Exploring Downtown Cleveland, OH in January (January 19, 2023)

Exploring Downtown Cleveland, Ohio in January 2023.
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[@marzymarrz5172]

Big boulevards and people walking. Like in Paris!

[@keithboseman9405]

You have the greatest Cleveland videos ever!

[@laurar5016]

Your videos are so interesting and keep us up-to-date on what's happening in Cleveland. I've been away for 50 yrs. or more, so It's nice to see the improvements to the city.

[@PokoTraveler]

50+ years! Such a long time away, but I'm glad you still love keeping updated on the city 😊 Thanks for watching.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

That is a very clean Downtown.

[@Algerienne2331]

Love ❤

[@donaldewert2332]

Hello from Milwaukee!!

[@edwinmadrigal7652]

Love it!

[@bobbydouglas5958]

His Cleveland voice 😯😌😊✌️

[@Panos835]

Great shots of Cleve❤ well done 🎉

[@PokoTraveler]

Thanks for watching!

[@tolitsrn6726]

Great video. Please do a video tour within the area of Cleveland Clinic. Thank you

[@eugfab4692]

Cheers from Toronto I am visiting Cleveland in May, so have been enjoying your vids

[@PokoTraveler]

Thanks for taking a peek in advance 😎 Toronto is an area I'd love to see too. There's also a day trading show I watch on KZbin, and they are based in Toronto.

[@PSCA1988]

Just discovered your channel and love your Cleveland videos. Lived in Cleveland from '95-'01 and worked at John Q Steakhouse which was located on Public Square right at the same location they are putting the new restaurant with the roof top deck next to SW HQ. I waited on Jim Thome and David Justice when I worked there. That was the Indians heydey and loved going to the games. Thanks for bringing back some great memories! Live in Palm Springs CA now but miss Cleveland so much. New subscriber, keep the videos coming.

[@PokoTraveler]

I'm glad you discovered them! I hope you get to check out some more videos I've shot as well as future ones. And that's fun context about the old John Q spot and Indians players 😎

[@pizzachuck5119]

I like your live stream. Im learning Cleveland i live in Ohio 1 hr away would like to meet up sometime Im also a cyclist. Was in Cleveland last week.

[@KENHIGBEE1]

Poke I love your tour of the city. The restaurant that is going to be on that site is Rocco Whalen is moving Fahrenheit to 55 Public Square. Please keep up the great tours of our great city.

[@PokoTraveler]

Thanks! And hopefully Fahrenheit can be open some time this year.

[@im1who84u]

31:30 And the old Justice Center where I worked for law enforcement for about nine years.

[@im1who84u]

28:43 Further down the road and across the bridge on the right side is where a man by the name of Shondor Birns was blown up by the Cleveland mob around March 1975.

[@PokoTraveler]

Yes, by St. Malachi's. It was fun watching Christopher Walken portray Birns in Kill the Irishman.

[@marzymarrz5172]

What a factoid!

[@im1who84u]

31:52 Just a fund fact. The operator of that crane you see here..... Makes anywhere from $400.00 to $600.00 per hour.

[@PokoTraveler]

🤯 That is insane. No wonder they take their time, lol

[@yuvaleliaz]

56 degrees? In Jan???

[@luciadefatimamaciel8044]

ola sudaçoes da paraiba a clevand em Hoi á minha querida Tracy Thapman a melhor e unica talentosa de todos os tenpos ❤🌷🔱

[@jlsc4125]

I''m surprised and ashamed that CSU would be bringing in a company as bad as Starbucks. Condoning their union busting is pretty disgusting.

[@PokoTraveler]

Granted, CSU may have a degree of control, but they contract out to a dining organization who puts together what food places and names to bring in.

[@im1who84u]

6:13 Is that a rapid transit stop?

[@PokoTraveler]

It's a stop for a bus called the Healthline. It's not a train, but they brand it as a bus-rapid transit (BRT) line. To me, it's just a bus with dedicated bus lanes in the middle of Euclid Avenue. They did construction on the whole street about a decade+ ago to accomodate it.

[@bobwarzin5492]

Where are the people and cars?

[@PokoTraveler]

It was a winter day still and not after work, so it's bound to be a little dead then.

[@user-sc1es4wz4g]

Get a medical opinion for your ankle.

[@PokoTraveler]

I ended up playing my own doctor for now, lol. Just staying off sports while it heals.

[@user-sc1es4wz4g]

​@@PokoTraveler suprized you can walk on it.

[@moneymaker6204]

Looks boring

[@PokoTraveler]

Booooooo! lol

[@moneymakingblack9087]

You cap

[@michaelb.3438]

Published: 9:28 AM EDT May 21, 2023 Updated: 9:28 AM EDT May 21, 2023 Mission Possible: The future of Downtown Cleveland is strong due to the demand for living From luxury apartments to single-family homes, will this housing demand continue? CLEVELAND - “Downtown is both our front door as well as the living room for the region,” said the President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Baiju Shah. Whether it's tourism, or companies looking to relocate, the first stop in Northeast Ohio is downtown Cleveland. For years, developers have dangled luxury lifestyles, with a view. But how many apartments can downtown support? “We don't have a demand problem. We have a supply problem. There's plenty of demand. We need more supply,” said the President and CEO of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Michael Deemer. That's the consensus of a housing study by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and Greater Cleveland Partnership. While parts of the city are losing residents, downtown's population is growing. Downtown Cleveland's population is currently up 22% from ten years ago, making it a hot market. “I think it's a signal that the demand is absolutely there to developers and investors,” said Shah. “We need more apartments, but we also need more for sale housing throughout downtown and greater downtown.” Developers like Berges Home Performance see the need. They are finishing West 20th and Smith, a 14-home project in Duck Island, that's where Cleveland, Tremont and Ohio City converge. “It's just a hot spot to be. And, you know, you might not you might not know it from the outside just looking in. But once you live here, you understand why,” said Matt Berges, owner of Berges Home Performance. Berges builds custom homes, which the study says is needed. At only 6%, Cleveland trails behind cities like Cincinnati, Columbus and Detroit in downtown homeownership. “I'm a small builder. We're doing 12 to 24 houses a year,” said Berges. “And so, the demand is plenty sufficient for our operation. We're selling two per month. I think we sold three this week actually.” The population growth over the next decade means housing projects currently in the pipeline would need to nearly double to keep up with demand. But building takes time. Berges has been working on West 20th and Smith for seven years. “We can't react quickly to demand shifts. We just have to speculate half the time on when this demand is coming or going,” said Berges. Downtown living is attracting residents, and not just because of a job. The study found half of the population travels outside the city for work. “That, to me, was the biggest surprise, is that they're choosing to live in downtown and greater downtown because of the neighborhood, because of the amenities, the lifestyle that they're seeking, not because of proximity to work,” said Shah. Both organizations believe a strong downtown translates into a stronger region, with signs pointing to a brighter future. “Growth is not only happened, growth is going to continue to happen because of the demand for this specific geography within our metropolitan area,” said Shah. “The report sends a very validating signal that we've created that kind of environment in downtown Cleveland. We need to double down on it and really complete that transformation,” said Deemer. Over 37,000 people call downtown Cleveland and the near west side home, which is the area the study looked at. It is the faster growing residential downtown in the state of Ohio. Take care and God bless