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University Circle’s tallest may see groundbreaking by Spring 2021

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / December 4, 2020

Plans for what would be the tallest building in Cleveland’s University Circle received final approval today from the City Planning Commission. The swift and unanimous approval of The Artisan, 10600 Chester Ave. in the new Circle Square district allows the development consortium led by Midwest Development Partners to apply for a building permit from the city.

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All Aboard Ohio asks Cleveland RTA for Waterfront Line Phase II study

Ken Prendergast / December 2, 2020

Think of the benefits Clevelanders could see by morphing GCRTAs low-ridership light-rail Waterfront Line from dead-ending in a windswept, out-of-the-way parking lot into a fully functional and convenient Downtown Loop that serves more of downtown Cleveland most important destinations.

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30 Cleveland-area megaprojects that may benefit from a TMUD tax credit

Ken Prendergast / November 26, 2020

After this Thanksgiving holiday week, state lawmakers say there’s a pretty good chance that the Ohio General Assembly will finally pass the long-sought Transformational Mixed Use Development (TMUD) tax credit. And there’s potentially dozens of so-called megaprojects that the TMUD credit could activate or take already active projects and push them across the finish line.

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More Bridgeworks planning details released

Ken Prendergast / November 22, 2020

At the end of last week, more planning materials for the new Bridgeworks development in Ohio City’s Hingetown section were submitted to Cleveland’s Building Department and City Planning Commission. The submitted plans, albeit still preliminary, show further refinements to massings, floor plans, ground-floor elevations, materials usage and more.

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Amazon planning more Cleveland-area expansions

Ken Prendergast / November 20, 2020

E-commerce giant Amazon continues to add distribution facilities to Northeast Ohio and is considering expanding its existing facilities. The result will be hundreds if not thousands of more jobs provided by Amazon as well as by transportation and delivery services, including independent ones.

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Ohio ‘megaproject’ tax credit regains life at 11th hour

Ken Prendergast / November 13, 2020

UPDATE: E&WD Committee passed Sub. SB 39 on Nov. 18

That rhythmic sound you’re hearing again is a pulse after eight months of silence. It is coming from Substitute Senate Bill 39, also known as the Transformational Mixed Use Development (TMUD) tax credit, which could be passed by the Ohio General Assembly by the end of the year.

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Bridgeworks plans revealed, will add to Hingetown’s height

Ken Prendergast / November 10, 2020

UPDATED NOV. 10, 2020

Conceptual plans were submitted to the city this week for a mixed-use development in the Hingetown section of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. According to those plans, the tallest building would rise to 11 stories or about 127 feet high.

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Cleveland’s real estate revs up for first time since March

Ken Prendergast / November 10, 2020

It’s as if someone turned the electricity back on and got the gears of Greater Cleveland’s real estate sector turning again. Today, NEOtrans heard from a real estate professional about that surge and began asking around to see if other experts in the business locally were experiencing the same thing. Turns out they were.

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More hints about the future Sherwin-Williams HQ+R&D

Ken Prendergast / November 6, 2020

Every few days I sift through hundreds of newly filed Cleveland Building Department records to see if something new and interesting was posted. Invariably there’s something worth noting there, like the filing yesterday by Parma-based Gazde LLC for an “ice cream/coffee shop with axe-throwing” at 5807 Detroit Ave., next to the temporarily closed Happy Dog bar.

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Chicago developer considers downtown Cleveland tower

Ken Prendergast / October 31, 2020

Here comes another proposal for a Cleveland tower — but with a word of caution. It’s still progressing and considered not close to being realized. But the players involved are serious ones, including another big Chicago developer that wants to invest in Cleveland.

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