tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post612871146385861664..comments2024-03-05T04:03:13.851-05:00Comments on Dead and Dying retail: City View Center in Garfield Heights, OhioNickEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-29246325700607384962016-07-30T00:44:22.452-04:002016-07-30T00:44:22.452-04:00Now the only store in the strip mall is Giant Eagl...Now the only store in the strip mall is Giant Eagle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-80669679712701981532016-04-28T20:17:33.946-04:002016-04-28T20:17:33.946-04:00I will also be postimg a video soon! I love yours...I will also be postimg a video soon! I love yours marko! Its actually a college business ethics project im titling The rise and fall of City View Center: a case study on poor corporate ethicsBrianhttp://www.superstarsignatures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-86535439718709908452016-03-22T17:26:13.678-04:002016-03-22T17:26:13.678-04:00North East Ohio has 2 Menards and a 3rd coming!North East Ohio has 2 Menards and a 3rd coming!Digshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406572802411441958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-435110069358416102016-03-22T17:25:15.671-04:002016-03-22T17:25:15.671-04:00North East Ohio has 2 Menards and a 3rd coming!North East Ohio has 2 Menards and a 3rd coming!Digshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406572802411441958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-71184409978564292752016-02-18T09:57:26.400-05:002016-02-18T09:57:26.400-05:00Closed municipal solid waste landfills require reg...Closed municipal solid waste landfills require regular, routine maintenance due to differential settlement. A Menards would be a great addition to northeast Ohio. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-72176856287310102032016-02-15T23:51:15.372-05:002016-02-15T23:51:15.372-05:00A few comments. First, the article fails to menti...A few comments. First, the article fails to mention the sinking parking lots. If you drive around the stores, you can see where the pavement has moved. In some spots along the back of the walmart building there is a gap of nearly a foot. Some of it was solved by paving ramps to doorways, some of it just got patched. You can see the tar line around where the old parking lot level was. That, more than almost anything else, led to the impression that the site was unsafe.<br /><br />In addition, while the buildings are stable, the parking lots (as pointed out above) are not, and the piping is settling. Walmart closed the week of xmas temporarily, because their sewer pipes broke, when the parking lot settled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-45527382573553732992015-03-18T10:54:40.109-04:002015-03-18T10:54:40.109-04:00What no one mentions is this shopping center's...What no one mentions is this shopping center's quick demise falls right on the heels of Garfield Heights demise as a city. It used to be a very nice and safe place to grow up and live in. As the shopping center was being built Garfield Heights as a city was starting to see the affects of the sub prime mortgage scam. People buying houses with no money down coming from poor Cleveland areas then getting forclosed on and walking away from their house that they got for nothing so they had nothing to lose anyway. Tons of vacant houses and 10x more rentals resulted. Slavic Village, Maple Hts, and now Garfield Hts. Those 3 areas will be the next East Clevelands. On their way to being war zones. I do not see them recovering. That is why that shopping area will never recover and went downhill so quickly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-16815602713857798352015-01-03T19:01:53.970-05:002015-01-03T19:01:53.970-05:00This place is fascinating. Any time I am in the ar...This place is fascinating. Any time I am in the area I try to take a stroll by the center to see what it looks like. There are a ton of huge empty box stores and then Giant Eagle still hangs on to the far left of the center. The half done, empty stores next to Applebee's is certainly interesting. <br /><br />Wonder if they'll ever connect to Transportation to Rockside like it was planned? That's the only way this center will ever have a chance of getting back on its feet. So many empty promises with the city and this center.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-37497636875466754442014-07-16T12:08:09.043-04:002014-07-16T12:08:09.043-04:00http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/tomb-with-a-vi...http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/tomb-with-a-view/Content?oid=1497346Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-62217962304619357062014-07-15T22:22:36.970-04:002014-07-15T22:22:36.970-04:00I moved in to Garfield Heights in 2004. My house ...I moved in to Garfield Heights in 2004. My house is north of the shopping center on the other side of 480 but very close in a straight line. The smell that drifted along the valley when this was being built was horrible. I would literally gag in my driveway. It always seemed its worst in the morning. It's a damn shame the way the center has failed but I can't blame the retailers one bit - that whole thing is a disaster from the gas to the sinking land. I know at one point all of the birds died in PetSmart. I was in Circuit City once and there was a piercing high-pitched alarm going - I asked and they said "oh that's the methane detector". I also wish they'd just connect with Rockside already. Enough talk, git 'er done. The Walmart should become a rock climbing / lasertag / paintball / arcade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-84853193290303981212014-07-08T14:20:21.368-04:002014-07-08T14:20:21.368-04:00Actually and Factually......Odors from Landfill Ga...Actually and Factually......Odors from Landfill Gas<br /> <br />Odors in landfill gas are caused primarily by hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which are produced during breakdown of waste material. For example, if construction and demolition debris contain large quantities of wallboard (also called drywall or gypsum board), large amounts of hydrogen sulfide can be formed. Hydrogen sulfide has the foul smell of rotten eggs, while ammonia has a strong pungent odor. Humans can detect hydrogen sulfide and ammonia odors at very low levels in air, generally below levels that would cause health effects.<br /> <br />Health Effects of Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide<br /> <br />Short-term exposures (typically up to about two weeks) to elevated levels of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in air can cause coughing, irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, headache, nausea, and breathing difficulties. These effects usually go away once the exposure is stopped. Studies have been conducted in communities near landfills and waste lagoons to evaluate health effects associated with exposure to landfill gases. These studies lasted for several months and reported health complaints which coincided with periods of elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide and landfill odors. The reported health complaints included eye, throat and lung irritation, nausea, headache, nasal blockage, sleeping difficulties, weight loss, chest pain, and aggravation of asthma. Although other chemicals may have been present in the air, many of these effects are consistent with exposure to hydrogen sulfide<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-21913608103306391792014-07-03T13:01:22.537-04:002014-07-03T13:01:22.537-04:00I lived I Garfield during the construction and the...I lived I Garfield during the construction and the completion, and never smelled anything. I shopped at all the stores when it first opened and it as was nice. They rushed to open it without proper roads leading in or out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-73837060190056064742014-06-06T08:03:44.561-04:002014-06-06T08:03:44.561-04:00I have lived in the area for over 10 yrs. I do not...I have lived in the area for over 10 yrs. I do not pre-port to know anything about landfills or methane. What I can tell you is I have smelt the disgusting aroma from the site to the point of gaging and nearly throwing up. I have seen the cracks and sinking of the car park. I will not go there unless I absolutely have to. I have lived in an area of land fill before and noticed the land settling to be a problem if not allowed to sit for a few years before construction. It seemed like they (the builders and developers) seemed to be in a hurry to put this place on the map. The Ghost Mall it has become is very strange. I don't think the problems are an easy fix, and I don't think consumer faith will allow for this shopping center to come back quickly if at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-19326279341841455492014-03-15T11:31:11.431-04:002014-03-15T11:31:11.431-04:00I want to see this video!I want to see this video!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-57621455240482189462014-02-04T22:44:18.855-05:002014-02-04T22:44:18.855-05:00It sounds like Mr. Anonymous is a bit connected. ...It sounds like Mr. Anonymous is a bit connected. I think its time, for a Youtube video called Walmart Chain Reaction. It will be up soon. Buy the way, this time when Mr Rich calls me to remove my City View Video (this happened in 2008) the answer is no unless Mr. Rich wants to buy the video rights. Marko Vovkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704990491815587964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-36800597946155164642014-02-04T03:03:42.862-05:002014-02-04T03:03:42.862-05:00Probably boyas exscivating.Probably boyas exscivating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-63606899535946505342014-01-04T12:54:12.304-05:002014-01-04T12:54:12.304-05:00Most people can't you dumb shit.Most people can't you dumb shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-58794662349798353232013-12-19T20:37:57.842-05:002013-12-19T20:37:57.842-05:00I agree also, I can't believe there are so man...I agree also, I can't believe there are so many people commenting on something they clearly know nothing about. I see "well that's <br />what you get for building on a <br />landfill" comments and shake my head. There was not and to this <br />very day any methane leaks at<br />this location. Walmarts detectors went of reporting a false reading because they stored their cleaning<br />solution barells directly <br />underneath the sensors, fumes <br />from them set off the detectors. <br />Walmart used this as a crutch to <br />break their lease when they'd <br />already decided they wanted to <br />close the store because of <br />logistics as mentioned above. The rest was a direct result of the economic downturn and businesses that were already on the verge of bankruptcy. I can't wait till the outlet malls opens and retailers will be begging to claim a space. One thing for sure is Walmart will never be allowed within the city limits for the actions committed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-76618239185166821712013-10-20T21:14:15.049-04:002013-10-20T21:14:15.049-04:00I agree with this comment, it is probably the most...I agree with this comment, it is probably the most accurate of them all. I never see any fire trucks in the area now and you would think with no occupants that the methane would blow the place off the foundation. I mean they had so many problems with leaking and alarms going off but now it is silent. Makes me wonder if the EPA made up most of the problems and tried to extort more money to fund their own payroll. With the economy failing, City View was looking up but with the EPA involvement it just fell apart. I wonder if any stores are even interested in this place? If they are and they do open will this methane probable reappear and fines be attached to these tenants..... just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-74396595613377358582013-10-20T21:13:37.753-04:002013-10-20T21:13:37.753-04:00Then get out dumb shit!Then get out dumb shit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-60878399585170732682013-09-24T03:33:25.732-04:002013-09-24T03:33:25.732-04:00Who owns or manages the property?Who owns or manages the property?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-29028162788467101482013-09-11T23:33:45.644-04:002013-09-11T23:33:45.644-04:00I suppose most people don't realize that a con...I suppose most people don't realize that a convention center was proposed for the former Walmart building but Giant Eagle didn't want that to happen. Apparently they have first right of refusal as to who or what moves into the center. Also, methane is ODORLESS. I still shop at the center and my issue, especially during the winter, is the high winds--not any smell. The unfortunate factor contributing to the "demise" of City View was the economic downturn---ALL Circuit City stores closed, not just the one at City View. I don't believe Walmart bailed because of methane. I do believe it was due to logistics---the distance between City View and Steelyard Commons is approximately 7 miles, about the same distance from City View to Meadowbrook Market Square in Bedford. City View opened 7 years ago---nothing has fallen into a deep abyss nor has there been methane explosions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-49374012280643709972013-08-27T17:44:53.032-04:002013-08-27T17:44:53.032-04:00City View Center is probably the worst example of ...City View Center is probably the worst example of building on a landfill site. Apparently the site wasn't properly remediated, thus the methane and land-shifting problems. The shopping center started out well, but died very fast, with Walmart's departure (after less than two years of being open) accelerating this demise. City View's rapid decline also resulted in the scrapping of Bridgeview Crossing across I-480, which would have had Target, Lowe's, and Aldi as anchors. The only evidence of Bridgeview is an abandoned shell of a partially-constructed strip. Supposedly Bridgeview's developers went bankrupt, and the land is in foreclosure. And at City View, there are even shells of partially-constructed buildings that have sat dormant for years. Probably the best thing for City View would be to demolish the entire shopping center, except for Giant Eagle and the outlot buildings and restaurants, and start anew, with a better way to remediate the methane, and make the land more stable. Sadly, some of City View's now-gone stores were relocations form the Southgate and Randall Park areas, also dying retail areas now. GenuineNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139881626034512065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-68410560808419296292013-08-27T16:47:51.576-04:002013-08-27T16:47:51.576-04:00I hope someone WARNS the EPA to constantly monitor...I hope someone WARNS the EPA to constantly monitor Garfield Heights when they start digging for the new road to go to Rockside Road. What makes them think they can create a road going through there eventually build more businesses or houses along that road without the same FATE happening to those properties with the methane gas and the parking lots sinking? Asshole Garfield Heights. Money hungry fuckers......FUCKIN FIX Turney Road with its damn speed bumps from the asphalt buckling up, and fix all the other streets too. I hate this city!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-1338198679410159492013-08-02T22:28:30.016-04:002013-08-02T22:28:30.016-04:00I live 5 minutes away from there and it is a shame...I live 5 minutes away from there and it is a shame it never took off, they actually demolished house on the other side of 480 planning a couple resturaunts there and buisnesses but that all fell through too and it wasn't part of the landfill. I was told by someone on the Garfield hts. city board it was because the transportation bridge had to be widened for all the extra traffic and it costed too much? Its a shame, if you go to the wallmart you can see the ground around the building is sinking! The ground is almost 2 feet below where the parking lot lined up with the walls. Its only a matter of time till all the stores fall in on themselves!gregnoreply@blogger.com