CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM I NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Local and national groups are interested in reshaping a slice of downtown as part of the Cuyahoga County venture
Club for ultra rich coming to Cleveland Tiger 21 looks to assemble 13 to 15 members here By Jeremy Nobile
The 25-story courthouse tower is the centerpiece of the Justice Center complex in Cleveland. Developers are vying to replace or remake it. | CBRE GROUP INC.
Justice Center project draws seven suitors
By Michelle Jarboe and Kim Palmer
When Cuyahoga County launched a search for a new or renovated home for its courts, it wasn’t clear how the market would respond. Now we know. The fishing expedition netted seven suitors, parties who are interested in all or part of an opportunity to remake a slice of downtown Cleveland.
Most of the real estate developers are local or already have a major presence here. But two are national groups, apparently drawn in by a marketing effort led by the CBRE Group Inc. brokerage. Four turned in electronic submissions. Three went with paper proposals. The county provided a list of company See PROPOSALS on Page 25
“We look forward to evaluating each proposal to find the best solution for the Justice Center property.” — Kelly Woodard, a Cuyahoga County spokeswoman, in an email
Tiger 21, an exclusive, global network of rich businesspeople — you need to pass a background check and hold at least $20 million in liquid assets to join — is looking to assemble its first group in Northeast Ohio. The effort to form a Greater Cleveland cohort is being led by local Tiger 21 chair Dan Nitowsky, a native New Yorker but longtime Cleveland East Sider who spent some 30 years of his career in the electrical distribution space in Northeast Ohio. “The essence of Tiger 21 is to provide members with the opportunity to develop skills and abilities to be disciplined investors, en- Dan Nitowsky hance their wealth and achieve personal goals,” Nitowsky said. “And as a member of Tiger, members have access to some unique travel opportunities, including the annual global exchange.” Tiger 21 describes itself as the “premier peer membership organization for ultrahigh-net-worth wealth creators and preservers.” See CLUB on Page 24
Museums shift to include immersive experiences New designs aim to engage using open-ended approach By Paige Bennett
A timeline arches along the speckled floor of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s new Visitor Hall. As guests venture through the space, they can examine placards marking different milestones in the history of the universe, starting with
the formation of planets 4.6 billion years ago and culminating with the domestication of chickens 8,000 years ago. The timeline is spread strategically across the 14,650-square-foot Visitor Hall to represent the long history of the universe before the first appearance of humans, said Gavin Svenson, chief science officer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This is one example of how the museum is looking to make science more accessi-
ble through its ongoing transformation project. In the digital world, an increasing number of Cleveland museums are veering away from the traditional concepts of museums and turning to interactive designs to engage their audiences. “I’ve been involved with museums for about 30 years,” said Mark Walhimer, a managing partner at Museum Planning LLC, a full-service interactive museum exhibition design firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Mexico City.
“And when I started getting involved, the big thing was at that point what we called interactives. You push a button, and something happens.” In recent years, museums have shifted from interactives that answer closed-ended questions to immersive exhibits that ask visitors to consider open-ended questions with multiple outcomes, Walhimer said. See MUSEUMS on Page 26
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