City, GCRTA seek Broadway BRT, TOD

The No. 19A bus from downtown to Southgate Transit Center in Maple Heights stops on
Broadway Avenue at Harvard Road after passing the 140-year-old Holy Name Roman
Catholic Church. While much of Broadway’s urban fabric in Cleveland is gone, GCRTA
and the city are hoping developing the Broadway corridor with bus rapid transit here
will help revive it (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In 2008, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) first bus rapid transit (BRT) line was the HealthLine east of downtown on Euclid Avenue to University Circle and East Cleveland.

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Kassouf buying downtown tower, garage

Bearing the name AmTrust Financial, 800 Superior was among the early risers on Downtown
Cleveland’s office tower canyon of East 9th Street that developed from the 1960s to the
1980s (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

An affiliate of the Kassouf family is reportedly buying the 800 Superior office tower and its connected parking garage at its namesake address in Downtown Cleveland. That makes the third downtown property with a decayed garage in as many years that Kassouf has checked off its shopping list.

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Bedrock files Riverfront Amphitheater plans

Proposed to rise just north of the Lorain-Carnegie Hope Memorial Bridge, seen at upper-left,
is a new outdoor amphitheater sought by Bedrock Real Estate and Live Nation. The Cuya-
hoga River is just beyond Stones Levee Road to the lower-right (Bedrock).
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The developer and operator of a proposed riverfront amphitheater in Downtown Cleveland submitted their preliminary, conceptual plans for the project to the city, revealing the proposed layout and amenities of the planned venue.

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Midtown Lofts in Asiatown near approval

A splash of color on new apartment buildings is planned with the larger one sought for the
north side of Payne Avenue in Cleveland’s Asiatown where the vacated Dave’s Super-
market stands. A second building is planned for the south side of Payne (MA Design).
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With funding in hand, a development plan to reactivate the site of the first Dave’s Supermarket is entering the City of Cleveland’s design review process. And so far, the early reviews of a proposed mixed-use development at 3301 and 3338 Payne Ave. in the city’s Asiatown district are positive.

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Downtown data center to demo stores

These stores along the south side of St. Clair Avenue near East 17th Street at the edge of
Downtown Cleveland are to be razed to add generators behind a new screen wall for
the gray data center behind (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Amid the growing controversies surrounding the expansion of data centers in Ohio, Downtown Cleveland’s largest data center is about to get bigger. And, as part of that expansion, it’s evicting small businesses and proposing to demolish a row of storefronts along a major downtown street.

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GCRTA to hold hearings on service cuts

Three public hearings are scheduled next week for Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
riders to learn about proposed reductions to bus and rail services due in August (NEOtrans).
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The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) has scheduled public hearings on proposed service reductions to address a financial crunch. But as NEOtrans first reported last month, those cuts will be less than transit agency officials first feared.

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Bedrock sets foundation for $3.5 billion Downtown masterplan

A new Eagle Avenue ramp between the Gateway District and the Cuyahoga riverfront
is well underway (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Along the Cuyahoga riverfront, several components of Bedrock’s $3.5 billion masterplan are taking shape in Downtown Cleveland. Furthest along is the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center — home to the future practice facility for the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team.

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