Lakewood site prepped for development

Ken Prendergast / February 3, 2023

Fences went up today at Lakewood’s East End around a former National Tire & Battery (NTB) store and its parking lot at the southwest corner of Detroit and Coutant avenues. In the coming days, the NTB store will come down while hydraulic lifts in the building’s vehicle repair shop will be removed and possibly some of the soil surrounding the lifts, too. Those are just some of the activities that will prepare the site for the next phase of the Studio West 117 development.

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Megaproject candidates — a partial list

Ken Prendergast / July 8, 2022

While a complete list of applicants for so-called “megaproject” tax credits won’t be available until sometime next week, NEOtrans has learned who a few of the local applicants are and aren’t, including at least one surprise. The deadline was today at 5 p.m. for submitting applications to the Ohio Department of Development for the second round of Transformational Mixed Use Development (TMUD) tax credits that could total $100 million.

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Large apartment building planned in Lakewood

1 Comment / Ken Prendergast / November 7, 2021

In Lakewood, a significant new apartment building is being added to the site plans for a $75 million revitalization of the historic Phantasy Theater and nearby buildings into a hub for Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community.

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Phantasy Theater renovation into Studio West 117 begins

Ken Prendergast / July 30, 2021

Construction is starting on a $75 million rebirth of the Phantasy Theater complex, 11794-11814 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood, into Studio West 117.

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