tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36745837481684044882024-03-28T23:30:02.468-04:00NEOtransKen Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.comBlogger939125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-12678683901593022972024-03-27T23:00:00.001-04:002024-03-28T09:33:08.642-04:00Sherwin-Williams HQ delayed into 2025<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo3C1gIFpCwCOMX42Olg7N28iizXYSXy1pjObJP9A015nQbUAml2Fsl5tnmlP-S4I5y7cB24wU3ywbR628x6ZRNuCRiANiLtju8VE3EoTiuENjJ_-VpkynIvA1HnyLEG_7ftLs5p9q_YrWQFBqOZXb_N_TVJRwfbY2Fa9lZUWbxRFyhY1muJW7lWMeIk/s1500/Sherwin-Williams%20HQ%20031724-1s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo3C1gIFpCwCOMX42Olg7N28iizXYSXy1pjObJP9A015nQbUAml2Fsl5tnmlP-S4I5y7cB24wU3ywbR628x6ZRNuCRiANiLtju8VE3EoTiuENjJ_-VpkynIvA1HnyLEG_7ftLs5p9q_YrWQFBqOZXb_N_TVJRwfbY2Fa9lZUWbxRFyhY1muJW7lWMeIk/w400-h225/Sherwin-Williams%20HQ%20031724-1s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherwin-Williams’ new headquarters tower west of Public Square has <br />topped out but isn’t fully enclosed as it was scheduled to be by this time.<br />That means the project will probably not be completed by the end of<br />this year, as planned (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sherwin-Williams’ headquarters construction management team had hoped to enclose its new 616-foot-tall office tower in Downtown Cleveland by spring. But with April right around the corner, the building has not yet reached that milestone. While delays are happening to a lot of building projects due to supply constraints, Sherwin-Williams has made sure its employees won’t be left out in the cold.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/27/sherwin-williams-hq-delayed-into-2025/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-84753981733458151122024-03-26T19:00:00.001-04:002024-03-26T19:00:00.354-04:00New Downtown Cleveland Clinic, Cavs center to see groundbreaking by year’s end<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZHTt8ijZJKfQd1T5J_KviU77lavFNXZ0VIsBIqu7fZRW-DaHN8xSls4Qkqsx1Jx5ZTcltrQj8XEwRpKLRNqwXLib8WrxiyYDLEclztKp5D0xVtbIjodbq_I12p5TMFg0OUojD9EQtV3_sagcrqbtXhgQtPpUUkfHesrK2gCv-7cZIlUDE7TiQU62beU/s1432/Cleveland%20Clinic%20Cavs%20-%20Populous%20renders-2s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1432" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZHTt8ijZJKfQd1T5J_KviU77lavFNXZ0VIsBIqu7fZRW-DaHN8xSls4Qkqsx1Jx5ZTcltrQj8XEwRpKLRNqwXLib8WrxiyYDLEclztKp5D0xVtbIjodbq_I12p5TMFg0OUojD9EQtV3_sagcrqbtXhgQtPpUUkfHesrK2gCv-7cZIlUDE7TiQU62beU/w400-h225/Cleveland%20Clinic%20Cavs%20-%20Populous%20renders-2s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the end of 2026, more than 210,000-square-foot Cleveland Clinic inter-<br />disciplinary center will serve as a performance training facility for the<br />Cleveland Cavaliers, the community and athletes from around the<br />world (Populous). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Today, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Clinic and Bedrock Real Estate revealed the first official renderings of the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. Pending city approvals, groundbreaking on the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center is anticipated before the end of 2024.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/26/new-downtown-cleveland-clinic-cavs-center-to-see-groundbreaking-by-years-end/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-54260262367912442032024-03-26T15:44:00.002-04:002024-03-26T15:44:28.653-04:00Browns stadium likely going to Brook Park, if…<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiWVIDYdLOFiyFH8dQ9gU3_0tu4p1qRQzEmAGoNzq13B3TpkKo-LGa9Lm2BlLgt90fAo8ePRScblCM1SXfH2cD2LUPaDRbQf9wl9oHJxvi3_g1VUeR2M6xOns12zhZkGA056mmNkEsZfdnauTVzBXEhlhD_7IBYAHG4aQF7LDlr4UhOgGGziOsEHftKA/s1088/Brookpark-Stadium-Noah%20Belli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1088" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiWVIDYdLOFiyFH8dQ9gU3_0tu4p1qRQzEmAGoNzq13B3TpkKo-LGa9Lm2BlLgt90fAo8ePRScblCM1SXfH2cD2LUPaDRbQf9wl9oHJxvi3_g1VUeR2M6xOns12zhZkGA056mmNkEsZfdnauTVzBXEhlhD_7IBYAHG4aQF7LDlr4UhOgGGziOsEHftKA/w400-h294/Brookpark-Stadium-Noah%20Belli.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unofficial site plan for a potential Cleveland Browns Stadium built in<br />suburban Brook Park, showing how a ballpark village between the sta-<br />dium and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport could be built along<br />along with large surface parking lots and transportation infrastructure.<br />A stadium here would not be built along with large surface parking<br />lots and transportation infrastructure. A stadium here would not<br />be located below any airport flight paths (Noah Belli).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>NEOtrans has learned that the Cleveland Browns and their owners, the Haslam Sports Group, want several things from their stadium over the next 30 years that the City of Cleveland appears unwilling to give them. That includes a dome that adds another $1 billion-plus to the stadium’s cost and control over revenues from parking and a ballpark village development.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/26/browns-stadium-likely-going-to-brook-park-if/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-19172321569335110392024-03-25T15:36:00.001-04:002024-03-26T15:40:02.443-04:00Cleveland Public Square’s continuing transformation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSSUqIVx-MK8NLAzAzJv0IVwqS15vQvt6C-AFLzKrwkCgnJAfbS1UYEsGDQhO2lVf3D_rpC5WMSTzr8gO5V47Rfz7sIL1olLnQmc-BeaXweoU6V_XiylJ-711KK_kvk2hd2acFK5wXZfYl9ZLu8319kSGJPRhZOodrIWPpwklQlJEPz32vYsLkvaD23g/s1500/Public%20Square%20barriers%20removal%20Michael%20Collier-1s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSSUqIVx-MK8NLAzAzJv0IVwqS15vQvt6C-AFLzKrwkCgnJAfbS1UYEsGDQhO2lVf3D_rpC5WMSTzr8gO5V47Rfz7sIL1olLnQmc-BeaXweoU6V_XiylJ-711KK_kvk2hd2acFK5wXZfYl9ZLu8319kSGJPRhZOodrIWPpwklQlJEPz32vYsLkvaD23g/w400-h300/Public%20Square%20barriers%20removal%20Michael%20Collier-1s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concrete “jersey” barriers were removed from Downtown Cleveland’s<br />Public Square today in a ceremonial start to the construction of the Su-<br />perior Crossing Project to improve pedestrian safety on Cleveland's central<br />commons (Michael Collier). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Construction started today on the Group Plan Commission’s Superior Crossing Project with a ceremonial farewell to the unpopular and infamous concrete barriers that have stood on Public Square since its major reconstruction eight years ago. But for the next three months, that means some traffic reroutes, bus detours and transit stop relocations to learn.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/25/cleveland-public-squares-continuing-transformation/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-69100304189320323822024-03-24T15:31:00.023-04:002024-03-26T15:35:32.215-04:00One downtown garage down, more to go?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb9RAop9GDM1SLGkSLk-Co0MIQ7-H5VO6F-7YiYDamHbC4k3o9TWgk7ovqMWk70B9vn4knDNPosGh8XCItjgvZ4X7GjPYuD_NHdrt7wcD47fqoSxpx3vEuCrAazp4FUE21gs0ZBb00jeFQ8RUAlBh1qygkK7T4RmVgwV1GvUR2PV45_kgzdK2WhvuYqM/s1500/Gateway%20garage%20demolition%20111323%20Kevin%20DeFranco-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb9RAop9GDM1SLGkSLk-Co0MIQ7-H5VO6F-7YiYDamHbC4k3o9TWgk7ovqMWk70B9vn4knDNPosGh8XCItjgvZ4X7GjPYuD_NHdrt7wcD47fqoSxpx3vEuCrAazp4FUE21gs0ZBb00jeFQ8RUAlBh1qygkK7T4RmVgwV1GvUR2PV45_kgzdK2WhvuYqM/w400-h300/Gateway%20garage%20demolition%20111323%20Kevin%20DeFranco-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In November 2023, demolition crews were busily taking down the 65-year-<br />old Arena Parking garage in downtown Cleveland’s Gateway District. Two<br />more aging downtown garages were recently closed due to their decaying<br />conditions and many more garages are reaching the ends of their financial<br />and structural lives at a time of increasing remote work and declining of-<br />fice markets (Kevin DeFranco). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It’s a tough time for Downtown Cleveland parking garages built in the 1950s and 1960s. Three of them in particular, each with just over 300 parking spaces or 966 total, are having a rough go of it. One already was demolished. Two others were closed due to their worsening condition. Many other downtown garages are of a similar age and may face financial and structural uncertainty in a weak office market.</p><p><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/24/one-downtown-garage-down-more-to-go/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></b></a></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-70214481273675882342024-03-22T23:00:00.001-04:002024-03-22T23:00:00.252-04:00One Hulett may be saved — in Canton<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_kz3Bai8CCCRY_E2k4iMnYKi2mAxHZnlXoXihMxuj0AcJdc-tU-9ky9C5evK_4Xu5u80sukEBFNvrWfwwP-KhjHu0PYyn8L9t36K9iTI7QXwAk9llNUiZS-ZxVS8mmamj9fZ6CdYnS8iMzqtEkQG1qVRXtHjN9ogpWHaJdSbVSNYLdXzkFzsbiNPhf8/s1600/Huletts%20Cleveland%20March%208%201948%20Glenn%20Zahn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_kz3Bai8CCCRY_E2k4iMnYKi2mAxHZnlXoXihMxuj0AcJdc-tU-9ky9C5evK_4Xu5u80sukEBFNvrWfwwP-KhjHu0PYyn8L9t36K9iTI7QXwAk9llNUiZS-ZxVS8mmamj9fZ6CdYnS8iMzqtEkQG1qVRXtHjN9ogpWHaJdSbVSNYLdXzkFzsbiNPhf8/w400-h225/Huletts%20Cleveland%20March%208%201948%20Glenn%20Zahn.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the Hulett Ore Unloaders were first introduced, they reduced the time to<br />unload Great Lake ships from several days to several hours, thereby allowing<br />a tremendous increase in the production of steel in Cleveland and other manu-<br />facturing cities. The economic growth that resulted made Cleveland one of the<br />wealthiest blue-collar cities in the world. Unfortunately, today, funding could<br />not be found to save one Hulett in Cleveland. These were Huletts in action on<br />Whiskey Island in 1948 (Glenn Zahn via the Cleveland Memory Project).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where once there was four Hulett Ore Unloaders, soon there will be none. But at least one of the massive, dinosaur-like machines that revolutionized the steel industry and Great Lakes shipping through high-volume efficiency, now has a chance to survive extinction.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/22/one-hulett-may-be-saved-in-canton/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-42974248297196093752024-03-22T19:00:00.001-04:002024-03-22T19:00:00.142-04:00It’s official: Board of Elections to ex-Plain Dealer building<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomwlXM337AB068qgxnxaMtmIrfspTJhbxoqTmeNMfH8aaSRjcgj7LE1PatgrrABWQ9pO4b4yFawjk-1KMjmg9Qaua4lYQiu6x5EvgU6ye8G55diFCtTuWH9upm5AqycL8Q9AEMGScQ_JawGNcS3yUm4si2MxdmOYnUpUrw-VgT3KxpMdMJFhFtZDitqE/s1000/1801%20Superior-Oct2019%20REVs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomwlXM337AB068qgxnxaMtmIrfspTJhbxoqTmeNMfH8aaSRjcgj7LE1PatgrrABWQ9pO4b4yFawjk-1KMjmg9Qaua4lYQiu6x5EvgU6ye8G55diFCtTuWH9upm5AqycL8Q9AEMGScQ_JawGNcS3yUm4si2MxdmOYnUpUrw-VgT3KxpMdMJFhFtZDitqE/w400-h220/1801%20Superior-Oct2019%20REVs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuyahoga County Council will begin considering next week whether to approve<br />a lease agreement at the former Plain Dealer building, 1801 Superior Ave., for<br />relocating the Board of Elections and some Health & Human Services<br />offices (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Confirming news first reported here at NEOtrans two weeks ago, Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne informed county staff that he will introduce plans to Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday to lease the former Plain Dealer building downtown for the new Board of Elections (BOE) offices. In a memo circulated today to certain county employees, he also outlined plans for additional real estate moves by the county.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/22/its-official-board-of-elections-to-ex-plain-dealer-building/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-48641740241577134632024-03-22T16:29:00.002-04:002024-03-22T16:29:21.705-04:00Cuyahoga Land Bank gets $10M from Cleveland<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o1DyuWu72IH5sITPzefo58G_jekNO50vTOZiagGhcQD-qOdOX4_VC4NsBvV6NcDVVwdwv9qOXA_p3fpnOvDQP047eQLFO8Q-q4HiPO0GIxHrU9_AoGq7foGgOub-LdeCcocnZ9SmXquul7LODY3qLXKT6msdRN_9EVeZrEWgOZwSIUl_QcthzOA66m4/s1280/2087%20W89th%20Cudell%20Cuyahoga%20Land%20Bank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o1DyuWu72IH5sITPzefo58G_jekNO50vTOZiagGhcQD-qOdOX4_VC4NsBvV6NcDVVwdwv9qOXA_p3fpnOvDQP047eQLFO8Q-q4HiPO0GIxHrU9_AoGq7foGgOub-LdeCcocnZ9SmXquul7LODY3qLXKT6msdRN_9EVeZrEWgOZwSIUl_QcthzOA66m4/w400-h300/2087%20W89th%20Cudell%20Cuyahoga%20Land%20Bank.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This home renovation project on West 89th Street in Cleveland’s Cudell neigh-<br />borhood is an example of the work the Cuyahoga Land Bank does. This latest<br />financial infusion from the city will help the countywide agency focus its efforts<br />on three city neighborhoods (CLB). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Cleveland City Council has awarded $9.9 million of remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Cuyahoga Land Bank to build and renovate homes in three wards that include four historically disinvested neighborhoods including Central, Clark-Fulton, Collinwood and Glenville. The targeted wards are five, 10 and 14.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/22/cuyahoga-land-bank-gets-10m-from-cleveland/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-82985699384061889562024-03-21T19:00:00.001-04:002024-03-21T19:00:00.235-04:00Metroparks buying more Cuyahoga Riverfront land<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuYu4kjJt_U_vRHaCGS1jidPZnwU6q8LRYBtaLYTYtjKnsM6olaR9V-9DaK1A5iFlBMyGRnCJSdwL6a1SL7vBwf-ypwPbWwVvoPPdKtkE-40LkXXxq9_5medf46rcR58AqIE4JjXvogr8MweSecQgyb0gOzCGiEJoQ1L5CO19Pjeh4eYlRIyeqIhs5mE/s1500/Ontario%20Stone%20property%20from%20below%20ped%20bridge%20July2021-2s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuYu4kjJt_U_vRHaCGS1jidPZnwU6q8LRYBtaLYTYtjKnsM6olaR9V-9DaK1A5iFlBMyGRnCJSdwL6a1SL7vBwf-ypwPbWwVvoPPdKtkE-40LkXXxq9_5medf46rcR58AqIE4JjXvogr8MweSecQgyb0gOzCGiEJoQ1L5CO19Pjeh4eYlRIyeqIhs5mE/w400-h214/Ontario%20Stone%20property%20from%20below%20ped%20bridge%20July2021-2s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Whiskey Island is a 4.5-acre piece of riverfront land, across the Cuyahoga<br />River from Downtown Cleveland. The Cleveland Metroparks is seeking<br />to buy the property just beyond its new Wendy Park Bridge, overhead,<br />to expand its waterfront recreation offerings (Google).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Adding 4.5 acres of land along the Cuyahoga River is a relatively small contribution to the 1,000 acres the Cleveland Metroparks has acquired in just the past three years. But this latest addition may be one of its most visible and strategic. The site the Metroparks is acquiring is located in Cleveland on Whiskey Island, between the river and the park system’s new Wendy Park Bridge.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/21/metroparks-buying-more-cuyahoga-riverfront-land/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-42704893843188407972024-03-20T23:00:00.001-04:002024-03-21T11:17:07.639-04:00Irishtown Bend Park design features unveiled<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfddWqtgQLURuFq4zZnYO5LC21cbkXqZtACweA62igo850qTIorKLy9TRuDYtqcuuhckSL6B7GIw9ItKEIV6M9VG2flrpdtKaZYWa4wywXMUtKloB1GQhNPqLVSusk1J3fp1KqexySsL9FmZcrxMqN3uEbVQuybAaidC4DWGD140xHVUTnXatvI2_fCYw/s1500/Irishtown%20Bend-Coal%20Docks-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfddWqtgQLURuFq4zZnYO5LC21cbkXqZtACweA62igo850qTIorKLy9TRuDYtqcuuhckSL6B7GIw9ItKEIV6M9VG2flrpdtKaZYWa4wywXMUtKloB1GQhNPqLVSusk1J3fp1KqexySsL9FmZcrxMqN3uEbVQuybAaidC4DWGD140xHVUTnXatvI2_fCYw/w400-h225/Irishtown%20Bend-Coal%20Docks-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design features of the Irishtown Bend Park include the Coal Docks site<br />featuring foundation remnants of the Erie Railroad Coal Derrick and<br />the Iron Power Building, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps show. Such<br />workplaces employed Irish and other immigrants 100-150 years<br />ago. This is at the north end of the planned park, next to the<br />Cuyahoga River and the Detroit-Superior Bridge (Plural).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Tomorrow, the board of the Cleveland Metroparks is expected to authorize requesting a $10.8 million grant from the state to pay a significant portion of the construction costs of the planned Irishtown Bend Park in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The proposed improvements and their projected costs are based on designs that were released today.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/20/irishtown-bend-park-design-features-unveiled/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-91744225568167037762024-03-19T23:00:00.001-04:002024-03-20T12:55:07.559-04:00Cleveland suburban office market ‘bloodbath’<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlpbzjQF4NvpGiQ6iS7EfuWP4ZQcOZXp0_cq1Ef6noCIp5vdqM28yLQqkl3T35Mqpno5ZgNJZEO3RlbdQSxbrtvDqubtA2_MidOs0U76ZqmBd39FJdaxCdd5NmLIJNeLQ0E_PEpJqGtqKMn7nYEC6N9RMLx3SQx2zzLkt3ni0EcGa3Z1CJnZxEds3Slo/s1344/Hyland%20Software%2028501%20Clemens%20CBRE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1344" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlpbzjQF4NvpGiQ6iS7EfuWP4ZQcOZXp0_cq1Ef6noCIp5vdqM28yLQqkl3T35Mqpno5ZgNJZEO3RlbdQSxbrtvDqubtA2_MidOs0U76ZqmBd39FJdaxCdd5NmLIJNeLQ0E_PEpJqGtqKMn7nYEC6N9RMLx3SQx2zzLkt3ni0EcGa3Z1CJnZxEds3Slo/w400-h235/Hyland%20Software%2028501%20Clemens%20CBRE.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of two office buildings for Hyland Software in Westlake that’s<br />on the market. And it’s just one of multiple office buildings that are either<br />for sale or for sub-lease. The peaceful, bucolic-like setting belies the tur-<br />moil in the local, regional and national office markets that isn’t limited to<br />downtown central business districts. Suburban areas are taking equally<br />big hits (CBRE). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The numbers are downright ugly. High office vacancy rates and even higher availability rates exceeding 20 percent owing to a big jump in office spaces available for sub-lease. Numerous Class A office buildings are for sale with few if any interested buyers. For those in a buying mood, their lowball interest may be only for the land to hold for a possible conversion to new uses or for the hopes that better days may return to the office market — someday.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/19/cleveland-suburban-office-market-bloodbath/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-8668359481219519982024-03-18T15:00:00.001-04:002024-03-19T16:13:50.350-04:00Downtown Cleveland’s recovery accelerated in 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGO0knhCWaJsb59mg5zTIo6U_mRuf4-YAcjKEahCoVI7IeUarIsqplVYbnTBaLN0yyiYa9rFgQipQI2X-t8f0L3n76NxCUc_GKlNW79DsDgS_drINTkwYy-2pIbufsECNLBx0JwJe-EHYdz8H2-QWkUA2cycgUZXQ9ffeqnDs_y-Gg2vMRWtkg5xtFV8/s1500/St%20Patricks%20Day%20parade%20start%20Superior%20East21st%20GBX%20Group-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1500" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGO0knhCWaJsb59mg5zTIo6U_mRuf4-YAcjKEahCoVI7IeUarIsqplVYbnTBaLN0yyiYa9rFgQipQI2X-t8f0L3n76NxCUc_GKlNW79DsDgS_drINTkwYy-2pIbufsECNLBx0JwJe-EHYdz8H2-QWkUA2cycgUZXQ9ffeqnDs_y-Gg2vMRWtkg5xtFV8/w400-h301/St%20Patricks%20Day%20parade%20start%20Superior%20East21st%20GBX%20Group-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Cleveland is where Greater Clevelanders converge to enjoy<br />festivals and big events like Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade which,<br />according to TheIrishRoadTrip.com, is America’s fifth-largest. At Su-<br />perior Avenue and East 21st Street, the parade assembled yesterday<br />for its 182nd annual march through downtown (The GBX Group).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In a data-heavy report released today, Downtown Cleveland, Inc. (DCI) outlined its achievements in continuing the recovery of Cleveland’s business and hospitality center and one of Cuyahoga County’s fastest-growing residential areas. The data, contained in the 2023 Downtown Cleveland Economic Development Report, says the recovery of Cleveland’s central business district is outpacing that of its peer cities in Ohio and the Great Lakes region.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/18/downtown-clevelands-recovery-accelerated-in-2023/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-52527587415761333472024-03-17T17:30:00.002-04:002024-03-20T12:55:17.167-04:00Flats On Pearl OK’d, Row On Garden tabled<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi862sOiZN-6K4M0rjbBMWP3HSAuY_bKvEPOWeSG1XF-6uC857bRX5S7thaOferuaWLtz3DNhgCu40nfWvctH4UkNa4gSTBkqz_3E8aGYVagNL-MmYjOg0WbUI0XiXT8PWBshZlIjIb4BK4vEDdUQZyh0fvwFEt2nuu0cqtxUKncJxZo0smO364b5ZrO_0/s1305/Flats-on-Pearl-Brandt-March2024-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1305" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi862sOiZN-6K4M0rjbBMWP3HSAuY_bKvEPOWeSG1XF-6uC857bRX5S7thaOferuaWLtz3DNhgCu40nfWvctH4UkNa4gSTBkqz_3E8aGYVagNL-MmYjOg0WbUI0XiXT8PWBshZlIjIb4BK4vEDdUQZyh0fvwFEt2nuu0cqtxUKncJxZo0smO364b5ZrO_0/w400-h259/Flats-on-Pearl-Brandt-March2024-0.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landmarks Commission members approved this updated design of the Flats<br />On Pearl, a new-construction apartments-over-retail building next to the 134-<br />year-old, to-be-renovated Kerns Building at the corner of West 25th Street and<br />Garden Avenue. Behind the Kerns office building are four houses in varying<br />degrees of decay that developer Kostas Almiroudis plans to demolish (Brandt).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A next step for developer Kostas Almiroudis went forward when the Cleveland Landmarks Commission approved plans for the mixed-use Flats On Pearl. But the commission didn’t take as many steps forward as Almiroudis wanted, in requesting the demolition of four neighboring, decayed houses and a small townhouse development that would replace them.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/17/flats-on-pearl-okd-row-on-garden-tabled/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-52261062865155183022024-03-15T23:30:00.001-04:002024-03-15T23:30:00.238-04:00New design for Cleveland Shoreway tower OK’d<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWkDqGofiHi7Q4k2hBEnR8gpOSk-6UKU6-oqOS32sWuQYiyAe9xw9TM57B1yrIxNsTALdBSbETF5NMGYSo4H0CjA8Qa6VirMr35cMj9cSbvwAyXrGi4CnYAXTX6DOWY2DXzb1thfjLTdyLl87FFB9KSuipz3Q3jjXiNLKXWy0irvwVU3UZkOGOF-UAwI/s1500/Shoreway%20Tower%20March%202024-EAO-4s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1500" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWkDqGofiHi7Q4k2hBEnR8gpOSk-6UKU6-oqOS32sWuQYiyAe9xw9TM57B1yrIxNsTALdBSbETF5NMGYSo4H0CjA8Qa6VirMr35cMj9cSbvwAyXrGi4CnYAXTX6DOWY2DXzb1thfjLTdyLl87FFB9KSuipz3Q3jjXiNLKXWy0irvwVU3UZkOGOF-UAwI/w400-h274/Shoreway%20Tower%20March%202024-EAO-4s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The developer of a planned residential tower overlooking Edgewater Park<br />redesigned it based on market analysis and a need to control costs. The end<br />result was a new design that won more praise and support from the Cleve-<br />land Landmarks Commission. This view looks southeast from above upper<br />Edgewater Park (EAO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A desire to make a proposed residential tower overlooking Cleveland’s Edgewater Park more viable produced a design that won for it more praise from a city review panel. The proposed 13-story Shoreway tower grew from 95 apartments to 112 and shrunk its floorspace from 204,400 square feet to 140,000. In so doing, its grid-like exterior gained an intentionally distorted and sculpted appearance that earned it unanimous praise.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/15/new-design-for-cleveland-shoreway-tower-okd/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-29336324202775029032024-03-14T22:35:00.001-04:002024-03-15T22:37:58.700-04:00Hamilton Brown, Niro to lead St. Clair-Superior CDC<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyHNpTw8DvgXZGtpw77ayN4mzPfrBdwf1wXfxrVBTsHXaDowSzJlYaykTVqb0LQCGc1L3GntEbdG_Xgv7py1QXbLbNJ_zrRqhlAWUhGIWgVmOush0J-jHIsQPteS4431cDyuYIFeh1lO8K2u17jpsstfe0qnKSD2g78gaGBU29wEftvo0x6N3HL1mtYA/s1500/St-Clair_Superior-x-AA_NOV-2021-web-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1500" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyHNpTw8DvgXZGtpw77ayN4mzPfrBdwf1wXfxrVBTsHXaDowSzJlYaykTVqb0LQCGc1L3GntEbdG_Xgv7py1QXbLbNJ_zrRqhlAWUhGIWgVmOush0J-jHIsQPteS4431cDyuYIFeh1lO8K2u17jpsstfe0qnKSD2g78gaGBU29wEftvo0x6N3HL1mtYA/w400-h245/St-Clair_Superior-x-AA_NOV-2021-web-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The St. Clair-Superior neighborhood of Cleveland is located near the Lake<br />Erie shore east of downtown to the Glenville neighborhood. This view looks<br /> west above St. Clair Avenue from East 60s toward downtown (SCSDC).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A well-known name in Cleveland development circles this week has lost the “interim” prefix to her job title as executive director of the St. Clair Superior Development Corporation (SCSDC) in Cleveland. Not only did Terri Hamilton Brown become the Cleveland neighborhood’s new permanent director, Michael Niro was named chair of the development corporation’s board by unanimous board votes, announced today.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/14/hamilton-brown-niro-to-lead-st-clair-superior-cdc/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-27218526967690165952024-03-13T23:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T09:04:18.566-04:00Cleveland’s new Bridgeworks plan takes next steps<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn1rg3saDLd4KbZnCo-jsJ01jAMqLWRBwbQLDbwXrBP6TfXmMdiscy0SdobT_iD-8I_1imPaiKeNMwf_B5WuiVxhgX2PWfvJC1xi4QgT1z5k9smuiBtTaiLUAdpKB-Vh5atydFX5MOEKjTUhJMqGsQvc44UxEbHOBbI0jH4Irh-6xCELaYLCSNFudo04/s1653/Bridgeworks%20Sept2023-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1653" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn1rg3saDLd4KbZnCo-jsJ01jAMqLWRBwbQLDbwXrBP6TfXmMdiscy0SdobT_iD-8I_1imPaiKeNMwf_B5WuiVxhgX2PWfvJC1xi4QgT1z5k9smuiBtTaiLUAdpKB-Vh5atydFX5MOEKjTUhJMqGsQvc44UxEbHOBbI0jH4Irh-6xCELaYLCSNFudo04/w400-h260/Bridgeworks%20Sept2023-5.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Cleveland’s Hingetown section of Ohio City, Bridgeworks’ new design will<br />likely make a return to city review boards starting next week with an eye<br />toward demolition work and possibly construction later this year. The<br />proposed development would rise at the northeast corner of West<br />25th Street and the Detroit-Superior Bridge (GLSD).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Bridgeworks, a mixed-use development proposed in Cleveland’s Hingetown section of Ohio City and that’s gone through several iterations, will be back in front of city design-review panels this month in the hopes of getting construction started this year. If approvals are granted, demolition of existing buildings at the northeast corner of West 25th Street and the Detroit-Superior Bridge could start in the coming months.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/13/clevelands-new-bridgeworks-plan-takes-next-steps/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-5551426007571410782024-03-13T13:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T21:46:43.456-04:00Streetcar deck of Detroit-Superior Bridge wins $7 million for bike/ped path<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzcokVD8AkMfzui0n9AXAK3EHL9OZF0oENk0NvQ5-EmsxxtQi9t354F_LHEzs3eel_N4dcVRQl80AxgdeFc6te7XHjhbHtFGO2AQ0I01_Gjk5NvZw_gnG54Uy8qRQUvKyPZeKdPOpvalQCub6hzLiyqY_2nvcU3XDrmM4pq79l8Kv8f8LCLgsXHG0W1g/s801/Skyline-from-Stonebridge-052020-2s-1024x497-1s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="801" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzcokVD8AkMfzui0n9AXAK3EHL9OZF0oENk0NvQ5-EmsxxtQi9t354F_LHEzs3eel_N4dcVRQl80AxgdeFc6te7XHjhbHtFGO2AQ0I01_Gjk5NvZw_gnG54Uy8qRQUvKyPZeKdPOpvalQCub6hzLiyqY_2nvcU3XDrmM4pq79l8Kv8f8LCLgsXHG0W1g/w400-h248/Skyline-from-Stonebridge-052020-2s-1024x497-1s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuyahoga County won $7 million in funds to plan for the reactivation of the<br />long-closed streetcar subway deck of the Detroit-Superior Veterans Memorial<br />Bridge over the Cuyahoga River, between Downtown Cleveland and Ohio<br />City. The subway deck may be permanently reopened for used by pede-<br />strians and cyclists (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Cuyahoga County won $7 million in federal funds today for the reactivation of the streetcar deck of Detroit-Superior Veterans Memorial Bridge linking Downtown Cleveland and Ohio City. But instead of bringing back streetcars for the first time in 70 years, the funding would start planning for permanently reopen the deck as a pedestrian-bike path protected from rain, snow and fast-moving cars, trucks and buses on the roadway deck above.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/13/streetcar-deck-of-detroit-superior-bridge-wins-7-million-for-bike-ped-path/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-8423209817207571272024-03-12T12:48:00.001-04:002024-03-13T12:51:16.710-04:00Cleveland, other climate havens win Bloomberg bucks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOWFR6J1fphUAUQ7vSyRNa16hxrSrCRXAXR50R7MPACTRC1z6QeSnn4ou_1sjNhJbLUfvtSPkDHw6yDsiFDPPa4lRKc5azeumOKL932srdjOiPA2IWqvMZLl0g_TygR21oWnagszirzYG2suoZH4eo-D7fyfL9QUcrjcivpOVxIRgGiAyc-xhBE6N-EI/s1367/Cleveland%20water%20intake%20crib%20cam%20view%20031224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1367" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOWFR6J1fphUAUQ7vSyRNa16hxrSrCRXAXR50R7MPACTRC1z6QeSnn4ou_1sjNhJbLUfvtSPkDHw6yDsiFDPPa4lRKc5azeumOKL932srdjOiPA2IWqvMZLl0g_TygR21oWnagszirzYG2suoZH4eo-D7fyfL9QUcrjcivpOVxIRgGiAyc-xhBE6N-EI/w400-h253/Cleveland%20water%20intake%20crib%20cam%20view%20031224.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleveland and other Great Lakes cities are considered to be climate havens in an<br />era of rapid change. Not only is Cleveland’s climate moderating, but its low<br />property insurance rates and nearly unlimited access to fresh water make<br />it climate-safe and affordable place to live (ClevelandWater.com).<br />CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Cleveland was selected today by Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of 25 U.S. cities to join Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC) and be the recipient of $200 million divided roughly equally among them. BASC is a three-year initiative designed to leverage historic levels of federal funding to incubate and implement transformative local solutions to build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/12/cleveland-other-climate-havens-win-bloomberg-bucks/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-45087982083057680852024-03-11T19:31:00.000-04:002024-03-11T19:31:03.090-04:00Adding ridership generators to the Waterfront Line<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufd5mtg4lEjlIqQ6GrzJTlh7EN9TxbBFeKdNJeMS7hkkeBSnGRZyvaHccNq-59i4itMM79OeYzkcAFLDZgslgl18d21nbdk3S1dOCF9GFNXSZrb2aMga-ILuKeE-1iUay4FEzNEeIKeB2tdQpk8_TsP5cogdOZT6Yi2suoO__6gVtC6VAAO7H-zBO7UM/s1500/Flats%20East%20Bank-view%20of%20station1-neotrans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1500" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufd5mtg4lEjlIqQ6GrzJTlh7EN9TxbBFeKdNJeMS7hkkeBSnGRZyvaHccNq-59i4itMM79OeYzkcAFLDZgslgl18d21nbdk3S1dOCF9GFNXSZrb2aMga-ILuKeE-1iUay4FEzNEeIKeB2tdQpk8_TsP5cogdOZT6Yi2suoO__6gVtC6VAAO7H-zBO7UM/w400-h230/Flats%20East%20Bank-view%20of%20station1-neotrans.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Waterfront Line’s Flats East Bank station, viewed from the then-<br />new Aloft Hotel in 2014. Every station along the Waterfront Line might<br />need this much density, diversity and mixed uses around them to make the<br />light-rail line more usable (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Over the next two months, a Cleveland State University study will identify untapped lands in Downtown Cleveland along the inactive light-rail Waterfront Line and consider how to encourage their development for the benefit of the lakefront and the transit line. The findings could ultimately be incorporated into the city’s lakefront plan which has yet to be finalized.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/11/adding-ridership-generators-to-the-waterfront-line/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-47880465779526644292024-03-08T20:37:00.000-05:002024-03-08T20:37:05.220-05:00Elections board to the ex-Plain Dealer building?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdH_5uiBBNjrHeBivcpAmLTd54DNECqQ_XIP1P_umYYtr2ZFUlqKty-eJ7pq4HsfpYBcoHL2khDvE43AIwIUyFKY4pq-_TSU748a3wYsibgzxP6RdruZABxBLvrbCjsld3Ezm1gQkYaYD497UUmi5APgxAZF99auJJsUxq5be9IhftP_Th-9Uq-JzOno/s1500/1801%20Superior%20Sept2022s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdH_5uiBBNjrHeBivcpAmLTd54DNECqQ_XIP1P_umYYtr2ZFUlqKty-eJ7pq4HsfpYBcoHL2khDvE43AIwIUyFKY4pq-_TSU748a3wYsibgzxP6RdruZABxBLvrbCjsld3Ezm1gQkYaYD497UUmi5APgxAZF99auJJsUxq5be9IhftP_Th-9Uq-JzOno/w400-h214/1801%20Superior%20Sept2022s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The former Plain Dealer building on Superior Avenue on the east side of Down-<br />town Cleveland appears to be the favored landing spot for the Cuyahoga County<br />Board of Elections (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While not as controversial or as impactful as the county’s pending moves of its consolidated jail or courthouse facilities, the new site of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (BOE) could boost its new surroundings. With up to 200 permanent employees, plus hundreds more at election time and many more visitors for early voting, the positive and negative impacts on the BOE’s new surroundings could be significant.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/08/elections-board-to-the-ex-plain-dealer-building/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-46026306218991189612024-03-07T22:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T13:45:20.302-05:00Browns continue to add land in Berea<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsjEZrxJuiwGN4qcSLj2klohfsoDpNay0-U92bQ5IpbwZ28JPO1_4xsOws0ymX6mJywCFJuZLC3k-vRTjC1WBnvo3TV4NSmCpwFiClOguJdF8zb7GyfnyxRhEoNkVejcCedlNKuT40-HvLyenIH_5KMZFIxf8HGvZy4drkZYGK1uG87z5ssh77jcEJ18/s1500/Front%20Street%20at%20Zeller%20Serpentini%20June2019s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsjEZrxJuiwGN4qcSLj2klohfsoDpNay0-U92bQ5IpbwZ28JPO1_4xsOws0ymX6mJywCFJuZLC3k-vRTjC1WBnvo3TV4NSmCpwFiClOguJdF8zb7GyfnyxRhEoNkVejcCedlNKuT40-HvLyenIH_5KMZFIxf8HGvZy4drkZYGK1uG87z5ssh77jcEJ18/w400-h214/Front%20Street%20at%20Zeller%20Serpentini%20June2019s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Either an affiliate of the Cleveland Browns or the city of Berea own all of the<br />land visible on the right side of Front Street including the former Serpentini<br />Collision Center until reaching north to Lou Groza Boulevard, marked by the<br />traffic signal in the distance. Both the Browns and the city also own much of<br />the land on the other side of the street, including the last house on the left.<br />In their place, the Browns’ owners plan to construct a large, mixed-use<br />development (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Property acquisitions in the Cleveland suburb of Berea appear to be nearly wrapped up for a large, mixed-use development featuring an expanded headquarters for the Cleveland Browns and its ownership, the Haslam Sports Group. Only one or two homes need to be acquired to make way for a new headquarters office building, the professional football team’s practice facility, hotel, shops, restaurants and community recreation facilities, first reported by NEOtrans.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/07/browns-continue-to-add-land-in-berea/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-24549623615669887352024-03-05T23:30:00.001-05:002024-03-06T08:24:09.104-05:00Hough health center ready for $19.5M rebuild<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfxsKh09mUC8mGNI-HVbl8JO2WiabMowhcBXTEgK6nswRLMeTvez2rjjLeLREiBVlnuGReBtkCLYqBrBqFe3YWik13luWDHr1YuRI-jBjis997xHAt-zf-2S45-qCvVwMJhW1g5jnfdacjuwbTZk57jH0X4WAolsJ8ke3VWcRNGBPCzi-sYD4HjCFYU0/s1500/NEON%20Hough%20Health%20Center%20Sept2022s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfxsKh09mUC8mGNI-HVbl8JO2WiabMowhcBXTEgK6nswRLMeTvez2rjjLeLREiBVlnuGReBtkCLYqBrBqFe3YWik13luWDHr1YuRI-jBjis997xHAt-zf-2S45-qCvVwMJhW1g5jnfdacjuwbTZk57jH0X4WAolsJ8ke3VWcRNGBPCzi-sYD4HjCFYU0/w400-h214/NEON%20Hough%20Health%20Center%20Sept2022s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closed and boarded up after a fire nearly three years ago, the Hough Health<br />Center for Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services Inc. on Hough<br />Avenue is finally starting to see movement toward reopening and serving<br />the community again (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On May 19, 2021, shortly after the Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services Inc.’s (NEON) Hough Health Center, 8300 Hough Ave., closed for the night and employees went home, an apparent electrical fire sparked. The resulting flames spread throughout the building, causing millions of dollars in damage.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/05/hough-health-center-ready-for-19-5m-rebuild/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-14747630742437180282024-03-05T20:33:00.005-05:002024-03-08T13:45:30.885-05:00North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. names its first executive director<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mdysBWi0gqsSVqchzTYqmy1FQf6-DCpSEhK76I5o6KiqqqEv8woWOyQHwFP3n_mcrVkG1Tpa_NnB1LYiRpvyGkRSbCb3brYoJ1lwFqAMd4bP-kw6w1SnU-Qew1ZGPyvgazke6mLKM5eQAROcbcblFRy0QOz2xZOXFDl_U8LGcr4nt13ZBxlugjpmoz8/s2560/Lakefront-vision-city-072723-1-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2560" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mdysBWi0gqsSVqchzTYqmy1FQf6-DCpSEhK76I5o6KiqqqEv8woWOyQHwFP3n_mcrVkG1Tpa_NnB1LYiRpvyGkRSbCb3brYoJ1lwFqAMd4bP-kw6w1SnU-Qew1ZGPyvgazke6mLKM5eQAROcbcblFRy0QOz2xZOXFDl_U8LGcr4nt13ZBxlugjpmoz8/w400-h238/Lakefront-vision-city-072723-1-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Implementing Downtown Cleveland lakefront projects that result from a<br />final version of this vision will be ultimate goal of newly hired North Coast<br />Waterfront Development Corp. Executive Director Scott Skinner. But his<br /> first goal is to start hiring a support staff to help him implement those<br />projects (FO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Over the decades, one of the biggest barriers to developing Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront with public and private amenities was the lack of a staff dedicated to that purpose. That barrier began to come down today with the hiring of the first staff-person to lead the new North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC).</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/05/north-coast-waterfront-development-corp-names-its-first-executive-director/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-23838501909180076722024-03-04T13:27:00.001-05:002024-03-05T13:31:19.100-05:00Slavic Village’s Olympia Building to be renovated<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz_b-LdAulxObGiMYFzmSdQqi5NaYZaZ2Y9Gtv7UP21DRSNTo_xviff0sxGpa1vIXvp-f6h-vYDI7IWGR3d0w2LZZIauPvtV9F775V959KHMA4pqhouiELwtaITzN9T1KR6ONfA4F0I6mNTBH3xfqkgmoAz-H0eettXvv6zYa2a939nXMFz-NVlAljvw/s1500/Olympia%20Building%20Slavic%20Village%20Oct2022s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz_b-LdAulxObGiMYFzmSdQqi5NaYZaZ2Y9Gtv7UP21DRSNTo_xviff0sxGpa1vIXvp-f6h-vYDI7IWGR3d0w2LZZIauPvtV9F775V959KHMA4pqhouiELwtaITzN9T1KR6ONfA4F0I6mNTBH3xfqkgmoAz-H0eettXvv6zYa2a939nXMFz-NVlAljvw/w400-h214/Olympia%20Building%20Slavic%20Village%20Oct2022s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the Olympia Building at East 55th Street, Broadway and Hamlet<br />avenues is reported to be in fair condition, it’s actually in much better con-<br />dition than many other nearby structures in the heart of Cleveland’s Slavic<br />Village neighborhood. Some of those other building are subject of another<br />redevelopment effort called The Village 55 to renovate or replace them<br />(Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Increased interest in reviving historic structures around the mostly intact Broadway-East 55th intersection in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood has expanded to include the 113-year-old Olympia Building, 3335-3361 E. 55 St. That building will feature renovated apartments over existing storefronts and the preserved lobby for the Olympia’s adjacent movie theater demolished long ago.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/04/slavic-villages-olympia-building-to-be-renovated/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674583748168404488.post-6041136811645183392024-03-01T23:30:00.001-05:002024-03-04T10:04:21.156-05:00Royal Docks Brewing comes to Cleveland<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDJCz0o5sgW1UlV9MPP1ZXuEc4frtlfwrngzTGhdwBuh5VUPFe0mBWlsKMcS5r9wxH7HPqGKAg9cae0SQQ9EwIkK-WAaVCTPx4Pnq3oj9Ap3GOKdmmU8kpXFhZRVlQ4Bl2wRB-lkQRrNpr5GScEdYvfX33s-i3O9Tyuzi9fw0gpAaqeBvrw4O3VbIt3k/s1500/Royal%20Docs%20Tied%20House%20render-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1500" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDJCz0o5sgW1UlV9MPP1ZXuEc4frtlfwrngzTGhdwBuh5VUPFe0mBWlsKMcS5r9wxH7HPqGKAg9cae0SQQ9EwIkK-WAaVCTPx4Pnq3oj9Ap3GOKdmmU8kpXFhZRVlQ4Bl2wRB-lkQRrNpr5GScEdYvfX33s-i3O9Tyuzi9fw0gpAaqeBvrw4O3VbIt3k/w400-h226/Royal%20Docs%20Tied%20House%20render-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As seen from the corner of Detroit Avenue and West 28th Street, this rendering<br />shows the future site of the Royal Docks Brewing Co. in the Hingetown section<br />of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The brewpub is due to open in<br />May (Royal Docks). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In a couple of months, Stark County-based brewpub chain Royal Docks Brewing Company plans to expand to Cleveland by opening a location in Ohio City’s booming Hingetown neighborhood. Ohio City is a community with a half-dozen brewpubs already in operation. But with their planned Royal Docks Tied House + Kitchen, the proprietors are confident they can offer something the others don’t.</p><p><b><a href="https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/01/royal-docks-brewing-comes-to-cleveland/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">READ MORE</span></a></b></p>Ken Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05787375721927320408noreply@blogger.com0