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| The foundry section, at left, of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory on Carnegie Avenue near East 55th Street is to be demolished for parking for residents in the to-be-redeveloped, surviving portion of the complex at right (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Four decades after the venerable Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood closed, good things appear to finally be coming together for a rebirth of the 3-acre site.
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| The Albert M. Higley Co., today known simply as Higley Construction, is headquartered in this 25,000-square-foot building on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood. In the same year the company turned 100 years old, it also became a 100-percent employee- owned firm (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
As Higley Construction, formerly known as The Albert M. Higley Co., celebrates its 100th year, the company today announced its transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) — officially becoming a 100 percent employee-owned company.
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| With rising construction costs, high interest rates and a lack of readily available building sites, it’s a challenging environment for developers who are seeking to provide affordable housing in Greater Cleveland. Skyline on Stokes in University Circle offers workforce housing in a fast-growing district where most new housing is near the top of the market rent-wise (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Homelessness and homeownership are both rising in Ohio, pointing to a mixed bag of housing market indicators that need to be either slowed or supported by state housing policies and programs.
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| The Target store on West 117th Street and Interstate 90 on Cleveland's West Side has been a strong revenue producer for the retail giant. So the company is not only retaining the store but investing millions to update it (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the Target store at West 117th Street and Interstate 90 in Cleveland’s Westown neighborhood. And after two decades of pretty heavy foot traffic, it needs a freshening up.
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| The next aging office building in Cleveland’s urban core that’s proposed to be converted to residential is near the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 30th Street. Because of the adjacent Innerbelt highway, this building has a clear view of Downtown Cleveland (Vocon). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Plans were submitted to the city yesterday for the latest conversion of an aging, post-war office building near the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 30th Street. But the proposed conversion at 2728 Euclid Ave. may come at a bargain price.
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| A revised, conceptual plan and a new financial request is pending for the development of for-rent townhomes at the site of the former Stephen E. Howe Elementary School in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood (LDA). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
A planned development of affordable, for-rent townhomes announced nearly two years ago is back with a slightly revised plan and a request for public financial assistance to build the townhome community.
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| After the first phase of rebuilding St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral in Tremont, this is what the building would look like. If enough funds are raised to help the church recover from a May 28, 2024 fire, then the church’s distinctive domes can be rebuilt (Bostwick). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Cleveland’s Landmarks Commission today approved a two-phased plan to rebuild the fire-damaged St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral — not only to protect the church’s decoration-laden interior from the elements now, but to help revive the congregation’s stalled fundraising efforts for a full $17 million rebuild.
