Surprising sites emerge for Courthouse Tower

By Ken Prendergast / September 15, 2023

A few notable developers are reportedly offering several prominent, if not surprising downtown properties as options to host what will be a nearly 900,000-square-foot Cuyahoga County Courthouse Consolidation project. The square footage, not including parking which will be extra, represents specialty office space that property owners are desperately trying to fill in this post-pandemic real estate market. The sheer size of the courthouse consolidation project may create a competition that bears watching.

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Centennial project downtown wins $15m HUD loan

By Ken Prendergast / January 29, 2023

The Centennial, one of downtown Cleveland’s most complicated, expensive and elusive redevelopment projects, got another sign that it is very much alive by winning a $15 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The financial assistance will be provided through HUD’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program and will be used to help finance the nearly half-billion-dollar conversion of the former Huntington Building, 925 Euclid Ave., from mostly offices into primarily a residential property.

Millennia submits Centennial plans, seeks building permits

By Ken Prendergast / July 10, 2021

Earlier this week, detailed design documents were submitted to the city as an important first step to securing construction permits for one of Cleveland’s largest-ever historic renovation projects.