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Midtown property sale designed to spur new development

2 Comments / Ken Prendergast / August 18, 2019

On Aug. 20, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) Board of Trustees is expected to approve selling a chunk of Euclid Avenue land in Midtown to a Cleveland Foundation affiliate for future development.

The sale is the latest example of intensifying interest in rejuvenating this once-vibrant neighborhood that’s been relegated to pass-through status for more than 40 years.

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Condos to rise at Avenue District this fall

Ken Prendergast / August 17, 2019

Geis Companies reportedly is on an aggressive timetable to build a five-story, 31-unit condominium building in downtown Cleveland, eyeing a possible fall groundbreaking if it can get city approvals in a timely manner.

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University Circle’s trio of 11-story developments

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / May 3, 2019

Three developments featuring 11-story residential buildings are planned to rise in the coming months in Cleveland’s University Circle.
The Finch Group is proposing to build a mixed-use project called Infinium on the site of the Cleveland-East facility for the Centers for Dialysis Care (CDC), 11717 Euclid Ave., according to two sources.

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Developers discover Midtown’s other axis

3 Comments / Ken Prendergast / April 25, 2019

Much of the rebuilding in Cleveland’s Midtown, between downtown and University Circle, has focused along the parallel east-west roadways of Euclid, Carnegie and Chester avenues. But the primary north-south axis, East 55th Street, is largely devoid of similar development activity. That’s true even where East 55th intersects Euclid, Carnegie and Chester.

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New county jails proposed as UC-area high-rises!

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / April 1, 2019

Instead of seeking to develop high-rise, quality, affordable housing near rapid transit stations along the Opportunity Corridor, community development corporations are vying for Cuyahoga County’s proposed consolidated jail facility.

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Cleveland: Nearly 40 towers planned

8 Comments / Ken Prendergast / September 28, 2018

A remarkable building boom is under way in Greater Cleveland. Because of a strong economic recovery that’s been picking up momentum here over the past five years, there are more large building projects in the metro area now than at any time in perhaps the past 50 years.

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Leveraging the Boomtown

Ken Prendergast / August 3, 2018

Cleveland’s East Side, with one big exception, is a mess. It’s got some of the worst urban poverty in the United States and is the reason for Cleveland’s #2 ranking among America’s biggest cities in terms of percentage of residents living in poverty. Only Detroit outranks Cleveland in that regard.

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Bye, Euclid Square Mall; hello Amazon?

13 Comments / Ken Prendergast / May 3, 2017

After 40 years, Euclid Square Mall is destined to be physically replaced by the latest thing in retailing — E-commerce. The mall, having closed Sept. 19, 2016 after years of limping along with two dozen churches as its remaining tenants, is vacated and officially condemned by the city for safety violations. Euclid Square Mall had succumbed to the changing retail market and population shifts long ago.

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County offices may move to East 9th & Euclid after all

Ken Prendergast / March 2, 2012

Although Cuyahoga County leaders officially remain mum on the subject, it looks like county administration offices may be moving to the corner of East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue after all. But it’s not the same destination desired by the previous county commission government.

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