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.

More surprises in Sherwin-Williams’ emerging HQ design

At first, a contributed rendering posted here at NEOtrans looked like it contained an oversight. But with more information coming in like drops of paint, a site plan for Sherwin-Williams’ (SHW) new headquarters (HQ) is gaining more color.

The rendering published in NEOtrans’ previous SHW HQ article shows the base HQ building (represented by SHW’s inspirational prototype — the BOK Park Plaza tower from Oklahoma City) plopped down west of Public Square.

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Sherwin-Williams HQ design concept comes into focus

Three sources have confirmed it — the new Sherwin-Williams (SHW) base headquarters (HQ) tower on Public Square will reportedly top out at 27 stories — or more than 400 feet high. Plus, there will be a second headquarters office building of about 20 stories tall exceeding 300 feet in height.

Turns out this basic concept — two 20-something-story HQ buildings — has been SHW’s plan all along.

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Counting Cranes – predicting TMUD’s impact on Cleveland

One of the most impactful actions to boost downtown Cleveland in the New Year and beyond was made in recent weeks and months 125 miles to the south in our state capital. It culminated with Gov. Mike DeWine signing a piece of legislation last week. In a state legislature that has gained a reputation for harming Ohio’s largest urban centers, it actually helped them this time.

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Megaproject tax credit signed into law

In the coming decade, the state bird of Ohio may well be the construction crane.

That’s especially true in Ohio’s six largest metropolitan areas where more than two-thirds of Ohioans live. That’s because Ohio cities of more than 100,000 population, and places within 10 miles of them, will be the sites of megaprojects receiving anywhere from $240 million to $320 million in Transformational Mixed Use Development (TMUD) tax credits in the next few years.

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