Where Cleveland’s job-ready sites are assembling

 

The intersection of Grand Avenue and East 70th Street has been a dead-
end economically for decades. But that’s about to change for this
urban prairie. Recently called the Forgotten Triangle, this site is along
the Opportunity Corridor Boulevard seen in the background at
left. East 70th will be vacated and the land-bank lots around here will
be assembled and marketed to job creators (Google).
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Digging through public records can reveal a lot of interesting things sometimes. One of those is where Cleveland’s new Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, Cuyahoga Land Bank and the city’s Department of Economic Development (ED) are focusing their efforts to assemble land for new employers.

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State lawmakers want Browns in Brook Park

  

A revised conceptual rendering of the proposed and enclosed Brook Park stadium
plus supportive development to the southeast of the stadium. This view looks
westerly from above Interstate 71 toward Cleveland Hopkins International
Airport beyond (HKS). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Barring a surprise, the last of the big hurdles appears ready to be surpassed for the Cleveland Browns football team's move from downtown to Brook Park. Yes, there's a million other things that can happen or not happen in the next year before financing might close and construction contractors are given the green light. But most of those hinge on events occurring now at committee hearings in our state's capital.

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Port OK’s financing for $93.5M worth of projects — West Side Market, Superior Arts District apts

The West Side Market and its signature clock tower in the Ohio City neighborhood are
one of Cleveland’s most recognizable landmarks. And it will endure thanks to Port of
Cleveland financing for $49.5 million in additional renovations to the market (Google).
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Two transformative projects — a nearly $50 million West Side Market overhaul and a $44 million Superior Arts District mixed-use project — received significant financial support today from the Port of Cleveland following their approval by the board of directors.

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Bulkley Residences at Playhouse Square get spotlight

Downtown Cleveland’s newest residential offering is now available for leasing — The
Bulkley Residences at Playhouse Square (PHS). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.   

The stage is set for the debut of The Bulkley Residences in Downtown Cleveland’s Playhouse Square District. Its 84 apartments have layouts spanning four floors of the nine-story historic Bulkley Building, 1501 Euclid Ave. in the heart of Playhouse Square.

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Congressmen urge moving NASA’s HQ and its 2,500 employees to Cleveland

If a majority of Ohio’s Congressional delegation gets its way, the NASA Glenn
Research Center next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport would be the
new home of NASA headquarters. The Trump Administration will have the
final decision (NASA). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Both of Ohio’s U.S. senators and 11 of its 15 Congressional representatives urged in a joint letter yesterday to Vice President J.D. Vance and NASA Director Jared Isaacman to relocate the space agency’s 2,500-employee headquarters to Ohio, specifically to Cleveland, after its Washington DC HQ lease expires in 2028.

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Baker Construction buys Cleveland Cement assets

A transaction that expands the reach of two Ohio-based construction companies —
Baker Construction and Cleveland Cement Contractors — was completed last week
and announced this week (CCC). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

As part of an ongoing effort to expand the company’s presence across the U.S, Baker Construction of Monroe in Southwest Ohio announced this week that it will be purchasing the equipment assets from Cleveland Cement Contractors, a Brooklyn Heights-based full-service concrete contractor.

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Starbucks is next chain to arrive in Ohio City

This single-level building at the corner of Abbey and Gehring avenues in Ohio City’s
Market District will be home to a new Starbucks coffee shop at the near corner. To
the right will be four retail spaces for small businesses. Renovations are under
way (LDA). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A shift to more chain businesses is under way in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. In February, NEOtrans was first to report that Chipotle is opening a store on West 25th Street in the neighborhood’s Market District. Now, we’ve confirmed that Starbucks has leased a spot near the West Side Market and across Abbey Avenue from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) Red Line rail station.

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