Michael Symon joins River Roots’ move to Flats

With River Roots’ drink in hand, Chef Michael Symon pours over plans with River Roots
co-founder and operations director Tom Gray for River Roots Barrel Co. Whiskey Bar and
Brewery, to be located on Columbus Road in Cleveland’s Flats (Instagram @ChefSimon).
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Celebrity chef Michael Symon announced he is partnering with a local, new-start whiskey distiller in its planned move to Cleveland’s Flats. NEOtrans reported nearly a year ago that River Roots Barrel Company was making a move to the Columbus Road peninsula along the Cuyahoga River.

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Tenant ID’d for big new industrial development near Hopkins airport

The northwest corner of Rocky River Drive and Cleveland Parkway, north of Cleveland
Hopkins International Airport, is the site of the first planned building in Scannell Pro-
perties’ expansion of the Cleveland Business Park. The two houses in the background
are not part of the project (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A major new light-industrial, warehousing, life sciences-type development project planned near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will be larger and more immediate than first reported last month by NEOtrans. The project appears more immediate because there is a prospective tenant that is already shaping the plan.

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$119M Lakewood Common project goes vertical

Signs on Detroit Avenue advertise the under-construction Lakewood Common
development (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.  

Last fall, NEOtrans reported that CASTO’s $119 million mixed-use development had begun construction on its first building in Downtown Lakewood. In this week’s installment of Progress Pics, we’re excited to share exclusive construction photos as work advances on the first of five floors.

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CWRU to renovate, expand one of its most historic buildings

After the Adelbert Gym is renovated and expanded, including this new lobby addition
to the front entrance, it will be renamed DiSanto Arena in honor of the DiSanto
family’s philanthropic gift to Case Western Reserve University (OSPORTS).
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Adelbert Gym, 2128 Adelbert Rd., one of Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) most historic buildings, will soon undergo a transformative renovation, made possible primarily by recent contributions totaling $7.9 million from two generous trustees.

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Master Chrome coming down, cleaning up

Master Chrome, a fixture on Cleveland’s near West Side since
1950, is coming down over the next month or two. The state
of Ohio may seize the property and ultimately list it for sale
so the 0.57-acre property can be returned to productive
use (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Fencing went up yesterday around the former site of Master Chrome, a polluted brownfield industry, 5709 Herman Ave., in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. And in the next month or two, its vine-covered building is coming down. After that, any contaminated materials and soil will be removed. Then the property’s future will be decided.

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Familiar Ohio City buildings go on sale for the first time in 143 years

The for-sale Fridrich Bicycle shop in Cleveland’s Ohio
City is actually five structures on three parcels plus four
more parcels that are vacant. The entire site is about
1 acre with large warehouses that were added onto the
original 19th century buildings along Lorain Avenue (The
Acclaimed Realty). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

It’s not unusual when buildings are sold by the owners who built them. But it is very unusual when those buildings are 143 years old.

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Cleveland sports venues seek $125M from state

Sports and entertainment are part of the Experience Economy, the fastest-
growing sector in the nation and is outpacing spending on material
goods by a factor of over 1.5, according to McKinsey & Co. Downtown
Cleveland’s Gateway District is the local heart of the Experience Economy,
which sees millions of visits per year (NEOtrans).
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The Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team is seeking $64,795,282 for Progressive Field. The Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association team wants $40,308,811 for Rocket Arena. And the Cleveland Soccer Group is in the running for $19.9 million to build a new soccer stadium, according to the Statehouse News Bureau.

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