CRANE WATCHNext Monday, Aug. 27, Panzica Construction will begin installing the tower crane for The Avenue District Site 1, and it will take approximately one week to construct. The crane's purpose is to lift and move everything vertically for the ten-story high rise. The crane is 156' tall and the boom extends 196' horizontally. Stay tuned and watch The Avenue District go vertical!
To help visual the size of the tower crane, here is a representation of the relationship between the tower crane and the 1211 St. Clair. This picture does not represent the location of the tower crane on Site 1.
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOSVisit The Avenue District Blog for updated photos taken Aug. 15.
THE AVENUE DISTRICT PARTNERS WITH CAF SAUSALITOThursdays in August, The Avenue District is partnering with Café Sausalito to provide guests with complimentary non-alcoholic beverages during the lunch hours of 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Stop by for lunch at Café Sausalito in The Galleria Aug. 23 and 30 and learn more about Cleveland’s premier walkable neighborhood.
COSTLY COMMUTES FOR CLEVELANDERSAccording to a recent Forbes.com article, Cleveland has one of the costliest commutes in the country.
"Getting to work costs the most in Houston, Cleveland and Detroit. But the numbers change when you factor in the price of housing.
It's often said that the trip to work can kill you. But if you live in Houston, what really takes a beating is your wallet.
There, the average commuter spends 20.9% of his annual household costs on getting to work.
He's not alone. Cleveland, Detroit, Tampa, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., and Cincinnati also landed on our list of the country's biggest cities where transportation eats up a fifth or more of household costs…."
Visit The Avenue District Blog for the link to this full article and other items that support the walkability of The Avenue District:
THE AVENUE DISTRICT IN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHThe Avenue District was mentioned in an Aug. 12 Columbus Dispatch article, "City Center: Can it make a comeback? Downtown malls were reborn in other states, but at a cost."
"…Better days could be ahead for both of Cleveland's malls. Less than a month ago, the Cuyahoga County commissioners passed a quarter-percent sales tax to build a new convention center that could include huge showrooms for medical technology. A possible location is on land between Tower City Center and the Cuyahoga River.
And near the Galleria, a $250 million development called the Avenue District is planning more than 400 residential units…"
For full article, visit: http://www.columbusdispatch.com
