Ken Prendergast

Ken Prendergast has worked as a journalist for publications such as NEOtrans, Sun Newspapers, Ohio Passenger Rail News, Passenger Transport, and others. He also provided consulting services to transportation agencies, real estate firms, port authorities and nonprofit organizations. Writing about cities, transportation, history and the people who create these.

Market Square project to shrink by about one-third

Without state financing and a tax exemption for its project, the developer of a $175 million, mixed-used development has decided to scale back the project by about one-third – at least at the outset.
Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors, LLC is hoping for the city to approve a conventional, 15-year, 100-percent tax abatement for the residential portion of its Market Square project. If that happens, a seven-story apartment building with ground-floor retail

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Stadium sites are as much about development

It’s still early in the game, but a few sites in downtown Cleveland are being considered by the Haslam family, owners of the Cleveland Browns, for a large, stadium-oriented development zone. The planning process is just getting underway with an eye toward 2029 — the year the team’s lease ends with the city for use of First Energy Stadium.

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Sherwin-Williams finally admits new HQ, R&D site search

After months of denials, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) finally has acknowledged publicly and officially that it is seeking a new home for its global headquarters and research-development facilities.
In a press release shared today, SHW Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John G. Morikis admitted what has been reported here at NEOtrans for nearly a year — that the global coatings giant has outgrown its scattered offices throughout Greater Cleveland and is looking for a new HQ+R&D.

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Sherwin-Williams HQ, R&D sites identified

A high-level source has identified that the Jacobs Group-owned lot on the west side of Cleveland’s Public Square, as well as a portion of the neighboring Weston Group-owned parking lots in the Superblock, are the favored location for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) new headquarters tower. And it is the preferred location for the coatings giant’s new research facility, as well.

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Sherwin-Williams seeks builders for HQ + R&D project

Unless the economy does a crashing repeat of 2008 in the next 6-12 months, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) could make a significant announcement about its headquarters (HQ) as well as it research and development (R&D) facilities by the end of 2020. Even a modest economic downturn is unlikely to put a stop to a multi-year process that has already started.

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