October 2011
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 LOCAL, FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS THRIVES AT TYLER While Clevelanders bemoan the loss of major manufacturing, Robert Mlakar, President of Purcel Enterprises, Inc. has proof otherwise. His third-generation family owned and operated business, started in 1949 by his grandfather Edward Purcel, is alive and well, distributing its steel-based products throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Previously housed in its own building on Kelley Avenue, Purcel relocated to Tyler Village over 25 years ago. Today, its 80,000 square foot Tyler Village headquarters is where all fabrication is done. Offices are also located here. "Proximity to the freeways is big asset for us," Mlakar concedes. "Sometimes we have 13 trucks a day coming in here so location is definitely a factor." He appreciates the "life the school has brought to Tyler. There are more types of businesses here now, too. They're more high-tech; not all industrial. I like the diversity, the life of the community and the different people and businesses located here." Today, Mlakar and his two sisters are in charge. Purcel's welded, heavy-duty construction products run the gamut from cabinets and lockers to work benches, carts, tool stands and hand trucks. It does custom work, too, from modifications to drawings and ultimate creation of what the customer needs. Its list of custom clients includes Martha Stewart who had desks and stands constructed by Purcel and also featured its products in her catalogue. |
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THIS IS THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Impressed with Tyler Village Sculptor Mike Moritz's work outside of E-Prep? Watch for his latest work: Shop Box.
Think food truck meets retail. The 100 square foot box, created from wood reclaimed from demolished Cleveland houses, the roof of a bus station, sign company vinyl scraps and about-to-be-disposed of steel and metal from local foundries, is actually a mobile kiosk designed to go wherever it's needed.
Shop Box was funded by The Cleveland Foundation's Creative Fusion initiative and is a project of Clevelandtm (teach and make), a consortium of organizations comprised of Playhouse Square, Cleveland Public Art, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Kent State Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and URS Corporation.
According to Project Manager Sally Winter (formerly of Ohio Arts Council), "We wanted the project to have something to do with the District of Design that would draw attention to Cleveland as a destination that has design to offer as one of its features."
Funding stipulated that the project include an artist whose country is under-represented in Cleveland. With contacts in Chile, Winter reached out to a friend and connected with Chilean Architect Christian Schmitt.
After three months of research in Cleveland, Schmitt identified the need for more retail and more people downtown. He designed a box that would be transported by trailer truck and would be purposed for retail, administrative and numerous other functions. He recruited Moritz who constructed the prototype at Tyler Village.
"It's very stylish and ready for graphics on the outside," Moritz says. In fact, the doors are designed to reach vertically into the air, creating billboards for whatever is being sold or displayed within.
Up to now it has functioned as a bar at West Sixth Street and as a Welcome Center for the Ingenuity Fest. "Cleveland Public Library is looking at it as a possible vehicle for signing up new library cards. We're talking with West Side Market about positioning it there. There are so many opportunities," Winter adds.
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Help us Build a Village
We're looking for more tenants like you. People who appreciate the unusual, who value creativity and appreciate networking opportunities. People who would prefer to have vision and shirk at the thought of being confined to four walls and traditional office buildings. Companies that are growing, prospering and simply need more space.
Tell your friends and business associates what Graystone Properties has to offer. Here's what we have to offer for your help: For every tenant who signs a minimum of a one-year lease...
...in Building 31. We'll pay $100
...in a larger space. We'll pay $250
Please contact: Dennis Mylot Office: 216.391.6900 x105 Cell: 216.225.1673 Dave Fleming Office: 216.391.6900 x102 Cell: 216.903.9865
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Available Now at Tyler
Building 44, Floor 5. Full floor. 22,000 square feet (divisible to 8,000 square feet) with Lake and City skyline views. Open floor plan ready for build to suit. Access to fiber, redundant power on three separate feeds. Ideal for biotech and tech companies or engineering and marketing firms. Free parking.
Building 31 Single offices to full floors. 260 to 7,400 square feet. Plug and play suites. Access to fiber. Redundant power on three separate feeds. Flexible lease terms.
For information contact: Dennis Mylot Office: 216.391.6900 x105 Cell: 216.225.1673
Dave Fleming Office: 216.391.6900 x102 Cell: 216.903.9865 |
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ENCOMPASS. IT'S ON THE MOVE.
Matt Wilhelm, Partner in enCompass, a managed IT group, doesn't spend much time in his office. He's too busy servicing clients throughout Northeast Ohio. "Easy accessibility to the freeway was definitely a consideration when we decided to move to Tyler Village," he says. "We're going in and out of the office to see clients all the time. Downtown is a challenge because of parking. Tyler's location makes it so easy." Wilhelm concedes that enCompass makes an investment in its employees, part of which is providing free parking. "We offered it at our present location and wanted to continue. When we started looking at leasing options, the fact that Tyler has free parking was significant." enCompass will be relocating to Tyler Village in January. The company provides IT outsourcing targeting banks and smaller financial institutions and offering services that include but are not limited to IT strategies, leadership, help desk and support as well as disaster recovery and planning. It is designed so that it may either augment an existing IT department or act as an outside, fully-capable IT department.
Founded in 2008, it needed more space than its current location could accommodate. "We were also looking for more professionalism in terms of the overall look the building," Wilhelm explains. "Seeing the other spaces at Tyler and the energy from the other tech firms located there, definitely influenced our decision. We love the urban loft feel. We think of this as moving into our big boy space." enCompass will be leasing 2,500 square feet at Tyler Village. |
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