CSU Fenn Tower, Hall renovations to start

A lot of construction will be happening here in the coming years. Not only is the 22-story
Fenn Tower to be renovated, but the brutalist Science Building at left will be expanded
with a new addition facing Euclid Avenue and Fenn Hall redeveloped to add a Bio-
medical Discovery Complex. Behind the Science Building is the four-story
Fenn Hall (CSU). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cleveland State University (CSU) today announced the renovation of two of its most historic buildings. Fenn Tower, one of the campus’s most recognizable landmarks, and Fenn Hall, home to many of CSU’s STEM-related teaching and research labs are the focus of more than $100 million of planned investment.

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E. 185th car dealership site reboot in works

In the early 1980s, Jackshaw Chevy had already been in business on East 185th Street for
nearly 30 years. Dealership buildings and lots for cars and trucks were on both sides of
the street. While the building at left still stands, the one at far right was razed exactly
one decade ago (reprinted with permission of EuclidEvolution.blogspot.com).
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For more than 75 years, there was a Chevrolet car dealership at the north end of East 185th Street, where the cities of Cleveland and Euclid meet. And for the last 17 years, there’s been stop-n-go efforts to revitalize those vacant lots with no success. But that could change with a new approach underway.

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Downtown Cleveland may lose HQ

It’s an uncertain time for older office buildings in Downtown Cleveland. The latest to
 face uncertainty is 800 Superior, which is home to AmTrust Financial Services'
operational headquarters and hundreds of employees — but possibly
not for long (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

With its lease running out at the end of next year, a major employer in Downtown Cleveland is searching for answers. The questions are — to stay put and aid in the rebirth of a decaying property? To relocate to another downtown building? Or to move to one of many vacant, modern office buildings in the suburbs?

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East 89th rises amidst Fairfax’s renaissance

Two of six new Victorian-style apartment buildings on East 89th Street designed
to mimic historic Cleveland homes (Harrison Whittaker).
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In May 2022, NEOtrans broke the news that Timothy L. Tramble, Sr., president and CEO of the St. Luke’s Foundation, planned to build 48 housing units on East 89th Street through his firm We Rise Development LLC.

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Erieview Tower residential advances

Once the second-tallest building in Downtown Cleveland, Erieview Tower is getting
a makeover and a partial conversion to residential and hotel uses that will include a
freshening up of its black and dark-green exterior (Google).
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With interior demolition work wrapping up, the Erieview Tower redevelopment team is now getting ready to update the building’s life safety infrastructure and convert the tower’s midsection to residential.

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Cleveland RTA riders face big service cuts

   

A budget crunch at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority could mean
service cuts starting next year, just as the transit agency is about to take possession
 of its first new trains since the Reagan Administration (contributed photo).
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Due to higher operating costs, especially in healthcare for its employees, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) plans to make significant cuts to bus and rail services in 2026, cutting a lifeline to jobs, education and medical services.

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Progress Pics: the Shoreway Tower

A tower crane was being erected in place two weeks ago to build a similarly tall Shoreway
Tower apartments. This was the view from Edgewater Park. The Shoreway Apartments, at
left, were the result of an going redevelopment of a 19th-century industrial district into a
mix of uses, The Shoreway Tower is the next step in that redevelopment (NEOtrans).
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For the first time ever, a tower crane has risen along Cleveland’s lakefront near Edgewater Park on the city’s West Side. It marks the spot and the approximate height of a new, luxury apartment tower that will rise next to it over the next 15 months or so.

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