May 13, 200916 yr what is the original color? Is it what's exposed, or is that soot covered? Yes, it is soot covered, the building originally was a red brick with stone accents. I think that the building was expanded outward on the first floor, so the pillars would be where the front of the building is now. You are correct. And the greek revival entryway was removed pretty early on in the buildings history (1920's) I believe, so the current front is historic in it's own right... It would be nice however if CVS made better use of the storefront area. It's not very "inviting".
June 8, 200916 yr from todays Crains - anyone have the artice? Investors plan Schofield building rehab Despite the crippling credit crunch and recession, an effort is under way to restore the 14-story Schofield Building, at the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street in downtown Cleveland, and two nearby structures as a hotel,...
June 8, 200916 yr Investors plan Schofield building rehab $52M downtown project, which includes offices and a hotel, hinges on securing historic tax credits The Schofield Building, at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue Photo credit: STAN BULLARD + PHOTO ZOOM By STAN BULLARD 4:30 am, June 8, 2009 Despite the crippling credit crunch and recession, an effort is under way to restore the 14-story Schofield Building, at the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street in downtown Cleveland, and two nearby structures as a hotel, apartments and offices.
June 8, 200916 yr "and two nearby structures" ?????? 1030 and 1110 Euclid. South side of the Avenue just beyond the Trust Rotunda.
June 8, 200916 yr Investors plan Schofield building rehab $52M downtown project, which includes offices and a hotel, hinges on securing historic tax credits The city money “is huge in this period,” Mr. Intihar said. He said the city loan will fund removing the metal contemporary façade from the building to determine if enough of its original exterior remains to allow the project to qualify for the federal historic tax credit. Didnt we do this last year by peeling off the column of panelling? This is excellent news and will add so much more to this intersection along with help connecting 9th to public square!
June 8, 200916 yr If I hear the words "Boutique Hotel" one more time without actually seeing one in this town...im going to snap.
June 8, 200916 yr ^Hotel? WHAAA? There is a letter of intent signed with a major botique hotel operator. This is exactly the type of place downtown sorely lacks. Investors plan Schofield building rehab $52M downtown project, which includes offices and a hotel, hinges on securing historic tax credits The city money “is huge in this period,” Mr. Intihar said. He said the city loan will fund removing the metal contemporary façade from the building to determine if enough of its original exterior remains to allow the project to qualify for the federal historic tax credit. Didnt we do this last year by peeling off the column of panelling? This is excellent news and will add so much more to this intersection along with help connecting 9th to public square! The initial grant for the feasability study was quite small, they removed one series of panels basically to stick their toe in the water and see if restoration would even be possible. The consensus was yes. This is a significantly larger grant that will allow them to remove ALL of aluminum facade and have a restoration architect study the entire building.
June 8, 200916 yr Investors plan Schofield building rehab $52M downtown project, which includes offices and a hotel, hinges on securing historic tax credits The city money “is huge in this period,” Mr. Intihar said. He said the city loan will fund removing the metal contemporary façade from the building to determine if enough of its original exterior remains to allow the project to qualify for the federal historic tax credit. Didnt we do this last year by peeling off the column of panelling? This is excellent news and will add so much more to this intersection along with help connecting 9th to public square! The initial grant for the feasability study was quite small, they removed one series of panels basically to stick their toe in the water and see if restoration would even be possible. The consensus was yes. This is a significantly larger grant that will allow them to remove ALL of aluminum facade and have a restoration architect study the entire building. Gotcha! I remember the excitement of peeling off the panelling covering the two buildings east of the huntington building around this time last year! Cant wait to see the panelling come off this one and hopefully the beauty of it once/if it is restored!
June 8, 200916 yr Wow, this is pretty exciting. Not sure what it means for the future of the Breuer tower as a hotel (hope the market's there for both), but this would fill a really, really big hole in hotel market.
June 8, 200916 yr Don't worry about Breuer, there may be some interesting news in the near future. Can't promise anything though. Stay tuned...
June 9, 200916 yr More coverage of the project on Cleveland.com, though I don't think it add much else: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/owners_hope_to_renovate_schofi.html
June 9, 200916 yr I usually don't read the comments on cleveland.com. However, I took a quick look, and once again I was amazed at the amount of ignorant comments. Most of these people have no idea what's going on downtown. It's really frustrating. Anyway, I really like this project. Hopefully, we hear some news about the Ameritrust Building.
June 10, 200916 yr Here's the full article with photos: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/owners_hope_to_renovate_schofi.html Owners hope to renovate Schofield Building, East Ohio Building in downtown Cleveland by Michelle Jarboe/Plain Dealer Reporter Monday June 08, 2009, 5:48 PM CLEVELAND -- Property owners are working to bring some bustle back to East Ninth Street in downtown Cleveland, where widespread vacancies create a dead zone spreading out from Euclid Avenue. ........ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 26, 200915 yr There is a lull parked out in front of the building roped off... Shouldn't be long now :)
June 27, 200915 yr Why? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 27, 200915 yr I was asking if this project was not happening because of the Breuer Tower project.
June 27, 200915 yr ^^ No need to jump on the guy for asking a simple question. To answer the question, they are separate projects. So one being canceled does not mean that the other is.
June 28, 200915 yr Is there any more photos of the Schofield Building w/o the facade? I cannot seem to find many.
June 29, 200915 yr ^FYI, you do realize you can modify your posts if you think of something else to add, instead of constantly adding new posts, right?
June 29, 200915 yr Hey Mayday... Getcha camera ready, you are way better at this stuff than me. :wink:
June 29, 200915 yr this is going to be as entertaining a couple month stretch as you can imagine... and then we're going to have to hurry up and wait for what will seem like forever. :)
June 29, 200915 yr 2 of the notable gawkers I saw when walking by during lunch... Chris Kennedy and Mark Falanga. :)
June 29, 200915 yr you should have given them an UrbanOhio business card! :-D I probably would have attempted small talk...but I'm a talker
June 29, 200915 yr Is there any more photos of the Schofield Building w/o the facade? I cannot seem to find many. Pictures of the original building are few and far between... I have a fantastic one looking eastward, but it's hard copy and I need to dig it up and scan it... To whet your appetite a bit, here is one where most of the building is obscured by the flags in the foreground, but you can get a great look at the bell tower up top.
June 29, 200915 yr That bell tower is really a fantastic touch. I hope, if this goes through, that that's something they'd consider bringing back, if possible.. even if it's just a replica.
June 29, 200915 yr Pictures of the original building are few and far between... I have a fantastic one looking eastward, but it's hard copy and I need to dig it up and scan it... To whet your appetite a bit, here is one where most of the building is obscured by the flags in the foreground, but you can get a great look at the bell tower up top. That photo reminded me that I have wooden hangers that were stolen from the Hotel Statler. On it, the print reads "Hotels Statler - Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Washington D.C., St. Louis, New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, Hartford." I also have one from the Manger Hotels, and it lists the cities it was in too, including Cleveland. It's gonna be like a giant strip tease as those panels come off! Could someone do time-lapse photography of the the panel removals and after they're all done, put it in a music video set to the song The Stripper? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 29, 200915 yr Wow! Looks kind of like the Trumbull County Courthouse at the top. As much as I am excited about this facade being removed, I hope it isn't in as bad of condition as the other place on Euclid---and that it doesn't have to sit as long before the facade is restored. The building that used to be across the street, the "Hicock Building" I believe? Was fantastic too. I have old post cards showing it with the clock tower and all.
June 30, 200915 yr As much as I am excited about this facade being removed, I hope it isn't in as bad of condition as the other place on Euclid---and that it doesn't have to sit as long before the facade is restored. The building I'm sure will be in pretty bad shape. Certainly any decorative elements that protruded will have been removed. Though there are lengthy stretches of brick that actually have recessed areas (kind of a fluted column if you will) that should still be, and appear to be via the test spot, in good shape. I'd also think that the window areas would have been altered quite a bit for the modern window boxes... I guess we'll see. That being said, don't look for this to turn around that quickly. It's the nature of the beast in a project like this. First they need to get everything down. Then a restoration architect needs to go to work, and not just with drawings for restoration but cost estimates as well. Once that is complete they can apply for federal tax credits. There are also 2 future rounds of state tax credits and I'm sure they will be applying for one of them. The first round accepts applications from late July through September (with credits being awarded sometime in December I believe), and if they can't make that in time there is another round of applications in the spring that will be awarded next summer. Long story short I wouldn't expect any real movement on this building probably until next spring at the absolute earliest. And that's assuming they can cobble together financing for the project. But I don't expect it to sit as long as 668. Remember the previous owner of 668 had no interest in developing it. They peeled the facade to apply for the tax credits basically to make the building more marketable to sell... so it sat for awhile on the market. That's not the case here. They have the plan in place, once they get drawings and credits in place, provided they have funding they start (and I know they have a letter of intent signed from a botique operator). At any rate let's just enjoy the show for the time being. :)
June 30, 200915 yr This is easily the best photo I have found of this building (and I've been actively seeking them out for some time). Every time I look at this I remain amazed that they were allowed to do what they did to this building. It's so exciting to see one of Cleveland's real crown jewel's get a second chance. And I'm convinced by the way that the restoration and redevelopment of this building makes all the nearby properties (including the Breuer / Trust / 1010 building) significantly more "developable"
June 30, 200915 yr Sorry to take this off topic, but what is the other bell tower across from the Euclid/9th Tower?
June 30, 200915 yr Hicock Building... there are a great many pictures of it at the cleveland memory project. That and Richman's were torn down first for the Bond department store building, and then for the National City Headquarters.
June 30, 200915 yr Hicock Building... there are a great many pictures of it at the cleveland memory project. That and Richman's were torn down first for the Bond department store building, and then for the National City Headquarters. Amazing, i dont know anything about those buildings but im sure they didnt deserve to be tore down for the shortsighted vision of the higher ups of the time. Either way im glad Euclid/9th still has the chance to be restored to her original beauty instead of having a modernized skyskraper set back from the corner.
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