March 30, 200916 yr Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I think this is a bad location... I just really liked the idea of creating some sort of culinary district around the west side market. I also was hoping that this space could be used for some more traditional retail (outlet or otherwise). I couldn't agree more about the hotel. Actually, I believe it's somewhere in this thread, but the owners of this building have in fact stated that they would like to turn the upper floors into a botique hotel. Not sure when Key is moving into the higbee building, which would need to happen first, but I believe it's within the next year. We've got a glut of mid range chain hotels downtown, and we've got a couple "fancy" places with the ritz and rennaisance... but downtown desparately needs a chic / hip / trendy botique hotel. The type of place that has a lounge that all the young people want to hang out in as a going out spot, the type of hotel that younger people instantly want to stay at when they are coming in town. This location seems like the perfect spot for that.
March 30, 200916 yr Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I think this is a bad location... I just really liked the idea of creating some sort of culinary district around the west side market. I also was hoping that this space could be used for some more traditional retail (outlet or otherwise). I couldn't agree more about the hotel. Actually, I believe it's somewhere in this thread, but the owners of this building have in fact stated that they would like to turn the upper floors into a botique hotel. Not sure when Key is moving into the higbee building, which would need to happen first, but I believe it's within the next year. We've got a glut of mid range chain hotels downtown, and we've got a couple "fancy" places with the ritz and rennaisance... but downtown desparately needs a chic / hip / trendy botique hotel. The type of place that has a lounge that all the young people want to hang out in as a going out spot, the type of hotel that younger people instantly want to stay at when they are coming in town. This location seems like the perfect spot for that. I totaly agree! W, Klimpton, Palomar, Swissotel or Loews hotels would be perfect at that property. Pricey, yes, but do to the location & historic nature of the building, you'll need a smaller unique property. All of those brands play to the types of people who eat, dine, live and visit East 4th street.
April 1, 200916 yr ...Not sure when Key is moving into the higbee building, which would need to happen first, but I believe it's within the next year... The space has to be back to the way it was before key moved in by the end of 2010, per the lease. Depending on how the construction in the higbee building goes, I think they plan to move earlier if possible.
April 1, 200916 yr We've got a glut of mid range chain hotels downtown, and we've got a couple "fancy" places with the ritz and rennaisance... but downtown desparately needs a chic / hip / trendy botique hotel. I totaly agree! W, Klimpton, Palomar, Swissotel or Loews hotels would be perfect at that property. Pricey, yes, but do to the location & historic nature of the building, you'll need a smaller unique property. All of those brands play to the types of people who eat, dine, live and visit East 4th street. Isn't that kind of what the Hotel Indigo was trying to do in the Ameritrust building? I'm no hotel connoisseur, but Hotel Indigo doesn't seem like your average Marriott, Ritz or Hilton chain. I mean the interest is there, but that redevelopment stalled with the economy/corruption allegations. But that's a conversation for another thread.
August 31, 200915 yr Just received this in my inbox today from the Downtown Cleveland Alliance... Tri-C's Hospitality Program Moving to Public Square The current home of Cuyahoga Community College's Hospitality Program is their Metropolitan Campus, a location somewhat removed from the core of Downtown Cleveland. While a portion of the program will remain at the Metropolitan Campus, Tri-C envisions a new culinary learning center in the core of downtown Cleveland, a "front-door" that will afford the program high visibility in downtown as well as partnership opportunities with nearby industry employers. In August 2009, Tri-C signed a lease for 25,000 square feet in the first floor of the May Company Building on Public Square. Construction of the space is scheduled for completion in July 2010. The completed space will feature state-of-the-art cooking facilities, classrooms and a demonstration studio, and the potential for specialized and limited retail services. This learning center will bring Tri-C's specialized teaching environments, culinary demonstration studio and student activity center directly to the street. The new Downtown facilities will not only expose their students to the rebirth of the Euclid Corridor and potential employers but will infuse Cleveland's urban core with the energy of hundreds of imminent professionals who will soon be seeking jobs and new residences. This new "front-door" will feature a video wall that will anchor the campus's activity center and present local and nationally recognized Chef Lecturers. Tri-C's objective is to grow their Hospitality program's enrollment from 140 to 500 students to meet the rising demand for an educated hospitality/culinary workforce. Visit the <a href="http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/hospitality/culinary/Pages/default.aspx">Tri-C Culinary Arts page</a> for more details about the program.
August 31, 200915 yr Will this be the the entirety of the remaining storefront facing Public Square? Anyone know?
August 31, 200915 yr This great news! I hope some of the action will be visible through the storefront windows.
August 31, 200915 yr Will this be the the entirety of the remaining storefront facing Public Square? Anyone know? I was wondering the same thing.
August 31, 200915 yr We've got a glut of mid range chain hotels downtown, and we've got a couple "fancy" places with the ritz and rennaisance... but downtown desparately needs a chic / hip / trendy botique hotel. I totaly agree! W, Klimpton, Palomar, Swissotel or Loews hotels would be perfect at that property. Pricey, yes, but do to the location & historic nature of the building, you'll need a smaller unique property. All of those brands play to the types of people who eat, dine, live and visit East 4th street. Isn't that kind of what the Hotel Indigo was trying to do in the Ameritrust building? I'm no hotel connoisseur, but Hotel Indigo doesn't seem like your average Marriott, Ritz or Hilton chain. I mean the interest is there, but that redevelopment stalled with the economy/corruption allegations. But that's a conversation for another thread. the hotel indigo, is a Holiday Inn brand. Holiday Inn's high end brand is the Inter-Continental. We have two of those in Univ.Circle/Fairfax. Indigo is a watered down version of an aloft, which is a watered down version of a W. ::) Just received this in my inbox today from the Downtown Cleveland Alliance... Tri-C's Hospitality Program Moving to Public Square The current home of Cuyahoga Community College's Hospitality Program is their Metropolitan Campus, a location somewhat removed from the core of Downtown Cleveland. While a portion of the program will remain at the Metropolitan Campus, Tri-C envisions a new culinary learning center in the core of downtown Cleveland, a "front-door" that will afford the program high visibility in downtown as well as partnership opportunities with nearby industry employers. In August 2009, Tri-C signed a lease for 25,000 square feet in the first floor of the May Company Building on Public Square. Construction of the space is scheduled for completion in July 2010. The completed space will feature state-of-the-art cooking facilities, classrooms and a demonstration studio, and the potential for specialized and limited retail services. This learning center will bring Tri-C's specialized teaching environments, culinary demonstration studio and student activity center directly to the street. The new Downtown facilities will not only expose their students to the rebirth of the Euclid Corridor and potential employers but will infuse Cleveland's urban core with the energy of hundreds of imminent professionals who will soon be seeking jobs and new residences. This new "front-door" will feature a video wall that will anchor the campus's activity center and present local and nationally recognized Chef Lecturers. Tri-C's objective is to grow their Hospitality program's enrollment from 140 to 500 students to meet the rising demand for an educated hospitality/culinary workforce. Visit the <a href="http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/hospitality/culinary/Pages/default.aspx">Tri-C Culinary Arts page</a> for more details about the program. Hopefully they will expand their offerings and offer classes for the masses. Cleveland is a huge foodie city and with lots of great dining establishment. I wonder if Jane Adams will move as well? IIRC, JA and Tri-C have a partnership. That would truly be great!
September 1, 200915 yr I think it mentions up thread that it will be taking up the remaining storefront space along Public Square.
September 1, 200915 yr I hope they offer samplings and cooking demos for the public to partake in... and expand the sidewalk cafe to the west end of the building!
January 21, 201015 yr Saw construction fencing up in front of the building on the Euclid side. Anyone know what this is for? Possibly the tri-c hospitality program? Haven't heard a urging about it in months.
May 18, 201015 yr Could anyone clarify a rumor here... I heard from someone at Tri-C that Brandt Evans of Blue Canyon in Twinsburg will be the head chef of this new Tri-C culinary project on Public Square. So there will be a school and a restaurant (run by Evans) and students from the school can/will work in the restaurant. I could have sworn she said Evans but now I'm second guessing myself...
May 25, 201015 yr Cuyahoga Community College Announces Construction of Hospitality Management Center Downtown Project to complement other planned and future downtown Cleveland developments CLEVELAND, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) today announced that construction is underway on its 'Hospitality Management Center at Public Square, Cleveland.' The new 25,000 square foot facility will feature a state-of-the-art culinary facility, classrooms, a demonstration studio, and a 'video wall' visible to passers-by. The Hospitality Management Center will open to students in October. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cuyahoga-community-college-announces-construction-of-hospitality-management-center-downtown-94769284.html
May 25, 201015 yr Will they sell anything for cooking? It would be nice to have the public be able to use this in some way as well by purchasing supplies.
May 25, 201015 yr Indeed. I was really hoping this would have a retail component. I like that it will at least acknowledge passers-by with the demos and video screens.
June 2, 201015 yr I can envision a live cooking show right downtown like this one.... http://readysteadycook.ten.com.au/
August 5, 201014 yr Tri-C now has a webpage about the project: http://www.tri-c.edu/campuses/publicsquare/Pages/default.aspx It looks like Oct 2010 is still their planned opening.
August 5, 201014 yr Their website says they will have just for fun continuing education classes. I think that would make for a great night out.
October 6, 201014 yr Another storefront restored: Cleveland: Tri-C opens Culinary Arts campus on Public Square Dick Russ Updated: 10/5/2010 7:00:48 PM CLEVELAND -- Cuyahoga Community College officially opened its newest campus Tuesday evening. The 25,000-square-foot Hospitality Management Center will occupy the ground floor of the former May Company Department store on Public Square. The $6 million project created a state-of-the-art education and training facility for the College's hospitality and culinary arts programs. "Restaurants, casinos, sports venues, event management. We have health care, we have catering, we have private catering we have all those needs," says the dean of the new program, Gregory Forte. "The casino is going to be opening up in the next year or two," Forte pointed out. "The Medical Mart in the next couple years, and as those things open up in the downtown area, opportunities in the hospitality industry will simply expand." http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=152073&catid=45
October 6, 201014 yr Tri-C now has a webpage about the project: http://www.tri-c.edu/campuses/publicsquare/Pages/default.aspx It looks like Oct 2010 is still their planned opening. And it opened on time...
October 6, 201014 yr This turned out better than I thought. Good for CCC. I saw it yesterday...I was pretty impressed with it's exterior appearance!
October 6, 201014 yr ^ The exterior is a massive improvement from the complete dead space that was there. It will be better once they finish the second half, while the exterior is complete there is still a good amount of construction going on inside. Probably for classrooms or something. Anyway, a vast improvement
October 6, 201014 yr ^I caught a bit of a documentary on Daniel Burnham the other night. I did not know his firm designed the May Co Building.
October 6, 201014 yr Here's a visual... ^ The exterior is a massive improvement from the complete dead space that was there. It will be better once they finish the second half, while the exterior is complete there is still a good amount of construction going on inside. Probably for classrooms or something. Anyway, a vast improvement
October 6, 201014 yr and for a real picture. not the best but i was waling buy and took it with my cell phone without stoping.
October 6, 201014 yr So once this is done there will be two vacant spaces between public square and E4th, Bang and Clatter and the bombed out space next to it. Actually, it goes all the way to the first Colonial Arcade entrance. I though the Healthline killed all business though??
October 6, 201014 yr So once this is done there will be two vacant spaces between public square and E4th, Bang and Clatter and the bombed out space next to it. Actually, it goes all the way to the first Colonial Arcade entrance. I though the Healthline killed all business though?? It did, those businesses don't really exist, you gotta lay off the PCP :) Oh wait, this isn't cleveland.com?!?
October 6, 201014 yr Great project. I wonder if the ambiguously associated restaurant is still on tap too. Here's a visual... Wow, big props to that architect for the unusually plausible depiction of downtown pedestrians.
October 6, 201014 yr ^Actually you should see the peds. the architect used for the Stefanie Tubbs Jones transit center. Clearly not one of them had ever rode a bus in their life.
October 7, 201014 yr Here's a better video: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=152115&catid=3
December 28, 201014 yr New data center in the May Co Building? Their address is 200 Euclid ave. Looks like they're reusing the infrastructure that Key left behind. http://www.globaldataplex.com/
December 28, 201014 yr I hope a exterior cleaning for this building is eventually planned. It is starting to look really dirty.
February 6, 201114 yr From Freshwater: main course: tri-c's new hospitality facility deepens local culinary talent pool Lizzy Caston Thursday, February 03, 2011 Higher Education, Local Food This past October, Cuyahoga Community College relocated its 20-year-old hospitality management and culinary program from the older Metropolitan Campus to a gleaming new complex on Public Square. Although the move from E. 33rd and Woodland to the center of downtown was less than a half-mile, the shift will forever change Cleveland's culinary economy. A multi-million-dollar restoration project has transformed the historic but long-abandoned May Company building into one of the city's boldest development showcases. The 25,000-square-foot facility features top-of-the-line instruction kitchens and high-tech classrooms that employ video monitors and internet streaming. Also in the facility is a demonstration studio and elegant reception hall. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/trichospitality020311.aspx
February 14, 201114 yr "And come spring, Brandt Evans, chef-owner of Blue Canyon, will unveil his new restaurant directly next door, further blurring the line between student and staff." Ah, good. I thought I had heard this before, but this seems to confirm in. Construction on the restaurant is happening right now. I love Blue Canyon and can't wait to see what this restaurant will be like.
March 3, 201114 yr Has anyone seen this before? http://cryptocleveland.tumblr.com/post/1481096113/on-shared-parking-and-the-may-company Saw it on the CDC forum under the razin of the stanley block article.... Just curious what you guys think of these ideas.
March 4, 201114 yr I actually really like that idea. It will allow that ugly parking structure to come down, and still preserve both sides of the May building. All that space in between is never going to be used by offices anyway.
March 4, 201114 yr Except that it's not as empty as the article claims, or at least I don't believe it is. I thought KeyBank has a check processing center in there? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 4, 201114 yr Has anyone seen this before? http://cryptocleveland.tumblr.com/post/1481096113/on-shared-parking-and-the-may-company Saw it on the CDC forum under the razin of the stanley block article.... Just curious what you guys think of these ideas. Like the idea! The picture of the current Gateway District in the 80s is shocking... damn that's a lot of surface lot!
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