The second phase of NRP’s Churchill Gateway project rises on Churchill Avenue in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood (Harrison Whittaker). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Progress Pics: Churchill Gateway II, Garrett Square Senior Apts, Circle North infill
Five years ago, NEOtrans reported that a development boom in Glenville’s Circle North district had reached nearly “every block.” Despite an economic environment which had slowed construction activity, that momentum seems to be making a comeback.
On Churchill Avenue just off of East 105th Street, the east-side nonprofit community development corporation Famicos Foundation and The NRP Group of Cleveland are adding 70 units of affordable housing at Churchill Gateway II.
A sign advertises The Davis, the first phase of the Churchill Gateway project (Harrison Whittaker).
Churchill Gateway’s first phase consisted of 52 affordable housing units which have fully leased out. The building opened in 2022 as The Davis.
The second phase will add 70 more units for a total of 122. Apartments will be available in one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations and leased to households earning 30 to 60 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).
Churchill Gateway II rises to the right of the project’s first phase (Harrison Whittaker).
On the Cleveland/East Cleveland border, Famicos has partnered with The Commonwealth Companies of Madison, WI to build Garrett Square Senior Apartments.
Located at 12417 Superior Ave., the 49-unit affordable housing development is open to seniors ages 55 and over making 30 to 60 percent of AMI.
Garrett Square Senior Apartments sits at the corner of East 125th Street and Superior Avenue in Cleveland (Harrison Whittaker).
A previous wave of infill development in the Circle North district — the part of Glenville stretching from Superior south to University Circle — was led by private, for-profit developers including Knez Homes and The Orleans Company.
Now, small-scale growth in the district is being fueled by nonprofit community development organizations like CHN Housing Partners and the Cuyahoga Land Bank.
Foundations for two infill homes on East 115th Street by CHN housing Partners (Harrison Whittaker).
CHN Housing Partners owns a number of vacant lots on East 114th Street, East 115th Street, and Kelton Avenue.
At least half a dozen of their properties are actively being developed with infill homes. Aiding their development is their proximity to Moulton/Scoutway Park.
Two more homes developed by CHN Housing Partners are on East 115th Street (Harrison Whittaker).
While the Cuyahoga Land Bank owns dozens of parcels in the neighborhood, their development has been pursued at a much slower pace.
Recently, a Land Bank lot on East 115th was developed with a large, single-family home with a detached garage.
A land bank home on East 115th Street gets its finishing touches (Harrison Whittaker).
With large employers like the Cleveland Clinic undergoing a massive expansion, demand for new housing in the immediate area is likely to continue.
For the latest development updates and construction photos across Greater Cleveland, watch out for NEOtrans’ Progress Pics articles.
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