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Nice Article About Lakewood "Building Boom"
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:00 am
by Grace O'Malley
There was a nice article in the paper today.
Nice in the sense that it was a positive story about the changes in our city.
It outlined the projects being built in the city: Rosewood Place, Rockport, the school rebuilding, the Y and the Library. Why, Lakewood sounds positively exciting!
Read it here:
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1115199157294381.xml
I was even surprised to read that one of the developers for Rosewood is a Lakewood resident!
Re: Nice Article About Lakewood "Building Boom"
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:11 am
by Jim O'Bryan
Grace O'Malley wrote:There was a nice article in the paper today.
Nice in the sense that it was a positive story about the changes in our city.
I was even surprised to read that one of the developers for Rosewood is a Lakewood resident!
Grace
Thanks for the heads up.
That was a very nice article. Dare I say another forecast of doom and gloom proven wrong. Developers were not scared off, instead they were given the message, "Responsible Development will be supported by the city and the residents."
The goal of the Lakewood Observer is to educate the city about itself. I see this as a perfect compliment for what Many Anne Crampton and Lakewood Alive is doing, "Educating Lakewood about various options open to us when it comes to economic development and our future."
As we look deep into ourselves, and look out into the future, I see nothing but good things coming to this city as us the residents.
Thanks again for the heads up.
Jim O'Bryan
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 8:32 am
by dl meckes
Lakewood is a poster child of mixed use development and the Rockport & Rosewood projects reaffirm the utility of Lakewood's heritage.
Along with new projects, we are seeing more building owners taking advantage of storefront renovation loans to renovate existing mixed use buildings.
The drawings of the Rosewood project show a modern entrance, but the rest of the building evokes the architectural style of the more traditional buildings that line Detroit and Madison Avenues.
I am reminded, with the mention of cafÈs or shops at street level, that what makes a city livable and walkable are the great number of places to stop, sit and enjoy the passing world. We are challenged by many months of bad weather and few sidewalks wide enough to really afford us an opportunity to stop and smell the roses and engage with our environment. How can we possibly incubate the Ramblas without having plenty of places to sit and observe?