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McCafferty site redevelopment in Ohio City revealed

Ken Prendergast / March 4, 2025

Six weeks ago, city officials announced that they had picked Pennrose, LLC and its proposal to build senior affordable apartments on the current site of the Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center, 4242 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Now, with a Pennrose-led development team submitting to the state its application for Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for the project, the public can see the developer’s proposed plan.

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Lakewood senior housing planned at ex-theater site

Ken Prendergast / March 2, 2025

The site of the former Hilliard Square Theater that closed in 1988 and was demolished in 2017 could become an affordable senior housing development if its developers win highly competitive Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and a loan from the state.

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Watterson-Lake Apartments design approved

Ken Prendergast / February 27, 2025

Efforts by city officials to repopulate Cleveland neighborhoods don’t always go smoothly when residents and community officials have gotten used to not having people, density and activity around for decades. But a mixed-use project intended to restore some of that urbanity got approved today by the Landmarks Commission in a contentious meeting.

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Senior affordable housing deal OK’d in Cleveland Hts

Ken Prendergast / February 27, 2025

City officials in Cleveland Heights today announced they have entered into a purchase agreement with National Church Residences (NCR), a Columbus-based non-profit senior housing developer, to acquire two city-owned properties for a planned $22 million, 71-unit, senior affordable-rate apartment building.

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Universities worldwide compete to redesign Cleveland’s Lake Shore Power Plant site

Ken Prendergast / February 22, 2025

With deference to the classic movie “Casablanca,” of all the abandoned industrial sites in North America, the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Hines Student Competition picked Cleveland’s vacated Lake Shore Power Plant site as the canvas for its 2025 design competition. Four finalists were announced today in the competition that drew 82 entries from universities worldwide, with the winner to be named April 3 in Cleveland.

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Van Aken District’s next big project starts in March

Ken Prendergast / February 18, 2025

When one project is completed at a megaproject district, a good sign of its health is to see another project in same area start soon thereafter. That’s what is due to happen in a couple of weeks at the Van Aken District in Shaker Heights, according to a Columbus-based developer.

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Cleveland, Lakewood projects boosted by Port

Ken Prendergast / February 13, 2025

Three redevelopment projects — two on Cleveland’s west side and one in Lakewood — were awarded financial assistance today by the Port of Cleveland’s board to advance them to construction in the coming weeks. The assistance totaled more than $97 million worth of financing, sales tax savings and bonds.

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UH invests $3M in housing next to League Park

Ken Prendergast / February 11, 2025

Two big actions happened in the past week to support new affordable housing next to Historic League Park in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood. One was a $3 million investment by University Hospitals in the proposed Gateway66 apartment complex. The other was a building permit application submitted to the city for that project.

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University Circle tower goes back to drawing board

Ken Prendergast / February 7, 2025

Design review of East Stokes, what would be University Circle’s tallest building, was moving along at a rapid clip last fall. Things were moving so quickly that the development team, led by PCP Voyager, anticipated that if City Planning Commission could approve the final plans by Thanksgiving, a spring groundbreaking of 24-story apartment tower might be possible.

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Ohio City apartment building planned

Ken Prendergast / January 31, 2025

A 109-unit market-rate apartment building planned along West 26th Street in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood recently passed its first hurdle. But it has more to come, including a rezoning, vacating an alley, design-review approvals and winning over urban neighbors who expressed fears of the multi-family development.

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