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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.
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| One of the subject locations of today’s grant award is the Port of Cleveland’s Dock 22, located at the center of this photo, at the bottom of the West 9th Street ramp at left (Photo by Tim Evanson-Creative Commons). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
The Cleveland–Cuyahoga County Port Authority was awarded $4.2 million for two major projects to advance them from planning into construction. The funding was awarded through the Ohio Maritime Assistance Program (MAP), a competitive Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant program supporting strategic maritime infrastructure investments across Ohio.
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| Six townhomes will populate a vacant lot on Stanford Avenue in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood and help boost the nearby Pearl Road commercial corridor where the town- houses’ developers have already begun to make a difference (RSA Architects). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
Some developers focus on building homes in all-residential neighborhoods. Others focus on building and renovating commercial spaces on busy streets. It’s not often that a developer pursues both with the goal of each supporting the other. But that’s what a new development firm comprised of experienced real estate professionals is pursuing in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood.
