Miami University picks Cleveland Innovation District site

This 70-year-old building on Carnegie Avenue, recently called Cleveland Clinic’s DD Build-
ing for back-office functions, was acquired, modernized and repositioned as a for-lease office
space by CedarTech and Cumberland Development. Miami University will occupy the
fourth floor of this building (Cresco). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Miami University and Cleveland Clinic revealed in public records filings that they will make a $1 million investment to build out the university’s new location in Cleveland to boost healthcare education, quantum computing and healthcare research, plus workforce development.

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Clinic, IHG to upgrade hotel to voco Suites

The InterContinental Suites Hotel Cleveland at Cleveland Clinic is about to get upgraded
to voco Suites, IHG Hotels & Resorts’ global brand offering resort-style amenities (IHG).
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Many who stay at the InterContinental Suites Hotel Cleveland at Cleveland Clinic, 8800 Euclid Ave.,in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood, are visiting for an extended period, such as for medical testing and long-term treatments. So as long as they’re here, they’re now going to get a resort-style stay.

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Next Superior renovation is partial, for now

Formerly the offices of Thomas J. Unik Insurance and built as the Grossman Paper Box
Company, this building on Superior Avenue on the east side of Downtown Cleveland
is being partially renovated to make it more marketable for sale and eventual
redevelopment (Cresco). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

An historic, four-story commercial building on the east end of Downtown Cleveland has gone on the market. And, at the same time, renovations to the building are about to begin, at least partially. Those two seemingly disconnected actions have a connection — making the property more marketable.

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Hotel land sale may boost GCRTA station developments

Stark Enterprises, which owns the La Quinta Inn By Wydnham at left, will buy the land it
is leasing from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. The transit agency owns
property here for its Puritas-West 150th Red Line station, visible at right (Google).
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A land sale recently approved by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) went largely unnoticed beyond the agency, as did the creation of a fund where the sale proceeds will be deposited. But when combined, both could have long-term implications for the cash-strapped transit agency which is considering significant service cuts.

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$300M CWRU project at heart of growing University Circle

The Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building rises on the Case Quad
(Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In the three years since Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) first announced plans for a new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), the $300 million donor-supported project has seen substantial progress.

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Brook Park stadium access public meeting Jan. 14

Major changes are proposed to the Interstate 71-Snow Road interchange in suburban Brook
Park to handle traffic to and from the Haslam Sports Group’s planned enclosed stadium
nearby (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) and the City of Brook Park, will host a public meeting next month to provide residents, businesses, visitors and other stakeholders with an opportunity to learn more about and engage in an open discussion on regional transportation and traffic pattern considerations associated with the new enclosed stadium in Brook Park.

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Home on the Opportunity Corridor?

Six triplexes like these are planned a short distance from the Opportunity Corridor in one
direction and Karamu House Theatre in the other by a developer that’s already investing
in housing renovations near Cleveland’s University Circle (Young Design Studio).
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Developing in a neighborhood where much of the neighborhood is gone has its plusses and minuses. On the upside, it’s a chance to reboot the community without upsetting existing neighbors because there aren’t many left. And in this case, one of them is a member of the development team so there’s little chance of a NIMBY backlash.

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