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| On East 91st Street in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, Parkside Homes fills two lots that sat vacant for more than a decade (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
As older Cleveland homes continue to age beyond repair, reactivating a vacant or abandoned property can feel like taking one step forward while the neighborhood takes two steps back. In Glenville, Hough, and Buckeye-Shaker, CHN Housing Partners is reversing that momentum — filling empty lots by the dozen.
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| Cleveland’s Amtrak station bustles with activity each night but is silent during the day. It’s that nighttime activity that requires improved access — and that’s what Amtrak plans to address with a planned $6.3 million project (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Starting this spring, Amtrak will undertake two years worth of construction and improvements to its Cleveland station on downtown’s lakefront. Meanwhile, downtown’s Greyhound bus station closes today after 78 years, in favor of a modular depot in suburban Brook Park.
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| This apartment complex is planned at the southeast corner of West 73rd Street and Battery Park Boulevard in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. This view is looking south (EAO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
J-Roc Development is one of those Cleveland real estate firms that, when they advance an idea into construction, it’s advisable to look around to see what they’re planning to build next. The reason? They aren’t content to sit and collect rent from their last project.
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| Irishtown Bend was in the midst of a hillside stabilization effort last summer as a crane installed a new bulkheads along the Cuyahoga River. This followed the removal of fill dirt that in the 1960s was placed on the hillside in the background which, over time, increasingly threatened to slide into the river and block commercial navigation (Port of Cleveland). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
As project sponsor, the Port of Cleveland has officially completed the stabilization of the Irishtown Bend hillside, marking a historic milestone for public safety, economic resilience and environmental stewardship along the Cuyahoga River.
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| At the opening ceremonies for Breakthrough Schools’ new Woodland Hills gymnasium, students got a chance to try out the new facilities (Photo by Ashley Lemley, Jetpack Group). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Breakthrough Public Schools held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony this week for its new gymnasium and multi-purpose space at the Breakthrough Woodland Hills Campus, 9201 Crane Ave. in Cleveland. The new facilities offer a modern, affordable and safe hub for school and community activities.
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| Backers of a proposed $55 million hotel for Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood continue to push ahead for the project but are fighting financial headwinds in the hotel and hospitality market (DLR). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
A state panel this week extended its offer to help finance construction of a new 129-room boutique hotel in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. While that doesn’t guarantee the hotel will move forward, the developer leading the project said construction can’t start without the state’s financing.
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| The property that has the single-level building with the black roof in the center-foreground is being acquired by an affiliate of Bedrock Real Estate. But the reason for the purchase is not yet officially known (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
While public records show Bedrock Real Estate is buying more Downtown Cleveland land along the Cuyahoga River, so far only rumors give any indications as to why. Interestingly, the targeted property is not included in Bedrock’s $3.5 billion Riverfront development masterplan. Then again, neither is the rumored land use.
