Rocket Mortgage to shrink, relocate

The 250 West Huron building, known more commonly as the Ritz Carlton Cleveland hotel, is
more than just a hotel. It also has four floors of offices which are gaining a new tenant. This
is the southwestern corner of the building at Huron Road and West 3rd Street (Google).
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Five years ago, Rocket Mortgage looked to be growing into a major presence in Downtown Cleveland’s office market. The company was growing so fast here it seemed plausible that it might even anchor a new tower for local offices of Rock Ventures’ companies, such as the one Bedrock proposed in its riverfront development.

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Cosm tops out in Gateway District

Cosm, a new “shared-reality” sports entertainment destination, tops out on the north side of Huron
Road in the Gateway District (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

On Friday, Cosm celebrated the structural completion of a new 100-foot, 12k-resolution LED dome in Downtown Cleveland’s Gateway District. The “shared-reality” entertainment venue, developed by Bedrock, will stream sports games and events for live audiences.

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Bedrock paves way for next riverfront phases

From West 3rd Street in the Flats, the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center looms in
front of the downtown skyline (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Along Downtown Cleveland’s riverfront, construction work is ramping up — both figuratively and literally — on the next stages of Bedrock’s $3.5 billion downtown masterplan.

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Sherwin-Williams pursues HQ2

A second Sherwin-Williams headquarters tower, this time featuring multiple levels of structured
parking in its base, is being pursued next to the first, taller, glassy headquarters tower that officially
opened in May. This is an unofficial rendering of that second tower but is is based on preliminary
programming reported to NEOtrans (Methodicle). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In the weeks preceding Sherwin-Williams’ ceremonial ribbon cutting May 11 for its new 36-story headquarters tower in Downtown Cleveland, the company’s executives took notice. They could see how employees were filling out its new HQ campus and, in suburban Brecksville, its new Morikis Global Technology Center.

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Shaker Square redesign advances

The Shaker Square Vision Plan would activate green spaces on either side of Shaker Boulevard,
adding infrastructure for pedestrians and events (Agency). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The oldest planned shopping center in Ohio, Cleveland’s Shaker Square, is set to see a major redesign in an effort to bring new activity to businesses and public spaces. Approved today by City Planning Commission, the Shaker Square Vision Plan follows a series of upgrades and store openings helping to revitalize the square.

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CWRU, Clinic projects come close to completion

Looking north on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, CWRU’s Interdisciplinary Science an
 Engineering Building has nearly finished its exterior façade (Harrison Whittaker).
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Cleveland’s downtown may possess its historic core and central business district, but several massive developments are solidifying Greater University Circle’s status as one of the most important job centers in Northeast Ohio.

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‘Urgent’ Progressive Field repairs sought

Major repairs are needed at the aging Progressive Field — projects not included in its recently
concluded $200+ million renovation — for which funding may not be immediately available.
For example, elevators need to be replaced including those inside the two elevator towers
 visible in this common postcard-like scene of Progressive Field at the corner of Ontario
Street and Carnegie Avenue (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Significant, urgent repair projects are to be pursued in the coming months at Progressive Field in Downtown Cleveland while questions linger as to whether there is enough funding to pay for them.

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