I really miss that tower but I will say the new balconies matching those above the cornice are a wonderful restoration I hadn't noticed before.

 

You miss what tower?

I really miss that tower but I will say the new balconies matching those above the cornice are a wonderful restoration I hadn't noticed before.

 

You miss what tower?

 

Clock tower that was originally there. It was pretty sweet and would be great to have back.

Clock tower that was originally there. It was pretty sweet and would be great to have back.

 

Thanks to Clevelandskyscrapers.com for this image

 

 

And to show that drawing is photo-accurate, here's a colorized 1905 photo of the Schofield.....

 

 

We may not remember those images, but we do remember this:

Wow.  I had no idea lafont was that old.  He's right up there with MTS!

We may not remember those images, but we do remember this:

 

Yuck! I'm glad it doesn't look like that anymore. It floors me that people thought it was a good idea to cover up beautiful facades like this.

 

Anyway, East 9th continues its transformation from a 9-to-5 business district to a 24-hour everything district. :)

I really miss that tower but I will say the new balconies matching those above the cornice are a wonderful restoration I hadn't noticed before.

 

You miss what tower?

 

Clock tower that was originally there. It was pretty sweet and would be great to have back.

 

Ahh, thanks.

'voussoirs' are coming along.

Took a tour of the 9 this afternoon (WOW!  Those pics coming later...) But took a few of the Schofield while outside and on the Azure roof bar.  Amazing to see the details coming back to life.  Looks great.

 

 

 

 

 

Love that last pic of Schofield!

Great! What's the blue stuff? Duct tape??

I love this building.  Anybody know why on the 5th floor from the top, the windows seem to be about a foot (or more) shorter than the rest of the floors.  So many unique features to this building that I can't keep from looking at it when in that area.

never seen that "colorized" picture before either.  amazing what people find on this site.  thx for posting it.

This is turning out to be an awesome looking intersection!  Outstanding work :-)

Took a tour of the 9 this afternoon (WOW!  Those pics coming later...) But took a few of the Schofield while outside and on the Azure roof bar.  Amazing to see the details coming back to life.  Looks great.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love these pictures! Yeah this is gonna be real stunning

Let's look inside the Schofield Building -- from the 10th floor of the neighboring City Club Building. You can see metal studs are now in place. And the open windows on these chilly days indicate something inside needs to be dried, so perhaps drywall, plaster work and painting is underway?

Delayed Kimpton Hotel set to open downtown (Cleveland) in 2015

 

By JAY MILLER

Published:September 2014

 

The developer of the Schofield Building in the heart of downtown Cleveland has set a mid-2015 opening for the Kimpton Hotel and apartments under construction in the historic building.

 

While that's not the firmest of opening announcements, it's a positive sign for a project that has had a rocky history. It has been a victim of a difficult hotel lending environment that remains cautious after the market collapse and decline in hotel occupancy that followed the Great Recession.

 

http://www.hladvisors.com/blog/blog-details/blog/2014/09/17/delayed-kimpton-hotel-set-to-open-downtown-(cleveland)-in-2015

Walking down Euclid Ave this morning, I noticed that the crews have removed what looks like an entire wall on the 7th floor's western facade.  Funky.

 

^They are preparing for the skywalk KJP demanded over to his office... :-D

^They are preparing for the skywalk KJP demanded over to his office... :-D

 

Awesome!

 

I'll be in the office tomorrow and hopefully get a good look inside that opening to see what's going on.

 

And with all the other investment going on at that corner, the City Club Building looks comparatively dilapidated. We're moving out of the building in November, so they can announce its housing conversion anytime....

Turns out the theoretical KJP walkway is much too far below my lofty office perch to be of much use to me. Perhaps one of the lesser office tenants might use it..... :)

 

 

 

 

^ Wow some of that beige brick is a mess. At least we have UO positioned very close to the rehab action!

^Are you sure that the beige brick is part of the Schofield?  It looks like is might be part of the City Club Building which is not currently being rehabbed.

^Are you sure that the beige brick is part of the Schofield?  It looks like is might be part of the City Club Building which is not currently being rehabbed.

 

Ha! You're right. I need a bigger monitor.

^Yeah that's the City Club, which is in major need of masonry restoration work.

^Yeah that's the City Club, which is in major need of masonry restoration work.

 

Big time. The building's guts need at least as much help. But, anyway, that's the view of the Schofield from my perch.

^They are preparing for the skywalk KJP demanded over to his office... ;D

 

Awesome!

 

I'll be in the office tomorrow and hopefully get a good look inside that opening to see what's going on.

 

And with all the other investment going on at that corner, the City Club Building looks comparatively dilapidated. We're moving out of the building in November, so they can announce its housing conversion anytime....

 

What KJP[/member] said to the developers:

 

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^ I think half the reason I frequent urbanohio is for the sassy pop culture references.

^ I think half the reason I frequent urbanohio is for the sassy pop culture references.

 

the walkway around the Schofield ,that partially encroached onto E 9th street, came down today

 

 

 

 

Good to see some of the first floor but bad if one can no longer walk on that side of East Ninth Street!

 

This is going to be one hot area once the Palamor, Le Meridien open. There will be lots of competition for the upscale hotel customer. Something that Cleveland has lacked.

 

Do we officially know that the Kimpton will be under the Hotel Palomar flag? For some reason I've always kind of preferred the Hotel Monaco name to the Hotel Palomar name. But I truly think all Kimpton properties should have their own individual names, like they've done with the Prescott Hotel, Argonaut Hotel, Hotel Triton, Hotel Solamar, etc. I was really hoping this would be called The Schofield...

This is going to be one hot area once the Palamor, Le Meridien open. There will be lots of competition for the upscale hotel customer. Something that Cleveland has lacked.

 

Do we officially know that the Kimpton will be under the Hotel Palomar flag? For some reason I've always kind of preferred the Hotel Monaco name to the Hotel Palomar name. But I truly think all Kimpton properties should have their own individual names, like they've done with the Prescott Hotel, Argonaut Hotel, Hotel Triton, Hotel Solamar, etc. I was really hoping this would be called The Schofield...

 

Agree.  Like Hotel Burnham in Chicago.

I don't think there has been anything official from Kimpton, but waaaay upthread IIRC there was some semi-official noise Kimpton was considering a distinct name (like "The Schofield" or something, which would be sweet.

Generally speaking, Hotel Monacos are adaptive reuse of architecturally significant old buildings, while Palomars are new-build or contemporary reuse of a more recent building.  Both are the Kimpton's upscale brands.  I'm not sure if things have changed from Kimpton's perspective (with all the recent Cleveland buzz), but I seem to recall a Kimpton official saying Cleveland could not support an upmarket Kimpton.  So, it very well could be the Hotel Schofield.  Personally, I'd love a Monaco, like their glitzy old Philly property. 

Schofield Building downtown Cleveland redevelopment progress, from 10th floor of City Club Building.

 

 

 

^ There's something that's just so rewarding about seeing bricked-over windows reclaimed. Thanks for posting.

^ There's something that's just so rewarding about seeing bricked-over windows reclaimed. Thanks for posting.

 

Other way around. They're covering those windows. They first added the cement block and now they're covering the cement block with brick.

^ There's something that's just so rewarding about seeing bricked-over windows reclaimed. Thanks for posting.

 

Other way around. They're covering those windows. They first added the cement block and now they're covering the cement block with brick.

 

Ouch. I'm actually surprised you're allowed to do this.

Weird - I'm assuming that's where the utility shaft will be?

Probably a elevator shaft or fireproof stairway

Probably a elevator shaft or fireproof stairway

 

I saw them cutting holes through the floors back there a year or so ago.

Can someone explain how it's cheaper to brick over the windows vs. keeping them as decorative coverings over the cinderblock?

Can someone explain how it's cheaper to brick over the windows vs. keeping them as decorative coverings over the cinderblock?

 

Oddly enough, bricked over windows seemed to have made their way down to the lowest of the low in terms of urban design. The newly rebuilt Taco Bell in Lakewood was built with faux bricked in windows on its side! Yep, a new fast food structure was designed to look like it once had windows but was now bricked over. I hope this is a short lived fad in design.

 

I'm with you, it would be nice to keep the windows as decoration, even if it's a wall behind them.

I'll be concerned about these windows when/if some idiots decide to tear down the City Club building.

I'll be concerned about these windows when/if some idiots decide to tear down the City Club building.

 

Not likely. City Club will be renovated -- for offices.

Not likely. City Club will be renovated -- for offices.

 

Exactly! :)

With that wall in the back of the building, they obviously didn't feel the need to go to the extra expense of removing the sill and head lintel stones and properly toothing in the new brick.

I'll be concerned about these windows when/if some idiots decide to tear down the City Club building.

 

Not likely. City Club will be renovated -- for offices.

 

Is that what you think, or what you know?

Is that what you think, or what you know?

 

The owner's leasing agent told me. Interior renovations will begin this winter. I told her I was surprised because I figured the City Club Building would turn at least partially residential. She said no, it will stay as offices. I probably shouldn't be surprised considering all the specialty spaces with extra security for all the wholesale jewelers in the building. Anyway....

Interesting, thanks!  Do you know if they are going to clean up the exterior a bit?