Cleveland RTA riders face big service cuts

   

A budget crunch at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority could mean
service cuts starting next year, just as the transit agency is about to take possession
 of its first new trains since the Reagan Administration (contributed photo).
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Due to higher operating costs, especially in healthcare for its employees, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) plans to make significant cuts to bus and rail services in 2026, cutting a lifeline to jobs, education and medical services.

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Progress Pics: the Shoreway Tower

A tower crane was being erected in place two weeks ago to build a similarly tall Shoreway
Tower apartments. This was the view from Edgewater Park. The Shoreway Apartments, at
left, were the result of an going redevelopment of a 19th-century industrial district into a
mix of uses, The Shoreway Tower is the next step in that redevelopment (NEOtrans).
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For the first time ever, a tower crane has risen along Cleveland’s lakefront near Edgewater Park on the city’s West Side. It marks the spot and the approximate height of a new, luxury apartment tower that will rise next to it over the next 15 months or so.

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Report: Cleveland ranks 2nd in USA in redeveloping closed schools

At a sprawling 11 acres in the heart of a Hough neighborhood getting rediscovered, the site
of the now-closed Martin Luther King Jr. High School could be one of Cleveland’s largest
mixed-use redevelopments. Seen here in 2016, MLK High was still four years away from
closure due to declining enrollment (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While Cleveland is not unique among major cities in having a declining school population, it is proving to be adept at adapting. It is turning what would otherwise be a potential problem of blighted, vacant school buildings and lands that would drag down neighborhoods into redevelopment opportunities that might lift them up.

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Progress Pics: Cleveland Clinic advances on largest-ever building

Construction crews shuffle between floors at the Cleveland Clinic’s new Neurological
Institute (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Cleveland Clinic is pushing closer to completion on a collection of new facilities across three different buildings. On Carnegie Avenue between East 89th and 90th streets, the 1-million-square-foot Neurological Institute has topped out with façade work nearly complete.

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Downtown AC Hotel construction to start

Renovations will start in about two months to convert the Holiday Inn Express in Down-
town Cleveland into the first AC Hotel by Marriott located in the city’s central business
district. This entrance on Euclid Avenue will be closed for the duration of the con-
struction work (SA Group). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Condominium owners and other tenants of the historic New England Building, 629 Euclid Ave., got word this week that renovations will start soon to convert just over half of the building from a Holiday Inn Express into an AC Hotel by Marriott. This will be the first AC Hotel in Downtown Cleveland.

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Warner & Swasey, Westinghouse redevelopments get Port financing

The five-story Warner & Swasey building at left and the eight-story Westinghouse
building at right are east- and west-side redevelopment stories that preserve Cleve-
land’s historical identity for new roles in the city’s post-industrial future
 (GLSD, AODK). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s Board of Directors today approved financing actions supporting two of Cleveland’s long-proposed major redevelopment projects. And it also approved a land transfer today to advance the Irishtown Bend Park in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood.

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Progress Pics: Lakewood Common fills ‘The Pit’

The former Lakewood Hospital site is cleared in preparation for the Lakewood
Common mixed-use development, from the corner of Detroit Avenue and Belle
Avenue (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Though the $119 million Lakewood Common project celebrated its groundbreaking in late September, the former Lakewood Hospital site has remained dormant for more than a month.

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Tech firm expands in Downtown Cleveland

Data integration firm NE2NE expanded into new offices on the third floor of Downtown
Cleveland’s Caxton Building on Huron Road, seen here from its intersection with
Prospect Avenue. (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Growing technology company NE2NE today announced the opening of its new headquarters in the historic Caxton Building, 812 Huron Rd., in Downtown Cleveland. This move marks a significant milestone in the young company’s journey and a renewed commitment to fostering community and innovation in its hometown.

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Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and Museum gets new home

A grand-opening ceremony will be held next week for the Urban Community School’s
new Roundstone Athletic Center on West 47th Street on the city’s West Side
 (Kaczmar). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

After more than a year of construction, the Urban Community School today announced that it is scheduled to open the Roundstone Athletic Center (RAC) with a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21.

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River Recycling plant to be rebuilt

Although difficult to see from Bradley Road in summer time, River Recycling Industries,
Inc. will be more visible this winter, especially as demolition and reconstruction work
take place following a destructive fire in September (Google).
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A start-from-scratch rebuilding project was launched today following a late-September fire at River Recycling Industries, Inc., 4195 Bradley Rd., in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. The fire ignited multiple rounds of live bullets that were among spent casings to be recycled along with a propane tank that exploded.

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Progress Pics: Ohio City adding hundreds of homes

A 29-unit new-construction apartment building rises on the north side of Franklin Avenue
at West 32nd Street. It is the first phase of the Franklin Yard development that includes
historic redevelopment of a Victorian-era mansion and an early 20th-century
YWCA (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

High construction costs, tariff uncertainties, and changes to city tax abatement policy have brewed skepticism that current development momentum can continue — especially in urban neighborhoods like Ohio City.

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Ambitious Metroparks riverfront plans to progress

The Historic Coast Guard Pier and Station at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River was under
renovation this past summer as evidenced by the crane and barge on site with Downtown
Cleveland in the hazy background. The Coast Guard Pier and Station renovation is one of
the Cleveland Metroparks’ many downtown waterfront projects under way (NEOtrans).
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There’s no slowing down the Cleveland Metroparks next year — at least according to updates recently shared with the public. Several projects are under way or proposed that will drastically change the downtown Cleveland riverfront over the next five years. New details and lingering questions paint a picture of what comes next for the Cuyahoga River.

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Wade Park Station wins final OK

Wade Park Station senior apartments are planned next to an elevated railroad line and
the Red Line rapid transit tracks at the corner of Wade Park Avenue and Lakeview
Road (RDL). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A Central Ohio developer was awarded millions of dollars worth of tax credits based a conceptual plan for a senior apartment complex called Wade Park Station, located where Cleveland’s University Circle and Glenville neighborhoods meet East Cleveland.

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County to spend $865K on new HHS offices

Not only has the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections moved to the former Plain Dealer
Plaza, but so will some Health & Human Services offices. While costing money up front,
the moves are expected to save money in the long run (Google).
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While Cuyahoga County officials contemplate how to address a $20+ million budget shortfall in each of the next two years, the county and its real estate contractors are planning to spend $865,000 to renovate office space at the former Plain Dealer (PD) Plaza, 1801 Superior Ave. in Downtown Cleveland.

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Bridgeworks demolition plan approved by city

Former Cuyahoga County Engineer’s offices and garage await their fate at the west end
of the Detroit-Superior Bridge. It appears that a demolition permit is due to be issued
soon to clear these structures so a seven-story apartment building can be constructed
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There is a saying in real estate deal-making that “November is the month where we ask — are we doing this or not?” The reason is that many in the real estate business want to get deals closed and projects under way before the end of the year.

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Hough apartment tower transformed

The apartment tower 9410 Hough has cleaned up nicely thanks to a $47 million
renovation and construction project. Not only does work include restoring the 10-
story tower and its 106 apartments, but it also involves new construction of The
Hub community center next door, seen at right (Harrison Whittaker).
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Some said 9410 Hough Ave. couldn’t be saved. Others doubted the development team’s ability to move the rebuilding project forward. But Gina Merritt doesn’t succumb to those who doubt her or the endeavors she pursues.

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First W. 117th project south of I-90 in years

  The first major investment on West 117th Street south of Interstate 90
in years is an expansion of this used car dealership. It would result in
the development of a vacant lot and the demolition of a century-old
structure (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

West 117th Street south of Interstate 90 hasn’t seen a lot of development in the past 20 years or so, unlike the areas to the north of the highway. But that may be starting to change for this portion of Cleveland’s Westown neighborhood.

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A 5-mile-long lakefront redevelopment

Highways, rail lines, a seldom-used stadium and, most of all, Burke Lakefront Airport
stand in the way of Cleveland repurposing its lakefront into a setting that the public
can enjoy anytime it wants to (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Burke Lakefront Airport is an obstacle. You can’t build a decent-sized park on the lakefront because of it. You can’t build lakefront high-rises because of it. And you can’t access much of the water’s edge near Downtown Cleveland because of it and other nearby barriers, Huntington Bank Field, the Shoreway and the Port of Cleveland.

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Downtown Cleveland’s next transformations

While Downtown Cleveland adds a new tower every couple of years or so to its sky-
line, an average of nearly three office buildings were converted to new uses per year
for the past dozen years. It is the not-so-visible transformation to downtown's skyline
and it is ongoing (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While downtowns in large and fast-growing cities always seem to have at least several new buildings under construction, it may come as a surprise to many people that Downtown Cleveland has seen construction on several buildings each year too. The difference is that Cleveland’s construction is occurring inside already existing buildings.

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Greater Cleveland housing prices keep rising

  

Housing prices are rising faster in Greater Cleveland than in many
other major metropolitan areas according to a new report (NEOtrans).
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If it seems like housing prices in Greater Cleveland are rising at rates faster than they used to, there’s new data to back up your experience. Yesterday, the S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) released the latest housing price changes in the S&P Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) Case-Shiller Index.

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Progress Pics: Lakewood Westline apartments

At the golden hour, Lakewood’s latest development, the four-story building of
the Westline apartments, and its historic neighbors reflect the setting sun
(Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

NEOtrans has joined with two photographers to help us fill a void in our coverage of Northeast Ohio’s transformation — following up on the progress of developments that have already had their groundbreaking ceremonies.

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Next Progressive Field renovations to start

Renderings of the three concession stands after they are renovated into the Market
by Progressive Field’s food and beverage contractor Delaware North (Rossetti).
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Demolition work is about to begin at selective locations throughout Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians baseball team. This represents the start of the third and final phase of more than $200 million worth of renovations to the 31-year-old ballpark, located at 2401 Ontario St. in Downtown Cleveland.

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Westinghouse redevelopment wins city love

This view looks north along West 58th Street, once a street of heavy industry,
toward the vacant Westinghouse plant at the end. Today, the street is lined
with $600,000-plus townhomes and apartments leasing for from $1,500
 to $3,500 (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

City support came from several directions today for the redevelopment of the long-vacant Westinghouse plant, 1200 W. 58th St. in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. But more is needed in order to finalize the redevelopment financing package and design work for the project.

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Haslams-Cleveland deal gets first airing

Just about everything visible in this Downtown Cleveland lakefront view is due to
be erased in less than a decade. Not only does that include Huntington Bank Field
but the Waterfront Line station, the blue Shoreway bridge at right and even the West
3rd Street bridge from which this streetview was captured. West 3rd’s bridge will be
replaced with a span that accommodates a new lakefront boulevard (Google).
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Cleveland’s Design-Review Committee of the City Planning Commission was the first committee tasked by City Council to hear details on the proposed settlement between the city and the owners of the Cleveland Browns football team. But it was clear from some members that the deal left them wanting — for more details, more money and more time.

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Westinghouse redo phases announced

A conceptual rendering of what the former Westinghouse plant near Edgewater Park
in Cleveland would look like after all components of a phase-one redevelopment
are completed (AODK). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Confirming a report first published by NEOtrans in July, a development group today announced their phased-approach plans to redevelop the vacant, former Westinghouse plant overlooking the West Shoreway. They also detailed upcoming steps that need to be taken in order to start construction on phase 1A in early 2026.

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Cuyahoga = Vinton; Every Ohio county gets $1M in Brownfield grants in 2026

Cleveland and some of its inner-ring suburbs are filled with Brownfield sites. It has so
many that the entire Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program could be used each year to
clean up and help repurpose these sites left over from the Gilded Age when Cuyahoga
County was an industrial giant (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cuyahoga County, once an industrial giant on a global scale, is trying to remake itself in America’s post-industrial economy. That remake is burdened by literally hundreds of properties awaiting environmental assessment and clean-up from more than a century of unregulated manufacturing.

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Townhouse construction hits the Marks

Five townhomes rise on Brevier Avenue in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. When
these are complete, Marks Building Co. will build three more across the street
(Marks Building). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In Greater Cleveland, there’s new life in the townhouse market after a recent slump. And in the City of Cleveland, there’s a new builder tapping into that rekindled market interest in new and remodeled townhouses.

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Highland Hills to gain large advanced manufacturing facilities

Up to 400,000 square feet of industrial space is due to be constructed
 starting early next year on 30 acres of land in suburban Highland
(Cresco). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

An Independence-based development firm yesterday closed on acquiring a large parcel of land in the eastern suburb of Highland Hills and plans to start construction early next year of up to 400,000 square feet of facilities to accommodate one or more manufacturing tenants.

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New UC skyscraper approved by city

The East Stokes apartment tower will rival the neighboring Artisan apartments as
the tallest structure in Cleveland’s University Circle district. The same developer
led both projects (SCB). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

There’s good news and there’s uncertain news when it comes to the latest skyscraper planned for Cleveland’s booming cultural district, University Circle, and specifically for the megaproject site called Circle Square.

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Cleveland Browns may stay downtown two years longer than planned

The current Huntington Bank Field on Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront has been
home to the Cleveland Browns since 1999. And it may be the home of the Browns
for up to two years longer than the team’s ownership had planned (HSG).
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If it seemed like the Cleveland Browns and their owners the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) were a tad generous with their $100 million settlement with the City of Cleveland, now we know why.

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Good Company relocating, expanding

This 140-year-old building at West 25th Street and Chatham Avenue in Cleveland’s
Ohio City neighborhood is best known for its “Greetings from Cleveland” mural.
But it will soon have a commercial bakery-kitchen and storefront operated by
the owner of Good Company restaurant in Battery Park (NEOtrans).
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If you haven’t heard of Good Company restaurant, then that’s the reason why they’re making a move — two actually. And if you have heard of it, you may be glad to learn there’s going to be twice as much of it.

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Clothing maker sews move to Flats

This warehouse on Mulberry Avenue on the West Bank of the Flats is planned to be the
new home of a growing clothing manufacturer called Found Surface. But the owner of
the building is concerned that the city will delay this project as it had delayed a previous
one to death. The property is next to the Centennial Lake Link Trail (Google).
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A boarded-up warehouse along the thread of the Centennial Lake Link Trail on Cleveland’s Flats West Bank could soon sew up a growing clothing manufacturer. But the lease signed this week by Cleveland-based Found Surface has an escape clause that allows it to cut and run to its second-choice location in the suburbs.

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Hough hotel planned near Cleveland Clinic

Outlined in red is the approximate location of proposed land purchases for a new
SpringHill Suites extended-stay hotel on East 90th Street, just north of Chester
Avenue. The Cleveland Clinic campus is seen to the south in the background
along with many new apartment buildings nearby (Google).
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A lack of affordable, extended-stay hotel accommodations near the Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus has prompted a development team to fill that void. But in order to keep long-term stays affordable for families visiting Clinic patients, the hotel will have to be built on more affordable land at the periphery of the Main Campus. In this case — Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood.

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Haslams to fund $100M lakefront stadium demo, redevelopment

Today’s settlement appears to seal the fate of the 1999-built Huntington Bank Field
on Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront and opens up the entire 50-acre lakefront
development to be announced by early next year. It is due to be demolished follow-
ing the Cleveland Browns’ 2029 move to a new, enclosed Huntington Bank Field
in suburban Brook Park (CBRE). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A new, enclosed Huntington Bank Field will be built in Brook Park. And the current home of the Cleveland Browns in Downtown Cleveland will be demolished for lakefront redevelopment for which the owners of the Browns will help finance to the tune of $100 million.

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Cleveland among top job markets in 2025 Q3

While the rest of the nation wallows in sour economic news, the job situation in Greater
Cleveland looks relatively rosy based on the latest report from one of the world’s largest
career search listing Web sites (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Each new national job report and economic indicator this year shows the nation’s economy is slowing down. But it doesn’t seem that way yet here in Greater Cleveland, where new apartment buildings are going up, there’s more traffic on the roads and more new restaurants and stores opening. So why the difference?

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Gateway parking lots are closed – forever?

Parking lots between Huron Road and Prospect Avenue, east of East 4th Street in Down-
town Cleveland’s Gateway District were closed off starting this week. If any parking
reopens here, it will likely be in new parking garages to support the development of
Bedrock Real Estate’s so-called Rock Block site. This view looks north from the front
steps of Rocket Arena (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Another parking crater in Downtown Cleveland has succumbed to a new development that promises to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. The latest to disappear is a windswept, 3-acre parking lot in the Gateway District, across Huron Road from Rocket Arena, home to Cleveland Cavaliers basketball and Cleveland Monster hockey games.

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Two Cleveland housing developments to benefit from new funding program

The Walton Apartments on Clark Avenue in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood is
one of two local beneficiaries of the new Cleveland Housing Investment Fund created
by a national nonprofit organization (RDL). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The local affiliate of a national nonprofit organization today announced the first of two financing commitments for the new Cleveland Housing Investment Fund (CHIF). Both commitments are long-planned affordable housing developments that will help address the city’s affordable housing crisis.

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Chester 82 joins Park Synagogue in Port funding

The latest development in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood looks like it will be Chester
82, seen here at the northwest corner of its namesake streets of Chester Avenue and East
82nd Street (Sullivan Bruck). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Port of Cleveland Board of Directors today approved $50 million in bond financing to support two significant development projects — the redevelopment of the historic Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights and a new apartment community along Chester Avenue in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood.

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Park Synagogue redevelopment OK’d

A major redevelopment of the former Park Synagogue site was approved this week by
Cleveland Heights City Council after a shakeup at the top of City Hall’s leadership.
With the approval, the first phases of redevelopment of the 75-year-old synagogue
can begin (SCA-Ardon Bar-Hama). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The City of Cleveland Heights has reached an agreement with a local, experienced real estate developer to help finance the redevelopment of the former Park Synagogue and its green space as an arts campus and residential village.

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West-side CDCs make changes at the top

Next week, David Robinson will leave the top job at West Park Kamms Neighbor-
hood Development for the same job at Old Brooklyn Community Development
Corp. (OBCDC). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Making a move from leading one nonprofit community development corporation for another can sometimes make inferences about the place they’re leaving. But in David Robinson’s lateral move, due to start next week, it says more about the place he’s moving to — a place called home.

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Brook Park stadium public infrastructure costs rise to $122 million

Major infrastructure investments are needed to accommodate sudden, brief surges of heavy
traffic up to a dozen times per year on roadways and transit from a planned 67,000-seat
stadium in suburban Brook Park. Figuring out how to pay for them in a metropolitan
area that hasn’t grown in 60 years is proving to be a difficult task (Google).
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Building a 67,000-seat stadium where none has existed before is proving to be a big expense for expanding road and transit systems to accommodate huge surges in traffic on a relatively small number of event days each year. And it is government funding that is being requested to cover that construction expense which has now risen to $122.15 million.

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Cleveland sues ODOT for Browns stadium ruling

Looking west from above Interstate 71 in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park, the orange-
shaded area is the land on which a new Huntington Bank Field, supportive development
and parking is planned. Just beyond is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, set on
City of Cleveland-owned land (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In the latest chapter of the region’s ongoing stadium saga, the City of Cleveland has sued the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Office of Aviation for granting a permit for the construction of a new stadium next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

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African Town biz incubator wins OK

Conceptual plans for the African Town Retail Plaza on Cedar Avenue in Cleveland’s Fairfax
neighborhood were approved today by the Design Review Committee of the City Planning
Commission (JL Myers). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

With work underway to redevelop the former Cedar Branch YMCA to become African Town Plaza, its developer James Sosan is now looking for his next real estate project. He didn’t have to look far.

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Dollar Bank makes Downtown move official

The westernmost storefront on the left side of The Beacon Apartments tower will be the
new Downtown Cleveland home of Dollar Bank. The site is on Euclid Avenue next to
The Old Arcade, seen at far left (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Although NEOtrans broke the story of Dollar Bank’s retail location move in Downtown Cleveland back in July, company officials made the news official and more detailed in an announcement yesterday.

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Ohio funds more Cleveland Web access

Atop the Morning Star Apartments on St. Clair Avenue near East 105th Street in Cleve-
land’s Glenville neighborhood, high-speed internet equipment was installed to connect
more Clevelanders to the Internet (DigitalC). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Development’s BroadbandOhio office today announced a milestone in the state’s effort to provide affordable high-speed internet across the entire city of Cleveland and help address its digital divide.

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Haslams announce Brook Park stadium builders

An updated rendering of the proposed new Huntington Bank Field in the Cleveland
suburb of Brook Park (HKS). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The owners of the Cleveland Browns today announced they’ve assembled another team — the builders of what they’ve touted as Ohio’s first enclosed National Football League stadium. The construction team is due to start construction of the stadium following an early-2026 groundbreaking.

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Sherwin-Williams invests in Higbee Building

The new Sherwin-Williams headquarters tower at right will not be taking company
employees who are located on three floors of the 10-story Higbee Building at far
left. Instead, Sherwin-Williams is investing a modest amount to improve amenity
spaces in common areas of the Higbee Building (NEOtrans).
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Yesterday, on the same day Sherwin-Williams (SHW) was touting in a press release the move-in dates for its 1.6 million square feet of new research and headquarters facilities, it was also delivering plans to the city of Cleveland for renovations to three floors of downtown’s Higbee Building.

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Pennrose acquires Warner & Swasey site

The foundry section, at left, of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory on Carnegie
Avenue near East 55th Street is to be demolished for parking for residents in the
to-be-redeveloped, surviving portion of the complex at right (NEOtrans).
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Four decades after the venerable Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood closed, good things appear to finally be coming together for a rebirth of the 3-acre site.

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Higley becomes 100% employee owned

The Albert M. Higley Co., today known simply as Higley Construction, is headquartered
in this 25,000-square-foot building on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood.
In the same year the company turned 100 years old, it also became a 100-percent employee-
owned firm (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

As Higley Construction, formerly known as The Albert M. Higley Co., celebrates its 100th year, the company today announced its transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) — officially becoming a 100 percent employee-owned company.

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Housing study: Ohio rents rise faster than incomes, homelessness jumps

With rising construction costs, high interest rates and a lack of readily available building
sites, it’s a challenging environment for developers who are seeking to provide affordable
housing in Greater Cleveland. Skyline on Stokes in University Circle offers workforce
housing in a fast-growing district where most new housing is near the top of the market
rent-wise (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Homelessness and homeownership are both rising in Ohio, pointing to a mixed bag of housing market indicators that need to be either slowed or supported by state housing policies and programs.

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