CLEVELAND | Project Rundown
 

Updated April 6, 2013

Video of downtown Cleveland projects
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Link to downtown residential project map: http://www.cleveland.com/business/wi...ndowntown.html

2013 Under construction

Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation (fka Medical Mart)
Location: Mall B and C (downtown)
Status: - Under construction - ground broken Jan. 2011
$425 million project
http://www.clevelandmedicalmart.com/

Rendering showing Medical Mart (beige and blue building in upper center); Convention Center is located under Mall B and Mall C (grassy areas below and to right of Medical Mart):
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...trendering.jpg

Photo update - 07/12 from clevelandmedicalmart.com webcam
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...almart0712.jpg

Flats East Bank
Location: Flats East Bank
Mixed-use $550 million project (300+ residential units, 250,000 sq. ft. retail)
Under construction

Massing model showing 21-story office tower, 17- and 14- story mixed use towers:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...bank0508_1.jpg

Phase 1 - 18-story office tower atop 3-story parking garage; adjacent 8-story aLoft hotel
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...rrendering.jpg

Photo update 12/02/12:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...east120112.jpg

Case Western Reserve University - new Student Center
Location: University Circle
Status: Under construction
82,000 sq. feet; designed by Perkins and Will - $50 million project
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...center2012.jpg

Progress as of April 1, 2013:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...cle0313_42.jpg

Uptown - Phase II - 7-story midrise, mixed-use
Architect: Stanley Saitowitz
Location: University Circle
Status: Under Construction
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...townphase2.jpg

Progress as of April 1, 2013:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...cle0313_62.jpg

Courtyard by Marriott - University Circle
Location: University Circle
Status: Under construction
$27 million hotel
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...trendering.jpg

Photo from November 2012, courtesy of Murray Hill @ UrbanOhio.com:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...rriott1112.jpg

Eaton Corporation Headquarters
New 580,000 sq. ft. office building (company relocating from downtown Cleveland)
Location: Beachwood (eastern suburb)
Status: Under construction

Photo from November 2012:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...012ends_16.jpg

Hazel Road Apartments
Location: University Circle
Status: Under construction
60-unit apartment building; $10.5 million project

Rendering:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...apartments.jpg

Cleveland State University - Campus Village
Location: Downtown
Status: Under construction
Mixed use project with 300+ unit apartments, retail etc.; $50 million project

Rendering:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...pusvillage.jpg

Tyler Village
http://www.tylervillage.com/
Location: Downtown (eastern)
Under construction/renovation
Over 1 million sq. feet of space renovated for commercial space and 450 residential units. Located on a 106-acre site, spread over 24 historic warehouse buildings.
Renderings:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/tylervillage1.jpg
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/tylervillage2.jpg

Cleveland Museum of Art - expansion
Location: University Circle
$258 million expansion of facilities
Under construction
http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/cmabuilds/html/
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cma5.jpg

Interior of new atrium - April 1, 2013:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...cle0313_40.jpg



Schofield Building/Kimpton Hotel
Location: East 9th and Euclid (CBD)
Removal of 1970s paneling; restoration of historic facade
Status: Rehab underway; historic tax credits granted
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...drendering.jpg

Progress as of August 12, 2009
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ld081209_1.jpg

Battery Park
(named after former Eveready plant on the site)
Location: Detroit-Shoreway
330 residential units/$100 million project
Under construction
Video overview - http://www.batteryparkcleveland.com/bpcvideo.phtml

Progress as of November, 2009:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...rypark1109.jpg

Park Building Condominiums
Location: Downtown (Public Square)
Under construction
Renovation of former office building into 26 for-sale units.
http://www.progressiveurban.com/new_construction/park/
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ilding1206.jpg

Chicle Building and Condos
Location: Cudell neighborhood (West side)
Under Construction
$3.5 million project - renovation of former chewing gum factory into rental units, new construction of 36+ townhomes
http://progressiveurban.com/chicle/
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/chiclerendering.jpg

Parkview Manor Restoration
Location: Playhouse Square area
Renovation of historic 199-unit residential tower (former Allerton Hotel)
Restoration underway
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...d/parkview.jpg


Proposed/Canceled/On Hold

Intesa
$100 Million mixed use proposal
Location: University Circle
Status: Proposed

Rendering from Bialosky Partners:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...and/intesa.jpg

Cleveland Casino - Phase II
Rendering from video produced by Rock Ventures; video and more info available at cleveland.com http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010..._gilberts.html
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...orendering.jpg

Location: Southwest corner of Huron/Ontario intersection
Status: Proposed - land agreements secured August 2010
$700 million project
Phase 1 (temporary casino) to open in former Higbee department store; Phase 2 (permanent) to be completed 2013.

Rivergate Park
Location: Flats near Columbus Road
Status: fundraising underway
$3.6 million project to create boathouse and other facilities for Cleveland Rowing Association
Rendering from clevelandrows.org
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...krendering.jpg

Avenue District
Location: East 12th St. (eastern CBD)
Mixed use $150 million project (425 residential units + retail)
Condo tower and townhomes completed; future phases on hold
http://www.theavenuedistrict.com/newlayout/
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...strict0906.jpg

Progress as of December 3rd, 2008:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...lair120308.jpg

Stark Enterprises (unnamed) project
Location: West 3rd-West 6th (CBD near Warehouse District)
Mixed use $1 billion project
http://www.starkenterprises.com/news.php?id=26
Status: CANCELED
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/starkmassing.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/stark0508.jpg

Public Square Tower
Location: CBD
Status: Proposed
21-story office tower
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...bsproposal.jpg

Cleveland Trust Tower/Renovation
Location: CBD (Cleveland Trust complex)
Status: On Hold
Restoration of Cleveland Trust tower into mixed-use, construction of new 13-story office tower
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...tnewoffice.jpg


Euclid Avenue/Unnamed project:
Location: Central Business District
Status: Proposed
Additional eight stories to existing eight-story building:
http://blog.cleveland.com/architectu...20concept2.JPG

Courthouse Plaza
Location: Central Business District (West 9th Street)
26-floor residential tower
Proposed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...eplaza0107.jpg

Stonebridge - Phases 6-12
Location: West bank of the Flats
1,500 homes and 935,000 square feet of office and retail space
On Hold
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...geplan0607.jpg
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...idgephases.jpg

Cleveland State University - Visual and Performing Arts Center
Location: CSU campus
Status: Planning phase
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ormingarts.jpg

University Hospitals expansion
Location: University Circle
$1 billion building spree - details in graphic below:
http://www.cleveland.com/news/wide/uh0118.jpg


515 Euclid Tower
Location: Downtown
20+ story condo tower atop existing 7-story parking structure
Proposed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/515euclidtower.jpg

Cleveland Browns Stadium/Retractable Roof
Location: Lakefront
$90 million proposal to add retractable roof to stadium to expand functionality and attract potential Superbowl events.
Proposed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/stadiumdome.jpg

Detroit-Superior Lofts
Location: Ohio City (Detroit Ave. at West 28th)
55-unit condo project
Proposed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...eriorlofts.jpg

One Charter Place
Location: Ohio City (Detroit Ave. at West 31st)
$15 million, six-story 50-unit condo project
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/OneCharter.jpg

Mayfield Lofts
Location: Little Italy
Plans submitted to Planning Dept.
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/mayfieldlofts.jpg


The Cliffs
Location: Along the Rocky River in Lakewood (inner-ring suburb)
$20 million, 46-unit condo project
Proposed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...rockyriver.jpg



Recently COMPLETED

Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: University Circle
Status: Completed
34K sq. ft. facility - architects are Foreign Office Architects
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...cle0313_60.jpg

Uptown - Phase I
Location: University Circle
Status: Completed
300+ residential units plus multiple mixed-use facilities
http://www.uptowncleveland.com/
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...drendering.jpg

Photo from November 2012, courtesy of Murray Hill @ UrbanOhio.com
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...uptown1112.jpg

Cleveland Casino - Phase I
Location: Public Square
96,000 square feet of gaming space in former Higbee Department Store
Status: Completed May 2012
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...sinohigbee.jpg


Cleveland State University - Euclid Commons (New dorms)
Location: CSU campus
$65 million, five building dorm complex
Status: Completed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...mrendering.jpg

Photo update 06/19/11:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...mons061911.jpg

Veteran's Administration Hospital
Expansion including office building, care tower, and parking garage
Location: University Circle
Status: Completed

Administration building:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...grendering.jpg

Photo update of Cares Tower, 04/02/11:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ares040211.jpg

Photo update of Administration Building, 04/02/11:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...dmin040211.jpg


Midtown Tech Park
Location: Midtown
128,000 office/lab space
Status: Completed Winter 2011
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...wntechpark.jpg

Tudor Arms/Doubletree Hotel
Location: University Circle
11-floor historic residential tower/renovation
Status: Completed Winter 2011
http://blog.cleveland.com/architectu..._is_bring.html
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../tudorarms.jpg

27 Coltman Townhomes
27-unit townhome project
Location: University Circle/Little Itally
Status: Completed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../27coltman.jpg

October 2011:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../101011_24.jpg

Circle 118
17-unit townhome project
Location: University Circle
Status: Completed

October 2011:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../101011_33.jpg

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
$229 million project; 375,000 sq. feet
Location: University Circle
Completed
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/uhcancercenter.jpg

May, 2011:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...cle0411_40.jpg

Cleveland State University - Student Center
Location: CSU campus
$55 million, 138,000-square-foot student center

Progress as of May, 2010 - photo by McCleveland from UrbanOhio.com:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ntermc0810.jpg

Cleveland State University - Education Building
Location: CSU campus
$36 million, 90,000-square-foot building
http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/inde...ach=3519;image

Progress as of May 15, 2009:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...tion081209.jpg

Terminal Tower Restoration
Location: Downtown
Restoration/repair of 18 uppermost floors - repointing of all mortar joints, relighting tower with new equipment, restoration of cupola. Project to last several years.
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...affolding3.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ltower0909.jpg

668 Euclid Avenue
Location: Downtown
Completed
Conversion of former department store into 200+ residential units
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...clid012910.jpg

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center
$16 million; LEED-certified; 48K sq. ft. facility
Location: University Circle
Status: Completed
Rendering from http://www.chsc.org:
http://www.chsc.org/Media/SE-View.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...eech071009.jpg


Tremont Place Lofts
Location: Tremont
Status: Completed
Restoration of historic printing factory into 90-120 residential units. $15 million project.
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...press0906b.jpg

Photo from January, 2010:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...elofts0110.jpg

Cleveland Clinic Heart Center
Location: University Circle
10-story medical structure/$500 million project
COMPLETED
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...eartcenter.jpg

COMPLETED November, 2008:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...e110608_32.jpg

HealthLine/Euclid Corridor Project
Location: Downtown, University Circle, East Cleveland
Implementation of Bus Rapid Transit line on Euclid Avenue, including building face to building face redevelopment of streetscapes, new stations in median, traffic control systems. $170 Million project
Status: COMPLETED
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...e071009_14.jpg

Steelyard Commons
Location: Industrial Valley (former site of LTV Steel West Side Works)
1 million square foot retail "power center"
Stores open; Phase II under construction
http://www.steelyardcommons.com
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ardcommons.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/steelyardaerial.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/steelyard042407.jpg


Cleveland Institute of Music - expansion
Location: University Circle
$40 million project, 36,000 sq. ft. expansion including 250-seat recital hall
COMPLETED
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cim1208.jpg


Stonebridge Plaza
Location: Flats - West Bank
12-story residential structure/Adaptive re-use of existing industrial building
COMPLETED
http://www.progressiveurban.com/sbplaza/index.html

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/inde...tach=637;image
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ridgeplaza.jpg

Completed November 2008:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...laza091207.jpg

Cleveland State University - Parker Hannifin Hall
Location: Eastern CBD/CSU Campus
$14 million project; new construction of new administration building and renovation of one of the original "Millionaires Row" mansions.
COMPLETED

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...nifinfinal.jpg

Tremont Pointe (former Valleyview Estates)
Location: Tremont
Redevelopment of post-war low-income housing into 200+ mixed-rate residential units.
Status: Under Construction
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ewsiteplan.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...inte110907.jpg

Park Lane Villa
Location: University Circle
Status: COMPLETED
Restoration of historic hotel in 56 luxury residential units and construction of four new townhomes.

Progress as of Sept. 2007:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...evilla0907.jpg


West 7th Townhomes
Location: Tremont
5-unit new construction
Status: COMPLETED
Image courtesy of andrew0816 from urbanohio.com:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...d/IMG_1244.jpg

Pinnacle
Location: Downtown (Warehouse District)
14 story (3 levels of parking, 11 condo levels) residential tower
Completed 2006
http://www.pinnacle701.com
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/pinnacle052006.jpg

Case Western Reserve University - Village at 115
Location: University Circle
$126 million college residential project, LEED-certified
Completed late 2005
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/casevillage7.jpg

Cleveland State University - Fenn Tower
Location: Eastern CBD
Renovation/re-use of 21-story tower built in 1930 into 438-unit college dormitory.
Completed August 2006
http://www.csuohio.edu/architect/projects/lf-0402.html

Finished photos:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../fenn06_14.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../fenn06_13.jpg

Lola Bistro
Location: Downtown, East 4th Street
$1.7 million flagship restaurant for celebrity chef Michael Symon
Status: Completed - Open for business 9/25/06
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...bestof08_7.jpg

Awesome. I can't wait to be in CLE tonight.

Cleveland's Pretty Cool. Was There For About 2 Hours For Lunch On The Way Back From Memphis. Um...and The Projects Look Pretty Good As Well.

i don't really like the project... I'll visit Clevland in about a month and will see what they are biulding there with my own eyes

I like a lot of these. They're not tall, but their dense and the design seems solid. Though they could limit the number of proposed buildings with curved pitched roofs. I think I saw at least four.

I'll take the Avenue District and the "unnamed" project anyday over skyscrapers. Great projects so far.

Cleveland is on a roll. Lots of nice projects going on their.

Colemonkee, I think the curved roof of the four projects will be a nice alternative to flat roofing that already exists throughout the city.

Well, the curved pitched roofline is somewhat of a trend right now - plus it's practical, given Cleveland having substantial snowfall.

The Avenue District looks okay, and I'm not sure about the Flats project, but I'm not feeling the Steelyard Commons at all. It's just another glorified shooping center, if you ask me. Pittsburgh continually changes it's image by the minute while Cleveland makes another pinhole on a sinking ship. That's what I don't like about it.

Thanks - this is thread is about projects in Cleveland. No one cares what you like about Pittsburgh - really, we don't. You're a broken record - get some new material.

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/newbie.htm

Wow, MayDay, nice job on the rundown. Thanks. Most of these projects are really sharp. The Flats East project is a bit of a shocker, though - an extreme makeover.

Saw the Pinnacle on my last visit to town, and it looks great in person - clean, modern, well detailed. Hope the trend continues!

The Pinnacle reminds me of the type of flats that are being built all over South Africa at the moment...I'm fan of the architecture as well. It looks sleek and modern, and I think it always looks interesting when juxtaposed with earlier architectual styles.

Thanks for the thread MayDay, Cleveland is on a roll.

good job. i was considering making a compilation thread for cleveland but i had no clue where to start. although many are not above 20 stories...i do think cleveland needs to get building again. now if they would only build the ameritrust tower it would be perfect...

Go Cleveland!

some great projects that are really gonna improve the downtown, moreso than it is now! imo

thanks for the updates mayday

MayDay, which convention proposal do you like best?

I prefer the lakefront proposal for several reasons - it lends itself to further expansion towards the lake; it's a much less intrusive structure; and the fact that Forest City Enterprises retracted their riverfront proposal and then presented it again makes me question their motives. I should also mention that the new housing/construction in the lower portion of the Tower City/Riverfront proposal (across the river from Terminal Tower) is no longer a component.

Stonebridge Plaza is wow. Now that is imagination. What otherwise (and most any money-grubbing developer) would be constructed as a pure "box" is turned into elevated slanting walls and waves top and bottom.

wow this is a nice. its great to see all these lined up.

stonebridge plaza is probably my favorite of them at them moment since its already under construction and its a really interesting design.

i like that a lot of these projects are "filling the voids" throughout the city, a lot of these will make cleveland more connected to the various neighborhoods within the city.

some really great projects and infill...another city i need to get to.

Updated the photo for Stonebridge Plaza.

Haven't posted in a long time but I still check out what's happening on the forums. It's about time the Pinnacle has been completed.

I think the Stonebridge development has to be one of the best projects to happen to the Ohio City/Flats West Bank area in a long time. It has really changed that area in a positive way.

I like the idea for the Avenue District. It will finally fill in the multitudes of empty space that has been forgotten since Erieview first changed the area. Too bad the twin towers that were once proposed behind the Tower at Erieview didn't pan out.

As for the East Side Transit Center, wouldn't it have been better to place it somewhere closer to Public Square like at around W.3 and Superior? Since majority of the RTA bus lines converge at the square anyway, to me it would have made more sense instead of by CSU. Plus I think that design would have fit in with the Warehouse District.

This link to the Cleveland Lakefront Development has to be the most comprehensive plan ever developed for Cleveland. It looks great for Cleveland and finally recognize Cleveland's greatest resource! I love how it seems all American cities are returning to center city.

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us...front-full.pdf

Great thread! I was just in Cleveland last week for a long weekend to visit my sister in-law who will be graduating from Case Western soon. I walked passed that Music center project. Lookes like they are converting a 70s era ish blah building into something really modern and cool.

I love the Coventry section and little Itally!

Glad you enjoyed it - although Coventry is technically in Cleveland Heights which is one of the adjacent streetcar suburbs. If you remember the hill in Little Italy (which is mostly in Cleveland proper), once you're at the top - you're in Cleveland Heights. But yes, the new Cleveland Institute of Music is a big change from that 70s blah building :)

Cool thanks for the info, I wondered where the line was. I actually stayed on Muraay Hill rd at the bottom of that hill. Love all those cool art shops and gallerys on that rd, have to wonder how they stay in business with such high prices but thats art for you. Kind of reminds me a little of South Street Here in Philly.

Here's a link to a video produced by the Greater Cleveland Partnership - it shows a lot of the projects plus uses Google Earth to show where they are. Check it out http://www.webcastgroup.com/webcast/...WebcastID=2190

Added information for the Park Lane Villa project (under construction), and Lighthouse Landing (proposal).

I like the 515 Euclid proposal. What's the latest gossip on its liklihood?

It's still on the boards, though it may be a while before it rises because of the Euclid Corridor Project. It'd be hard to navigate construction material for the tower when the street is all dug up.

i didn't know we had one of these threads over here

Cleveland is lookin' good!

Wonderful Job Cleveland! My kind of developments!

April 15, 2006 update - pics for Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, and Cleveland Institute of Music.

April 18 update: New project at Cleveland State University; updated pics for Fenn Tower.

Two updates on April 25, the Gospel Press building redevelopment in Tremont, and the redevelopment of Valleyview Homes.

What do you think about the current situation regarding Scott Wolstein's plan for the Flats East Bank? Seems like the owners are going to fight the eminent domain proposal.

The problem is that the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding eminent domain will mean the property owners will be fighting an uphill battle. Also, some of them asked to have their property taxes lowered because of the area losing value. Now, they're asking for more money for their parcel? It doesn't add up and puts a lot of weight in Wolstein's argument.

May Day, Excellent job maintaining this thread. I like Pinnacle.

i agree. i am very glad you have this thread. although it will never happen...i would love it if they built the ameritrust tower where one and 33 public square were. (just my 2 cents there)

Wow i didnt realize how big the Union Gospel Press building actually is. That will be a nice addition to Tremont

Great to see my hometown getting some cool projects.

I was just up there last month for the film festival. The city and inner suburbs have so much character that whenever I go back I want to stay...well that and the fact my family is there.

OH YEAH! I saw Pinnacle in while I was there and it's awesome. I love the way it fits so perfectly into the historic warehouse context yet it's so modern.

BUT ANYWAYS....I'm really not feeling the steelyard commons crap. It's way too suburban. That should be in the outer suburbs not Cleveland.

lauder,

whereabouts from cleveland

oh, and i heart gothic

May 10 - Added Lakefront highrise proposal and Parkview Manor renovation

May 11 - Added Cleveland Browns Stadium/Retractable roof proposal

cleveland, a lot of those projects look really nice. great news.

Fantastic news regarding the unnamed proposal by Stark. The fact that he can market the site at the upcoming ICSC show will really set things in motion. This project would go a long way in repairing the urban fabric of downtown Cleveland.

http://members.cox.net/kenatsun/StarkPhase1S.jpg

Developer gets downtown deal
Stark secures control of land for Warehouse District project
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Christopher Montgomery
Plain Dealer Reporter

Developer Bob Stark has taken a major step toward his dream of building a massive, $1 billion mixed-use development in Cleveland's Warehouse District.
On Wednesday, Stark signed a development agreement for the majority of two large downtown parking lots owned by Weston Inc., a Solon-based developer controlled by the Asher family. The lots cover almost an entire city block between West Third and West Sixth streets, and have long been considered among the most prime - and underutilized - sites in the city. The agreement also includes a small lot at the corner of West Third and St. Clair Avenue.

More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

I'm very happy that Stark was able to get two very prime locations for this development - those two large parking lots on West 3 St. across from the former Ameritrust Tower site and 55 Public Square. As much as many may hate the faux Main Streets of the lifestyle centers (as this appears to be), this development may be the catalyst for an explosion of residential construction in that area.

The news tonight mentioned that Stark was in Las Vegas for the retail convention and he stated that there is some interested parties though no confirmations just yet.

This whole project may entice property owners on Euclid and spur more development that way. I did notice there's a new sandwich shop near the House of Blues.