CLEVELAND | Project Rundown

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library lofts in university circle going up —



via MyPhoneDead

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rebuilding black owned businesses & housing in hough —



$75 million investment in Hough: Developer plans affordable housing, Black-owned business market, community ownership

BY MANDY KRAYNAK ● DEVELOPMENT ● JUNE 7, 2023



A Washington, D.C.-based developer plans to bring a market hall for Black-owned businesses to MLK Plaza, along with affordable and mixed-income housing at multiple sites in the Hough neighborhood. The market will have a community ownership model through which neighbors can purchase shares of the property and get money back each year. The developer also plans to rehabilitate an empty 10-story building at 9410 Hough Ave. into affordable housing and build apartments on a vacant lot on Crawford Road across the street from MLK Plaza.


more:
https://thelandcle.org/stories/75-mi...ity-ownership/


The developer is working to complete financing for a total renovation of 9410 Hough Ave. into more than 100 affordable one and two-bedroom apartments. (Photo by Sharon Holbrook)

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shoutout to migrants and anyone looking for a fresh start —

plenty of jobs, not enough employees in cleveland —



Cleveland manufacturers can’t find employees, so nonprofits step in to boost training and internships

BY TOM BRECKENRIDGE ● ECONOMY ● MAY 18, 2023


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Manufacturers in Cleveland and other cities, including Buffalo, Chicago, and Milwaukee, are dealing with a retiring work force that’s left thousands of jobs unfilled. Nationally, the industry’s job gap is projected to hit 2 million by 2030, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. The Cleveland region has an estimated 10,000 manufacturing job openings.


more:
https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleve...d-internships/


Mary Lamar, a machine operator, operates a stamping press that churns out thousands of specialty metal washers each day at Talan Products, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Mariana Edelman Photography; Courtesy of Towards Employment)

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2 new developments on lorain ave that incorporate renos —



What's in the Works

My Place Group is proposing to construct a mixed-use apartment building of 109 units with 62 parking spaces, 72 bike parking spaces, and around 2000 sq. ft. of new retail fronting Lorain Avenue. The proposal includes re-using two historic buildings.

What's There Now

The site is currently comprised of three small buildings, a used car lot, and a house.


more:
https://courbanize.com/projects/50west/information
https://neo-trans.blog/2023/02/24/20...or-lorain-ave/

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van aken tod phase II is rolling along —




Taller_is_better


render —


The proposed "Phase Two" development in the Van Aken District calls for 225 market-rate apartments split into dual towers
on the Farnsleigh Road parking lot that overlooks the Shaker Heights Country Club,
as shown in this preliminary rendering prepared by the SCB architectural firm. SCB

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Thanks for all of the updates and for keeping this thread alive!

[mrnyc]

the gorgeous and historic united church of christ hq building conversion is coming along --



urbanetics_

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an eye catching view of silverhills development on scranton peninsula in the flats
w/ the rapid el train going by in the background --



January 20, 2023 11:00 AM

After decades of inactivity, developers are moving dirt on Scranton Peninsula

MICHELLE JARBOE


more:
https://www.crainscleveland.com/real...des-inactivity


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2022 csu master plans --



via gpodawund/csu

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more van aken tod on the way in shaker —
in what was an old car dealership lot —




Shaker council OKs development, financing deal for Arcadia project in Van Aken District

Updated: Jun. 27, 2023


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The deal calls for a mix of market-rate, affordable and townhome style rental units -- about 140 in all -- on the 2.4-acre consolidated site at 3393 Warrensville Center Road, along Farnsleigh and Helen roads. Also planned is 15,000 square feet of active commercial, retail and office space.

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The tax increment financing (TIF) formula provides the school district with 18 percent of “payments in lieu of taxes” (PILOTs). These are projected at $374,000 annually, or $11.1 million over the 30-year term of the agreement, on a property that’s been vacant since the car dealership closed in 2005.

The developer, Metropolitan Holdings of Columbus, receives the remaining 82 percent of the PILOTs to put back into project costs -- including interest rates -- that have escalated nearly 33 percent since the first proposal came in at $47 million in 2021, City Economic Development Director Laura Englehart said.

By Metropolitan’s “conservative” projections, the city will gain about $300,000 a year in local income taxes collected from residents, calculated at the average median income (AMI) for the region.

Those affordability requirements will remain in place for 20 years; 15 years is generally the housing market standard, Englehart added.

“I hope we have more of these kinds of things,” Vice Mayor Sean Malone said.


more:
https://www.cleveland.com/community/...-district.html


A rendering of the Arcadia mixed-use development planned for the old Qua Buick-Pontiac dealership along Warrensville Center Road in Shaker Heights' Van Aken District. The development is now projected at over $60 million, with construction anticipated in the first quarter of 2024.RDL Architects

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this is a really cool and fun short —

watch the lift installation of the roofdeck pool

its for the welleon on the westside:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsrI-...RlODBiNWFlZA==



render —

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moving forward on the epic warner & swasey factory conversion —



Mission Possible: Long abandoned factory to become affordable housing in Cleveland

For over 40 years the abandoned Warner & Swasey Company building has been waiting for its next phase in life.

Author: Jeff Reidel, Isabel Lawrence
Published: 9:33 AM EDT July 2, 2023
Updated: 4:16 PM EDT July 3, 2023


CLEVELAND — “This is a tremendous opportunity and a really important catalyst for the neighborhood,” said the Director of Development for Pennrose, LLC, Geoffrey Milz.

The Warner and Swasey Company building looms near the intersection of East 55th and Carnegie Avenue. Crumbling brick and weathered steel, it sits vacant, a shell of its former self.

“When I look at buildings like this, my heart skips a beat,” remarked Milz. “I mean, you just can't help but to think about where it's been.

For eight decades, the building buzzed with manufacturing activity. Partners Worcester Warner and Ambrose Swasey created one of the world's top machine-tool makers. The company also gained international notoriety for building telescopes, an endeavor driven by Warner's passion for Astronomy. Later, it became a leading producer of turret lathes, used for mass production of parts. At its height, 7,000 people worked for Warner and Swasey. But by 1981, financial losses, a sale and industry consolidation forced the closure of several factories, including the Carnegie Avenue location.

“It was really the center and is the epicenter for MidTown,” stated Karis Tzeng, the VP of Planning for MidTown Cleveland. And I think even as it has been vacant for almost 40 years, still represents that.”

Today the Warner and Swasey building is targeted for a 66-million-dollar renovation, spearheaded by MidTown Cleveland and Pennrose, a real estate developer. Plans include mixed-income housing and commercial space with unilateral support from the local level.
“We currently need more housing, particularly that is affordable, that is for seniors, that is for families and for working professionals,” said Tzeng.


more + video:
https://www.wkyc.com/article/money/e...6-4963f94ac23a




In its current state, the abandoned Warner and Swasey Building has become an unofficial museum of street art. Showing off the work of Cleveland’s graffiti artists. MidTown Cleveland produced a short documentary to archive the images within the building:

• Video Link

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how about a throwback?

flats below main ave bridge
1939

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ucc hq conversion news video ---



Downtown Cleveland office building to convert into predominantly one-bedroom apartments

700 Prospect Avenue to add 115 one-bedroom apartments to downtown core

By: Clay LePard
Posted at 5:30 PM, Jul 10, 2023


Developer Doug Price IV, Vice President at K&D Group, told News 5 the building is slated to house 115 smaller studio and one-bedroom apartments, as well as 8 two-bedroom apartments.

"This building is going to be a little different for us," Price explained. "We see people shifting into the smaller units and more affordable where they can spend less on the apartment and more out on the city."


more:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/...oom-apartments

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this new one next to grays armory and the ballpark is starting demo work --



more:
https://neo-trans.blog/2023/05/26/do...ins-financing/


An aerial view of the planned Residences at Bolivar with the Erie Street Cemetery and Progressive Field beyond. Construction could start by mid-summer on the market-rate apartment complex with ground-floor retail spaces (Desmone).

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waterford bluffs — looking nice



via NorthShore647

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this is fun and very interesting -
all you need re the playhouse square theater marquee reno’s:



Mar 17, 2023
OUR DAZZLING NEW MARQUEES


Back in October 2022, we unveiled the next phase of our neighborhood transformation with the plans for new theater marquees.

Designed to bring the grandeur and beauty of our 100-year-old, fully-restored theaters outdoors, this next phase features dazzling new theater marquees, and technology upgrades for elements installed during the original phase of the transformation.

These sensational marquees will stand as an enduring public tribute to everyone who has brought us through our first 100 years and to the bright possibilities ahead.


more:
https://www.playhousesquare.org/news...arquee-project

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Beautiful building!

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in eds & meds news -- case western south residential village (srv) expansion --



via Pleco

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townhouses in tremont --- because everybody loves tremont:



https://twitter.com/Bialosky_Arch/st...768357378?s=20