Among the younger east side unpolitical suburbanite crowd where I have ties despite my advanced years, it's considered among the best of places to work.  There's enough people so you're not encountering the same old faces all the time like Dakota might have been.

 

"Unpolitical" like you? Perhaps you don't see the politics because, like a fish, you no longer notice the water when you're surrounded by it and nothing else. To you, living/eating/breathing the suburban lifestyle is the default position. The alternative to you is a fish out of water. You think that, sooner or later they'll come back to the water or die. Instead, I think the strongest ones are growing legs and will out-evolve those who can't/won't evolve.

 

What does this have to with Eaton or Progressive? I think Eaton is bound where Progressive is -- in an less competitive position when it comes to luring new employees. I remember reading a few years ago that Progressive was having a difficult time filling available jobs. I would suspect that their biggest competitor is GEICO. Where are they headquartered? Chevy Chase, Maryland. Go to their website and you'll see them pimping their headquarters as a great place to work. Why? Not because this insurance company gives great car access. Instead, here's what they tout (notice what transportation they list LAST despite how their bread is buttered).......

 

What makes GEICO an employer of choice in the D.C. area?

If you've ever visited Washington, D.C., then you may have experienced some traffic. At GEICO, we work hard to provide our associates with a variety of commuter programs.

 

+ The office is a short walk from the Friendship Heights Metro stop on the red line

+ We offer discounted Metro tickets and on-site bike racks

+ We're within walking distance of several bus stops

+ There is convenient, low-cost parking and vanpool options

 

We also provide on-site conveniences and coordinate associate activities, including:

 

+ Fitness center and cafeteria

+ Banking at our credit union

+ Sports teams, cultural celebrations and social events

+ Many opportunities to volunteer throughout the year

 

http://careers.geico.com/careers/office-locations/maryland-chevy-chase/

 

 

Another competitor to Progressive is Nationwide which is headquartered in downtown Columbus which, like Cleveland, is experiencing a central-city residential boom.

 

Yet another Progressive competitor is Allstate which is headquartered in Northbrook, IL in a setting much like Progressive's -- a Chicago suburban office campus along the Jane Addams Tollway. And Allstate's undergoing a bit of mayhem -- they're demolishing nearly 1 million square feet of office buildings in suburban Chicago. This article states why -- they're also having trouble competing for younger workers.....

 

Total wreck: Allstate opts to raze vacated suburban building

By Alby Gallun March 19, 2012

 

The decision also highlights the widening gap between the suburbs, where a quarter of all office space is vacant, and downtown, which is recovering more quickly from the recession, with a 17 percent vacancy rate. More companies are migrating from suburban to urban settings, aiming to attract skilled young professionals who want to live and work in the city.

 

Read more:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120317/ISSUE01/303179981/total-wreck-allstate-opts-to-raze-vacated-suburban-building

Among the younger east side unpolitical suburbanite crowd where I have ties despite my advanced years, it's considered among the best of places to work.  There's enough people so you're not encountering the same old faces all the time like Dakota might have been.

 

"Unpolitical" like you? Perhaps you don't see the politics because, like a fish, you no longer notice the water when you're surrounded by it and nothing else. To you, living/eating/breathing the suburban lifestyle is the default position. The alternative to you is a fish out of water. You think that, sooner or later they'll come back to the water or die. Instead, I think the strongest ones are growing legs and will out-evolve those who can't/won't evolve.

 

What does this have to with Eaton or Progressive? I think Eaton is bound where Progressive is -- in an less competitive position when it comes to luring new employees. I remember reading a few years ago that Progressive was having a difficult time filling available jobs. I would suspect that their biggest competitor is GEICO. Where are they headquartered? Chevy Chase, Maryland. Go to their website and you'll see them pimping their headquarters as a great place to work. Why? Not because this insurance company gives great car access. Instead, here's what they tout (notice what transportation they list LAST despite how their bread is buttered).......

 

What makes GEICO an employer of choice in the D.C. area?

If you've ever visited Washington, D.C., then you may have experienced some traffic. At GEICO, we work hard to provide our associates with a variety of commuter programs.

 

+ The office is a short walk from the Friendship Heights Metro stop on the red line

+ We offer discounted Metro tickets and on-site bike racks

+ We're within walking distance of several bus stops

+ There is convenient, low-cost parking and vanpool options

 

We also provide on-site conveniences and coordinate associate activities, including:

 

+ Fitness center and cafeteria

+ Banking at our credit union

+ Sports teams, cultural celebrations and social events

+ Many opportunities to volunteer throughout the year

 

http://careers.geico.com/careers/office-locations/maryland-chevy-chase/

 

 

Another competitor to Progressive is Nationwide which is headquartered in downtown Columbus which, like Cleveland, is experiencing a central-city residential boom.

 

Yet another Progressive competitor is Allstate which is headquartered in Northbrook, IL in a setting much like Progressive's -- a Chicago suburban office campus along the Jane Addams Tollway. And Allstate's undergoing a bit of mayhem -- they're demolishing nearly 1 million square feet of office buildings in suburban Chicago. This article states why -- they're also having trouble competing for younger workers.....

 

Total wreck: Allstate opts to raze vacated suburban building

By Alby Gallun March 19, 2012

 

The decision also highlights the widening gap between the suburbs, where a quarter of all office space is vacant, and downtown, which is recovering more quickly from the recession, with a 17 percent vacancy rate. More companies are migrating from suburban to urban settings, aiming to attract skilled young professionals who want to live and work in the city.

 

Read more:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120317/ISSUE01/303179981/total-wreck-allstate-opts-to-raze-vacated-suburban-building

 

GEICO's not in DC or Baltimore, though.  They are in Chevy Chase.  They are hyping what is different about them, in that area.  Most companies do, when recruiting.  Their amenities and culture sound a lot like Progressive.

 

Allstate's not heading downtown.  They are getting smaller.  The writer of the story made the connection to city vs. suburbs.  An alternate explanation:  it is government and businesses which support same that were not as strongly impacted by the recession and are growing.

 

Most of my friends are indeed not political.  I wouldn't even know their opinions if it wasn't for Facebook, which is a good measure of how "political" someone is.

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

 

The same. Mayor Mike White pissed off Progressive CEO Peter Lewis, so he went elsewhere.

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

 

The same. Mayor Mike White pissed off Progressive CEO Peter Lewis, so he went elsewhere.

Is the same CEO there and what happened?

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

 

There was talk about it, but it never really went anywhere.  It was going to require some FAA input, and Peter Lewis never had the clout Oral Roberts did in Tulsa so couldn't bypass same.  Plus, as mentioned above, White failed to significantly kowtow....

 

Plus, from what I've heard from employees there was strong opposition within the company, reaching into the upper ranks.  Lewis wanted it for primarily egotistical reasons.  The idea, moribund from about 1991, died when Renwick took over.

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

 

There was talk about it, but it never really went anywhere.  It was going to require some FAA input, and Peter Lewis never had the clout Oral Roberts did in Tulsa so couldn't bypass same. 

 

Plus, from what I've heard from employees there was strong opposition within the company, reaching into the upper ranks.  Lewis wanted it for primarily egotistical reasons.  The idea, moribund from about 1991, died when Renwick took over.

So was it around the Burke airport airspace? Also its amazing what a few years and a few developments can do to change the perception of downtown to employees in the suburbs.

Was that the progressive insurance company that wanted to build a tower downtown that got canceled years ago or was that another company with a similar name?

 

There was talk about it, but it never really went anywhere.  It was going to require some FAA input, and Peter Lewis never had the clout Oral Roberts did in Tulsa so couldn't bypass same. 

 

Plus, from what I've heard from employees there was strong opposition within the company, reaching into the upper ranks.  Lewis wanted it for primarily egotistical reasons.  The idea, moribund from about 1991, died when Renwick took over.

So was it around the Burke airport airspace? Also its amazing what a few years and a few developments can do to change the perception of downtown to employees in the suburbs.

 

It potentially interfered with airport space, from what I recalled.

 

Unless you found a way to get rid of traffic and parking fees, the answer is often "not very much".  Those are the big issues to a lot of people who are comfortable living and working in the 'burbs.

 

Also, while it falls somewhere between iconoclastic and heretical in these parts to question the value of density, many people, perhaps most, aren't fond of it. 

Well, they finally announced it. FNB is creating a regional HQ downtown.

 

First National Bank to set up regional headquarters in downtown Cleveland

 

By STAN BULLARD

7:00 am, July 11, 2013

 

 

First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp. (NYSE: FNB) of Hermitage, Pa., said it plans to establish its regional headquarters in downtown Cleveland as part of its pending acquisition of Solon-based PVF Capital Corp., the parent of Park View Federal Savings.

 

First National said it has leased space on the 14th floor of the 55 Public Square office building and will establish a downtown branch on the building's first floor by Nov. 1. Drawings that First National plans to ask the Cleveland City Planning Commission to approve show significant signage atop the 22-story building on the northwest corner of Public Square.

 

http://crainscleveland.com/article/20130711/FREE/130719966

So was it around the Burke airport airspace? Also its amazing what a few years and a few developments can do to change the perception of downtown to employees in the suburbs.

 

No, that's a common misconception. It's FAA clearance was for Hopkins, but the false story that it involved Burke took on a life of its own. And yes, most Progressive offices were scattered around the Hillcrest suburbs as were the employees. Most didn't seem interested in relocating to downtown. But it was the pissing match between two intelligent but strong-headed and opinionated people -- White and Lewis.

 

Well, they finally announced it. FNB is creating a regional HQ downtown.

 

First National Bank to set up regional headquarters in downtown Cleveland

 

By STAN BULLARD

7:00 am, July 11, 2013

 

 

Good news! I saw the Design Review agenda had their signage on this week's agenda......

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2013/07122013/index.php

 

 

I couldn’t remember which airport is was so I didn’t specify.  People sometimes forget that one of the major approaches to Hopkins goes over downtown.

 

When Oral Roberts built the Cityplex Tower across the street from  his university, he bulled his way past similar regulations.  As it turns out, it was this money pit that caused him to “hear” God tell him to raise $8 million or he was calling him home.  This of course inspired one of Berke Breathed’s better Bloom County themes.

 

Somewhat ironic anecdote:  I used to stay at the Grandview Hotel, previously owned by ORU, when I had a plant in Tulsa.  Visible across the street is his ~200’ “Prayer Tower” (the inspiration for Rex’s Erection in Cuyahoga Falls), where he allegedly heard God.  I used to observe that had he bothered to go to the top of the ~600’ Cityplex Tower, he might have heard more clearly “Quit bilking your followers or just go home”.

 

It seems work is finally beginning on the old Ferro Corp building on Lakeside. I've been away for a month so I need to make my development rounds to see progress :D

A lot of great news in the quarterly updates:

 

"Highlights from the quarter illustrate Downtown’s accelerating momentum:

• Completion of more than $600 million of investments, including the new Cleveland Convention Center, Aloft Hotel and Ernst & Young Tower

• Announcement of more than $500 million of new investments, led by “The M at E. 9th” and a new convention center hotel

• Office occupancy of more than 80 percent, including a 90 percent lease rate at the new Ernst & Young Tower

• Positive net absorption of more than 67,000 square feet in the office market, marking positive net absorption in eight of the last nine quarters

• Apartment occupancy of 96.5 percent as the market absorbs new units as rapidly as they become available

• Opening of 31 new restaurants and shops so far in 2013, with 22 more on the way in 2013 and 2014

• Booking of 70 conventions and conferences and more Downtown visitors in 2013 than in several decades"

 

http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/88457/Q2_2013_FINAL.pdf

A lot of great news in the quarterly updates:

 

"Highlights from the quarter illustrate Downtown’s accelerating momentum:

• Completion of more than $600 million of investments, including the new Cleveland Convention Center, Aloft Hotel and Ernst & Young Tower

• Announcement of more than $500 million of new investments, led by “The M at E. 9th” and a new convention center hotel

• Office occupancy of more than 80 percent, including a 90 percent lease rate at the new Ernst & Young Tower

• Positive net absorption of more than 67,000 square feet in the office market, marking positive net absorption in eight of the last nine quarters

• Apartment occupancy of 96.5 percent as the market absorbs new units as rapidly as they become available

• Opening of 31 new restaurants and shops so far in 2013, with 22 more on the way in 2013 and 2014

• Booking of 70 conventions and conferences and more Downtown visitors in 2013 than in several decades"

 

http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/88457/Q2_2013_FINAL.pdf

 

Cool. If we can get that Class A office occupancy down to 10 percent or less, there is a market justification for building a new office tower (on Public Square, cough cough).

 

Nice looking report, but DCA does something that is bewildering or poor writing at best. In office space occupancy (page 7), they compare CLE to other markets, then footnote EVERY SINGLE other market on the list to say that what they are comparing is different than the point of comparison in CLE. What's the point of that? It raises huge questions about data credibility in a report that is all about data. A footnote is used for an exception---for example the data from one year is 3Q2011, when the data for all others is 4Q2011, not to undermine the entire table.

 

Not the first time I've seen that kind of thing in a DCA report.  Someone needs to take a second look before they release their final product, make sure it makes sense. 

Oswald has quietly made its presence known on the skyline.

 

 

 

IMG_20130917_110847_107 by 1af0298d3cb7af591d07a811b33f5489, on Flickr

Oswald has quietly made its presence known on the skyline.

 

 

I dunno.... That color is pretty loud to me!

 

EDIT: did you shoot that from the Breuer Tower? Are you working in there??

Class A vacancy is down to 14%, dropping more than a full percentage point in just one quarter -- despite the opening of a 500,000 square foot Class A office building.....

 

http://www.terrycoyne.com/uploads_library/2Q13%20Cleveland%20Office%20Market%20Report.pdf

^I believe the magic number is 10% vacancy or below to justify new construction.  Downtown has a lot of momentum- I don't think there are too many people who could predict the path downtown is on now just a few years ago during the financial crisis.  I hope it continues!

^I believe the magic number is 10% vacancy or below to justify new construction.  Downtown has a lot of momentum- I don't think there are too many people who could predict the path downtown is on now just a few years ago during the financial crisis.  I hope it continues!

 

Oh it was predictable even then.  These things are cyclical.

 

Imagine if National City hadn't been absorbed by PNC thanks to the aristocracy of pull that was the TARP program. 

I have noticed that general pedestrian and vehicular traffic downtown seems to be at least as much as it was before the recession. It's great to see. Rush hour traffic is difficult to gauge because of the Inner Belt project. But non-rush hour activity seems to have returned to pre-recession levels.

Third quarter numbers are mixed as a result of too many job losses......

 

http://www.ngkf.com/Uploads/FileManager/3Q13%20Cleveland%20Office%20Market%20Report.pdf

https://www.marcusmillichap.com/services/research/webreports/Cleveland/Office.aspx

KJP,

I have been dismissing the job losses over the past few months as just a lot of retirees at once, but the recent masslayoffs and closings announced are disheartening. Do you know how well the city proper is doing job wise? Are we gaining, losing, staying the same? I understand a strong region is necessary, but at the end of the day, the city trumps All in my book.

I wish I could put my finger on it. We gain some jobs here, lose some there, and don't seem to get ahead. Maybe this is all the "Great Replacement" as the Boomers retire and their kids replace them in the workforce? We see some companies (especially the more creative, tech-related, marketing-type jobs) moving from the suburbs to downtown but these are offset by the Eatons and Ferros going out to pasture. Perhaps we need some of these biotech startups spun off by the Cleveland Clinic to hit the big time, or maybe Progressive or Steris or some other large company to open a "creative division" downtown.

 

The greatest companies in the city's history (Standard Oil, Sherwin Williams, White Motor, Progressive etc) didn't move here. They were born here and grew big here. We need to incubate ideas and their creators.

Office market conditions in Q3 2013 are discussed here:

http://www.downtowncleveland.com/media/91671/Q3_2013.pdf

Why is office space so much more expensive in Cincinnati compared to other Midwest cities?

Why is office space so much more expensive in Cincinnati compared to other Midwest cities?

 

Probably at least in part  because the downtown area is so compact.

Northeast Ohio Media Group, Plain Dealer announce new offices

 

The Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer Publishing Company today each announced to their employees where they will be working when the companies move into their permanent homes next year.

 

The Northeast Ohio Media Group, a digitally focused company that is responsible for editorial content, advertising sales and marketing for cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer and the Sun newspapers, will move into renovated space at 1801 Superior Ave.

 

Most of the reporters and editors with The Plain Dealer Publishing Company will move their newsroom from 1801 Superior Ave. into the Skylight Office Tower at Tower City Center.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/11/northeast_ohio_media_group_pla.html#incart_river

Crain's just published a list of the top three office tenants (I assume for Cuyahoga County but it may be just for downtown). Note that only two office tenants occupy more than 100,000 square feet. This does not include owner-occupied buildings........

 

1 -- Key Center Tower -- 127 Public Square, Cleveland -- 487,621 sf -- KeyBank

2 -- 1180 Lakeside Ave. East -- 1180 Lakeside Ave. East, Cleveland -- 300,000 sf -- AT&T

3 -- Eaton Center -- 1111 Superior Ave. East, Cleveland -- 88,575 sf -- Cleveland Metropolitan School District

BakerHostetler plans move to Key Tower from PNC Center in 2016

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The BakerHostetler law firm confirmed today that it has signed a lease on five floors at Key Tower, in a long-rumored deal that will absorb space being emptied out by the building's marquee tenant.

 

The Cleveland-based law firm expects to fill 115,000 square feet on the 17th through 21st floors of downtown's tallest skyscraper. The firm's 15-year lease at Key Tower starts Jan. 1, 2016.

 

BakerHostetler's move will blunt the blow of KeyCorp's decision to shed 11 floors at Key Tower as part of the bank's broader real estate reorganization. But BakerHostetler will leave a large hole at PNC Center, another downtown office building impacted by the financial crisis and a wave of bank consolidation.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bakerhostetler_plans_move_to_k.html

DowntownCLE ‏@DowntownCLE  1h

#dtCLE's daytime population reached nearly 125,000 in 2013. Read more about Downtown's achievements in the past year: http://ow.ly/uXq84

Wow this is huge  According to the executive summary, Downtown Cleveland is in the midst of a $4.5 million development boom  Dumb interns!

^Marinucci's an intern?

Dumb Marinucci then?

^Interns are interns. They're not responsible for final copy.

^Interns are interns. They're not responsible for final copy.

 

Oh I beg to differ :)

 

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/6dlnrd/ktvu-tv-on-asiana-airlines-crash

How does this math work?

 

"The city core’s daily population has now risen to nearly 125,000 people and 12,000 residents, more than ever before in the city’s history. 28.4

percent of those who work in Downtown Cleveland are also Downtown residents."

 

So...  28.4 percent of 125,000 is 35,500.  Wouldn't that mean there's at least 35,500 downtown residents, plus the ones that don't work downtown?

 

Saying 28% of those who work in Downtown Cleveland are also Downtown residents seems high.

^  Yeah, that's heinously inconsistent.

Maybe they were trying to say 28.4% of the 12,000 residents work downtown?

Maybe they were trying to say 28.4% of the 12,000 residents work downtown?

 

That would make sense but the DCA needs to reconsider their sentence structure.

I haven't broken down their math, but note their choice of wording "Daily" population.

 

What could that include? I suspect it counts workers, residents, students, hotel guests, tourists at downtown venues, sport/show attendees, conventioneers, business travelers, shoppers and others having business to do downtown such as at the courts, city/county/state/federal offices, etc.

Former Eaton Corp. building is on verge of landing new owner

Illinois company is close to purchasing office complex at 1111 Superior

By STAN BULLARD

Originally Published: June 01, 2014 4:30 AM  Modified: June 01, 2014 9:55 AM

 

The 1111 Superior office building, better known as Eaton Corp's former home, is on the verge of getting a new owner — Skokie, Ill.-based American Landmark Properties Inc., which already owns a skyscraper in downtown Cleveland.

 

Paperwork pointing to a potential deal is on file with the Ohio Secretary of State's office. A newly formed limited liability corporation bears the name 1111 Superior LLC and lists as its address the same address as the headquarters of American Landmark: 8114 N. Lawndale Ave., Skokie, Ill.

 

Insiders familiar with the pending transaction for the 28-floor office tower say American Landmark, an aggressive deal-making landlord at 1100 Superior, may get 1111 Superior at a low enough price — perhaps as little as $20 million — that it could become a formidable competitor for office tenants who are ready to make a move.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140601/SUB1/306019999

I haven't broken down their math, but note their choice of wording "Daily" population.

 

What could that include? I suspect it counts workers, residents, students, hotel guests, tourists at downtown venues, sport/show attendees, conventioneers, business travelers, shoppers and others having business to do downtown such as at the courts, city/county/state/federal offices, etc.

 

Unlikely, the 125,000 number is the same as the number I've seen for "Downtown Employment" I've seen elsewhere recently.

I've also seen downtown employment numbers in the 90,000 range. So when they "downtown population" -- that's a pretty general statement.

I've also seen downtown employment numbers in the 90,000 range. So when they "downtown population" -- that's a pretty general statement.

 

It can be a pretty amorphous number.  For example, do sales reps that visit their downtown HQ once a week count?  Once a month?

Residential resurgence helps building owners

By STAN BULLARD

Originally Published: June 15, 2014 4:30 AM  Modified: June 15, 2014 9:33 AM

 

A just-completed study by the Cleveland office of the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokerage flushes out the new dynamic sweeping a segment of the office market that stood still for years in the city.

 

In its broadest terms, the study finds that from 2009 — when Willoughby-based K&D Group reopened the one-time Atrium office complex as Residences at Six Six Eight on Euclid Avenue — to proposed projects coming online by 2017, the apartment conversions promise to reduce the class B market 25% to 7 million square feet from 9.3 million square feet.

 

The class C market of buildings that are obsolete, often over age 60, will be cut 50% to 2.34 million from 4.64 million square feet. In other words, the conversion will shrink the market by as much office space as in three Key Towers.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140615/SUB1/306159983

I've also seen downtown employment numbers in the 90,000 range. So when they "downtown population" -- that's a pretty general statement.

 

It can be a pretty amorphous number.  For example, do sales reps that visit their downtown HQ once a week count?  Once a month?

A person is assigned a work location.  A job function doesn't equate to head count.  Meaning, a sales rep can live in W. Virginia, but his office location could be Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland.  Therefore he is counted in the Cleveland workforce regardless of how often this rep visits.  Another example to use is flight attendant.  My mom was a flight attendant, her "base" was JFK, but she lived here in Cleveland.  Her work location was New York.

Sounds like a good move for CMBA

 

CMBA Announces Move to One Cleveland Center

 

CLEVELAND – June 20, 2014 – The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) is pleased to announce it is moving from its current location in the Galleria to One Cleveland Center, on the southeast corner of 9th and St. Clair, on October 1. The new location may be familiar to some as the former Forum Conference Center.

 

The space in the Galleria has been home to the bar association for the past 10 years.  However, the new offices – which include more space, as well as updated facilities and technology – will allow the CMBA to improve its services and capabilities for members. Furthermore, the new facilities allow the association to open its doors to the legal and business communities for events, meetings, corporate trainings and presentations. “This expansion of service and space will help the CMBA to continue as a hub for the legal community,” said Bruce Hearey, president of the CMBA.

 

“The legal climate is ever-changing and this bar association must be able to adapt to the needs of our members and the community,” said Hearey. “This move will help us to more successfully meet those demands and serve as an invaluable resource for our profession now and well into the future.”

 

“Thanks are due to the many firms and individuals who contributed financially 10 years ago to our last move. Those contributions, the continuing support of our dues-paying members, and the prudent management of our finances have put the association in the position to make this move. I am glad that the executive committee voted unanimously to move forward with this endeavor and am looking forward to helping the association take advantage of its new opportunities,” said Joseph Gross, CMBA treasurer.

 

The new offices will include three (3) small conference rooms/offices; seven (7) classrooms/meeting rooms and a nearly 400-seat auditorium. With the new space available to non-members, rest assured that CMBA members will continue to have access to reserve small meeting rooms at no charge or rent larger space at discounted member rates.

 

“We hope everyone will share in our excitement as we look ahead to becoming a more flexible center for our legal community and the Greater Cleveland community at large,” added Hearey.

 

Effective October 1, 2014, the new address will be:

 

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

One Cleveland Center, Mezzanine

1375 East 9th Street

Cleveland, OH 44114

 

Phone numbers and fax numbers will remain the same.

 

Sounds like a good move for CMBA

 

CMBA Announces Move to One Cleveland Center

 

CLEVELAND – June 20, 2014 – The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) is pleased to announce it is moving from its current location in the Galleria to One Cleveland Center, on the southeast corner of 9th and St. Clair, on October 1. The new location may be familiar to some as the former Forum Conference Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But not so good for the Galleria.I suppose someday the YMCA will open there though