CWRU’s $300m research center moves forward

Yost Hall at Case Western Reserve University is to be demolished this summer to
make way for a research center that could be five times larger than Yost. This is no
longer a theoretical project as the university is already making moves to relocate
classes currently at Yost Hall (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A proposed Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building with a construction budget roughly equal to that of the new Sherwin-Williams headquarters’ original tab is no longer just an idea for administrators, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The university is already making moves to relocate classes and other services and activities out of Yost Hall, 2049 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., so it can be demolished this summer to make way for the new research center.

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Little Italy, Tremont townhouses planned

Four townhouses are planned in Tremont at the southeast corner of Jefferson
Avenue and West 7th Street, following the proposed demolition of two
structures that are up to 150 years old. Another pair of townhomes by
the same developer are planned in Little Italy (Bialosky).
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A Cleveland real estate firm that has been renovating homes in the metro area is entering the new-construction market by building new homes in Sandusky and seeking to construct new townhomes in two of Cleveland’s hottest neighborhoods. ParaPrin Construction, located on West 105th Street, wants to construct six new townhomes in Little Italy and Tremont if its vision passes muster with the City Planning Commission.

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Weston plans huge warehouse in Euclid

In its promotions for a proposed, massive new warehouse in Euclid, Weston
Group used this rendering of its 2.1 million square foot distribution center in
Walton Halls. The Euclid warehouse will be about one-third that size, but final
plans are not yet available (LoopNet). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Keeping Euclid’s industrial facilities modern and competitive to attract new jobs is the goal of a large, new warehouse/light industrial facility called Tech Park 90 that could see construction start as early as June, said a representative of its developer, the Weston Group. Even more impressive is that the project is being pursued as a speculative development, meaning that an anchor tenant hasn’t been secured prior to Weston’s decision to move forward on it.

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Chester 82 gets thumbs up

The addition of more apartments along Chester Avenue in Cleveland’s
Hough neighborhoods will continue, this time with the addition of
Chester 82, to accommodate the growing number of workers at Cleve-
land Clinic and other University Circle-area eds-and-meds institutions
(Sullivan Bruck). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM

When the Cleveland Planning Commission gave final approval of design plans on April 21 for the Chester 82 development, 1898 E. 82nd St., it coincided with the federal government’s release of the latest jobs data for Greater Cleveland. That data offered a reminder of why Chester 82 and other residential developments in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood are happening.

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Hulett Hotel plans make a comeback

Plans for a hotel on West 25th Street in Cleveland’s Ohio City are
returning after a six-year hiatus. Property owner Mark Raymond,
who also owns The Cleveland Hostel and Guesthouse just down
the street, and his architect will present their revised plans to
a neighborhood block club next week (Vocon).
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Six years ago, Mark Raymond planned a 25-room boutique inn called the Hulett Hotel with a mix of new construction and renovation at 1452-1468 W. 25th St. in the Hingetown section of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood but the plan faded into memory during the pandemic. Today, he’s raising some eyebrows in the neighborhood by going bigger at a time when many real estate developers are putting construction plans on hold.

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The West Shore also rises

Looking east along the Lake Erie waterfront from the proposed Shoreway
Tower offers views of Edgewater Park, Battery Park and downtown Cleve-
land faintly in the distance. Several other lofty developments will be
visible from this new tower as properties along the West Shoreway
continue their metamorphosis from industrial to residential (EAO).
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In the coming weeks and months, the continued metamorphosis of land uses along Cleveland’s West Shoreway from industrial to residential will yield some new features that will show just how much Cleveland is changing. Several projects along the Shoreway-turned-Edgewater Parkway will be under way at roughly the same time and offer some lofty symbols about Clevelanders’ evolving regard for its often-ignored lakefront.

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GCRTA gives final OK to new rail car purchase

Although the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority approved a contract
with Siemens Mobility for these new trains, they won’t be ready to ride here
until the summer of 2026. It remains to be seen if GCRTA’s existing trains
will last that long (Siemens). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

After at least eight years of discussion and planning, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Board Members unanimously voted to approve the Rail Car Replacement Team’s recommendation of Siemens Mobility Incorporated as the preferred vendor to replace their aging rail fleet during today’s GCRTA Board meeting. This follows a detailed presentation and committee recommendation made on April 4.

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