Monday, April 20, 2026

Clinic’s $1.3 billion expansion is just the beginning

Cleveland Clinic’s largest-ever building, the 1-million-square-foot Neurological Institute,
approaches completion across East 89th Street (Harrison Whittaker).
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Since announcing it in 2022, the Cleveland Clinic has neared completion on a massive, $1.3 billion expansion plan. But with a new hotel, inpatient bed tower, lab research facilities, and Level I Trauma Center planned, its next round of expansion projects could be even bigger.

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O’Malley wants state audit of county jail contracting

Cuyahoga County’s Central Services Campus, also called the new corrections center
to be located in suburban Garfield Heights, could hit another snag if a special audit
by the state of contracting for the project occurs (Cuyahoga County).
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Despite an agreement hailed a week ago by Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and presiding county Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Shaughnessy to move forward on the new, $889 million jail complex, county Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said, in effect — “not so fast.”

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Central continues to transform with completion of Sankofa Village

Construction of all phases of the $115 million Sankofa Village in Cleveland’s Central neigh-
borhood is now complete. The redevelopment of the former Cedar Extension public housing
site with affordable, mixed-income housing deconcentrates poverty with comfortable
housing (Pennrose). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Redevelopment partners celebrated this week the grand opening of Sankofa Village IV, completing the 236-unit, $115 million Cedar Extension Transformation Plan in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland. The final phase added 50 high-quality, affordable rental homes to the 17-acre former Cedar Extension site of public housing.

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Woodhill Homes redevelopment moves forward after demolition

This aerial rendering illustrates the planned redevelopment of the razed Woodhill Homes site,
once all phases are complete (City Architecture). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Once a deteriorating public housing complex on Cleveland’s East Side, Woodhill Homes will soon be transformed into a mixed-income neighborhood complete with parks and a renovated community center, according to schematic plans approved by City Planning Commission on Friday.

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Friday, April 17, 2026

Outdoor wellness destination proposed on riverfront

An outdoor wellness center with a funny name and Scandinavian-style spas and hot tubs
is planned for Scranton Peninsula in the Flats, across the Cuyahoga River from Tower
City and Bedrock Real Estate’s $3.5-billion riverfront development (Saunagoose).
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A new health and wellness concept is coming to Scranton Peninsula in the Flats in downtown Cleveland. Taking inspiration from the Scandinavian winter ritual of the sauna, The Saunagoose will continue a string of developments on previously-vacant industrial land.

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WOIO-WUAB-WTCL TV seek Independence

With its current home in Downtown Cleveland in the distance, Gray Media Group has picked
this site on Brecksville Road in suburban Independence for its new television studios and
offices (LoopNet). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Before the end of 2027 when its lease expires at Reserve Square, 1717 E. 12th St., Gray Media Group’s Cleveland offices and studios will leave downtown for a new spot in suburban Independence. That’s according to four sources — three of whom spoke to NEOtrans on the condition of anonymity.

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Groundbreaking for a groundbreaking venue

Officials break ground today for the new Cosm immersive, dome-shaped theater in Down-
town Cleveland’s Gateway District. At left is Huron Road and Rocket Arena. The construc-
tion site was a surface parking lot that has been considered for mixed-use development for
more than a decade (Rock Entertainment). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Cosm, an immersive technology and entertainment venue, officially saw construction start today with a formal groundbreaking ceremony attended by city, county and state officials plus CEOs of major locally based employers like Sherwin-Williams, Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Cliffs.

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