Key Tower adds new tenant on anniversary

Key Tower, the tallest building in the USA between Chicago and
the East Coast, just gained a major new tenant on the fifth anniversary
of Millennia Group’s ownership of the 947-foot-tall skyscraper in
 downtown Cleveland (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

The Millennia Companies is pleased to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Key Center ownership by planning tenant activities, adding amenities and announcing a new major tenant. Signed was Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff LLP, one of Cleveland’s largest law firms, that will occupy 164,000 square feet in Key Tower, said Millennia in a written statement released today.

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Cleveland APL sells Tremont land to Knez

This preliminary plan for a lot split of the Cleveland Animal Protective
League property in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood shows approxi-
mately how the land is being split. With north to the right, Knez Homes
has acquired the southern half of the split property for a potentially
significant housing development (SH&A).
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The Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL) this week closed on a significant property transaction that sold several acres of previously undeveloped land in Cleveland’s fast-growing Tremont neighborhood. Buying the land was Knez Homes, one of Northeast Ohio’s largest housing developers.

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REVEALED: planned upper-Edgewater Park housing

This view looking generally west above Lake Avenue shows a con-
ceptual proposal for developing vacant industrial land that over-
looks Edgewater Park. The plan received mostly positive feedback
from neighborhood residents and businesspeople at a meeting
yesterday (Sixmo). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

Conceptual plans for a potentially transformative development were revealed yesterday for an aging industrial district overlooking upper Edgewater Park. The plans were presented to stakeholders living and working in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood. Their reaction? Mostly positive.

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NASA Glenn’s buildings land in 21st century

Although many Greater Clevelanders have not set foot in the
NASA Glenn Research Facility since before its visitors center
was moved in 2010 to the Great Lakes Science Center
downtown, this is a view many locals recognize. It features
the Flight Research Building, also known as the NASA Glenn
Hangar, that dates from World War II as did many nearby
buildings. But those are now being replaced with modern
office and laboratory buildings (NASA).
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Until 2014, the newest office building constructed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center pre-dated Ohioan Neil Armstrong making his giant leap for mankind on the surface of the Moon. Into the early 2010s, buildings at the 325-acre campus looked like they belonged to a school district that hadn’t passed a levy in a long time.

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Abbey Avenue project to start ASAP

One day before winning final approval from City Planning
Commission, construction permits were requested from the
city for this group of six rental townhouses at the corner of
West 20th Street and Smith Court in Duck Island. Construction
on the adjacent apartment building will follow (GLSD).
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How eager is M Panzica Development LLC to start building its substantial mixed-use project on Abbey Avenue in the Duck Island section of Tremont? It submitted applications for its first building permits one day before it went before the City Planning Commission for final design review.

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Library Lofts returns from being overdue

Builders of the Library Lofts apartment building and new
MLK Branch Library hoped to start construction last summer of
this 11-story building on Euclid Avenue in University Circle.
Rising construction costs delayed the project until now, thanks
to a revised agreement pending between the project’s partners
(JKURTZ/Bialosky). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

Partners involved in the planned 11-story Library Lofts building in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood are finalizing a revised agreement that will allow the project to break ground as early as next month.

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The best place for the new county jail

During the planning process for the new Cuyahoga County Jail,
a steering committee overseeing the process was shown
examples of what recently built urban jails from throughout
the country look like. And many of them do not look jails
from the street, including this one in Douglasville, GA, in the
western suburbs of Atlanta (HOK).
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Opinion: where & how Cuyahoga County’s new jail should rise

One thing is for certain at this time about the proposed new Cuyahoga County Corrections Center — no one wants it built near them. But there is one location where it could meet the county’s criteria and actually provide some significant community benefits, depending on how it is designed to relate to and connect with its surroundings.

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Knez Ohio City townhouse plan wins appeal

Absent further legal action, Knez Homes intends to pursue
construction permits for this cluster of townhomes at 4705 Bridge
Ave. in in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The project is back
on again after the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals overturned
the City Planning Commission’s November 2021 denial of its
development plans (Knez).
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On Monday, the City of Cleveland’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) overturned a rejection by City Planning Commission of plans for building 11 market-rate townhomes at a vacant lot at 4705 Bridge Ave. in the Ohio City neighborhood.

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Seeds & Sprouts XXII – Jacobs Pavilion, Van Dorn, Ohio City, BigHaus

Architect’s rendering of one several to-be refurbished concession stands
at the Jacobs Pavilion seasonal amphitheater at the Nautica complex on
the West Bank of the Flats. The renovations are proposed to occur this
spring before the  outdoor live performance venue opens for the
summer (LDA). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

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In this article:

• Jacobs Pavilion renovations in the cards
• Van Dorn Iron Works’ last structure to fall
• BigHaus in Edgewater returns sans offices
• Developer to demolish Ohio City eyesore

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Cleveland Clinic offers glimpse of new facilities

Two of Cleveland Clinic’s major building projects made a brief appearance
in a recent, online presentation by the leader of the health system. At left is
a conceptual rendering of the massive, new Neurological Institute with the
proposed expansion of the Cole Eye Institute at right. Conspicuous by its
absence was the third major project proposed by the Clinic — its new
Global Center for Pathogen & Human Health Research (CCF).
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In a recent presentation by the chief of the Cleveland Clinic, the public got a sneak peak of two of its major-new facilities in the background. The conceptual renderings offered the first-ever public glimpse of what the new Neurological Institute could look like and gave a revised design of the proposed expansion of the Cole Eye Institute.

In late-breaking news, revised plans for the new Neurological Institute show that it will now be the largest building the Clinic has ever built. 

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Fidelity Hotel plan increases rooms, amenities

The Baker Building will be repurposed from offices over retail
to a 97-key boutique 21c-flag Fidelity Hotel above a restaurant/
speakeasy, sports bar and coffee shop plus hotel amenities. The
Walton Family received Landmarks Commission approval of
their planned redevelopment of the century-old building.
This view is from 2005, the last time the building was
 renovated and its exterior was renovated (LoopNet).
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A planned renovation of a vacant office building in downtown Cleveland by the Walton Enterprises, of Wal-Mart fame, into a boutique hotel got its first publicly accessible airing today by a city panel. And the feedback it received was decidedly positive.

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Ex-Juvenile Courthouse up for sale, again

The interior courtyard of the former Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court-
house and Detention Center on East 22nd Street, between Cedar and
Central avenues. The county wants proposals from potential buyers
on how the 91-year-old complex could be repurposed through
renovation or full/partial demolition (Architectural Afterlife).

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Cuyahoga County officials are once again soliciting proposals for the vacant Juvenile Courthouse and Detention Center, 2210 Cedar Ave. This time, the action may be a savior or a deathknell for the architecturally beautiful but neglected complex on the east side of downtown Cleveland.

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Tremont apartment complex proposed

A conceptual rendering of a proposed 99-unit apartment complex at
1209 Fairfield Ave. in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. The
market-rate apartment complex is proposed by J Roc Develop-
ment on a rare, large vacant lot in this neighborhood (UrbanOhio).
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Combine a tight apartment market in Cleveland’s urban core with a relatively large undeveloped property in Tremont and the outcome isn’t surprising. What is surprising is that it has taken this long for an 0.8-acre vacant property along Fairfield Avenue west of West 11th Street to get developed.

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45 Erieview sale, financing closes

The only completely dark building in this downtown Cleveland view
from North Coast Harbor last June is the vacant, 16-story, 45 Erieview,
roughly in the center of the picture. But the lights are going back on
soon now that the building has a new owner and fully financed plan
to redevelop the former office building into apartments, co-working
spaces and restaurants (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

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A zombie is about to be slayed thanks to a property transfer and a development partnership that got good news this week. That zombie is 45 Erieview, the former Ohio Bell headquarters in downtown Cleveland at the southeast corner of East 9th Street and Lakeside Avenue. The 1983-built, 16-story office building has sat empty since AT&T moved out its remaining offices in 2019.

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NRP Group’s renews plans for Scranton Peninsula

Aerial rendering of Scranton Peninsula showing planned developments
including NRP Group’s The Peninsula near the center. Just below it is a
vision for Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s upcoming expansion. The rest are
conceptual massings by Perkins+Will for the Thunderbird portfolio of
properties to the west of Flats Industrial Railroad and for the Scranton-
Averell Inc.-owned lands to the east of the railroad. They are shown
for context only (BKV). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

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One month ago, NEOtrans published news from two sources that NRP Group would reactivate its plans for a development with 300-plus residences on Scranton Peninsula in Cleveland’s Flats. Tomorrow, those plans are being presented to the City Planning Commission for final approval.

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A variant of Bedrock’s Hudson’s Site in Cleveland?

Most recent rendering of Bedock’s 1.4-million-square-foot,
685-foot-tall Hudson’s Site in downtown Detroit. Sources say
Bedrock envisions a similarly scaled project for downtown
Cleveland’s Gateway District (Bedrock/SHoP Architects).
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NEOtrans is receiving word that the proposed Bedrock megaproject in downtown’s Cleveland Gateway District may be comparable in scale to a major development in downtown Detroit. When asked how big Bedrock’s planned development in downtown Cleveland might be, two sources close to the Detroit-based firm said “Look at the Hudson’s Site.” For those unfamiliar with Bedrock’s development at the Hudson’s Site in downtown Detroit, allow NEOtrans to acquaint you. To cut to the chase, it’s larger than Sherwin-Williams’ new global headquarters.

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