At the recent Accelerate 2015 (Cleveland Leadership Center) awards (http://www.cleveleads.org/AccelerateNEO/pitch-presenters), Cleveland natives and returnees, Whitney Hallock and Caroline Wagner, presented the idea for Project Parklet to transform the Cleveland area streetscape. Speaking on NPR, the ladies mentioned they took their inspiration from the urban parklets in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.. Parklets break
Bourbon Street coming to Ohio?
The push in recent years for open container entertainment districts in Ohio, which would allow people to openly drink alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor public areas, took another step forward this past week. The Ohio Senate passed a bill permitting cities and townships with populations greater than 35,000 to create entertainment districts that are exempt
Return of the New Shopping Center
For quite a while there has been very few new shopping centers being developed. Many people may have even questioned whether there would ever be any new significant shopping centers. Apparently, times have changed. In rapid succession, I have been engaged to do the lease up of two brand new, big time, large scale shopping
The New Water Fountain
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit our firm’s new Columbus, Ohio offices. The office design and space use is so refreshing and sharp. What caught my attention most was the creative re-design/re-purposing of the office kitchen (picture above). No longer a galley room with a microwave, refrigerator and a toaster; today’s office kitchen is
Re-Purposing for the Hospitality Industry
It seems that old is new again ! In cities throughout the U.S. buildings originally built for a specific purpose: banks, office buildings, schools and warehouses are being converted or "re-purposed" into other uses, but in particular into restaurants and hotels. In Cincinnati alone there are three projects undergoing renovation for their new life as
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Historic Tax Credits
Earlier this fall, the National Park Service celebrated the 35th anniversary of the popular Federal Preservation Tax Incentives Program, which has helped in the preservation of historic structures across the U.S. and particularly in Ohio with its wealth of historic buildings. Because of the program’s numerous possible benefits and its important role in fueling
Ulmer Berne 13th Annual Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum
The End of the Suburbs – Where the American Dream is Moving. That’s the title of the newest book by Leigh Gallagher, Assistant Managing Editor of FORTUNE Magazine, and the topic of much interest at the 13th Annual Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum held this morning in Cleveland. The event was co-sponsored by Ulmer
Parking as a Scarce Resource
In the 2011 book The High Cost of Free Parking Professor Donald Shoup thoughfully walks the reader through the history of parking in the United States into the present situation in which we find ourselves. Everyone wants a free parking space; but as Professor Shoup explains, there is no such thing as a ‘free" parking
Small Really is the New BIG !
Small fuel effiecient cars are nothing new. In fact many of the major car manufacturers are now offering a variety of options which achieve 40+ miles per gallon. However, what we have not seen until now is a highly fuel efficient car which is highly affordable. Introducing the Elio to be produced in Louisiana by
A Day In The Life of Chicago
Thank you Eric Hines for producing Cityscape Chicago. A time lapse video made from individual photographs taken between July and October, 2012 from around Chicago.
Cityscape Chicago from Eric Hines on Vimeo.