Work Continues on East 12th Streetscape

Work continues this fall on the East 12th Streetscape project in The Avenue District neighborhood. Designed by Paul Volpe of City Architecture, in collaboration with The City of Cleveland and Zaremba, Inc., East 12th Street is being redeveloped from Lakeside Avenue to Superior Avenue. It is expected to take approximately three years to complete.


This close up view of Streetscape construction, looking south down East 12th Street, includes The Avenue District garage entrance and side view of the 10-story Cleveland condo building.


This view is looking south down East 12th Street toward St. Clair Avenue, with The Avenue District building in the left of the photo.

This photo shows the view looking north down East 12th Street at St. Clair Avenue. The Avenue District building is on the right.

The East 12th Streetscape Project At a Glance

• The cost for infrastructure improvements is approximately $7 million, and the City of Cleveland is paying for the public components of the construction.
• Plans integrate public transportation, bicycle lanes and new on-street parking spaces.
  
• East 12th Street is being narrowed, creating essentially a pair of one-way streets, separated by a low, landscaped median.
• The new median will be designed to make street crossing easier for pedestrians.
  
• Amenities will include: benches, smaller-scaled light fixtures, public art, abundant landscaping, wider sidewalks and, “Outdoor living rooms” or special paving areas constructed out of alternating colors and textures, referred to as “area rugs.”

Photos of 1211 St. Clair Ave. - July 28, 2008

The following 1211 St. Clair Ave. photos, courtesy of Shawn Hoefler and ClevelandSkyscrapers.com, were taken July 28, 2008.

Hard Hat Fridays at The Avenue District - Open to the Public

The Avenue District is hosting Hard Hat Tours of 1211 St. Clair Ave., with the next tour scheduled for Friday, March 7. The tours will take place every other Friday from 2 - 4 p.m, and include up-close views of progress on the 10-story condo building.

In addition, The Avenue District is hosting Hard Hat Tours on the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Space is limited to 10 per tour, so be sure to reserve your spot.

To schedule a tour, contact Frank Lalli at (216) 589-8524, or stop by The Avenue District Sales Office, recently relocated from The Galleria to 1238 St. Clair Ave.


March Hard Hat Tour Dates:

• Friday, March 7
• Friday, March 21
• Saturday, March 29
  

10 Stories in 10 Seconds - The Avenue District Construction Video

This time lapse video shows the construction of The Avenue District 10-story condo building at East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland. The video begins in September 2007 and ends with the top off in February 2008. The footage was captured by The Avenue District Webcam.

New Avenue District Photos (taken Nov. 30, 2007)

The following Avenue District photos, courtesy of Shawn Hoefler, were taken 11/30/07:

Looking north down East 12th Street, Building one at 1211 St. Clair has reached the eighth floor of the 10-story highrise.

The 254-foot-tall Tower Crane continues to give rise to Building One.

This photo was taken from the eighth floor of 1211 St. Clair Ave. The sun sets directly behind Key Tower every evening.



These three Lake Erie views are from different suites on the eighth floor.

This photo looks out from inside the ground level of The Avenue District towards the intersection of East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue.


The first Avenue District townhome building at East 15th Street and Rockwell Avenue is scheduled to reach 80 percent occupancy by year's end, and construction is well underway on the second townhome building.

All photos published above are courtesy of Shawn Hoefler

Skyline and Lake Views from 1211 St. Clair

Have you wondered what the views will be like from 1211 St. Clair?

Check out the Flickr photo slideshow of views from the second, third, fourth and fifth floors. And stay tuned for more photos as construction continues on the 10-floor building at East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue.

This is the view from the fourth floor unit 401, at 1211 St. Clair, looking north down East 12th Street (taken 10.25.07).

This is the view from the balcony of the fifth floor unit 502, looking west down St. Clair Avenue. (taken 10.25.2007).

This is the view from the balcony of fifth floor unit 506 looking northeast at Lake Erie (taken 10.25.2007).

To view the full slideshow on Flickr.com, click on The Avenue District, Oct. 2007.

The East 12th Streetscape Podcast with Nathan Zaremba

"The whole notion is that 12th Street will be the premier residential, mixed-used street in downtown Cleveland." - Nathan Zaremba

Images from Site 1 - Aug. 31

In the late-afternoon shadows of downtown Cleveland's skyline, The Avenue District's Building One rises at East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue:




The tower crane stands 254 feet above Site 1 at The Avenue District:

Avenue District Web Cam Goes Live

Now you can watch construction on Site 1 of The Avenue District live!

A Web cam has been positioned atop the One Cleveland Center garage, streaming still photos (refreshed every 30 seconds) of Site 1, at the intersection of East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue.

Check it out today, and watch the tower crane go up piece-by-piece.

The Tower Crane is Coming

The Avenue District's Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. is set to go vertical!

The tower crane will arrive onsite the week of Aug. 27 to begin superstructure and core work on the 10-story building that will include 50 elegant lofts (floors 3-8), eight penthouses (floors 9-10) and up to 9,000 square feet of retail (floors 1-2).

The tower crane (see sample drawing below) will reach an elevation of 254 feet. The jib height is 165 feet and the boom extends 196 feet horizontally.

To help visual the size of the tower crane, here is a representation of the relationship between the tower crane and Building One at 1211 St. Clair. This picture does not represent the actual location of the tower crane.


About The Avenue District

Construction is underway on 78 housing units in The Avenue District – 50 lofts and eight penthouses on Site 1 at East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue, and 20 townhomes on Site 3 at Rockwell Avenue and the newly created East 15th Street.

The first townhome buyers on Site 3 are scheduled to move in this fall, with occupation of lofts and penthouses at 1211 St. Clair Ave. set for fall 2008. Master plans call for 426 for-sale units.

Units range in price from approximately $235,000 (1,200 square feet) to $370,000 (2,100 square feet) for townhomes; approximately $232,390 (900 square feet) to $900,000 (2,500 square feet) for lofts: and approximately $750,000 (1,800 square feet) to more than $1,000,000 (2,700 square feet) for penthouses.

Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave.