Housing, health hold hope for Hough

Construction on a single-family infill home by Cleveland Bricks wraps up on East 84th Street
north of Chester Avenue (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

While Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood has been the target of redevelopment efforts for decades, new momentum from public and private players could accelerate the area’s comeback.

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Film studio campus planned for Euclid

A conceptual rendering of a film studio proposed in Euclid. This graphic shows the administra-
tive offices and one of the film/sound stages but three more stages are planned as additions to
the right (Christopher A. Lobas & Associates). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Getting ready for its close-up is a mid-sized film studio campus planned by an experienced filmmaker in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid. The goal for the filmmaker, Northeast Ohio native and Ingalls & Co. CEO James Ingalls II, is to transform Greater Cleveland into “a premier cinematic hub.”

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ORRIS townhomes open in Rocky River

Only five ORRIS townhomes front Center Ridge Road in Rocky River. The other
20 units are set behind in a large lot near shopping, schools and parks (TKG).
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A collection of new luxury rental townhomes is now open and move-in ready at ORRIS, 22601 Center Ridge Rd., Rocky River. Developed by The Krueger Group (TKG), this phase-two expansion of the ORRIS development adds 25 townhomes to offer single-family living in a maintenance-free rental setting.

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Warner & Swasey groundbreaking arrived

Officials gathered yesterday for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the renovation and
mixed-use repurposing of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland’s
Midtown district. But the actual site preparations began months before (NEOtrans).
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Although site preparations have been underway since winter, now the repair, recovery and rebuilding work begins on the redevelopment of the long-vacant Warner & Swasey factory, 5701 Carnegie Ave., in Cleveland’s MidTown neighborhood.

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GCRTA makes big fare changes

Bus and train rides in Cleveland can often be slowed by riders fumbling for change while
boarding and paying fares. That’s especially true during busy times like at the Red Line
Little Italy station during the annual Feast of the Assumption in August (NEOtrans).
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Boarding Greater Cleveland’s buses and trains will be quicker and simpler for customers after several fare payment-related changes are implemented after years of advocacy and planning.

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University Circle moves ahead with 10-year master plan

A conceptual rendering depicts a reworked South Rockefeller Park, including a pro-
posed closure of Stearns Road and two-way conversion of MLK Jr. Drive (Sasaki).
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On Friday, University Circle’s 10-year master plan for land use and public realm improvements won unanimous approval from City Planning Commission. The plan, titled Connecting the Circle, aims to transform the city’s second-largest employment center into a “Connected Civic Commons.”

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Flats demo OK’d for new amphitheater

The Hope Memorial Bridge — home to the Guardians of Traffic pylons — overlooks the site
of the future Riverfront Amphitheater and the existing warehouse at 401 Stones Levee Rd. in
the Flats (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Developers from Bedrock Cleveland and Rock Entertainment Group (REG) on Friday received approval from the City of Cleveland Planning Commission (CPC) to demolish a warehouse at 401 Stones Levee Rd. in the Flats. The demolition clears the way for the group behind billions in riverfront development to proceed with the next phase of revitalization and activation.

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