Master Chrome coming down, cleaning up

Master Chrome, a fixture on Cleveland’s near West Side since
1950, is coming down over the next month or two. The state
of Ohio may seize the property and ultimately list it for sale
so the 0.57-acre property can be returned to productive
use (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Fencing went up yesterday around the former site of Master Chrome, a polluted brownfield industry, 5709 Herman Ave., in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. And in the next month or two, its vine-covered building is coming down. After that, any contaminated materials and soil will be removed. Then the property’s future will be decided.

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Cleveland sports venues seek $125M from state

Sports and entertainment are part of the Experience Economy, the fastest-
growing sector in the nation and is outpacing spending on material
goods by a factor of over 1.5, according to McKinsey & Co. Downtown
Cleveland’s Gateway District is the local heart of the Experience Economy,
which sees millions of visits per year (NEOtrans).
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The Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team is seeking $64,795,282 for Progressive Field. The Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association team wants $40,308,811 for Rocket Arena. And the Cleveland Soccer Group is in the running for $19.9 million to build a new soccer stadium, according to the Statehouse News Bureau.

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Developer joins Cushman & Wakefield-CRESCO

Brad Nosan is expanding his real estate reach and experiences by
joining Cushman & Wakefield – CRESCO Real Estate in an executive
capacity (CRESCO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A local real estate developer who has been involved in multiple, well-known projects is going to be getting busier after getting hired as a vice president of Independence-based brokerage and analytics firm Cushman & Wakefield – CRESCO Real Estate.

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Browns, Brook Park release new stadium master plan

The Browns’ new $2.4 billion stadium and mixed-use destination
will repurpose vacant industrial land in Brook Park near Cleve-
land Hopkins International Airport by 2029 (HKS, HSG).
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A 68-page master planning document was unceremoniously released last week by the city of Brook Park and Haslam Sports Group (HSG). In it is the most detailed look yet at the key design standards and approach for developing the mixed-use district surrounding the Browns’ new stadium.

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Bedrock splits Rock & Roll Land project

At the center of this image is a placeholder concept for Bedrock Real Estate’s Rock & Roll
Land Hotel & Theater. But that project is no longer in the cards. It’s viewed from a public
space on the other side of Collision Bend in the Cuyahoga River, next to where a new
6,200-seat amphitheater is planned by Bedrock that replaces the Rock & Roll Land
theater in its Riverfront plans (MKSK). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Sometimes when one door closes, another opens. And other times that process works in reverse. When it comes to a proposed Rock & Roll Land Hotel & Theater in Bedrock Real Estate’s $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Riverfront development, the second scenario is reportedly in play.

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Historic Warner & Swasey factory begins $64M restoration

The former headquarters of Warner & Swasey, a manufacturer of machine tools,
has sat decaying on Cleveland’s Carnegie Avenue for four decades. By 2028,
it may serve as a catalyst for the area’s revitalization (Harrison Whittaker).
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Across the two-mile-long, four-block-wide district known as Midtown Cleveland, several critical projects are finally seeing construction activity. The largest of those, a $64 million rehabilitation of the abandoned Warner & Swasey machine tools factory, will add 112 apartments to the area in its first phase.

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Sherwin-Williams’ new HQ overflowing

The new Sherwin-Williams headquarters fits in with its neighbors in the Downtown Cleveland
skyline. And that new HQ is full — so much so that IT staff were reportedly allowed to work
remotely so employees at another downtown building could move in (The Sherwin-Williams
Company). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

When Sherwin-Williams’ (SHW) headquarters was still under construction in 2024, the company’s executives said they would wait and see how employees filled out the new tower just west of Downtown Cleveland’s Public Square before making any new facility-related decisions. As the tower fills, they’re starting to get some answers.

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Downtown getting new basketball park

This unofficial rendering is how an NBA-sized basketball court could fit on the now-grassy
lot of the Meet Me Here Park at the northeast corner of Ontario Street and Huron Road
in Downtown Cleveland (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Downtown Cleveland is getting a new public park — which is to say that a mostly useless patch of grass is about to get activated. And the proposed use probably makes sense, given what’s across the street from it.

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Failed I-X Center deal, new Browns stadium put convention, trade-show biz in flux

The International Exposition Center, or I-X Center, was built during World War II next
to Cleveland’s main airport to assemble Boeing B-29 bombers. Later it was used to
build military tanks. But for the last 40 years, it has hosted trade shows, exhibitions
and other events. How long that will continue remains uncertain (Google).
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To say that Greater Cleveland’s convention and visitors business is in a state of flux right now would be an understatement. Two new developments have put it there — the failure of a pending deal to redevelop the I-X Center for a new tenant plus the design and marketing of the new Huntington Bank Field as a competitive event venue.

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Cleveland’s ex-Masonic Temple for sale

Located just east of Downtown Cleveland, the former Masonic Hall was recently
renovated by TempleLive as a performing arts venue but plans for further develop-
ment didn’t pan out. Now the property outlined yellow is for sale (Newmark).
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Although much of the former Masonic Temple, 3615 Euclid Ave., was significantly renovated in the past decade, even larger development plans for the historic landmark property didn’t pan out. And now the owner is putting the property up for sale.

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GoBus to expand service to Cleveland

Cleveland’s new Greyhound, FlixBus, GoBus and Barons Bus station at the Brookpark Rapid
Transit Station in suburban Brook Park will see expanded daily bus service across Northern
Ohio starting next month (Mark Schwinn). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Once upon a time, Ohio was crisscrossed with intercity bus routes that served just about every small town with a population of 10,000 or more. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and GoBus are trying to reconnect small-town Ohio with its largest cities, airports, and train/bus stations to improve regional accessibility.

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Lakefront apartments on East Side OK’d

A rendering of Union at Cleveland Harbor from the northeast (Annex Group).
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On Friday, City Planning Commission unanimously approved a planned 209-unit lakefront apartment development at the north end of Cleveland’s Goodrich-Kirtland Park neighborhood. The project, Union at Cleveland Harbor, is being developed by the Annex Group of Indiana and designed by RDL Architects of Beachwood.

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NEOMED to open Cleveland location

The 95,000-square-foot Midtown Collaboration Center opened at Euclid
Avenue and East 66th Street in May 2025 and is nearly full. The addition
of NEOMED here will further boost its diverse offering of innovative,
community-building tenants (Cleveland Foundation).
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Another healthcare innovator is about to call Cleveland home. But this time it’s a healthcare change agent that’s been in Northeast Ohio for more than 50 years.

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Largest-ever Cosm dome wins final OK for Bedrock’s Rock Block

A rendering of Cosm Cleveland, across Huron Road from Rocket Arena downtown
(Bedrock). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

City Planning Commission today voted unanimously to approve the design of Cosm Cleveland, a shared reality sports entertainment destination planned to fill a large parking crater in Downtown Cleveland’s Gateway District.

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Development by Edgewater Park OK’d

An aerial, northwest-looking view of the 8400 Lake development once all phases
are built out. The site is near Don’s Lighthouse Grille. Lake Avenue is to the
lower left and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks along the lakefront are seen
at the top right with an Amtrak passenger train on it (Horton Harper Architects).
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An aerial, northwest-looking view of the 8400 Lake development once all phases are built out. The site is near Don’s Lighthouse Grille. Lake Avenue is to the lower left and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks along the lakefront are seen at the top right with an Amtrak passenger train on it (Horton Harper Architects). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Sometimes it’s good to be the first. Sometimes it’s not. A two-phase, 72-unit apartment development planned at 8400 Lake Ave. in Cleveland’s Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood probably falls somewhere in between the two extremes as it was the first large project to be submitted and approved under the city’s pilot Form-Based Zoning Code.

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New Clinic garages may spur broader transportation vision for UC, Fairfax

Rendering of the Cleveland Clinic’s “East Garage” proposed at the northeast corner of Carnegie
Avenue and East 105th Street. A skywalk pedestrian bridge over East 105th is planned. The
Clinic is planning two big garages at its Main Campus that straddles the University Circle
and Fairfax neighborhoods of Cleveland. The East Garage will be sought first
(Cleveland Clinic). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

As Cleveland Clinic officials presented their plans for two new parking garages to neighborhood residents at a recent Ward 6 meeting, there also was an acknowledgement that the Clinic would have to take a broader view toward its transportation needs at the Main Campus.

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West Side industrial redevelopment eyed

Built more than 120 years ago by and for the Winton Motor Carriage Co., once the largest
maker of gas-powered cars in the world, this vacant manufacturing plant on Berea Road
near West 110th Street in Cleveland is due to be demolished for future development
(NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A potentially large industrial redevelopment site is about to open up in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood, in a historic industrial district where there’s been a decent amount of commercial investment and expansion planning lately.

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Heights developments progress through winter

Large apartment buildings like Gateway North at John Carroll University are rising all over
the eastern suburbs of Cleveland (Contributed). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. 

In Northeast Ohio, construction tends to hibernate in the winter months as snow and freezing temperatures take over. But despite winter storms and a record-setting deep freeze, there has been movement on several residential projects throughout the Heights.

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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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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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