildings we see now were mostly the result of the piecemeal redevelopment of Millionaire's Row mansions that had been subdivided earlier in the 20th century and hit their end of life around that time.
May 28May 28 On 5/25/2025 at 9:43 PM, freethink said:This building in Midtown is getting some much needed love.3230 Euclid AVECleveland OH 44115CanadUSRestoration of old Mansion on Euclid Ave. that was previously converted into 17 apartment units (1 and 2 bedroom high end units) and 2 store fronts. We are remodeling the interior and the exterior to bring it back to its former glory. No change of occupancy, no unit expansion, remodel only.Omg, about time!
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