Tuesday, February 17, 2026

SoLo developments rebuild Ohio City housing stock

A single-family infill home by Knez Homes on Bailey Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio
City neighborhood (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While revitalization efforts since the 1990s have transformed Cleveland’s Ohio City into a vibrant urban destination, the demolition of vacant, abandoned, and fire damaged homes has scarred some blocks with empty lots.

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Monday, February 16, 2026

Lake Shore Power Plant site in play

After the former Lake Shore Power Station was leveled in 2017 and its site cleaned in the last
two years, the 62-acre property outlined in red is now on the market. What happened next will
decide the long-term future of one of what may be the most consequential development sites
in Greater Cleveland (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While the 50-acre Downtown Cleveland lakefront redevelopment has most of the attention right now, an even larger lakefront redevelopment site has just hit the market. And its future re-use will influence the fate of the lakefront east of downtown for decades to come.

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Rockefeller Building’s future in limbo

One of Downtown Cleveland’s most famous buildings is in limbo after buyer interest in
the Rockefeller Building has faded due to repairs needed to the structure and a softening
residential market (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The future of the Rockefeller Building, 614 W. Superior Ave., one of Downtown Cleveland’s most famous and historic buildings, is in limbo after all of its existing interested buyers reportedly walked away in recent weeks. Interest in the property has faded despite $70 million in public incentives that have been amassed and remain available to redevelop the property.

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Port OKs $82M for Richmond Hts, Seven Hills, Valley View, Cleveland Port projects

The massive Belle Oaks Marketplace redevelopment of the former Richmond Town Square
Mall in suburban Richmond Heights got a big boost yesterday with new financing from
the Port of Cleveland (Bialosky). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Port of Cleveland Board of Directors yesterday approved a series of major actions that provided $82 million in financing for redevelopments across Northeast Ohio, enhancements to regional public safety infrastructure, and continued progress under the Port’s federally funded clean energy initiatives.

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Row on Garden in Brooklyn Centre OK’d

The Row on Garden is the two identical-looking buildings at left along Garden Avenue.
They are intended as a step-down in scale from the larger buildings along Pearl Road
at right which are part of the same development by ALMiCO Group (Brandt).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

It’s been more than two years of back and forth with the city, but a proposed residential development in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre neighborhood finally got approved today by the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.

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Fairview Hospital North Campus joins West Park developments

Kamm’s Medical Building rises behind City Dental Care on Lorain Avenue in the
Kamm’s Corners neighborhood of Cleveland (Harrison Whittaker).
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In Kamm’s Corners, construction on the first phase of a $150 million North Campus redevelopment at Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital is now underway. It joins several other projects across West Park, including the 19-unit Parker Townhomes and the mixed-use Kamm’s Medical Building.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

New owner for closed steel plant

The former Heidtman Steel in Cleveland’s industrial valley was acquired and then closed by
Worthington Industries. It will gain new life with two industrial owners, each acquiring
50 percent of the property (Cresco). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

One year ago, Worthington Industries Inc. shut down its Samuel Coil Processing plant at 4600 Heidtman Parkway in Cleveland’s industrial valley. Today, Cushman & Wakefield-CRESCO announced that the plant has sold to two companies that are sharing the ownership equally.

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