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SoLo developments rebuild Ohio City housing stock

Harrison Whittaker / February 17, 2026

While revitalization efforts since the 1990s have transformed Cleveland’s Ohio City into a vibrant urban destination, the demolition of vacant, abandoned, and fire damaged homes has scarred some blocks with empty lots. Construction of new “infill” development in the SoLo (South of Lorain) neighborhood is restoring the south side of Ohio City to its former glory — and in theory, creating an immediate source of property tax revenue.

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Circle North fuels Glenville momentum

Harrison Whittaker / December 10, 2025

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 has slowed construction activity, that momentum seems to be making a comeback.

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Downtown Lakewood back to drawing board

Ken Prendergast / February 11, 2023

After two years of seemingly endless meetings surrounding the redevelopment of Lakewood’s former hospital site, Roundstone Insurance has not only left the development project but decided to leave the inner-ring suburb entirely. Currently located in the former First Church of Christ Scientist, 15422 Detroit Ave., the headquarters of this fast-growing insurance firm with up to 240 employees and $17.5 million in annual payroll is due to leave Lakewood in April 2024, according to Mayor Meghan George’s administration.

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BOOMING! More big East Side warehouses coming

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / November 18, 2021

More than 1,000 jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment are due from more big warehousing projects blooming on Cleveland’s East Side — along the Opportunity Corridor and in Slavic Village.

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Big commerce park planned for Slavic Village

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / November 5, 2021

On a 40-acre infill site east of Interstate 77 in Cleveland’s Slavic Village, Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group and real estate brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) intend to market and develop up to 500,000 square feet of structures for a warehousing, distribution and logistics complex called Commerce Park 77.

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