CLEVELAND | Project Rundown

[Steely Dan]

*off topic posts deleted *


please take the political axe-grinding elsewhere.

[mhays]

That park bridge would be a tremendous asset. The buildings at the shoreline should have plenty of public uses to draw people year-round. It would probably increase museum visitors. And of course it would make life easier for game attendees.

I like the idea of augmenting existing amenities. It would make both the upper and lower areas much better. Collectively, the result would be one of the best and best-integrated urban parks I can think of.

[pj3000]

Sherwin-Williams skyline presence

[The Best Forumer]

Originally Posted by pj3000

Sherwin-Williams skyline presence

I like it. Will add more beauty here.

[deja vu]

The Circle Square Development is well-underway on land near Euclid Ave., Chester Ave., and Wade Lagoon.

Sitework began in April on the first tower - the 24-story "The Artisan" Apartment Building. A formal ground-breaking event was just held on July 29. Now site work is starting this week for the Library Lofts project - an 11-story apartment building which will include a new 2-story library branch.

Library Lofts high-rise construction starting soon
NEO-trans
July 30, 2021

Construction starts on new Circle Square project in University Circle
Kevin Barry | News 5 Cleveland
April 10, 2021

Existing Site (from April) -


Source: Matt Sexton | News 5 Cleveland

Circle Square Site Plan -



Circle Square - Full Rendering -



The Artisan Rendering -


Source: News 5 Cleveland | Courtesy Fitzgerald - Bialosky

Another site plan + rendering of the full development -





Library Lofts rendering -


Source: NEO-trans | Courtesy Fitzgerald - Bialosky

The Artisan Groundbreaking, July 29 -


Source: Chris Ronayne | NEO-trans

[colemonkee]

Sherwin-Williams will definitely make an impact, and a nice one at that! Circle Square also looks good. A lot happening in Cleveland!

[mrnyc]

^ this area used to be cleveland's second downtown (or third, counting e55th). both e55th and here were demolished by the 1990s, so many of us olderuns recall some of what was there. although it was rather decrepit, some of the old stock was cool and worthy of redevelopment, so it made us mad to see it go for no reason back then. anyway, its nice to see the cle clinic finally getting around to helping rebuild what they had tore down in that area. and more good news is stay tuned as there is much more to come around the circle square development.

[Yuri]

Bringing here from the Downtown thread:

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

Downtown Cleveland


Oberlin College

As we've discussed Detroit, I thought it would be nice to bring Cleveland as they have many things in common, for instance, both cities are still declining albeit at a much slower place.


---------------------------- 2020 ------ 2010 ------ 2000 ------ 1990 ---- Growth ---- Density

Downtown ------------------- 13,338 ------ 9,471 ------ 6,312 ------ 4,561 ---- 40.8% ---- 50.0% --- 38.4% ----- 7.8 km² --- 1,705.6 inh./km²

Cleveland ------------------ 372,624 ---- 396,831 ---- 477,450 ---- 505,629 ---- -6,1% --- -16,9% --- -5,6% --- 201.3 km² --- 1,851.1 inh./km²

Cleveland Metro Area ---- 2,790,470 -- 2,780,440 -- 2,843,103 -- 2,759,823 ----- 0.4% ---- -2.2% ---- 3.0% --- 7,509 km²


I used three tracts for Downtown Cleveland, and pretty much all the 2010's growth took place in the one where Tower City is, near the river. It was the least populated in the 1990, with only 895 people in 1990, jumped to 1,944 in 2010 and 5,524 in 2020.

One important feature it's the size, rather big (almost 8 km²), including all the docks, railway yards and even an airport, resulting im a low density. Note, however, the growth started already in the 1990's and it's been consistent and very fast since then, specially considering the city is still shrinking.

We don't often talk about it, but it's clearly a success case.

[Innsertnamehere]

Given the amount of development happening around downtown I wouldn’t be surprised if the population has stopped shrinking now, and that population loss comes from earlier in the decade.

It’s such a shame the US only does censuses once a decade as it makes it much more challenging to track trends. Most of that loss probably comes from pre-2015 for example, with the population likely being flat or slightly increasing from 2015 to 2020.

[edale]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Given the amount of development happening around downtown I wouldn’t be surprised if the population has stopped shrinking now, and that population loss comes from earlier in the decade.

It’s such a shame the US only does censuses once a decade as it makes it much more challenging to track trends. Most of that loss probably comes from pre-2015 for example, with the population likely being flat or slightly increasing from 2015 to 2020.

Much of Cleveland's East Side is still hemorrhaging residents at a rate that even substantial downtown gains can't overcome. The metro area is essentially stagnant-- CLE MSA gained ever so slightly, but Akron and Canton continued to post big losses, so Northeast Ohio is really just treading water.

We shall see what happens this decade. There are encouraging signs, like the slow spread of development out from University Circle and the Cleveland Clinic to some of these troubled East Side neighborhoods. Downtown and Ohio City will continue to be growth engines. Will it be enough to overcome the significant black flight and regional stagnation? I'm not sure.

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by edale

Much of Cleveland's East Side is still hemorrhaging residents at a rate that even substantial downtown gains can't overcome. The metro area is essentially stagnant-- CLE MSA gained ever so slightly, but Akron and Canton continued to post big losses, so Northeast Ohio is really just treading water.

We shall see what happens this decade. There are encouraging signs, like the slow spread of development out from University Circle and the Cleveland Clinic to some of these troubled East Side neighborhoods. Downtown and Ohio City will continue to be growth engines. Will it be enough to overcome the significant black flight and regional stagnation? I'm not sure.

Akron MSA has always grown faster than Cleveland MSA, and this decade was the first time they posted a negative growth, from 703,200 (2010) to 702,219 (2020).

As Cleveland MSA posted a positive growth while it's estimates gave it a negative, I guess prospects are good for this decade. For the city and metro area as a whole.

BTW, I defined "Cleveland Metro Area" as Cleveland and Akron MSAs only. All the other components of the official CSA posted negative growth in any case, except for Wooster. The CSA as a whole grew by only 3,000, reaching 3.633 million inh.

[deja vu]

More on the ambitious 'Vision for the Valley' plan, including some tighter renderings. There's a lot to note in this 20-30 year, public-private master plan, including new public open spaces, enhanced pathways to the riverfront, and transit-oriented development -

Bedrock, The City Of Cleveland Partner in Pursuit of ‘Vision For The Valley’ with Transformative Plan for Downtown Cleveland
Bedrock Press Release
September 15, 2021

Source: Bedrock Detroit

[mrnyc]

^ well thats nice that they still have some vision for the area considering gilbert’s gang never built the casino extension there that they originally promised and in fact tore down historic buildings.

so we will see.

that said, on the positive side bedrock also reno’d and converted the nearby historic may company department store building into residential and they are currently revamping the tower city mall.

[Pleco18]

Might as well show off the updated renderings for the forthcoming Irishtown Bend Park along the Cuyahoga River.
Very excited to see this one come to fruition!

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/...o-reality.html

First Look: New plans for Irishtown Bend Park depict a project poised to shift from vision to reality

In addition to the “missing link” portion of the trail, the latest designs show the park would include a 2-acre event lawn, a sledding hill, a playground with rocky areas for scrambling, a wetland “healing” garden, an archaeology site, and a “maritime theater’' — a natural outdoor amphitheater oriented toward river traffic. Trails would zigzag down the slope, connecting Ohio City to the river’s edge.

The park would also incorporate the Ohio City Farm, where the nonprofit organization Refugee Response enables resettled global refugees to grow organic produce.

[deja vu]

^ Thanks for those - it looks great!

BrewDog sets November opening for Cleveland Flats location
Jeremy Nobile | Crain's Cleveland Business
September 17, 2021

Source: Crain's Cleveland Business

[deja vu]

Lakefront pedestrian bridge to move forward with $5M feasibility study
Michael Indriolo | The Land
September 20, 2021

Source: The Land | provided by Haslam Sports Group

And,

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel will be rebranded as Hotel Cleveland
Crain's Cleveland Business
September 17, 2021

[Pleco18]

The Hotel Cleveland rebrand is especially fantastic because they're bringing back the rooftop signage!

Pinterest https://www.pinterest.de/pin/321163017159033630/

[mrnyc]

^ that's really great news!



more university circle -- circle square:



Part of Circle Square street design gets final green light as The Artisan goes up

By: Kevin Barry
Posted at 9:00 AM, Sep 12, 2021
and last updated 9:00 AM, Sep 12, 2021

CLEVELAND — While The Artisan rises on the corner of Chester Avenue and Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland is starting to get a better idea of what the "Circle Square” community will look like from the sidewalk.

Renderings show what the streetscape will look like in Circle Square, with designated places for people to sit and groups to gather while preserving a lot of room to walk on the sidewalk.

Circle Square is the name for a series of new construction projects along Stokes Boulevard between Euclid and Chester avenues. Fenway Manor will stay where it is, but will be surrounded by a new Cleveland Public Library Branch, underneath the Library Lofts, next to a 23-story apartment high-rise, potentially all across the street from a 13-story office building to be built later.


more:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/...rtisan-goes-up

[mrnyc]

cle isn't just rehabbing everything in sight into residential or business, the arts are well in the mix too.

the developer and the cle museum of art have been rolling out what they call the pivot center on the westside along w25th street -- i have no doubt hero charles ramsey approves!


CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland developer Rick Foran decided to name his latest project The Pivot Center because he wanted to show that the neighborhood surrounding the building was and could turn around.

The 80,000-square-foot brick former warehouse sits on West 25th Street between Seymour and Castle avenues, just south of I-90 and I-490 and on the edge of the Tremont and Clark-Fulton neighborhoods.

The area for decades hasn’t been known for its prime real estate, a reputation complicated by the media circus of Ariel Castro’s arrest in 2013 for holding three women captive and abusing them for a decade.

Foran and his tenants, which includes an organization founded by one of Castro’s victims, want that to change.

“I see similar energy coming this way,” Foran said, comparing the area to neighborhoods such as Tremont, Ohio City and the Detroit Shoreway.

The Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression, a project Foran has worked on for five years, is inching toward completion. What was once a warehouse for an awning and sail-making company will soon be home to a consortium of artistic and social services nonprofits. It will feature a gallery space, a 4,200-square-foot black box theater, a radio station, classrooms and offices.

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center was the first tenant to move in. Others, including the Inlet Dance Theatre, the LatinUS Theater, the ICA-Art Conservation and The Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults plan to soon follow.

The property consists of four interconnected building totaling 80,000 SF over 3 floors on W. 25th street in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.

By far the biggest tenant will be the Cleveland Museum of Art, which will use the space for many community-based programs, and storing and displaying floats and costumes used for its annual Parade the Circle event.



more:
https://www.cleveland.com/realestate...ghborhood.html

[mrnyc]

this fantastic rehab is highly visible -- an old westinghouse plant:


Another lakefront industrial site poised for redevelopment -

One of the most visible properties on Cleveland’s West Side is the former Westinghouse plant, as it towers over the West Shoreway near Edgewater Park.

And it’s now in the hands of an investor who intends to redevelop the historic property into a mix of uses including residential, hotel, restaurant and commercial


more:
https://neo-trans.blog/2021/10/30/ex...-to-developer/