Mayfield Lofts is dead, replaced by this project. And the driveway can be moved, as I described in my earlier message. The driveway doesn't have to be mere inches away from the doorway to the Rapid station. There's parking spaces on the other side of the driveway. THAT's where the driveway can go. If I'm an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer, I'm standing right outside that station doorway waiting for someone to walk out of the station, get hit by a car turning to/from Mayfield Road, and get a deposition from them if they're still conscious. If not, I'm slipping my business card into their pocket before the EMS arrive. This is one place where you wouldn't have to chase the ambulance!

^I agree Mayfield Lofts is dead but I don't necessarily know if it being "replaced" by this project.  Lofts is apparently dead because it is difficult to obtain financing for condos (especially for small developers like the guys behind Mayfield Lofts).

 

But if this Coyne project has been kicking around for more than 3 years as suggested above, if was being proposed at the same time Mayfield Lofts was still a glimmer of hope. 

The Lofts would have been directly on Mayfield and more to the right of that drive.  The Coyne building is more to the back on the big lot next to the tracks in front of the Sadari building.  The two buildings could have co-existed if I recall correctly.

 

That said, it does not appear that the Coyne project appears that much of a go at this point either so I don't know what if anything it is replacing.  Like other posters have noted, it is nothing new and has not progressed very far over the years (unless somebody has some inside info that it is moving forward other than an old website posting).

^Where were the traffic engineers?  Was CPC simply asleep at the switch on this one?

That driveway isn't anything new. Its the location of East 119th street which already exists and will still exist even after the new station is completed.

^I agree Mayfield Lofts is dead but I don't necessarily know if it being "replaced" by this project.  Lofts is apparently dead because it is difficult to obtain financing for condos (especially for small developers like the guys behind Mayfield Lofts).

 

You're right. I see from GoogleEarth that the Mayfield Lofts parcel is separate.

 

That driveway isn't anything new. Its the location of East 119th street which already exists and will still exist even after the new station is completed.

 

The construction of station, which will have its doorway facing onto that driveway, necessitates that it be shifted east at least 30 feet to the eastern edge of that parcel where it abuts the "Mayfield Lofts" parcel. Better still, the Mayfield Lofts parcel should be the new location of the driveway, if it could be sold. That would make for a more appropriate station entry area. But even 30 feet would do wonders for making a safer and more attractive "pedestrian apron" for the station's entrance.

^I agree Mayfield Lofts is dead but I don't necessarily know if it being "replaced" by this project.  Lofts is apparently dead because it is difficult to obtain financing for condos (especially for small developers like the guys behind Mayfield Lofts).

 

 

Mayfield Lofts is dead because the neighborhood fought tooth and nail against it.  I recall a large petition going around the neighborhood to not allow it to be built (signed by hundreds of people living in the suburbs and the neighborhood).  Basically, the main reason was very Washington D.C-esque -- build nothing taller than Holy Rosary.

 

Financing trouble may have hindered the project, but it could have been done with that location...they would have had no problem selling units at $400K+.  The roadblock of the usual "old guard" who does not want to see change was the biggest obstacle...(but not when they hold the cards... i.e. allowing the 100 year old courtyard Corbo's courtyard to be destroyed for future site monetary gain). 

 

I'm personally surprised the Primo Vino sale and new condo construction is being pushed through without an all-out war.  I see the comments on Facebook, but nothing substantial to slow it down.  There must be too much real money behind this new project.  With the spike of new construction, perhaps the tide really is turning!

 

We are excited to announce Urban Orchid will be opening a second location in Little Italy joining our other west side friends - Rising Star Coffee, Blazing Saddles and  Campbell's Popcorn .  We just signed the lease for the little church on Murray Hill .  Look for a late August opening.

I love Urban Orchid. The best flower shop in the area bar none.  Good luck!!

We are excited to announce Urban Orchid will be opening a second location in Little Italy joining our other west side friends - Rising Star Coffee, Blazing Saddles and  Campbell's Popcorn .  We just signed the lease for the little church on Murray Hill .  Look for a late August opening.

 

Nice, welcome to the neighborhood! Are you speaking of the old heartstrings location?  Also I never heard anything about Campbell's! Does anyone know what storefront they will be moving into?

Thanks!  Yes we are moving into the former heart strings space and Campbell's is supposed to be moving into the empty storefront next to Presti's on Mayfield

11430 and 11426 Fairchild both have their siding removed. Is that something done in preparation for demolition? CWRU owns nearly every house/lot in the Glenwood/Fairchild area. Would be nice to see that entire area, including the parking lot, be redeveloped.

11430 and 11426 Fairchild both have their siding removed. Is that something done in preparation for demolition? CWRU owns nearly every house/lot in the Glenwood/Fairchild area. Would be nice to see that entire area, including the parking lot, be redeveloped.

 

Interesting. Wonder why it's being advertised for rent by CWRU?

case.edu/realestate/residentrentals/apts/11426fairchilddn.html

^ I guess they could just be renovating them..

Might be. CRWU has been buying a number of homes in that isolated block -- and demolishing a few. I keep wondering if they're raze the entire block and expand their South Village into it.

Might be. CRWU has been buying a number of homes in that isolated block -- and demolishing a few. I keep wondering if they're raze the entire block and expand their South Village into it.

 

11425 Glenwood (which I looked at a couple years back) was purchased last summer (not by CWRU) and is being renovated.

11425 Glenwood (which I looked at a couple years back) was purchased last summer (not by CWRU) and is being renovated.

 

You just simultaneously made me happy and disappointed. :-o

I know exactly what you mean.  I thought the blue house on the corner had potential as well, but now it's an empty lot.  It would have been a nice little stretch of houses on that street, but now the few that remain feel a little out of place with what's going on around them.  It's too bad the houses can't be relocated so the entire block could be redeveloped.

The one has new siding up and the other one is getting a massive front deck repair.

 

From West → East (Murray hill & Cornell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2014/crr10-20-2014.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

 

October 20, 2014

9:30

Calendar No. 14-178: 2081 Murray Hill Road Ward 6

Mamie Mitchell

10 Notices

 

Steve Bucchieri, owner, proposes to renovate the existing four unit apartment building to five units,

demolish garage and add a new concrete drive apron on a parcel located in a C1 Multi-Family

Residential District. The owner appeals for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified

Ordinances:

1. Section 349.04(a) which states that multiple dwellings require one parking space per dwelling

unit. Five spaces are required and four are proposed.

2. Section 349.07©(3) states that the maximum width of a driveway is 30 feet and a 36 foot

wide driveway is proposed (filed September 10, 2014).

Ahhh here goes the old Woodhill Supply site.  Surprising this appears to just be apartments, LI is one of the best purchasing markets in the City.  The materials look really impressive on this - one of the better designed decoupage modern building to come recently IMO.

 

Much more pictures here: http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2014/11132014/index.php

 

Wow, this is a pretty big project.  For context, this would add more units to the neighborhoods than Uptown has.

They probably went with apartments to help relieve the student housing crunch.

Awesome! As Little Italy's developments keep moving further and further north, there could be some spillover development into East Cleveland - specifically the few parcels on Euclid between the gas station and the solar farm.

This development is a bit hidden from Euclid Avenue. Hopefully there will be phase 2 fronting on Euclid someday. That would certainly send a stronger message that UC's growth is spreading east of the railroad bridge.

This project looks great! It's the perfect location to add more density to Little Italy without affecting the character of the neighborhood.  :clap: :clap:

 

To help continue development in that direction along Euclid, something really needs to be done about the pedestrian passage under the railroad bridge at Coltman and Euclid. It's a mess and not a very inviting connection to University Circle. I'm hoping that something gets done to spruce up that area once they close the 120th Street RTA station, but I'm guessing the focus will be all on the Mayfield connection point.

The Artist's Archives of the Western Reserve and the sculpture center stand in the way of a phase II fronting euclid.  they've been there the last 15 years and i don't think they particularly want to uproot. 

^I don't think either group owns its space, though, so may not ultimately be up to them.  Also, UCI owns most of that frontage and uses it for its police HQ. But yeah, I doubt we see this land get developed in the near term.  Medium/long term though...

Density = good, design = ehhh

Visconsi details plans for 205 apartments in Little Italy, gets initial Landmarks Commission approval

By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer

on November 13, 2014 at 2:45 PM, updated November 13, 2014 at 4:32 PM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A six-story building housing 205 apartments could replace a vacant industrial complex in Little Italy, based on plans presented at a public meeting Thursday.

 

The Cleveland Landmarks Commission signed off on a developer's request to clear the Woodhill Supply property, on East 123rd Street, and granted preliminary approval for the apartment project. Visconsi Companies Ltd., a Pepper Pike developer, must come back to the commission to discuss building materials, landscaping and other details.

 

The Plain Dealer reported in May that Visconsi, a family-owned business best known for retail projects, had struck a deal to buy the former Woodhill Supply distribution complex as a potential residential site.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/11/visconsi_details_plans_for_205_1.html

^It's truly amazing, these days, how fast large city residential projects like this go from conception to design to financing to planning/landmarks approval... This is truly a new Cleveland.

^It's truly amazing, these days, how fast large city residential projects like this go from conception to design to financing to planning/landmarks approval... This is truly a new Cleveland.

 

And with that, they're already moving into the process of getting city approvals...

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr01-05-2015.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

JANUARY 5, 2015

 

Calendar No. 14-238: 1862 East 123 Street Ward 6

Mamie J. Mitchell

18 Notices

East 123 St. Properties LTD., owner, proposes to erect two new buildings to house 205 residential

units, with 258 accessory off-street parking spaces in a C3 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals

for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

1. Section 355.04 which states that in a ‘C’ Area District, for a residential use, the maximum

gross floor area of the building(s) cannot exceed one half the lot area. The proposed lot area

is 93,149 square feet, allowing a maximum gross floor area of 46,574.5 square feet and

175,298 square feet are proposed.

2. Section 357.09(b)(2)© which states that the interior side yards must be equal to ¼ the

height of the main building; in this case 16 feet are required. The varying interior side yards

equal less than 16 feet.

3. Section 357.08(b)(2) which states that the rear yard must be equal to one half the height of

the main building, in this case 34 feet, and an 11’-4” rear yard is provided for the building on

the rear property line.

4. Section 349.07(a) which states that all parking areas and vehicle maneuvering areas must be

pave and some areas on plan are designated as “gravel parking area”.(filed November 21,

2014)

Does anyone know what happened at the BZA for the Visconsi project?

Does anyone know what happened at the BZA for the Visconsi project?

 

It was postponed to March 9 and postponed again to April 13:

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr04-13-2015.pdf

 

This was the reason cited in the above BZA agenda:

 

FIRST POSTPONEMENT MADE AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPELLANT TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME

OF A COMMUNITY MEETING. SECOND POSTPONEMENT MADE AT THE REQUEST OF THE

APPELLANT TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO UPDATE THE PLAN AND THE NOTICE OF

NONCONFORMANCE.

 

Thanks for the update!

And the Murray Hill schoolhouse is a bunch of condos :)

 

Alta House, in Cleveland's Little Italy, could be renovated for Montessori school (photos)

 

By  Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer 

Email the author | Follow on Twitter

on April 24, 2015 at 4:44 PM, updated April 24, 2015 at 5:10 PM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – An iconic Little Italy building that began as a nursery supported by John D. Rockefeller could become a center for children again, in a project that aims to marry old-school and new-school on Mayfield Road.

 

Cleveland Montessori is plotting a fast-track push to move its classrooms and offices to the Alta House, at Mayfield and East 125th Street. The school must leave its 20-year home, at the nearby Holy Rosary Church, by the end of 2015. And the Alta House, a social services-minded nonprofit struggling with a century-old building and a tight budget, needs a pick-me-up.

 

On Thursday, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission approved Cleveland Montessori's plans to renovate and expand the Alta House, with an addition that will face Mayfield. That vote is just one step in a complicated process that, if everything works out, could result in an overhaul of the complex this year.

 

The potential partners are seeking $250,000 in Ohio tax credits aimed at historic preservation, according to an applicant list obtained by The Plain Dealer. Those credits, which will be awarded by June 30 after a competitive process, pair with federal tax credits that help cut the cost of restoring old buildings.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/04/alta_house_in_clevelands_littl.html

Red Line station visual update....

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6956.msg759271.html#msg759271

Alta House & Cle Montessori to give new life to @CLElittleitaly landmark @cwru http://t.co/XCBMU3QTyM http://t.co/KN5VNoLa9a

Updated photo of the Little Italy station construction is posted at:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=6956.msg763123#msg763123

More views/renders at the link below:

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2015/09102015/index.php

 

Cleveland Landmarks Commission

AGENDA - September 10, 2015

 

Little Italy Historic District: Case 15-054

East 123rd Place 1896-98 East 123rd Street

New construction of residences

 

Little Italy Historic District: Case 15-055

East 123rd Place 1896 and 1898 East 123rd Street

Demolition

 

 

 

 

 

 

^It's truly amazing, these days, how fast large city residential projects like this go from conception to design to financing to planning/landmarks approval... This is truly a new Cleveland.

 

And with that, they're already moving into the process of getting city approvals...

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr01-05-2015.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

JANUARY 5, 2015

 

Calendar No. 14-238: 1862 East 123 Street Ward 6

Mamie J. Mitchell

18 Notices

East 123 St. Properties LTD., owner, proposes to erect two new buildings to house 205 residential

units, with 258 accessory off-street parking spaces in a C3 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals

for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

1. Section 355.04 which states that in a ‘C’ Area District, for a residential use, the maximum

gross floor area of the building(s) cannot exceed one half the lot area. The proposed lot area

is 93,149 square feet, allowing a maximum gross floor area of 46,574.5 square feet and

175,298 square feet are proposed.

2. Section 357.09(b)(2)© which states that the interior side yards must be equal to ¼ the

height of the main building; in this case 16 feet are required. The varying interior side yards

equal less than 16 feet.

3. Section 357.08(b)(2) which states that the rear yard must be equal to one half the height of

the main building, in this case 34 feet, and an 11’-4” rear yard is provided for the building on

the rear property line.

4. Section 349.07(a) which states that all parking areas and vehicle maneuvering areas must be

pave and some areas on plan are designated as “gravel parking area”.(filed November 21,

2014)

 

Major fire in the warehouses that are at or next to those to be demolished for the above development:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,4065.msg773360.html#msg773360

^It's truly amazing, these days, how fast large city residential projects like this go from conception to design to financing to planning/landmarks approval... This is truly a new Cleveland.

 

And with that, they're already moving into the process of getting city approvals...

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/bza/agenda/2015/crr01-05-2015.pdf

 

Board of Zoning Appeals

JANUARY 5, 2015

 

Calendar No. 14-238: 1862 East 123 Street Ward 6

Mamie J. Mitchell

18 Notices

East 123 St. Properties LTD., owner, proposes to erect two new buildings to house 205 residential

units, with 258 accessory off-street parking spaces in a C3 Semi-Industry District. The owner appeals

for relief from the following sections of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances:

1. Section 355.04 which states that in a ‘C’ Area District, for a residential use, the maximum

gross floor area of the building(s) cannot exceed one half the lot area. The proposed lot area

is 93,149 square feet, allowing a maximum gross floor area of 46,574.5 square feet and

175,298 square feet are proposed.

2. Section 357.09(b)(2)© which states that the interior side yards must be equal to ¼ the

height of the main building; in this case 16 feet are required. The varying interior side yards

equal less than 16 feet.

3. Section 357.08(b)(2) which states that the rear yard must be equal to one half the height of

the main building, in this case 34 feet, and an 11’-4” rear yard is provided for the building on

the rear property line.

4. Section 349.07(a) which states that all parking areas and vehicle maneuvering areas must be

pave and some areas on plan are designated as “gravel parking area”.(filed November 21,

2014)

 

Major fire in the warehouses that are at or next to those to be demolished for the above development:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,4065.msg773360.html#msg773360

 

Looks like they had oil and/or tires in there....

Looks like they had oil and/or tires in there....

 

Well, there were rubber products in there...

 

"@Cleveland_Scene: "Rubber Duck Factory" Warehouse Burns Down via @vincethepolack

http://t.co/aT5U6GOqvG http://t.co/OpOfzD4s0P"

Looks like they had oil and/or tires in there....

 

Well, there were rubber products in there...

 

"@Cleveland_Scene: "Rubber Duck Factory" Warehouse Burns Down via @vincethepolack

http://t.co/aT5U6GOqvG http://t.co/OpOfzD4s0P"

 

http://photoeye.zenfolio.com/p725857954

Looks like they had oil and/or tires in there....

 

Well, there were rubber products in there...

 

"@Cleveland_Scene: "Rubber Duck Factory" Warehouse Burns Down via @vincethepolack

http://t.co/aT5U6GOqvG http://t.co/OpOfzD4s0P"

 

http://photoeye.zenfolio.com/p725857954

 

Looks like they were stored in there and someone with OCD broke in.  :)

Looks like they were stored in there and someone with OCD broke in.  :)

 

Ha! I still wouldn't rule out the possibility of demonic possession.

Cool use of the Singer Steel plant (better than parking!). Tweet from Steve Litt:

 

Artistic "rollout" for Rose Haserodt in @CLElittleitaly a smash w/ collectors: http://t.co/8q4zIPeVu4 @lilliankuri http://t.co/P0WPfXtVyi

Very cool article.

I heard today that there might be a new gastro pub going in on Mayfield. Does anyone know where/when/what it is?

^It's the Tavern of Little Italy in the old barber school space. I linked to a Freshwater Cleveland blurb about it in the Restaurant news thread: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6769.msg781804.html#new