While COVID has slowed down development throughout the country, there are still a ton of projects planned in Cleveland. They’re at all different stages – some are underway, others are being planned, some are close to starting and others may never happen. They range from multiple projects in The Flats, the lakefront and Tower City to midtown and the border of Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, but what they have in common is the potential to transform part of the city in a major way. Here’s what’s on tap.

Whiskey Island/Wendy Park/Edgewater Park Connector The $16 million dollar project to conjoin some of the near West Side Metroparks trails will be completed soon. The project consists of the Whiskey Island Connector that will link a trail to Edgewater Park and a bridge that connects the West Bank of the Flats to Wendy Park. The project was designed by E.L. Robinson Engineering and the contractor was Mark Haynes Construction.
Whiskey Island/Wendy Park/Edgewater Park Connector The $16 million dollar project to conjoin some of the near West Side Metroparks trails will be completed soon. The project consists of the Whiskey Island Connector that will link a trail to Edgewater Park and a bridge that connects the West Bank of the Flats to Wendy Park. The project was designed by E.L. Robinson Engineering and the contractor was Mark Haynes Construction.
City Block/Blockland Tower City A combination of new work spaces, parks and blockchain startups makes up the proposed City Block project. Bedrock Detroit and Dan Gilbert are behind the funding of the project that teams up with car dealership owner turned Trump sycophant and U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. Moreno is behind the blockchain aspect of the project. The $110 million dollar plan reimagines Tower City and also renovates Prospect Avenue in front of Tower City between Second and Third Streets.
City Block/Blockland Tower City A combination of new work spaces, parks and blockchain startups makes up the proposed City Block project. Bedrock Detroit and Dan Gilbert are behind the funding of the project that teams up with car dealership owner turned Trump sycophant and U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. Moreno is behind the blockchain aspect of the project. The $110 million dollar plan reimagines Tower City and also renovates Prospect Avenue in front of Tower City between Second and Third Streets.
Downtown Land Bridge Mall C to the Waterfront In order to connect Mall C to the North Coast Harbor waterfront, there is an ongoing proposal from the city of Cleveland to build a land bridge. The city has requested $6.5 million from the state to design the bridge. Once approved, it could cost up to $200 million in public funding. The goal is for better pedestrian walking around the Rock Hall, Browns’ Stadium and the Science Center. During the 1936 Great Lakes Exposition, a similar, more temporary land bridge was in place.
Downtown Land Bridge Mall C to the Waterfront In order to connect Mall C to the North Coast Harbor waterfront, there is an ongoing proposal from the city of Cleveland to build a land bridge. The city has requested $6.5 million from the state to design the bridge. Once approved, it could cost up to $200 million in public funding. The goal is for better pedestrian walking around the Rock Hall, Browns’ Stadium and the Science Center. During the 1936 Great Lakes Exposition, a similar, more temporary land bridge was in place.
Vision For The Valley The Flats and the Riverfront More plans for the Flats? Why not? The city of Cleveland, in partnership with the Port Authority, the Metroparks and Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency teamed up to come up with a plan called “Vision for the Valley”. The plan calls for using zoning to create waterfront promenades, turning one track of the RTA into a greenway trail, redeveloping the riverfront, a new harbor by the Third Street Peninsula, extending the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad into Tower City and much more. The initial plan was revealed in 2020 and is still in the planning stages.
Vision For The Valley The Flats and the Riverfront More plans for the Flats? Why not? The city of Cleveland, in partnership with the Port Authority, the Metroparks and Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency teamed up to come up with a plan called “Vision for the Valley”. The plan calls for using zoning to create waterfront promenades, turning one track of the RTA into a greenway trail, redeveloping the riverfront, a new harbor by the Third Street Peninsula, extending the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad into Tower City and much more. The initial plan was revealed in 2020 and is still in the planning stages.
Studio West 117 West 117th Street On the Lakewood/Cleveland border, two developers, Betsy Figgie and Daniel Budish, have amassed close to 100,000 square feet of real estate. Studio West 117 will focus on philanthropy, health and wellness, arts and culture and entrepreneurship in a response to the needs of the local LGBTQ community. The space will house LGBTQ-oriented entertainment and dining venues alongside other LGBTQ businesses and social services. Studio West will consist of three main spaces – The Fieldhouse is a gym, restaurant and sports bar, Phantasy Entertainment Complex will have six separate entertainment areas, a coworking space, retail and a podcast studio and more and another space will consist of eight fully leased apartments. There are also fully leased commercial storefronts.
Studio West 117 West 117th Street On the Lakewood/Cleveland border, two developers, Betsy Figgie and Daniel Budish, have amassed close to 100,000 square feet of real estate. Studio West 117 will focus on philanthropy, health and wellness, arts and culture and entrepreneurship in a response to the needs of the local LGBTQ community. The space will house LGBTQ-oriented entertainment and dining venues alongside other LGBTQ businesses and social services. Studio West will consist of three main spaces – The Fieldhouse is a gym, restaurant and sports bar, Phantasy Entertainment Complex will have six separate entertainment areas, a coworking space, retail and a podcast studio and more and another space will consist of eight fully leased apartments. There are also fully leased commercial storefronts.
The Ascent at Top of the Hill Cedar Hill in Cleveland Heights In the historic Cedar Hill neighborhood of the Heights, a 460,000 square feet, $80 million dollar project that should be completed by 2022 is underway. Developed by Flaherty and Collins Properties of Indianapolis. The project will consist of 261 luxury apartments, over 11,000 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurant space, 25,000 square feet of green space and a small park.
The Ascent at Top of the Hill Cedar Hill in Cleveland Heights In the historic Cedar Hill neighborhood of the Heights, a 460,000 square feet, $80 million dollar project that should be completed by 2022 is underway. Developed by Flaherty and Collins Properties of Indianapolis. The project will consist of 261 luxury apartments, over 11,000 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurant space, 25,000 square feet of green space and a small park.
Sherwin Williams Headquarters Superior Avenue and West Third Street Sherwin-Williams, as it designs and builds what it says will be a $600 million (between their headquarters and their Brecksville innovation complex), 1 million-square-foot global headquarters on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the next several years, has been granted sweeping authority to determine what, if any, information about the project will be shared with the public. The development agreement between the paint and coatings corporate giant and the City of Cleveland, which was approved in March of 2020 by Cleveland City Council’s Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee, stipulates that Sherwin can designate any and all documents related to the project “CONFIDENTIAL” when they provide them to the city. The city, then, can deny them to the press or any concerned citizen making a public records request. The official groundbreaking is tentatively scheduled for sometime in 2021, and the company isn’t expected to transition into its new headquarters until at least 2023.
Sherwin Williams Headquarters Superior Avenue and West Third Street Sherwin-Williams, as it designs and builds what it says will be a $600 million (between their headquarters and their Brecksville innovation complex), 1 million-square-foot global headquarters on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the next several years, has been granted sweeping authority to determine what, if any, information about the project will be shared with the public. The development agreement between the paint and coatings corporate giant and the City of Cleveland, which was approved in March of 2020 by Cleveland City Council’s Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee, stipulates that Sherwin can designate any and all documents related to the project “CONFIDENTIAL” when they provide them to the city. The city, then, can deny them to the press or any concerned citizen making a public records request. The official groundbreaking is tentatively scheduled for sometime in 2021, and the company isn’t expected to transition into its new headquarters until at least 2023.
Cleveland State Master Plan In March of this year, Cleveland State unveiled “CSU 2.0”, an ambitious undertaking for the university. The plan calls for doubling the students who live on campus and renovating Rhodes Tower. The university also plans on new dorms. The plan is still in the design phase and it is unknown how it will be funded. They are working with a Boston consultancy agency called Sasaki Associates Inc. Photo Provided
Cleveland State Master Plan In March of this year, Cleveland State unveiled “CSU 2.0”, an ambitious undertaking for the university. The plan calls for doubling the students who live on campus and renovating Rhodes Tower. The university also plans on new dorms. The plan is still in the design phase and it is unknown how it will be funded. They are working with a Boston consultancy agency called Sasaki Associates Inc. Photo Provided
Public Square Bollards March 4th of this year marked the four year anniversary of the eyesore that is the concrete jersey barriers of Public Square. In June of 2018, the downtown Group Plan Commission said that retractable bollards could be installed at a cost of $2 million. An associate at James Corner Field Operations, the firm that designed the square, said the installation of bollards would take less than two months once the money had been raised, calling it a “very surgical and quick process.” Yet the ugly barriers remain.
Public Square Bollards March 4th of this year marked the four year anniversary of the eyesore that is the concrete jersey barriers of Public Square. In June of 2018, the downtown Group Plan Commission said that retractable bollards could be installed at a cost of $2 million. An associate at James Corner Field Operations, the firm that designed the square, said the installation of bollards would take less than two months once the money had been raised, calling it a “very surgical and quick process.” Yet the ugly barriers remain.
Nucleus East Fourth, Prospect and Huron Initially developed in 2014 by Stark Enterprises, Nucleus, the giant mixed-use development has undergone many changes over the years. What initially called for a giant tower and skyscraper but it’s been scaled back. The last iteration of the project was announced in 2019. In 2018, following the TIF and bill developments, which delivered taxpayer money to the project, the company acknowledged the original $500 million, 54-story plans had been scaled back. Whether the mixed use development with workspace, housing, retail, restaurants and more ever comes to fruition remains to be seen.
Nucleus East Fourth, Prospect and Huron Initially developed in 2014 by Stark Enterprises, Nucleus, the giant mixed-use development has undergone many changes over the years. What initially called for a giant tower and skyscraper but it’s been scaled back. The last iteration of the project was announced in 2019. In 2018, following the TIF and bill developments, which delivered taxpayer money to the project, the company acknowledged the original $500 million, 54-story plans had been scaled back. Whether the mixed use development with workspace, housing, retail, restaurants and more ever comes to fruition remains to be seen.
New Detroit-Shoreway Project 5600 Block of Detroit-Shoreway Led by developers the Bond Street Group, a new mixed use development is being developed in the Detroit-Shoreway. The development, called Waverly and Oak, will have 122 apartments along with retail, office space and a central courtyard. The project will include new exterior public space, and expansive sidewalks along Detroit Ave to encourage pedestrian traffic and public gathering. The plan is expected to cost $40 million and is slated to begin in late summer of 2021 and could take 18 months or so.
New Detroit-Shoreway Project 5600 Block of Detroit-Shoreway Led by developers the Bond Street Group, a new mixed use development is being developed in the Detroit-Shoreway. The development, called Waverly and Oak, will have 122 apartments along with retail, office space and a central courtyard. The project will include new exterior public space, and expansive sidewalks along Detroit Ave to encourage pedestrian traffic and public gathering. The plan is expected to cost $40 million and is slated to begin in late summer of 2021 and could take 18 months or so.
Tower City Amtrak Station Tower City The board of directors at the nonprofit passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard Ohio (AAO) recently voted that Tower City should be the site of Cleveland’s new Amtrak hub. In Amtrak’s vision, Cleveland would see 22 departures every day, including an intrastate route connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. All Aboard Ohio says moving the train hub back to Tower City, where the Cleveland Union Terminal was built in 1929 and located until the 70s, “finally makes sense.”
Tower City Amtrak Station Tower City The board of directors at the nonprofit passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard Ohio (AAO) recently voted that Tower City should be the site of Cleveland’s new Amtrak hub. In Amtrak’s vision, Cleveland would see 22 departures every day, including an intrastate route connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. All Aboard Ohio says moving the train hub back to Tower City, where the Cleveland Union Terminal was built in 1929 and located until the 70s, “finally makes sense.”
MetroHealth Campus Transformation MetroHealth Campus In the summer of 2020, MetroHealth completed their new tower, part of their $1 billion campus renovation project. The project should be completed sometime in 2022. In addition to a new tower, they’re replacing old buildings and creating more green space. ”To this day, this is the largest self-funded public hospital project in the United States,” CEO Dr. Akram Boutros said.
MetroHealth Campus Transformation MetroHealth Campus In the summer of 2020, MetroHealth completed their new tower, part of their $1 billion campus renovation project. The project should be completed sometime in 2022. In addition to a new tower, they’re replacing old buildings and creating more green space. ”To this day, this is the largest self-funded public hospital project in the United States,” CEO Dr. Akram Boutros said.
Avian at Scranton Scranton Peninsula This past December, USA CEO Jason Block confirmed to Scene that the company was in search of a Cleveland home, and now Block confirmed to Crain’s that they hope to build out a bar and restaurant (not a brewery) in more than 10,000 square feet of space on the Scranton Peninsula. There will be a “massive outdoor beer garden and outdoor space on the river, providing beer fans with an iconic experience,” says a spokesperson. We’ll know more about the project following upcoming meetings with the Flats/Downtown Design Review and Cleveland Planning Commission. Plans call for a 2021 opening. Launched in 2007 by a pair of young, brash beer lovers, BrewDog played by its own rules. By year two it had become Scotland’s largest independent brewery and by year five it was named the “Fastest Growing Company in Scotland.” With the opening in 2017 of its large Columbus brewery, the company established a presence in the States. Already they have expanded to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. The Cleveland location will be part of the Avian project, which is a mixed-use office project that will be the first development for the so-called Thunderbird neighborhood.
Avian at Scranton Scranton Peninsula This past December, USA CEO Jason Block confirmed to Scene that the company was in search of a Cleveland home, and now Block confirmed to Crain’s that they hope to build out a bar and restaurant (not a brewery) in more than 10,000 square feet of space on the Scranton Peninsula. There will be a “massive outdoor beer garden and outdoor space on the river, providing beer fans with an iconic experience,” says a spokesperson. We’ll know more about the project following upcoming meetings with the Flats/Downtown Design Review and Cleveland Planning Commission. Plans call for a 2021 opening. Launched in 2007 by a pair of young, brash beer lovers, BrewDog played by its own rules. By year two it had become Scotland’s largest independent brewery and by year five it was named the “Fastest Growing Company in Scotland.” With the opening in 2017 of its large Columbus brewery, the company established a presence in the States. Already they have expanded to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. The Cleveland location will be part of the Avian project, which is a mixed-use office project that will be the first development for the so-called Thunderbird neighborhood.
Irishtown Bend The demolition of two buildings on W. 25th Street to clear the way for the Irishtown Bend project in February of this year signaled the first big step toward the project getting underway. As we reported in 2020, the demolitions will be the “first major visible step” in the project to create a premiere public park in Cleveland. It aims to stabilize and reimagine the Cuyahoga River hillside along the bend just North of W. 25th Street and transform it into a 23-acre park. Greg Peckham, LAND Studio’s Executive Director, confirmed to Scene by email that LAND had obtained roughly $1.4 million from the Clean Ohio Fund for a number of costs associated with the Irishtown Bend Project, including land acquisition, engineering, demolition and “cleaning and greening” the sites after demolition. The majority of those funds have already gone to HUD and CMHA for the land itself. The project is a partnership with the Metroparks as well. Credit: LAND Studio
Irishtown Bend The demolition of two buildings on W. 25th Street to clear the way for the Irishtown Bend project in February of this year signaled the first big step toward the project getting underway. As we reported in 2020, the demolitions will be the “first major visible step” in the project to create a premiere public park in Cleveland. It aims to stabilize and reimagine the Cuyahoga River hillside along the bend just North of W. 25th Street and transform it into a 23-acre park. Greg Peckham, LAND Studio’s Executive Director, confirmed to Scene by email that LAND had obtained roughly $1.4 million from the Clean Ohio Fund for a number of costs associated with the Irishtown Bend Project, including land acquisition, engineering, demolition and “cleaning and greening” the sites after demolition. The majority of those funds have already gone to HUD and CMHA for the land itself. The project is a partnership with the Metroparks as well.
Rock Hall Expansion Plans In December of 2020, the Rock Hall announced its plans for a $100 million expansion that will add exhibit and event space, including a lakeside band shell, creating what the museum envisions as a campus-like feel to the area and a connector to adjacent attractions. PAU has been chosen as the architecture firm to lead the project. Original expansion plans estimated a $55 million project but as they’ve evolved the grand total has grown. Rock Hall CEO Greg Harris said that the museum has already raised $73 million of the $100 million goal.
Rock Hall Expansion Plans In December of 2020, the Rock Hall announced its plans for a $100 million expansion that will add exhibit and event space, including a lakeside band shell, creating what the museum envisions as a campus-like feel to the area and a connector to adjacent attractions. PAU has been chosen as the architecture firm to lead the project. Original expansion plans estimated a $55 million project but as they’ve evolved the grand total has grown. Rock Hall CEO Greg Harris said that the museum has already raised $73 million of the $100 million goal.
The Cleveland Innovation District Cleveland Clinic Campus In a partnership between the State of Ohio, Ohio Development Services Agency, JobsOhio, the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and the City of Cleveland, it was recently announced in January of 2021 that the Cleveland Innovation District is receiving $565 million of funding. The goal is to bring 20,000 new jobs to Northeast Ohio over 10 years, including jobs in healthcare and IT and other jobs related to the project that will be centered around the Cleveland Clinic’s Global Center for Pathogen Research and Human Health. The goal is for the research center to be a catalyst for other businesses and investments into Northeast Ohio.
The Cleveland Innovation District Cleveland Clinic Campus In a partnership between the State of Ohio, Ohio Development Services Agency, JobsOhio, the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and the City of Cleveland, it was recently announced in January of 2021 that the Cleveland Innovation District is receiving $565 million of funding. The goal is to bring 20,000 new jobs to Northeast Ohio over 10 years, including jobs in healthcare and IT and other jobs related to the project that will be centered around the Cleveland Clinic’s Global Center for Pathogen Research and Human Health. The goal is for the research center to be a catalyst for other businesses and investments into Northeast Ohio.
Hopkins Airport Renovations It’s been talked about on and off for years now. There is finally some movement in renovating the airport. The designing process is still underway and costs are estimated at over $1 billion, with the hopes that the airlines that use the airport will foot most of the bill. We’ll see. The plans are for a new terminal, wider concourses, a new Customs facility and more.
Hopkins Airport Renovations It’s been talked about on and off for years now. There is finally some movement in renovating the airport. The designing process is still underway and costs are estimated at over $1 billion, with the hopes that the airlines that use the airport will foot most of the bill. We’ll see. The plans are for a new terminal, wider concourses, a new Customs facility and more.
Elevate the East Wards 4, 5 and 6 The Black Lives Matter street painted in 2020 on E. 93rd, the letters of which were designated to individual artists and students to decorate, could not have offered a timelier kickoff to “Elevate the East,” a new public art initiative in Wards 4, 5 and 6. The public art plan, which will also be helmed by the Burten, Bell, Carr Development Corporation, aims to empower the community, giving residents a ‘seat at the table’ when choosing artists to represent the neighborhood. This partnership will also be fostered by the city’s Metropolitan Housing Authority, which conducted a recent planning study including suggestions for improvements in neighborhood housing, public spaces and art investments for Woodhill Homes. Part of this plan is to work with the neighborhood residents to memorialize community members who have been, “lost but not forgotten” according to the 134 page document entitled, “The 50 Actions to Elevate the East: A Guide for Connecting Art and People.”
Elevate the East Wards 4, 5 and 6 The Black Lives Matter street painted in 2020 on E. 93rd, the letters of which were designated to individual artists and students to decorate, could not have offered a timelier kickoff to “Elevate the East,” a new public art initiative in Wards 4, 5 and 6. The public art plan, which will also be helmed by the Burten, Bell, Carr Development Corporation, aims to empower the community, giving residents a ‘seat at the table’ when choosing artists to represent the neighborhood. This partnership will also be fostered by the city’s Metropolitan Housing Authority, which conducted a recent planning study including suggestions for improvements in neighborhood housing, public spaces and art investments for Woodhill Homes. Part of this plan is to work with the neighborhood residents to memorialize community members who have been, “lost but not forgotten” according to the 134 page document entitled, “The 50 Actions to Elevate the East: A Guide for Connecting Art and People.”
East Bank Expansion East Bank of the Flats The East Bank of the Flats will enter a new phase of expansion that starts this year. Developer Scott Wolstein along with Chicago-based Akara Partners is behind an 11 story mixed-use building that will add residential towers, a coworking space, retail, restaurants and parking. Long term plans are even more ambitious.
East Bank Expansion East Bank of the Flats The East Bank of the Flats will enter a new phase of expansion that should start some time in 2021. Developer Scott Wolstein along with Chicago-based Akara Partners is behind an 11 story mixed-use building that will add residential towers, a coworking space, retail, restaurants and parking. Long term plans are even more ambitious.
Cleveland Foundation Headquarters Euclid Avenue and East 66th Street In the Midtown neighborhood of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, the philanthropic giant, is planning a giant new headquarters. The process is underway for a new $22 million building on the corner of Euclid Avenue and E. 66th Street, where it’s imagined as the anchor of a proposed “innovation district” in Midtown. The three-floor building is currently scheduled for completion in 2022. The Cleveland Foundation and their supporters have framed the organization’s move from Playhouse Square to Midtown as a bold commitment to walking the talk, as a reinvestment in one of Cleveland’s underresourced neighborhoods.
Cleveland Foundation Headquarters Euclid Avenue and East 66th Street In the Midtown neighborhood of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, the philanthropic giant, is planning a giant new headquarters. The process is underway for a new $22 million building on the corner of Euclid Avenue and E. 66th Street, where it’s imagined as the anchor of a proposed “innovation district” in Midtown. The three-floor building is currently scheduled for completion in 2022. The Cleveland Foundation and their supporters have framed the organization’s move from Playhouse Square to Midtown as a bold commitment to walking the talk, as a reinvestment in one of Cleveland’s underresourced neighborhoods.
West Bank Flats Project With plans of new development on the West Bank of the Flats, a former metal company’s building was sold in April of 2021. The plans eventually call for an expanded park system with connected trails as part of the project. Local developer Scott Wolstein has also been connected to development on the West Bank as he recently purchased two historic buildings on the West Bank. While exact plans are unknown and have changed throughout the last few years, the activity in the area may be a sign of things to come.
West Bank Flats Project With plans of new development on the West Bank of the Flats, a former metal company’s building was sold in April of 2021. The plans eventually call for an expanded park system with connected trails as part of the project. Local developer Scott Wolstein has also been connected to development on the West Bank as he recently purchased two historic buildings on the West Bank. While exact plans are unknown and have changed throughout the last few years, the activity in the area may be a sign of things to come.
Lorain Avenue Bikeway Lorain Avenue in Ohio City Originally proposed in 2013, this is one of those projects that everyone wants but it’s hard to know if it’ll actually ever come to fruition. The project is said to cost close to $16 million but only about $1 million has been funded. The proposal is to add bike lanes on Lorain in Ohio City from West 20th to West 65th Streets.
Lorain Avenue Bikeway Lorain Avenue in Ohio City Originally proposed in 2013, this is one of those projects that everyone wants but it’s hard to know if it’ll actually ever come to fruition. The project is said to cost close to $16 million but only about $1 million has been funded. The proposal is to add bike lanes on Lorain in Ohio City from West 20th to West 65th Streets.
Flats South Bank Project South Bank of the Flats In July of 2020, it was announced that Cleveland Whiskey signed a long term lease for a building on the somewhat newly coined “South Bank of the Flats”. The development plans, led by local developers Joel Scheer and Rico Pietro, began in 2016. The development is tentatively titled the Flats South Innovation District and the goal is to develop a new neighborhood there.
Flats South Bank Project South Bank of the Flats In July of 2020, it was announced that Cleveland Whiskey signed a long term lease for a building on the somewhat newly coined “South Bank of the Flats”. The development plans, led by local developers Joel Scheer and Rico Pietro, began in 2016. The development is tentatively titled the Flats South Innovation District and the goal is to develop a new neighborhood there.
The Metroparks New Lakefront Plan East Side Lakefront The Metroparks recently released a plan that includes 80 acres of new green space that will involve actually creating a new island in Lake Erie. There will also be miles and miles of new trails, created by widening the shoreline through dredging. They’re hoping to make the lakefront more accessible to more Clevelanders. The project will be on the east side between the East 55th Marina and Gordon Park. They hope to raise money from local, state and federal agencies and it already involves ODNR, ODOT and the Port of Cleveland. It might take 15 to 20 years to complete.
The Metroparks New Lakefront Plan East Side Lakefront The Metroparks recently released a plan that includes 80 acres of new green space that will involve actually creating a new island in Lake Erie. There will also be miles and miles of new trails, created by widening the shoreline through dredging. They’re hoping to make the lakefront more accessible to more Clevelanders. The project will be on the east side between the East 55th Marina and Gordon Park. They hope to raise money from local, state and federal agencies and it already involves ODNR, ODOT and the Port of Cleveland. It might take 15 to 20 years to complete.
Intro The country’s tallest timber building is rising at the corner of Lorain and West 25th as Intro becomes a reality that will include nearly 300 apartment units as well as space for restaurants on the ground floor. Construction is well underway on the project that will transform what used to be a derelict shopping plaza into a stunning addition to the neighborhood across from the West Side Market.

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