Cleveland-area TOD projects reach high in 2024

Since it was built in 2015, the Little Italy–University Circle station on the Greater Cleve-
land Regional Transit Authority’s Red Line over Mayfield Road has been a big success,
attracting tens of millions of dollars of new development and more ridership. This was
the scene after an Aug. 17, 2024 storm cleared the crowds during the Feast of the
Assumption (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

An annual report by the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission released this week showed that Transit Oriented Development in the county reached an all-time high in 2024. But 92 percent of countywide TOD activity is occurring in the city of Cleveland. And only four of 26 communities along high-frequency transit routes and walksheds, called TOD corridors, had a TOD project in the past six years indicating a lack of suburban activity.

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Soccer stadium backers seek another property

A conceptual rendering of the proposed Gateway South Cleveland soccer stadium at
left with a Rapid station and rebuilt Old East 9th Street bridge over the Rapid tracks.
To the right of the tracks, in a white building with a dark roof, is a structure that is
either a repurposed or replaced Cleveland Black Oxide which is being acquired
by soccer stadium interests (CSG). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Once again, we’re breaking the news on a pending real estate deal for a Cleveland-area sports stadium. But, unlike the deal by owners of a certain American football team for 176 acres in Brook Park, this stadium site and purpose were already well known.

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Ten60 Bolivar opening its doors Downtown

Leasing has started for the Ten60 Bolivar apartments in Downtown Cleveland
as construction is nearing its June 1st conclusion. It is the largest residential
development project in downtown right now (NEOtrans).
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If you’re looking to live in a new-build residential development in Downtown Cleveland, Ten60 Bolivar, located at 1060 Bolivar Rd., between the Gateway sports-entertainment complex and the Playhouse Square theater district, could be your only opportunity for a while. NEOtrans just got an exclusive tour of the property to show you what’s inside.

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Metroparks breaks ground on Parker Sailing Center

The new Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center now under construction at East
55th Street Marina in Cleveland will be first of its kind along Lake Erie in the state
of Ohio (Metroparks). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

The Cleveland Metroparks and its partners today broke ground on the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center, a world-class community center coming to the East 55th Street Marina in Cleveland. When complete in 2026, the center’s two new structures will comprise the first community sailing center of its kind along Lake Erie in Ohio, offering stunning views of the Downtown Cleveland skyline and Lake Erie sunsets.

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Greater Cleveland’s population edged upward

Greater Cleveland continues to struggle with an aging housing stock, much of which
was built before the region’s population stopped growing in the 1960s. Now, most
of its new housing stock is in the exurban counties where population growth is
occurring at the expense of older, already established communities (NEOtrans).
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New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that, while population in Greater Cleveland edged up a bit for the second straight year, the metro area is still down overall for the decade so far. And the city of Cleveland saw its population shift at the same it enjoys strong increases in income tax revenues from young professionals and retired empty nesters replacing lower-income families.

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Ohio City boutique hotel plan gets Landmarks nod

    This view from the intersection of Lorain Avenue and West 26th Street in Cleveland's
Ohio City neighborhood shows the location and design of a proposed boutique hotel
in the Market District (DLR). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A proposed boutique hotel for Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood was significantly redesigned after conceptual plans were first presented to the city’s Landmarks Commission six months ago. Members of that same commission praised those changes and the additional design and material details that were presented today by the hotel’s development team.

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GCRTA seeks more railcars; program over budget

      By this time next year, the first of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s
new light-rail train cars may be rolling off the assembly line at Siemens Mobility’s
assembly line in Sacramento, CA. This was the scene several years ago when the
same plant built very similar rail cars to Cleveland’s and were delivered to Calgary,
Alberta in Canada (Siemens Mobility). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) new railcar program. And the good news is the result of trying to keep the bad news from getting worse.

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