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.

The Avenue District Photo Update: 1211 St. Clair Ave.

The following photos, courtesy of Shawn Hoefler, show progress on the 10-story condo building at 1211 St. Clair Ave. and views from multiple positions on the ninth floor. Click on the photo below to view the full collection.

Avenue District Sales Office Has Moved

In late February, The Avenue District Sales Office made its move from inside the Galleria at Erieview, to an onsite trailer at 1238 St. Clair Ave., giving visitors an up-close and personal view of progress on the 10-story condo building at 1211 St. Clair Ave.

The new location is just a three-minute walk to the Site 3 townhomes at East 15th Street and Rockwell Avenue. Here you can view the first townhome building in its completion and the second townhome building in progress next door.

For more information, call sales manager Frank Lalli at (216) 589-8524, or visit www.TheAvenueDistrict.com.

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.

Straight to the Top: Penthouse Work to Begin

As construction will soon surpass the eighth floor of The Avenue District Building 1 at 1211 St. Clair Avenue, attention now turns toward the two-floor penthouse level.

Building designers and architects frequently design penthouses with “setbacks,” to create large outdoor terraces that allow for significantly larger and spaces than cantilevered balconies (see rendering below).

With units ranging from $787,000 to $1.1 million, penthouse residents will reach the height of luxury in downtown Cleveland living, with city and lake views, and spacious floor plans.

Each unit will feature a large outdoor terrace and have access to central greenspace for resident use. The interior will feature one of five floor plan options, ranging from 1,870 square feet to 2,700 square feet. Visit The Avenue District Website for further details.

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.

Construction Updates: Site 1 and Site 3 Photos

SITE 1 - Building One Lofts and Penthouses

Looking west down St. Clair Avenue at East 13th Street, construction has reached the fifth floor of The Avenue District Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. (taken 10.19.07).

A parking garage deck can be seen on the east side of Building One (taken 10.19.07).

SITE 3 - Townhomes

Foundation work is underway for the second and third townhome buildings, as the first building nears completion in the background (taken 10.19.07).

The Avenue District Photo Update

This photo, taken 10/9/07, shows the progression of Site 3 construction. In the background, the first ten townhomes in Building One near completion, while foundation work is underway for Building Two in the center, and the ground is being prepared for Building Three in the front.


This photo of Site 1 at 1211 St. Clair Ave. (looking south on East 12th Street) shows the start of digging for the underground parking garage and the future foundation of Building Two at The Avenue District. Building One can be seen in the background.


Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. (taken 10/9/07).

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: