Friday, August 22, 2025

Lakefront apartment complex planned near Downtown Cleveland

Outlined and shaded in red, the site for a new apartment complex proposed to be
called the Union At Cleveland Harbor is between the East 55th Marina in the fore-
ground and the Shoreline Apartments just beyond. In the distance is Downtown
Cleveland (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Earlier this month, a letter was sent by an Indianapolis-area real estate developer to Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council notifying them of its desire to develop a lakefront apartment project and their intention to seek Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for it.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Ex-Tick Tock Tavern space takes new journey

This 85-foot-long stretch of storefront on Clifton Boulevard between West 115th and
116th streets is starting to see new activity following the closure of the Tick Tock
Tavern and the removal of its signs, furnishings, equipment and infrastructure.
Now it will be renovated into the next stop on its dining journey (NEOtrans).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Renovation work is underway for a successor restaurant to the long-running Tick Tock Tavern in Cleveland’s Edgewater neighborhood. And public records reveal the new restaurant concept that will be taking the historic spot onto its next journey.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Ridge Park Square sold to Atlanta investor

A wintertime aerial view looking southwest from Ridge Road over Ridge Park Square in
the western Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn (JLL). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured the sale of Ridge Park Square, a rare dual-grocery anchored regional shopping center located northwest of the Interstate 480-Ridge Road interchange in the western Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Cleveland Clinic’s new medical research buildings reach construction milestone

Two new research buildings for the Cleveland Clinic along Cedar Avenue were topped-
out yesterday in a ceremony. The new buildings are the result of the Clinic’s collabora-
tion with other partners in the realization of a medical innovation district for Cleveland
(Cleveland Clinic). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cleveland Clinic marked a major milestone late yesterday in the construction of two research buildings in the Cleveland Innovation District. A ceremonial beam-lifting event celebrated the placement of the two final steel beams in the skyway bridge that will span East 100th Street, connecting the new facilities.

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Next phase for Little Italy townhomes starting

The next four Woodhill Townhomes will be similar in design to the first four, seen here
along East 123rd Street in Cleveland’s Little Italy. The next four are due to rise soon
a block west on Coltman Road (Knez). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

It has been several years since the first phase of the 17-unit Woodhill Townhomes were built in Cleveland’s Little Italy. But the next phase is finally getting going and will bring a long-planned street presence to both sides of Coltman Road’s north end.

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Monday, August 18, 2025

Cleveland Christian Home to see major renovation into HOPE Campus

Built in 1924 as a new location for a children’s orphanage, the Cleveland Christian
Home on Lorain Avenue on Cleveland’s West Side was sold several years ago to The
Centers For Families and Children and will be extensively renovated starting by the
end of this year (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Construction is getting underway for the $6.8 million renovation of the HOPE Campus, 11401 Lorain Ave., in Cleveland’s Westown neighborhood. If the name of the campus doesn’t sound familiar, it’s because the renovation is part of a transition of the property from its century-long service as the Cleveland Christian Home (CCH).

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Friday, August 15, 2025

New UC tower is back, progressing

  A more economically achievable high-rise mixed-tower at the Circle
Square district in Cleveland’s University Circle was presented today at
City Planning Commission and won support from the panel (SCB).
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Having previously received schematic design approval in October 2024, the East Stokes apartment tower in University Circle showed no signs of slowing down. But when the project never returned to the city planning commission for final approval, speculation about its future began.

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