August 19, 20204 yr Keane was a good guy but not up for the job. Slife already seems more active, but that may be the first time councilman way. However it’s only been 6 (?) months since he took office so I won’t be too harsh on him, I’d like him to come out with some sort of vision for West Park though with WPKND because a new strategic plan is badly needed. The vacancy on RRD is nearing dead zone levels. Especially once you get further down the road towards Hopkins, it’s like empty. I know there used to be houses but they were torn down during an expansion of the airport, now it’s underutilized parking lots and empty streets, literally. Massive plots of land already owned by the city that have no current use. Nobody talks about this though!!
August 20, 20204 yr 17 hours ago, nate said: You’re right. I didn’t mean literally no development, just not much from what we’ve seen in the rest of the city. I think it’s pretty accurate to say WP as a whole is a middle neighborhood, not thriving but not dead yet either. More work needs to be done with the streetscape on Rocky River drive. Some pretty cool old buildings are vacant or near vacant and empty lots can be turned into pocket parks. WPKND had a plan to “Revive the drive a few years ago but that must’ve been scrapped because i’ve seen nothing to this date about it since. It’s a shame, plenty of new home owners in the area youd think we’d see more business development. Three buildings that are ripe for redevelopment (IMO) : Kamms Building 17209 Lorain (For lease, Why is this not a historic landmark?!?) The Campbell Building 4153 Rocky river drive (Current listing: 274k) and this beautiful old tudor style at 4178 Rocky river drive (Current listing: 749k) You are right. i feel like I've put more money and work into my double on Rocky River Dr than the city has to the whole street. It's a shame how little has been done to west park - considering how strong the west park tax base is for Cleveland. Sad.
August 20, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, RE Developer In Training said: You are right. i feel like I've put more money and work into my double on Rocky River Dr than the city has to the whole street. It's a shame how little has been done to west park - considering how strong the west park tax base is for Cleveland. Sad. COVID must've slowed down the plans that we have never seen for the street. I really don't know what else could be the holdup. WPKND may not be getting the funding they need to make in impact. Back in 2013, it seemed like Kamms was really taking off as a unique business district. I believe the LLC ordeal has contributed to this, lots of out of state owners on RRD. But you are a property owner on the street so you should be able to give some input with WPKND and Slife.
August 20, 20204 yr The plaza itself, as in Kamms Plaza, isn’t bad as I recall seeing only one vacancy but the streets and sidewalks it the area can be rough. Housing stock looks OK, some being maintained better than others. Gun homicide recently on w 152 not good. Edited August 20, 20204 yr by CLENYC
August 20, 20204 yr Do we have any actual news to share here? We frown on reopening old threads just to say, "hey, there's nothing going on here".
August 20, 20204 yr 40 minutes ago, X said: Do we have any actual news to share here? We frown on reopening old threads just to say, "hey, there's nothing going on here". Yeah, unfortunately there isn’t anything new going on in Kamms. Reviewing this thread looked promising until about 2013 then hit skip until 2017. message received...no news=no posts, unfortunately. Edited August 20, 20204 yr by CLENYC
August 20, 20204 yr Well there are developments, just not very big ones. Take the intersection of Lorain and West 138th. There's something happening on both sides of Lorain, but the commercial building permit applications don't give much insight as to what they are yet...... North side of Lorain....... Work Location 13820 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44111 Record Details Owner: LORAIN AVENUE OWNER LLC 22815 VENTURA BLVD WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364 ** SAME OWNER AS THE CUBE SMART -- FORMER GIANT EAGLE -- BEHIND IT ** More Details Additional Information Number of Buildings: 1 Application Information COMMERCIAL Nature of Job Description.: New Construction Use Group 1: PLEASE CHANGE Construction Class: PLEASE CHANGE Certificate of Occupancy Required: No BUILDING CODE Size of Building: 4800 Bldg Footprint (SqFt): 4800 KSQFT: 5 KFPSQFT: 5 Parcel Information Parcel Number: 02137008 Ward: 16 South side of Lorain...... 13813 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44111 Record Details Owner: CORENO, JOSEPH 24528 HILLIARD RD WESTLAKE OH 44145 ** JUST BOUGHT TWO PROPERTIES IN DECEMBER 2019 AND CONSOLIDATED THEM ** More Details Additional Information Number of Buildings: 1 Application Information COMMERCIAL Nature of Job Description.: Change Use Use Group 1: PLEASE CHANGE Construction Class: PLEASE CHANGE Certificate of Occupancy Required: No BUILDING CODE Size of Building: 25000 Bldg Footprint (SqFt): 25000 KSQFT: 25 KFPSQFT: 25 Parcel Information Parcel Number: 02203095 Ward: 16 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 20, 20204 yr Destination Yarn at 15708 Lorain Avenue reportedly is looking to expand. They dye wool and their business is growing nationally. (This is according to my wife who is a moderator on a couple of knitting forums - another industry that's booming in Covid-19 times.) It's not clear that Destination can expand on the site, although there appears to be some room available. It's industry, but a clean one. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
August 20, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: Well there are developments, just not very big ones. Take the intersection of Lorain and West 138th. There's something happening on both sides of Lorain, but the commercial building permit applications don't give much insight as to what they are yet...... North side of Lorain....... Work Location 13820 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44111 Record Details Owner: LORAIN AVENUE OWNER LLC 22815 VENTURA BLVD WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364 ** SAME OWNER AS THE CUBE SMART -- FORMER GIANT EAGLE -- BEHIND IT ** More Details Additional Information Number of Buildings: 1 Application Information COMMERCIAL Nature of Job Description.: New Construction Use Group 1: PLEASE CHANGE Construction Class: PLEASE CHANGE Certificate of Occupancy Required: No BUILDING CODE Size of Building: 4800 Bldg Footprint (SqFt): 4800 KSQFT: 5 KFPSQFT: 5 Parcel Information Parcel Number: 02137008 Ward: 16 South side of Lorain...... 13813 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44111 Record Details Owner: CORENO, JOSEPH 24528 HILLIARD RD WESTLAKE OH 44145 ** JUST BOUGHT TWO PROPERTIES IN DECEMBER 2019 AND CONSOLIDATED THEM ** More Details Additional Information Number of Buildings: 1 Application Information COMMERCIAL Nature of Job Description.: Change Use Use Group 1: PLEASE CHANGE Construction Class: PLEASE CHANGE Certificate of Occupancy Required: No BUILDING CODE Size of Building: 25000 Bldg Footprint (SqFt): 25000 KSQFT: 25 KFPSQFT: 25 Parcel Information Parcel Number: 02203095 Ward: 16 KJP, if you don't mind me asking, how do you get information on zoning permits and construction etc? I've tried Cleveland's website but its about as competent as the current administration; it's broken. Ward 16 Councilman Brian Kazy has publicly confirmed that the new building in front of Cube Smart at 13820 Lorain is partially leased out. Across the street at 13813 Lorain, two small abandoned buildings were indeed purchased and renovated, after initial rumors pointed to demolition. What will become of these tiny spaces remains to be seen.
August 20, 20204 yr 41 minutes ago, nate said: KJP, if you don't mind me asking, how do you get information on zoning permits and construction etc? I've tried Cleveland's website but its about as competent as the current administration; it's broken. Like the administration, you can find your way around the Web site's slalom poles. Once you login to the Citizens Access page, you can search using parcel numbers or addresses. Just be sure that the time frame for the records is what you want. And 2-3 times per week, I go back over a couple days and look through all of the commercial building permit applications within the specified time frame, leaving all other fields blank. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 25, 20204 yr Here's some pictures of the aforementioned buildings on Lorain Ave. (13813 Lorain Ave and next door are owned by the same guy)
October 10, 2024Oct 10 Fairview Hospital-North final concept presented By Ken Prendergast / October 10, 2024 After presenting plans for the new North Campus of Fairview Hospital, 18101 Lorain Ave., to Cleveland’s Kamms Corners community, Cleveland Clinic officials and their design team will now submit the project to the city’s design-review process for approval. Proposed timelines for the project were also revealed, showing the Clinic wants to move forward quickly on this major project. MORE: https://neo-trans.blog/2024/10/10/fairview-hospital-north-final-concept-presented/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 13, 2024Nov 13 This is the first I've heard of this project. It's also on the Metroparks website, so it's definitely in motion. I'm a Kamm's Corners resident and this will be an absolute quality of life game changer! https://thelandcle.org/stories/old-lorain-road-connector-trail-links-clevelanders-to-the-rocky-river-reservation/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3IZ64sTi5Jblb_FDSkm7fQ6Az3m--NJd1svu_yrsbri0LH3A9NRaqCPGk_aem_mOPPWVeNO1USIfYJehsz6g
November 13, 2024Nov 13 14 minutes ago, CCC said: This is the first I've heard of this project. It's also on the Metroparks website, so it's definitely in motion. I'm a Kamm's Corners resident and this will be an absolute quality of life game changer! https://thelandcle.org/stories/old-lorain-road-connector-trail-links-clevelanders-to-the-rocky-river-reservation/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3IZ64sTi5Jblb_FDSkm7fQ6Az3m--NJd1svu_yrsbri0LH3A9NRaqCPGk_aem_mOPPWVeNO1USIfYJehsz6g It looks great: When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 14, 2024Nov 14 19 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said: It looks great: Metroparks keeps delivering for our city and county quietly and steadily. Well done! Next the Lakefront and Riverfront!
November 14, 2024Nov 14 On 8/25/2020 at 7:47 AM, Guest said: Here's some pictures of the aforementioned buildings on Lorain Ave. (13813 Lorain Ave and next door are owned by the same guy) those are awesome and the owner did a great job renovating them wow. more of that around town plz. 👍
November 14, 2024Nov 14 I have never lived in a city that had a parks department anywhere near the quality of Cleveland's Metroparks. It is something this city should be proud of and it's a big part of why I like it here.
February 1Feb 1 Anyone familiar with “The Parker Townhomes” that are to be built near Warren Rd and Edgecliff Ave later this year ? I think the presale is about $475k per townhome.
February 1Feb 1 Just now, ClevelandNative said: Anyone familiar with “The Parker Townhomes” that are to be built near Warren Rd and Edgecliff Ave later this year ? I think the presale is about $475k per townhome.
February 1Feb 1 3 hours ago, ClevelandNative said: Anyone familiar with “The Parker Townhomes” that are to be built near Warren Rd and Edgecliff Ave later this year ? I think the presale is about $475k per townhome. I had coffee with the developer a few weeks ago. They're ready to move forward and wanted to start at the back of the lot and building toward Warren. I suggested doing it the other way around to show passersby it exists. Wrote an article about it in 2023..... https://neo-trans.blog/2023/09/20/west-park-area-developments-emerge/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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