^Awesome amenity!  Glad to hear it will be weekly too.

We send an email out to brokers and other interested parties. IM me if you want to be added to our monthly mailing list updates.

 

NULIFE TAKES ON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

Meisha Nelson's philosophy is simple. "Stand naked in front of a mirror. Don't like what you see? Keep on moving."

The owner of Tyler Village tenant NuLife Fitness speaks from experience. After gaining 70 pounds following the birth of her daughter, Meisha weighed 204 pounds. "I worked out at a boot camp facility, got inspired, got a certificate in group fitness and then became a certified trainer," she says. This highly motivated businesswoman was also completing her M.B.A. at Indiana Wesleyan at the same time. "It all kind of came together."

After opening her first facility on Waterloo, Meisha decided to open her second at Tyler Village. The 4,500 square foot space includes a weight room, cardio facility, circuit training, classes, a sauna and showers and is open seven days a week. Classes beginning at 6:00 a.m. are offered on weekdays, while Saturday classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Special 30-minute lunchtime express classes are available as is daycare. A natural smoothie bar is open to the public.

Many of NuLife's female members are success stories featured on its website, www.nulifefitnesscamp.com, however, Meisha is discovering that more and more men are interested in joining this boot camp facility. In 2009, NuLife became a corporate partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"This is a weight management program. Clients are required to complete three high impact cardio and resistance classes a week, are measured for their weight and body fat and assess their goals on an ongoing basis," Meisha says.

 

BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE CARD GAME

Every wonder what happens behind the scenes when a merchant processes your credit cards and gift cards? Look beyond the merchant and the folks producing the cards and you just might find Tyler tenant SparkBase.

SparkBase President Geoff Hardman explains that his company "writes the software that works on multiple terminal systems that communicate back to a data center." In other others, they make the cards work for banks and other financial institutions as well as some smaller end users.

After opening offices in Chagrin Falls, SparkBase moved to Solon and then discovered Tyler. "We wanted to be near other tech people," Hardman admits. "We also were looking for a space that gave us the option for expansion." (SparkBase currently occupies 3,200 square feet at Tyler Village with an option for the 2,500 square foot adjacent space.)

"We looked in the Warehouse District, but realized that the parking would kill us. We have a lot of young employees that can't afford the downtown parking rates. Since we've been here, we've realized that the access to the highway is an unbelievable asset. It's amazing how fast we can get anywhere from here."

For more information about or to contact SparkBase, log on to www.sparkbase.com.

 

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Look what's happening in and around Tyler Village.

Pulley's Coffeehouse 36. Tyler's own coffee house and more. Outstanding sandwiches and salads. WiFi. Open daily from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

NuLife Fitness. On-site, boot camp fitness facility. Classes. Sauna. Showers. Daycare. Smoothie bar. Open weekdays 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 8:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. NuLife offers discounts to Tyler Village tenants.

Academy of Excellence. Childcare. 1541 East 38th Street. 1999 Payne Avenue. Coming soon!

Blue Pike Farm. First farm started in the 21st century in Cleveland proper. Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 900 East 72nd Street, 1/2 mile south of the Shoreway.

Indigo Imp Brewery Ltd. At Tyler Village. 3615 Superior. Open to the Public Fridays Only: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Six-pack: $9.39 plus tax, cash only.

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/cliffs_natural_resources_gives.html

 

Tyler Village tenant E Prep and Village Prep got some good news!

Meeting with Dennis at Tyler Village tomorrow morning to scout it out as a potential new headquarters for the marketing/advertising company I work for.

 

weepinwillow, is that you? :)

no, I'll be part of that tour, though.

A little more follow-up to a great story:

 

Cleveland: Charter school gets $1 million gift

Dick Russ    Updated: 8/30/2010 7:15:37 PM  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:39:20 PM

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CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland company gave an enormous gift Monday to a Cleveland school, one that has been doing things "differently" since it was established a few years ago.

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, formerly known as Cleveland Cliffs, made the subtantial investment in Village Prep, an inner-city school with 180 kindergartners and first graders.

 

"This is the most phenomenal thing that has ever happened to the organization," said Village Prep founder John Zitzner. "It really allows us to keep moving forward in the right direction, to keep expanding, to keep adding more children."

 

Village Prep, which started only one year ago, has a partner middle school, Entrepreneur Preparatory School, or E-Prep, which was founded in 2006 and has 300 students.

 

Both are located in Tyler Village, a renovated factory at East 36th Street and Superior Avenue.

 

http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=146135&catid=45

 

 

Awesome.

 

As more Cleveland schools perform better, they will win gifts like these. One of the lessons I learned in nonprofit organization management is that grantors don't give to failure. They give to success.

so, recent updates:

The Arts Academy has signed a lease with Tyler Village, expanding on our brand: Tech, Arts and Education.

 

A young start-up called Syntec are completing the finishing touches on their suite.

 

We just installed a public art piece in front of E Prep's entrance done by tenant Moritz Wood and Metal:

 

I hope to have more real soon (perhaps a new company or two coming to Cleveland? I'm working on it)

Thank you

There is just so much to like about this entire project

 

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THE  FACTOR

November 2010

ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING ASPECTS OF TYLER VILLAGE IS

its appeal to creative types. We're highlighting two of our very talented tenants in this edition of our newsletter.

 

 

Design: Mike Moritz. Metalwork: Moritz Wood and Metal.

MORITZ CELEBRATES ROLE AS TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SILVERSMITH

We don't often think of silversmiths these days. The Wild West is far behind us. Yet, Mike Moritz, fine artist, silversmith, boutique metal fabricator and owner of Tyler Village tenant Moritz Wood and Metal finds his art is very much in demand.

His most recent installation? A public art sculpture at the entry of Tyler Village tenant E-Prep.

"It's an outdoor art installation at the entranceway of E-Prep," Moritz explains. "It's functional in that it defines the entryway. It prevents cars from parking too close to the door. It keeps the students corralled, too."

Moritz's original concept introduced two rows of books. "I've added a cityscape reference and a bar graph reference, implying growth and rising up." The 10' x 2' sculpture covers 200 feet of E-Prep's entrance.

To be sure, public artist one of Moritz's many talents, yet he defines himself a silversmith and fine artist. After studying silversmithing at the University of Akron, he discovered that he possessed a niche talent. "There are jobs where silversmiths are needed that are too small for the ‘big guys' or too specialized and not appropriate for tinsmiths or blacksmiths," he explains. Through local architects and builders, Moritz found his niche. He began creating lighting fixtures and reproducing "wonderful, old objects" for architectural projects and older homes in the Gates Mills area.

"In a way, I'm a metal fabricator but I think aesthetically and functionally. Once a group finds out about me they begin to incorporate specialty metal projects into their work."

Now in business for 15 years, Moritz also assists on public art projects building other people's art. After having a studio in Little Italy, he relocated to his 5,000 square foot Tyler Village loft space three and a half years ago. "I wanted to be closer to the freeway and I needed more space and loading docks.

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GALLERY FEATURES UP-AND-COMING ARTISTS

As a photographer, Paul Sobota and his clothing designer girlfriend Dana Hardy, are what most people perceive to be stereotypic loft space tenants. What they might not imagine is that the two have also opened Front Room Gallery, a showcase for early career artists and that they have rental space available within their space for eight other artists. And, that they're doing all of this at Tyler Village.

Located in a 6,300 square foot space in Building 42, Sobota and Hardy leased the space in August, 2006 after hearing about Tyler Village from a friend. "We liked the size of the space and the people at Tyler built it out the way that we wanted it. The overall atmosphere and the location of the complex were appealing, too," he says.

Today, in addition to their own work, they are featuring young and emerging artists at their Front Room Gallery (www.frontroomcleveland.com). Painters, photographers, videographers, sculptors and multi-media artists are highlighted on an ongoing basis. "We usually find friends of friends of other artists," Sobota explains. The gallery changes shows every couple of months with guest artists typically attending openings. Information about Front Room Gallery's shows are featured on Facebook, advertised on flyers, postcards, posters and distributed through its sizeable e-mail list. Front Room Gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Sobota, an Indianapolis native, met Clevelander Hardy while both were attending Cleveland Institute of Art. They first opened Front Room in September, 2005 on East 72nd Street and St. Clair Avenue. "And that," he says, "turned into this."

Image: A past show at Front Room Gallery. Photography by Paul Sobota

 

 

 

anybody have any ideas for existing events in Cleveland that Tyler could look at hosting?

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/furniture111110.aspx

 

Tyler Village tenant and stalwart, APOC, mentioned in this article.

anybody have any ideas for existing events in Cleveland that Tyler could look at hosting?

 

I had an idea in another tread about a "pop-up mall" in which local designers could set up a small temporary boutique for thier products

I had an idea in another tread about a "pop-up mall" in which local designers could set up a small temporary boutique for thier products

This could be perfect for Tyler. Who do I talk to?

"pop up city" has been hosting these types of events for some time, they typically take on vacant space for such events, which I am sure tyler still has...

 

http://www.popupcleveland.com/

You may also want to contact people at Virginia Marti college (I hope I spelled that right)

Another idea for an event (and this is the last one I present until you get some other ones) "This is how you start your own business" event

 

Take a business, like a designer's boutique, (or any of the businesses currently in Tyler village) and have a booth/store type space for the interested public to see, and perhaps purchase items from.

Then, in a neighboring booths have the companies / government agencies / small business incubators that the business owner used to be able to open the business.

 

For example:

Store 1: Boutique

Store 2: A Web site designer: for this boutique (and how they can help other small businesses)

Store 3: A contractor: how they worked with the boutique (and how they can work with other small businesses)

Store 4: City of Cleveland - what permits were needed for the boutique (and....)

Store 5: Civic innovation lab - how the boutique was helped by them (and....)

Store 6: Key bank - how the boutique got a SBA loan (and....)

Store 7: Kent State:  How the boutique owner got the education to pull this off (and....)

 

 

Basically, an open house for small companies and the groups that support them.  Maybe the example companies could all be Tyler Village companies.

It would need a fun component as well to draw people in, but its an idea off the top of my head.

 

they typically take on vacant space for such events, which I am sure tyler still has...

 

You don't know me well enough!

;)

Tyler Village has a new tenant signed! Tooling U is moving in come March to 8,000 square feet on the 6th floor of building 44, next to PC Helps. They are coming from space they had been subleasing at the Jergens building in Collinwood. Here's some info:

 

http://www.toolingu.com/default.aspx

 

Also, Facebook:

 

http://tinyurl.com/tylerfb

 

OK, this is our Tyler Village Face Book page. I'm trying to figure out how to do a couple of things here:

1. get more people signed up on it.

2. have content on there that people would come back to read or check in for.

 

So what do you think would be pertinent content for Tyler Village to share on FB.

Congrats!!

Tyler Village has a new tenant signed! Tooling U is moving in come March to 8,000 square feet on the 6th floor of building 44, next to PC Helps. They are coming from space they had been subleasing at the Jergens building in Collinwood. Here's some info:

 

http://www.toolingu.com/default.aspx

 

Also, Facebook:

 

http://tinyurl.com/tylerfb

 

OK, this is our Tyler Village Face Book page. I'm trying to figure out how to do a couple of things here:

1. get more people signed up on it.

2. have content on there that people would come back to read or check in for.

 

So what do you think would be pertinent content for Tyler Village to share on FB.

 

You need twitter and flickr and you should connect all three. 

so we'd use flickr to post photos of day to day goings on and new build outs, have the content run to FB along with daily or weekly twitter updates, that also show up on FB? What sort of content of those two items would you be inclined to read/look at?

so we'd use flickr to post photos of day to day goings on and new build outs, have the content run to FB along with daily or weekly twitter updates, that also show up on FB? What sort of content of those two items would you be inclined to read/look at?

Any content.  People love visuals and its an easy way to draw them to your site knowing that daily, every other day, you're going to post something new on your development.

 

The key is quality content and posting consistency.

You may also want to contact people at Virginia Marti college (I hope I spelled that right)

You should also look into contacting Kent State University's fashion department as well as the business college/entrepreneurship program.

Tooling U is moving in come March to 8,000 square feet on the 6th floor of building 44, next to PC Helps.

 

Glad to hear! (and your forum post is the first I've heard about it).

http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2011/01/video-emerging-chefs-take-over-cleveland/

 

Tyler tenant Moss Media is part of a group doing these Emerging Chef events. We plan on hosting an Emerging Chef event at Tyler Village in the spring or summer.

Great to hear. Cultivate and capitalize on the city's strengths -- local chefs certainly qualify!

 

 

A couple of pics of Tooling U's build out.

Yay!

Awesome.  Thanks WW!

 

Also, here's a quick video of Tooling U's views, etc..

I am doing a tour of the this building in early April.  It's only going to be an hour, but I would like to do a quick neighborhood tour as well.  Any suggestions what a group of 20ish might like in the area or places of interest?

 

For the record who ever Dennis is over there, he is a really nice guy. 

 

How immediate to Tyler? The new Asian Town Center across the street is pretty freaking amazing. I think China Merchandise Exhibit about a block to your west is great kitsch. Josaphat Arts Hall on 33rd is really interesting and unexpected. Tink Holl is another hidden treasure. And you can't go wrong with Koko Bakery on 38th and Payne. There are two dozen restaurants in the nabe, probably half a dozen Asian markets, dozens of tucked away artist spaces ... Just kind of depends on who your audience would be.

We are about to begin the Sparkbase expansion build out on Monday. Great Cleveland entrepreneurial story with these two brothers who have seen a company of 5 to 6 4 years ago grow to 20 to 25 employees in the last year. The kind of success Cleveland should be pointing to.

http://tinyurl.com/tylerlookbook

 

You can check out one of our newer promotional materials in digital form here.

Sorry for no recent updates.

 

First I'd like to share a link about Tyler:

 

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/tylervillage050511.aspx

 

Also, we recently completed the build out Sparkbase's 3000 square-foot expansion, SB has grown from 12 employees to over 24, and looking to hire more.

 

We brought in a group who had been working outr of their home to their first office space, pleased to bring the Waiting Child Fund to Tyler Village.

 

Currently we have a company kicking some tires who would be making the move from the burbs to Cleveland, another one looking at expanding in Cleveland. If the amount of tours is an indication of an upswing in the economy, I'm starting to feel optimistic.

Glad to hear it. Thanks!

Great news! Tyler Village is looking like it's becoming a great success!

Didn't know where else to put this, but since they're located in Tyler Village, I'm posting it here.

 

I came across Indigo Imp being sold at a shop in Borough Market (a large outdoor, food market in London).  Took a pic and thought it was interesting enough to post.

 

I heard that Ante Up Audio is closing.  Anyone know the circumstances?  That's a shame as I heard nothing but good things and positive Cleveland vibe about them.

Not exactly an authoritive source, but I heard the same per www.twitter.com/nicholasmegalis

 

A real shame if it's true. Maybe someone else can come in and take it over.

CLEVELAND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

Draft Agenda for October 7, 2011

 

Ordinance No. 1294-11(Ward 8/Councilman J. Johnson): Authorizing the Director of Economic Development to apply for and accept a Job Ready Sites grant from the Ohio Department of Development Jobs Ready Sites Program for the clean up and redevelopment of property known as Building 42 located at 3615 Superior Avenue; and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts with consultants or one or more firms of consultants to implement the grant project.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2011/10072011/index.php

Not exactly an authoritive source, but I heard the same per www.twitter.com/nicholasmegalis

 

A real shame if it's true. Maybe someone else can come in and take it over.

 

:-) He was my source too!

I havent heard anything since, and their website is still up with no mention.  Hopefully it was just a bad rumor. 

graystone plans to spend $9-12m to ready 158k square feet of office space

 

The developer of a fast-growing entrepreneurial village on the eastern edge of downtown is

planning a $9-12 million investment that would add nearly 160,000 square feet of office space.

Michelle Asher of Graystone Properties, which owns the mammoth Tyler Village complex at

East 36th and Superior, says that regional growth in the biotechnology, software development,

multimedia design and film industries prompted the bullish move to ready new space for additional

tenants.

 

more at: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/tylervillageexpansion102711.aspx

 

(Awesome)2.

 

Why? 1. Because it's good news. & 2. Freshwater Cleveland scooped the PD -- again.

(Awesome)2.

Why? 1. Because it's good news. & 2. Freshwater Cleveland scooped the PD -- again.

 

Actually, the PD wrote about this two weeks ago -

 

Graystone plans more renovation at former W.S. Tyler plant

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/graystone_plans_more_renovatio.html

 

Darn! :-D