Lakefront construction bid meetings start this week

Proposed to be built along the water’s edge north of where the Huntington Bank Field now stands is
this continuous boardwalk, park and vertical the development. The taller development is located
at the west end of the site, farthest from Burke Lakefront Airport so if the airport remains, these
structures can be built (MVRDV-DLR Group). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Today, the City of Cleveland released updated, post-stadium lakefront plans. On Wednesday, the city is hosting a pre-bid meeting where construction companies and other potential vendors can get information on building the first big pieces of the lakefront’s redevelopment.

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West Boulevard-area developments progress

Cleveland West Veterans Housing nears structural completion at the corner of Neville Avenue
and West 73rd Street in the West Boulevard neighborhood (Harrison Whittaker).
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Compared to other west-side hotspots, Cleveland’s Cudell and West Boulevard neighborhoods have been relatively quiet on the development front. Yet, four construction projects currently underway seem to be fueling a mini building boom.

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Shaker Hts train stations up for sale

Two train stations owned by the City of Shaker Heights up for sale or long-term lease. At upper
left is the Coventry Station on Shaker Boulevard and the light-rail Green Line. The other is
Lynnfield Station on Van Aken Boulevard and the light-rail Blue Line (CRESCO).
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Admit it. You’ve always wanted to buy a train station — if not to live in, then certainly from which to run your small business. If so, now you’ve got that chance thanks to a new offering by the City of Shaker Heights.

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CWRU engineers a new scientific future

The ribbon was cut last night for the new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building,
seen here from the Case Quad commons at Case Western Reserve University. But construc-
tion will continue for the next month. Faculty, students and research teams will start
relocating in December from throughout campus to the new building (NEOtrans).
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Yesterday was the ribbon cutting ceremony. Today was the media tours. Tomorrow the future starts for Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, 10900 Euclid Ave., in Cleveland’s University Circle.

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Marquee at Cedar Lee rose from the ashes

In August, construction was wrapping up for the second time on the 139-unit second phase of
The Marquee at Cedar Lee (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The first call came in at about 7:30 p.m. on a frigid Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Cleveland Heights’ under-construction second phase of The Marquee at Cedar Lee, about 75 percent completed, was on fire.

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New Gateway garage to aid future development

This view of the proposed new Gateway District-Rock Block garage shows two development sites
that would be aided by it. The first is at the bottom where a mixed-use development is planned. The
other is in the background where the Great Day Improvements Garage, formerly the Gateway
East Garage, now stands (Perspectus). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While a proposed new parking garage for Downtown Cleveland’s Gateway District isn’t intended to structurally support a vertical development above it, the new garage is intended to support new developments next to it, according to two sources who spokes to NEOtrans on the condition of anonymity.

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GCRTA suggests new bus, rail services

A new levy for public transportation in Cuyahoga County offers hope to transit riders and
those who would like better, more frequent transit options to be available to them rather than
dependency on more cars and parking (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Potential new bus services and even rail extensions were offered as possibilities if the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) puts a larger sales tax levy on the countywide ballot in 2027 and voters support it.

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Gateway66 breaks ground in Hough

An aerial rendering illustrates how the Gateway66 mixed-income housing development would activate
the intersection of East 66th Street and Linwood Avenue (PCI). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Today, Cleveland-based Frontline Development Group and Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. formally broke ground on Gateway66, a two-building, 80-unit mixed-income housing development spanning both sides of East 66th Street just north of historic League Park in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood.

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Demolitions near for more UC parking

This view looking north on East 115th Street in University Circle could change dramatically
once University Hospitals is given final permission to demolish houses in the background
and the apartment building in the foreground for parking (Google).
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Two of Northeast Ohio’s prominent institutions are learning first-hand what it means to deal with growth in one of the state’s hottest job centers. While it’s a good problem to have, the ways of solving it require a look at transportation demand management strategies in a space-limited district.

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Ohio City TOD site back in play

This area next to Cleveland’s Ohio City Red Line station, especially the transit authority-owned land
 to the left, has been considered for transit-oriented development for nearly a decade. A renewed
effort  has begun to achieve that (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The third time may be the charm for a potential transit-oriented development (TOD) site in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood — in part because it’s the first time a new TOD coalition is initiating it.

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Affordable and senior housing hits Clark-Fulton

Walton Senior Apartments adds 52 units of affordable housing for seniors on the north side of
Clark Avenue near Fulton Road (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood has seen its historic, pedestrian-oriented commercial district slowly give way to suburban-style retail and drive-through restaurants.

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American Interiors relocating to Ohio City

American Interiors Cleveland Showroom will relocate to The Carriage Co. in Cleveland’s
Ohio City neighborhood from the North Point Tower in Downtown Cleveland (CRESCO).
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A fast-growing American Interiors Cleveland Showroom is relocating from Downtown Cleveland to a larger, more visible location at The Carriage Co., 2168 W. 25th St., a major redevelopment nearing completion at the south end of the Market District.

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Midtown gets a mid-rise, and more

MidTown’s newest mid-rise, The 70th Apartments, fills the site of a demolished warehouse
on East 70th Street (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood and overlapping MidTown district have lost much of their historic architecture over the decades, new developments are expanding their housing stock and employment base.

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Little Italy apartment plans revealed

A 119-unit apartment building, planned on Random Road in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood, is
just beginning its journey through the city’s design-review process. So these early conceptual renderings
may be modified in the coming weeks and months (Vocon). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

One of the largest development sites left in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood has a new plan for its reuse and NEOtrans is first to publish images of what the proposed new project could look like. The project would satisfy housing demand from strong job growth in neighboring University Circle.

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Ferrante Village teases next Tremont development wave

Ferrante Village’s first three homes could soon rise on West 14th Street in Tremont. The houses are currently listed for sale for $1.5 million (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

This week, construction crews broke ground on the first phase of Ferrante Village, a six-home single-family development planned on Tremont’s West 14th Street. It joins a handful of residential projects boosting new construction in the neighborhood — which has quieted since a 107-unit apartment building opened last year at The Park.

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Nobility Court opens in Cleveland Hts

Nobility Court on Noble Road in Cleveland Heights officially opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor Jim Petras (Side Car PR). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Although Greater Cleveland is known as an affordable metro area to live in, the costs of living keep going up — especially for housing and transportation. And that’s where a development like Nobility Court, 2228 Noble Rd. in Cleveland Heights, comes to the rescue.

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Hopkins Airport full masterplan released

This aerial view rendering shows Cleveland Hopkins International Airport’s two new
concourses, replacing the existing three, along with the previously released rendering
of the new terminal headhouse and, at lower left, new ground transportation center.
This is still a conceptual plan and could change depending on funding, economy
and travel market (Corgan). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport could in the coming years go from its current 46 active departure gates divided among three terminal concourses to 40 gates spread roughly equally among two new concourses. And the rental car facility would be returned to the airport grounds for the first time since 1998.

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Seamus-O Building in Ohio City sold

Across Lorain Avenue from the Urban Community School’s Urban Squash Cleveland building,
at left, is the Seamus-O Building at East 47th Street in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The
Seamus-O Building and several additional parcels sold to a company led by local businessman
David Ferrante and attorney Adam Rosen (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

 The “who, what, when and where” questions surrounding the sale of a prominent structure in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood are known. But what isn’t yet known is the answer to the question “why.”

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Lakefront trail extension underway in Collinwood & more

The historic arch which once adorned the entrance to the Euclid Beach amusement park has been
restored and relocated to a new pocket park away from vehicle traffic (Harrison Whittaker).
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On the heels of their latest lakefront trail opening, Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Metroparks are already at work on their next trail extension in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood — joining a series of lakefront recreation projects that have already sparked comparisons with Edgewater Park’s transformation of the near-West Side.

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Akron Children’s Hospital in Rocky River starts site prep

A peek through the construction fencing around this 1980-built office building on Center Ridge
Road in Rocky River reveals a construction trailer and site preparations for the first west-suburban Cleveland location of Akron Children’s Hospital (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Site preparation plus interior and exterior demolition got underway this week for Akron Children’s Hospital’s $30 million renovation and repurposing of the 46-year-old Plaza West office building at 20220 Center Ridge Rd. in suburban Rocky River into an outpatient pediatrics care center.

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