Filling the lakefront void left by the Browns

The North Coast Yard is a pop-up park created on city-owned lakefront land, north of
Huntington Bank Field and next to the Steamship William G. Mather Museum. Al-
though temporary, its recreational uses are are the types of public-space programming
that can be expected in a redevelopment of Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront after
the stadium is demolished (NCWDC). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Among the objectives in redeveloping Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront is to fill the physical and economic void to be left by Huntington Bank Field and their main attraction, the Cleveland Browns. That was one of the insights shared by the chief of the North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. (NCWDC) at yesterday’s Planning Commission meeting.

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Warner & Swasey revival is a go

A building that was left for dead many times over the past four decades displayed a hopeful
message for the first time in a long time last night under a full moon. A timetable for its
recovery was projected onto the long-vacant Warner & Swasey building on Carnegie
Avenue (MidTown Cleveland). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Warner & Swasey co-developers Pennrose and MidTown Cleveland today announced the closing of the last gap in the financing for the $64 million redevelopment of the historic factory, located at 5701 Carnegie Ave. in Cleveland’s MidTown neighborhood.

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Tremont hillside mixed-use vision at risk

As seen from the Interstate 90-Inner Belt bridge, the Tremont hillside land above the
Cuyahoga River includes a flat “shelf” where the dump truck and piles of aggregate
are located. It was the site of a railroad yard for 125 years and is proposed to be re-
developed with mixed uses (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A potentially massive mixed-use development at the north end of Cleveland’s vibrant Tremont neighborhood, next to the Towpath Trail and overlooking the Cuyahoga River, may be on hold for a while. Instead, if there is a hillside development here, it could be mostly commercial — at least for the foreseeable future.

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Hotel planned for historic grain mill in Flats

As seen from a passing ship, the former Cereal Food Processors/Grain Craft mill sets between
the Cuyahoga River and Merwin Avenue. The brick building is called the Main Mill while the
wooden portion at right is called Elevator A. Behind are the larger concrete silos, called
Elevator C. All will be retrofitted with hotel rooms and ground-floor hotel uses inclu-
ding a restaurant. The metal garage at left will be demolished (NEOtrans).
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Roughly $10.3 million in federal historic tax credits were awarded to a proposed $61.6 million redevelopment of an abandoned 19th-century riverfront flour mill in Cleveland’s Flats into a hotel and supportive uses. And up to $5 million in state historic tax credits may be added by the end of the year.

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Cleveland Council OKs Browns settlement

Downtown Cleveland’s lakefront could look very different in a decade or less, following City
Council’s approval of a settlement that lets the Cleveland Browns leave for suburban Brook
Park and pays for the stadium’s demolition. In a couple of weeks, we may hear what replaces
the stadium and surrounding parking lots (FO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

With a 13-2 vote tonight, Cleveland City Council authorized a proposed settlement agreement between Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration and the Haslam Sports Group (HSG), owners of the Cleveland Browns football team. The deal involved some last-minute negotiations as it wasn’t even on council’s agenda earlier today.

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Cavs’ practice facility marks start of riverfront transformation

The Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center will host practice facilities for
the Cleveland Cavaliers (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In 2021, Detroit-based developer Bedrock first announced its plans to develop a long-neglected portion of the Cuyahoga riverfront with 35 acres of mixed-use development and green space. While the project was originally planned to be completed in phases over two to three decades, company executives now believe they can deliver it within 5-10 years.

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Heights developments reach new heights

Gateway North will offer 351 beds for John Carroll University students atop a Trader Joe’s
grocery store at the entrance to the college in University Heights (Ian McDaniel).
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This snowy edition of Progress Pics highlights the multiple developments under construction around the eastern suburbs. In total, several hundred residential units are set to open next year in Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Shaker Heights and Richmond Heights alone.

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