NuCLEus

The NuCLEus project is a proposed 54-story 650 foot office, entertainment, residential, retail, and hotel complex that will be located in downtown Cleveland's Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex District.[1] The project won unanimous approval from the Cleveland Planning Commission in November 2014.[2] Robert L. Stark of Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises is the lead developer on the project.

The project 54-story tower would be the 4th tallest building in the city behind the 1991-built Key Tower at 947 feet,[3] the 1930-erected Terminal Tower at 708 feet,[4] and the 200 Public Square (formerly BP America) Building at 658 feet.[5] The current fourth tallest building in Cleveland is the 1964-erected Tower at Erieview which stands 529 feet.

The Planning

Developer Bob Stark has stated that he wants to construct a $300 Million dollar world class office, retail, entertainment, hotel, and residential complex in the heart of the Gateway District. Stark said in November 2014 that "like most proud Clevelanders, I love my city. I have the opportunity to express my love."[6] Stark is most famous for the development on the major retail, office, residential, entertainment campus in Westlake, Ohio known as Crocker Park.[7]

The Design

The complex will be a mix of ultra modern construction, which is actually a rarity in Cleveland. Stark Enterprises envisions the building as a laneway into downtown Cleveland.[8] This is to say that the building will allow for the further development of future downtown Cleveland properties and revitalize the core of the city. Its nexus location of Gateway and its position between East 4th Street District (Cleveland) and Huron Avenue will only further its importance to the future of the city.


Despite this, Cleveland and Stark Enterprises have announced that it will be full steam ahead on the project. In September 2014, Stark Enterprises of Cleveland and J-Dek Investments Inc. of Solon, Ohio purchased $26 Million dollars worth of land from the L&R Group of California for the purposes of constructing the complex beginning in 2016 or 2017.[9] The Benesch law firm signed as the first tenant at the nuCLEus project.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First look: nuCLEus project renderings show 54-story tower in downtown Cleveland (gallery)". cleveland.com.
  2. ↑ "Stark and J-Dek's nuCLEus project wins unanimous conceptual approval from Cleveland planning commission". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  3. ↑ Emporis GmbH. "Key Tower, Cleveland - 121788 - EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Forest City - Properties - Work - Office Buildings - Terminal Tower". forestcity.net. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  5. ↑ Retrieved on 2015-08-17
  6. ↑ Tom Beres, WKYC (7 November 2014). "Cleveland - Developer Bob Stark describes nuCLEus project". WKYC. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Enter nuCLEus: The Massive Downtown Development Project of the Hour". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  8. ↑ "nuCLEus -". starkenterprises.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  9. ↑ "Stark Enterprises seeks early approvals for 'nuCLEus,' large mixed-use project near The Q". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  10. ↑ "Cleveland Plain Dealer: Benesch first tenant at nucleus". clevelandjewishnews.com. April 16, 2015.

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