Haslam’s mini-downtown – at Brook Park or Burke?

City and county officials reportedly are near to announcing a plan to close Burke Lake-
front Airport next to the Downtown Cleveland. The question is, what replaces it? There
are rumors that the owners of the Cleveland Browns are considering it as a site for a
new domed stadium and more than $1 billion worth of supportive development (KJP).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Haslam Sports Group plans more than a billion dollars worth of new development surrounding their proposed new domed stadium. But is that necessarily going to be in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park? With an emerging effort by city officials to close and redevelop Burke Lakefront Airport, look for that site to be offered up as a location for the stadium and supportive development. Rumors are circulating that both could happen.

READ MORE

Severance Center remake in the works

Entrance to Severance Town Center on Mayfield Road. Just beyond is the vacant
Front Stage Multiplex Theater and several large, vacant retail spaces. Following
the signing of a master development agreement, it’s possible that some or all of
Severance Town Center may be demolished and turned into a mixed-use, pede-
strian-friendly neighborhood of housing, retail and restaurants (Google).
 CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Severance Town Center is considered by Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren as his community’s greatest development opportunity and challenge. That challenge has been taken on by MPACT Collective of Long Island, NY by signing a master developer agreement with Namdar Realty Group which owns much of the underutilized property.

READ MORE

Ohio Capital Budget’s Cuyahoga County projects

Cuyahoga County’s biggest winner dollar-wise in the Ohio capital budget was
the North Coast Connector land bridge. It got a $20 million boost for the $230
million project that could improve linkages between Downtown Cleveland, its
Lake Erie waterfront, a future multimodal transportation hub and possibly a
renovated stadium (FO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he is eager to sign the largest capital budget in the state’s history. This $4.2 billion goody bag of Senators’ and Representatives’ gifts to their constituents was passed yesterday, resulting from a strong economy and robust tax revenues that fed a record budget surplus. In that goody bag are things ranging in size from $2,250 for the Solon Innovation Center to $20 million for Downtown Cleveland’s North Coast Connector land bridge.

READ MORE

Cleveland, NE Ohio projects win historic tax credits

K&D Group’s renovation of The Electric Building, 700 Prospect Ave. in Downtown
Cleveland, was among 43 winners statewide today in nailing down millions in
Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. This building will be renovated
with apartments (LoopNet). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

From Downtown Cleveland to the suburbs to outlying cities in Northeast Ohio, nearly a dozen planned redevelopments of aging buildings were blessed with historic tax credits from the state. They were among 35 awards totaling more than $68 million to preserve dozens of historic buildings in 12 communities across Ohio.

READ MORE

Cleveland Metroparks wins $19.5M for East Side trails

Adding more safe pedestrian and bike routes in Cleveland will result from the largest-
ever federal grant awarded to the Cleveland Metroparks. Construction will likely
begin in 2026 on these projects that will add 4 miles of all-purpose trails (KJP).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cleveland Metroparks announced it has been awarded a $19.5 million federal grant, the largest ever to be received by organization to construct 4 miles of all-purpose trails on the city’s southeast side into Downtown Cleveland. Construction work on the trail segments is planned to begin in 2026.

READ MORE

Downtown’s Rose Building to be hotel, apartments

The Rose Building was the headquarters of Medical Mutual insurance company since
the 1940s until it left for suburban Brooklyn. Like many other historic office build-
ings downtown, it will be renovated and repurposed for residential and hotel
uses (file photo). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In a strategic collaboration that allows Cleveland’s urban gems to shine in a new light, Spark GHC and Cleveland Construction today announce a groundbreaking joint venture. Project Scarlet represents a significant commitment of $100+ million to transform a 400,000-square-foot office space, formerly Medical Mutual’s headquarters, into a dynamic mixed-use development.

READ MORE

Cleveland-Akron-Canton train route a puzzle

Passenger rail development in the USA is picking up speed. One of the newest rail
services is Florida’s Brightline, linking Miami and Orlando by utilizing existing
rail and highway rights of way and attracting 4,600 riders per day. Here, a
Brightline train pulls up to a new station in Aventura, FL (Google).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Last week, a bipartisan group of Ohio Congresspersons wrote to Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks asking his department to include an Akron-Canton-area station stop in its upcoming passenger rail development plans. Those plans for Northeast Ohio include potential new Amtrak services from Cleveland to Toledo and Detroit, as well as from Cleveland to Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati (3C&D).

READ MORE