Former MLK Branch Library in UC to be demo’d for future development

Demolition of the vacated Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library is due to yield a podium
of  ground-floor retail and structured parking topped by a multi-story hotel, seen in the
city-approved masterplan behind Fenway Manor and the new MLK Library. The
new library is on the first two floors of Library Lofts (City Architecture).
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If the City Planning Commission’s Design Review Committee gives its blessing on Friday, the vacated, former Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library at 1962 Stokes Blvd. will be coming down. It appears to be a sign of the times in a rapidly growing University Circle.

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