In light of the string of power outages in the past month, the City of Lakewood reached out to FirstEnergy to gather details and advocate for a resolution to the problem. The statement we received from FirstEnergy can be read below: *** We understand being without power is difficult—especially in these frigid conditions. The outages […]
The final approval process for the Downtown Development project has now moved through two of the three required review steps – with Planning Commission providing approval in early September and Architectural Board of Review (ABR) providing approval last week (Thursday, October 10th). In addition to the plans provided to ABR at their Sept 25 meeting […]
Last week, the Administration provided an update to City Council on the Downtown Development project at their Committee of the Whole meeting (Sept 23rd) while the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) met on Wednesday (Sept 25th) to continue their review of the project plans. ABR will meet again on the project at their next/upcoming regular […]
Last week, at their September 5th meeting, the City’s Planning Commission (PC) provided their final approval for the Downtown Development project. The project now continues under review by the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) – still working towards advancing the project to City Council by late October. As part of the Planning Commission approval – […]
Over the past two months, the final review for the Downtown Development project has gotten underway. Guided by the City’s zoning code for planned developments, this final review process has started with the project team, led by CASTO and Dimit Architects, working collaboratively in joint public meetings with the City’s Planning Commission (PC) and Architectural […]
This week, the second Joint PC/ABR review meeting was held on 6 August at 6pm in the City Hall Auditorium. Casto presented an updated plan in response to the recommendations provided by Board & Commission members as well as members of the Public at the 23 July meeting. Among the substantive updates were improvements to […]
Since the last update (April), CASTO continued to revise/refine their plan while working closely with representatives of a grocer to bring a new 40,000 square foot neighborhood market to the project. However, despite best efforts from all involved parties, the grocer made the difficult decision to discontinue the establishment of any additional locations of its […]
The following are questions we have received regarding the Spectacular Vernacular Call for Artist: Q: Is a project proposal due with the initial submission materials? A: A rough proposal can be included, but it will most likely be altered given the engagement done with Hayes Elementary. Q: Are artists able to apply as individuals and […]
Spectacular Vernacular 2024 is now accepting applications of interest from artists. The deadline for applications of interest is Friday, June 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Click to view the RFP and application for details. Overview This year, the City of Lakewood’s public art program will create opportunities for collaboration between artists, elementary students, teachers, and administrators, and […]
Since the September 19, 2023 update, City staff and CASTO have continued to evaluate the best path forward for the Downtown Development Project. While pursuing this effort, CASTO and the City re-engaged with representatives of a grocer who previously had expressed interest in the site but could not be accommodated due to other programming of […]
