Friday, July 18, 2025

Sherwin-Williams returning to office 100% in 2026

Sherwin-Williams' new headquarters tower at the west side of Downtown Cleveland's
Public Square awaits a move-in of employees in the coming months from its old
headquarters offices nearby. And employees will be moving in at the end of the
year from their offices at home where many have worked at least two days a week
since the pandemic (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) executives allowed the company’s office workers to either work from home, the office or a hybrid mix. That continued during the “Building Our Future” planning and construction of the new Downtown Cleveland headquarters and research center in suburban Brecksville. Until now.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Three-building apartment complex planned on Euclid, Chester in Midtown

A three-building apartment complex is planned by Signet Real Estate Group with one
building fronting Euclid Avenue shown here, another on Chester Avenue and a third
in between. A driveway to the parking lot and the middle building runs under the
Euclid building which will also have a retail space at the far end (Vocon).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

After experiencing success with two other apartment complexes it built in recent years on Cleveland’s East Side, an Akron-based developer is pursuing a third. But each of the three developments by Signet Real Estate Group has used a different design approach,

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Ohio City townhomes may be stalled into 2026

As viewed from West 48th Street, it is clear that construction progress on the
Equinox Townhomes stopped months ago based on the condition of the site.
The reason is due to legal battles underway regarding the project’s finances
(NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Eleven townhomes in various states of construction progress have been sitting idle since last fall and are becoming a worry to neighbors, based on social media posts and inquiries to NEOtrans. But based on court filings, further construction progress on the Equinox Townhomes, 1420 W. 48th St., in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood may not happen for months.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Cleveland offers lakefront stadium site to developers

The 1999-built Huntington Bank Field on Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront could be
gone in 2029 or soon thereafter. The city is asking developers who has the best ideas
and wherewithal to repurpose or replace it and activate the land around it, right up
to the water’s edge (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Huntington Bank Field may not be located on Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront for much longer after a new, enclosed stadium is built in suburban Brook Park. If so, what should replace it? And who should do it? The answer to those questions will be the result of a request for qualifications (RFQ) issued by the city and its partners today.

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Now arriving: Cleveland’s newest water taxi

Seen at the Flats East Bank’s boardwalk, the Cleveland Water Taxi’s Harbor Hopper
looks like a waterborne school bus from this view along the Cuyahoga River in
Downtown Cleveland (GCP Instagram). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

First there was the Holy Moses Water Taxi. Then there’s The eLCee2 Water Taxi, which still operates on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Next, starting on July 21, the Cleveland Water Taxi’s Harbor Hopper plans to offer daily schedules and intends to serve many more waterfront destinations in the future than its predecessors.

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

GCRTA breaks ground on new E. 79th rail station

Local, state and federal dignitaries braved the hot sun to flip some dirt at the start of the
replacement of the East 79th Street Blue/Green Line station. The station is closed during
the 14-month-long, $10 million reconstruction project that is intended to boost and be-
nefit from the redevelopment of job-producing sites along the Opportunity Corridor
(Rep. Shontel Brown). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Sometimes a piece of underutilized infrastructure can be revived to be a part of not only its own rebirth, but that of its surrounding area. And in return, that rebirth helps to justify the existence of the infrastructure in the first place. In this case, the infrastructure is the East 79th Street Blue/Green Line station that was considered for closure a decade ago.

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Haslams buy $25M beachfront mansion in Florida

It’s not the purchase of a Florida mansion that raised eyebrows among several media
outlets but its timing, coming just three days after $600 million of Ohioans’ unclaimed
funds were given by state elected officials to the Haslams for their planned new sta-
dium in suburban Brook Park (Traded). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Three days after Ohio officials approved $600 million in state funds for the Haslam Sports Group’s new stadium in suburban Cleveland, billionaires Dee and Jimmy Haslam closed on the purchase of a $25 million beachfront mansion in Florida. The two events are either a remarkable coincidence or some tone-deaf scheduling.

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