Creston Neighborhood

[whitemice]

9 hours ago, StreetcarGR said:

181 units (mostly studios and 1 bedrooms)

That's excellent;  love to see density begin to move east.  

181 units is a parking requirement of 272 spaces; at 80 (70% reduction) spaces that is a going to be a helluva parking waiver.

This could really help with the revitalization of east Leonard, specially the CLAC (College, Leonard, & Carrier) business district.

Edited March 7 by whitemice

[RiversideGR]

On 12/4/2023 at 9:19 AM, RiversideGR said:

Reno for the wine/flower shop near sweet and plainfield is in full swing 

 

Drove past this place and they have taken down the plywood and you see the new windows/overhead door. It is looking pretty nice, looks like they still have some cosmetic work like exterior paint to get it all cleaned up but the masonry looks to be repaired.

[RiversideGR]

The "inclusive co-working community space and studio" at Ann an Plainfield is not going to happen. I had my doubts when I saw that they were trying to use a Gofundme to start the business, but they just made a long post on Facebook stating that they would not be opening in that location. 

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This is a hard post to make. Please bear with me. It may get lengthy. This last week I made the big and hard decision to shut down the current location of #whiteravenstudio.

From the beginning it seemed I was cursed. My partner asked for a separation a week after I signed the lease. But quickly found out after I signed my lease that the building did not have an occupancy permit. That the building permit had been sitting from the owner on his old building plans and he still had 3 codes compliance's he had to take care. But instead he left the building sit for years to continue to rot away more. I come in and we have to update all the plans since his old plans were not completed. So now it has been in the city's planning since beginning of December. It is stuck on parking. There is not enough parking for the updated occupancy load. But there is a city amendment being voted on 4/9.

Along with so many other issues like black mold and asbestos. No boiler inspection anytime in this decade, maintenance problems galore. He also likes to gaslight me, often. I am apparently as of my last email sitting around not doing enough. So at the end of that email he gave me 3 options.

- be more proactive.

- pay rent in an unoccupiable building (which he has already received $8K in rent and $3500 in a security deposit)

- or cancel the lease.

So I am going to take his third and cancel the lease per his request. I do not foresee him being any better as we get to an open status. I am out almost 2/3 rds my income for the last 7 months, been sick multiple times from the mold and asbestos while working on the space, and am now paying on a business loan with nothing to show beside half a remodeled building I'm walking away from. Will be out by Friday.

I had such huge hopes and love for this space and community in #crestonneighborhood.

#whiteravengr is not be going away for good just resetting the business plan and looking for a new location. We will be a smaller foot print then the original plan. But still focusing on #community and #coworking, #cocreating. See you on the flip side and next update.

It's a prime spot for Creston...I would love to see it put to good use.

[RiversideGR]

There is a new sheltered transit stop installed in front of the Lofts on Grove apartments. Nice to see. 

[whitemice]

On 4/1/2024 at 1:09 PM, RiversideGR said:

It's a prime spot for Creston...I would love to see it put to good use.

A rare case when I am sad to see the "building" (which is actually several buildings) all have different ownership.  The site is underutilized and the entire strip feels under maintained.

[ctpgr34]

La Huastecha's lease was not renewed, but you can drink at Vinny's, get a tattoo and then if you regretted it, get it removed all in this strip

Edited April 16 by ctpgr34
image update

[RiversideGR]

EDIT: I was wrong, but can’t remove the post. It’s still for sale. 
 

Choo choo grill post indicating that someone is buying the property…

Edited April 18 by RiversideGR
Correction

[joeDowntown]

Here are the details for the residential building that has been mentioned next to Sun Title:

A five-story mixed-use building of residential and retail is proposed. 181 units are proposed – 86 studios of around 400 sq. ft., 91 one-bedrooms ranging from approximately 520 sq. ft to 650 sq. ft., and 4 twobedrooms of approximately 900 sq. ft. All units will be Type A or B accessible. The majority of units will have a balcony or porch. Additional amenities include a 4th floor lounge with city views, gym access at the existing Sun Title offices, and other recreation opportunities within the courtyard. Sustainability features include solar panels, heat pumps, and electric-only utilities. The retail space will be approximately 622 sq. ft. and located off of Leonard Street. While a tenant is still being determined, proposed uses will follow those allowed in the TN-TBA (Traditional Neighborhood – Traditional Business Area).

They are looking for a parking exemption (230 spaces required, they want to have 78). Parking would be located on the existing sun title parking lot. 56 bike spaces.

 

[RiversideGR]

That is a pretty sexy building, I like how there are so many windows since the view should be pretty nice from there. any update on timeline?

 

edit: I just looked on google earth and the brick matches the Sun Title building next door which is nice. 

Edited April 19 by RiversideGR

[joeDowntown]

Yeah, the balconies on the Leonard side should have some awesome views.

[Jonesey]

Wow!  I love it!  There's plenty of parking on Carrier too, cause you know people are going to beotch about parking.  Great location, really, a nice walk to medical mile or North Monroe.  Lots of dirt to move.  I love how all of these underutilized lots are being repurposed for dense housing (Now do more on the NW side, please :))

[grandrollerz]

This is such a prime location, so glad to see this going in! (insert standard issue I wish it was taller diatribe).  that has been a patch of grass since I was baptized at St. Alphonsus

[Cookin_peacocks]

8 minutes ago, grandrollerz said:

This is such a prime location, so glad to see this going in! (insert standard issue I wish it was taller diatribe).  that has been a patch of grass since I was baptized at St. Alphonsus

As someone who is a height queen, this is the perfect height for that location. This is quite exciting. 

[RiversideGR]

The Planning commission unanimously approved the rezoning and parking waiver for the Leonard and Lafayette development. 

Crains GR article

“The planning commission approved the plan with a condition to enhance the pedestrian experience from the street-facing side on Lafayette Avenue, either by changing the architectural treatment of the parking garage to break up the facade or by planting mature landscaping that will better screen the parking deck from view.”

[whitemice]

10 hours ago, RiversideGR said:

The Planning commission unanimously approved the rezoning and parking waiver for the Leonard and Lafayette development. 

It is a good thing IMO, but I do think we can all recognize that - at this point - the parking requirements in the Zoning Code are, at best, performative.

PRDs and big developers have gotten waiver after waiver [again, a good thing], to the point where the waiver is now the default.   When was the last time a parking requirement was enforced in full?  What makes me most happy is that, with the most recent zoning reforms, the same benefit has been extended to micro-developers; ADUs, duplexes, etc...  as someone who had to design around adding a parking space to a ~5,000sq/ft lot, and that really was the dominant variable in the design.   It pissed me off, but no longer! 

I certainly hope we can end this parking requirement song-and-dance in the post-master-plan zoning ordinance rewrite.

[RiversideGR]

A to-go pizza place will be going into the place formerly occupied by Sanitary Fish. There is already plenty of competition for pizza in Creston, but with the new apartments it may do well. I was hoping for a deli or something. 

[RiversideGR]

The spot formerly occupied by La Huasteca now has a sign for a wing place coming soon called "Wing Heaven". I googled it and it looks like they have another location at Eastern and Burton. I was hoping for thai, pho, ramen, or sushi, but at least it won't be vacant.

[ctpgr34]

8 hours ago, RiversideGR said:

The spot formerly occupied by La Huasteca now has a sign for a wing place coming soon called "Wing Heaven". I googled it and it looks like they have another location at Eastern and Burton. I was hoping for thai, pho, ramen, or sushi, but at least it won't be vacant.

They use to have a location where Mike's Wings is on Ann and Monroe

[joeDowntown]

Forgot that I took pics of The Current early last week. I think people will love or hate the facade, but I personally found it interesting in person. And hopefully we’ll get a “twin” soon on Bridge Street. 
 

Joe

[Jonesey]

I was not expecting the height for a four story building and love it.  The Duthlers project will be awesome, but something like 7-10 stories in that spot would be pretty amazing.

[ctpgr34]

15 hours ago, joeDowntown said:

Forgot that I took pics of The Current early last week. I think people will love or hate the facade, but I personally found it interesting in person. And hopefully we’ll get a “twin” soon on Bridge Street. 
 

Joe

The siding/paneling you see will be painted white, the siding/paneling that will have a wood/tan/yellowish look has not been installed yet.