Ohio City building doesn’t survive the weekend

An earthmover works atop a pile of debris that used to be a roughly 135-year-old
building on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The house
behind it is due to be razed next. The billboard is part of the same property
which could become a multi-family development site (KJP).
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An historic building on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood was there when commuters on the adjacent West Shoreway went home on Friday evening for the weekend. When they went past the site this morning during their return to work, the building was gone.

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GCRTA to upgrade 22 Shaker Hts rail stations

The busiest light-rail station in Shaker Heights is this one — the Blue Line terminus
at Warrensville in the Van Aken District. This station and its new busway transfer
area, along with 21 other Shaker Heights stations, will get new passenger amenities
based on their usage (GCRTA). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

When the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) new trains enter service in the next few years, they will be picking up and dropping off riders at more attractive and user-friendly stations in Shaker Heights. That’s due to a $2 million program to enhance station amenities at all 22 stations in this eastern suburb that was built around its two light-rail lines, the Blue and Green lines.

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Cleveland’s Variety Theatre is for sale

Located on Lorain Avenue just west of West 117th Street in Cleveland’s Westown
neighborhood, the historic Variety Theatre, plus its included retail spaces and
upstairs apartments, is awaiting a rebirth. But it needs a new owner who
can bring the restoration project across the finish line (Cresco).
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The Variety Theatre, 11816 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland’s Westown neighborhood, has had multiple owners and uses in its 98-year history. It’s about to have a new one as its owner has put the property up for sale this week.

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Cleveland wins second big lakefront grant

The North Coast Connector, also known as the land bridge, won nearly $70 million in
federal funds for its construction. This view is looking south along the proposed land
bridge toward Downtown Cleveland (FO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Today, the city of Cleveland announced that it was awarded $69.3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for its ambitious downtown lakefront redevelopment. This is the second major federal grant for the downtown lakefront since October when the city was awarded $59.7 million from the USDOT. Construction is due to start in 2027.

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Carriage Co. rebirth gets partial OK, start date

The Carriage Co. redevelopment will restore and repurpose the former Voss Industries
plant on West 25th Street in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood into a mixed-use
complex of apartments, ground-floor retail, offices and indoor parking (SA Group).
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Redevelopment of a vacant factory complex in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood into a mixed-use property is on an “aggressive” timeline to get underway. But the Landmarks Commission said it needed more design details about new windows and exterior doors before it could sign off on the entirety of The Carriage Co. project.

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Higley hits a hundred in 2025

Headquarters for The Albert M. Higley Co. stands on Euclid Avenue in Cleve-
land’s Midtown neighborhood. The construction firm also has five regional
offices in nearby states (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Back in 1925, Albert Higley Sr. did what the founders of many new companies owners did. He started building small. But unlike many new companies, his Cleveland-based construction firm didn’t stay small for long. Now, 100 years later, The Albert M. Higley Co. also known as AMHigley, is thinking big as it refreshes its image for the next century.

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First Interstate to renovate UC apartment building

The University East Building is a successfully leased property, located at the south-
east corner of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road in University Circle since 1926.
But the property is in need of updating which it will get from new building
manager First Interstate (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

This summer, an aging but well-located building in the heart of Cleveland’s booming University Circle will get a needed refreshing to help it compete with new apartment buildings nearby. The University East Building, 11308-11330 Euclid Ave., will get that attention now that it is under the long-term management of a prominent local real estate developer.

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