Avenue District Featured in Plain Dealer

The Avenue District headlines the Business section of the February 15, 2008 Plain Dealer - "Developer hopes others buy into downtown life." The article also can be found at Cleveland.com. Check out the article introduction and link below:

Buyers sign up for downtown homes

February 15, 2008
By Michelle Jarboe
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer

"Nearly 16 months into building the Avenue District neighborhood, it appears that Nathan Zaremba's bet that downtown residents want to own homes - and not just rent them - might pay off.

The Cleveland developer has sold a dozen townhomes along Superior Avenue, where the first handful of residents moved in late last year. Of the 58 or so lofts rising at St. Clair Avenue and East 12th Street, about 29 are spoken for - including penthouses priced between $835,000 and $1.2 million. . . ."

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Townhome Building 2 Goes Vertical in The Avenue District

Downtown Cleveland’s premier walkable neighborhood continues to take shape. Foundation work is complete and framing work has begun on Building 2 at the townhomes site, which will bring 10 additional for-sale units to The Avenue District.


Demand remains strong for the townhomes, as many young professionals and Ruppies have been attracted to the urban living lifestyle with spacious three-story floor plans. Each townhome includes the convenience of a two-car garage, plus a rooftop deck with views of Cleveland’s skyline.


(Below: Construction of lofts and penthouses at 1211 St. Clair can be seen centered in the background.)


Meanwhile, the lofts and penthouses at 1211 St. Clair continue to draw interest from buyers as construction reaches the 10th and final floor.


Zaremba, Inc. and Panzica Construction are expecting to top off the mixed-use structure later this month, with occupancy scheduled to begin in fall 2008.

Penthouse Views from The Avenue District

Rising up into the downtown Cleveland skyline, construction of 1211 St. Clair at The Avenue District has reached the 10th and final floor. The 9th and 10th floors will feature eight penthouses ranging from 1,870 square feet to 2,700 square feet.

Following are images taken from the 10th floor on Friday, Jan. 11:

(Below: Looking east down St. Clair.)

(Below: A peek into Browns Stadium, just a few blocks away.)

(Below: Channel 3 headquarters, Burke Lakefront Airport and Lake Erie)

Meanwhile, Panzica Construction is making excellent progress on the 50 loft units at 1211 St. Clair. As you can see in the images below (also from Jan. 11), the first phase of mechanical, electrical and plumbing is underway on the 2nd floor.



Stay tuned for details on a top-off date announcement for 1211 St. Clair . . .

Loft and Penthouse Construction at 1211 St. Clair - Dec. 26, 2007

Construction photos from Dec. 26, 2007 show progress at 1211 St. Clair Ave. in downtown Cleveland, future home to 50 elegant lofts and eight penthouses.

Foundation work continues on the parking garage and other underground construction, while the first phase of installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment and risers is underway on the lower levels.



The new photos also show early-stage progress on the building skin, including: brick, stone, metal, panels and windows.





The buck hoist can also be seen climbing the east end of the 10-story building.




Visit the live Web cam for real-time images (refreshed every 30 seconds) of Site 1, at the intersection of East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue, taken from the One Cleveland Center garage.

The Avenue District Site 1: Construction Milestones for December 2007

Throughout the next month, construction of The Avenue District Building 1 at 1211 St. Clair Ave. is expected to reach the ninth floor. The foundation of the parking garage and other underground construction will continue throughout the month. The first phase of installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment and risers, will start at the lower levels.

Simultaneously with the interior mechanical work, installation will start on building skin materials, including: brick, stone, metal, panels and windows, at the lower levels. Weather will play a major role in progress as the winter months approach.


On Nov. 29, the Plain Dealer featured a construction photo of Site 1 with the headline “Up Against the Wind.” The color photo appeared in the middle page B10 of the Metro Section, with the caption reading: “Despite Tuesday’s windy weather, ironworkers continued work on The Avenue District…”

The Avenue District Hard Hat Tour

A top-to-bottom look at The Avenue District

On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, Zaremba hosted The Avenue District Hard Hat Tour for future residents of the walkable neighborhood.

The day started out at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast, and then participants split into two groups – one lead by Matt Zaremba and Site 3 project manager Mike Sathre, and the other by Nate Zaremba, Jr. – to visit both Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. and the Site 3 townhomes at Rockwell Avenue and E. 15th Street.

At the townhomes, participants were able to view the inside of a townhome in the drywall phase, as well as get up to the roof to see how the rooftop decks are being constructed.


At 1211 St. Clair Ave., participants first toured the first floor and proceeded down to the basement level. Mark Panzica from Panzica Construction explained how each of the buildings 10 floors would be poured and constructed.

1211 St. Clair Ave. - 2nd Floor Construction Video

Work has progressed to the 2nd floor at 1211 St. Clair Ave. Check out the brief video below taken on Friday, Sept. 21.



The 10-story building, at the intersection of East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland, 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 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.