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Memphis & Pearl Mixed-Use Project Receives Funding Boost From Cleveland City Council
One of the first major apartment projects in Old Brooklyn in 50 years landed $2.5 million from the city
By Mark Oprea on Wed, Oct 11, 2023
Memphis & Pearl, which would be the first major apartment build in Old Brooklyn in nearly half a century, just got a nice boost this week.
On Monday, City Council approved legislation that will fund $2.5 million of the construction gap financing. Council's handout follows County Council's choice on July 6th to throw $250,000 at the project, due to Memphis & Pearl's promise of creating 237 jobs.
Both a means to preserve the defunct St. Luke's church and form a sort of town center on the desolate corner of Pearl Road and Memphis Ave., Memphis & Pearl is designed to be brick, white and black-colored mid-rise, with 80 market-rate apartment units and 19,400 square feet of retail space. When all said and done, it'll cost $31 million.
And, according to Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh, whose ward includes Old Brooklyn, Memphis & Pearl represents an expansion of shiny new mid-rises to the neighborhoods untouched by it.
"Cleveland needs to embrace the concept that people can move [to Old Brooklyn] from other areas," Harsh told Scene. "I think this will be attractive to a lot of people that work in the hospitals, that work in professional capacities, people that live or work in the city but don't live here."
more:
https://www.clevescene.com/news/memp...uncil-42910814
Op-ed: How Old Brooklyn can transform a historic church into a mixed-use project that benefits the whole community
BY ANNA MARIA HAMM ● COMMUNITY JOURNALISM, DEVELOPMENT ● OCTOBER 24, 2023
In the heart of Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood on the west side, there’s a historic property that stands as a symbol of our heritage and the shared values of our community. I’m talking about the former St. Luke’s Church, located at 4216 Pearl Rd. at the intersection of Memphis and Pearl, which has unfortunately been empty and devoid of life since 2014. It’s been owned by the nonprofit Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation for several years now, and the goal is to redevelop it into a mixed-use property that benefits the community.
Now, much like the intersection this church stands on, we find ourselves at a crossroads: While some envision a vibrant, modern building that will breathe new life into the center of our downtown, other, primarily older folks are worried about losing the charm and history of this cornerstone property that has been there since 1905. The challenge is clear: How do we bring together young and old to create a design that celebrates both our history and our future as a community?
more:
https://thelandcle.org/stories/op-ed...ibextid=2JQ9oc
A proposal to redevelop St. Luke’s Church into a mixed-use space incorporating apartments,
green space and storefronts has been approved by the community. (Photo by Anna Maria Hamm)
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