Cleveland Development Thread

[bigfoot5415]

What ever happened to that building across from the Q that had living space, restaurants and a huge open area with a sports bar?

 

[bigfoot5415]

There's enormous appeal there. The Gaslamp District in San Diego is one of the most enjoyable areas in the country.

As is the area right outside of the Braves stadium.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

I’d take a built out lakefront with a land bridge that finally connects it to the rest of the city instead of a roof.

I just get frustrated with how meh the Browns stadium is. I visit Ford Field and think that a version like that should be in Cleveland.

 

[macbdog]

What ever happened to that building across from the Q that had living space, restaurants and a huge open area with a sports bar?

It left with LeBron?

 

[Benway]

What ever happened to that building across from the Q that had living space, restaurants and a huge open area with a sports bar?

The old May Company building?

 

[BMAN]

I just get frustrated with how meh the Browns stadium is. I visit Ford Field and think that a version like that should be in Cleveland.

I get it, but this is something more than a domed stadium. This could help transform the city and make our biggest asset (lakefront) more accessible.

 

[bigfoot5415]

The old May Company building?

I think "The May" renovations may have replaced the project I am thinking about it. It was called nuCLEus. Havent seen an update since pre-covid.

 

[BMAN]

I think "The May" renovations may have replaced the project I am thinking about it. It was called nuCLEus. Havent seen an update since pre-covid.

nuCLEus is still a thing. They’re waiting to see if they can get newly created tax credits for big projects. If not I have read that they plan on going with a smaller version that is a 25 story office tower that will house them and an ever expanding lawyer firm.

The May is a renovation of the May Co. building. That is now complete and has nice apartments in it.

 

[DJTJ]

That's around a baseball stadium with 81 games a year and 2/3rds the capacity of a football stadium. It also isn't landlocked on a peninsula of sorts like our stadium, that district sort of feeds into the stadium- it more like the corridor that leads down to the stadium. Also, baseball fans don't show up at 7 to start drinking and falling off vans like football fans do. Is there a football stadium example that isn't college?

In Arizona we have Westgate. Lots of shopping and restaurants within a few minute walk, and the parking for it actually becomes stadium parking on Sunday’s.

 

[tristan+kyrie=$]

In Arizona we have Westgate. Lots of shopping and restaurants within a few minute walk, and the parking for it actually becomes stadium parking on Sunday’s.

Love west gate.. Been there both times i visited Arizona

 

[bigfoot5415]

So can someone enlighten me as to the amount of opportunities for young professionals in downtown? Apartments seem to be popping up everywhere, with plenty more on the way.

How much more of a reason is there to stay downtown instead of going further out for things to do? There's only one grocery store that I know of. A bunch of bars and restaurants are closed down. If you're a young recent grad, what all would make you want to stay down there? Sherwin is down there (new building on the way), Rocket Mortgage, E&Y, what else??

Just curious because I want to see the city blow up and I feel like we somehow weathered the pandemic and may finally blow up.

 

[BMAN]

So can someone enlighten me as to the amount of opportunities for young professionals in downtown? Apartments seem to be popping up everywhere, with plenty more on the way.

How much more of a reason is there to stay downtown instead of going further out for things to do? There's only one grocery store that I know of. A bunch of bars and restaurants are closed down. If you're a young recent grad, what all would make you want to stay down there? Sherwin is down there (new building on the way), Rocket Mortgage, E&Y, what else??

Just curious because I want to see the city blow up and I feel like we somehow weathered the pandemic and may finally blow up.

You’ve got the new SW HQ about to be getting built with spin-off projects popping up nearby (new hotel, apartments, bars/restaurants).

The flats are still being built up (new building going up as we speak) with possible housing on the way.

You’ve got new companies moving their HQs to downtown (Cross Country Mortgage is the big one moving to the outskirts of downtown near Cleveland State and Masthead). I hear this also will be creating spin-offs.

You also have booming neighborhoods being built up nearby namely Ohio City, Tremont and even University Circle.

I can provide more detail later. I agree though, downtown needs more grocery store options along with retail. It’ll require the population there to keep growing. It’s currently at 20k

 

[bigfoot5415]

You’ve got the new SW HQ about to be getting built with spin-off projects popping up nearby (new hotel, apartments, bars/restaurants).

The flats are still being built up (new building going up as we speak) with possible housing on the way.

You’ve got new companies moving their HQs to downtown (Cross Country Mortgage is the big one moving to the outskirts of downtown near Cleveland State and Masthead). I hear this also will be creating spin-offs.

You also have booming neighborhoods being built up nearby namely Ohio City, Tremont and even University Circle.

I can provide more detail later. I agree though, downtown needs more grocery store options along with retail. It’ll require the population there to keep growing. It’s currently at 20k

I forgot about cross country. Everything else makes sense. But what about the various business closing during covid? Not to mention some of the flats & warehouse district seemed to be a revolving door even before covid. I hope we find a way to build downtown in a sustainable way. I love the flats but almost wish Eaton was down there. Same with Progressive. Cleveland should be bending over backwards to keep or bring large companies downtown.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

So can someone enlighten me as to the amount of opportunities for young professionals in downtown? Apartments seem to be popping up everywhere, with plenty more on the way.

How much more of a reason is there to stay downtown instead of going further out for things to do? There's only one grocery store that I know of. A bunch of bars and restaurants are closed down. If you're a young recent grad, what all would make you want to stay down there? Sherwin is down there (new building on the way), Rocket Mortgage, E&Y, what else??

Just curious because I want to see the city blow up and I feel like we somehow weathered the pandemic and may finally blow up.

I've been out in the suburbs for three years now, but used to live right by east 4th. My wife and I loved it, and I commuted out to Fairlawn for work every day.

Things will open back up. There's nothing quite like being able to just walk over to whatever you want to do. Being able to walk to Heinens whenever I wanted was the luxury I miss the most.

 

[BMAN]

I forgot about cross country. Everything else makes sense. But what about the various business closing during covid? Not to mention some of the flats & warehouse district seemed to be a revolving door even before covid. I hope we find a way to build downtown in a sustainable way. I love the flats but almost wish Eaton was down there. Same with Progressive. Cleveland should be bending over backwards to keep or bring large companies downtown.

I completely agree with you. The city of Cleveland’s government officials are pretty damn incompetent though and probably corrupt. Hell they lost the SW R&D to Brecksville (partially because people on the Scranton Peninsula didn’t want to pick up the phone). Still a ways to go.