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
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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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