Cleveland Real Estate News

I am enamored with all the energy and development happening in Wade Park, Fairfax, Little Italy, etc. This PD article on the Wade Park Skating Rink opening at the beginning of December is one more thing to be enthused about. I included the photo from the PD. (It’s courtesy of University Circle Inc).Tell me it’s [...]

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I was at the grocery store and saw the PD in the cart of the woman in front of me.  I realized I hadn’t read the paper yet today (I do it online) so when I got home I did. It was sad to read an obit about Ed Hauser. He was only 47 years [...]

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Thankfully all the news is not bad !  From WKYC’s website, Cuyahoga Community College is adding a Westlake Campus.  There was a 33 acre plot of land in Westlake zoned industrial but apparently Westlake said a bird in the hand is better than waiting for an industry to buy it.  yeay!  Tri C has already [...]

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Nehst Creations, which is apparently no slouch since they did the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade, might be able to set up shop in an unused portion of our existing Convention Center for a year. At least that is what Mayor Jackson is presenting to our Council - well it’s after 8pm so he’s [...]

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There is gloom and doom as usual, but why not do the ‘make lemonade out of lemons’ trick. Or how about this one: there is more than one way to skin a cat. What the heck am I talking about? If you are not reading the Urban Ohio Forum, you are missing out on some [...]

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This is being proposed in Rockville Maryland, developing ‘villages’ along their transit stops. Having lived in Rockville for quite some time, I watched the traffic get worse and worse.  I watched a mayor say his claim to fame was the building of this huge furniture store on The Pike. Yes I know that art and [...]

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Curious about new business or planned new business in Ward 20? Progress on school rebuilding? Have the opportunity to learn and talk about all sorts of things at the end of this month. Put it on your calendar!
The Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC) is holding a Ward 20 Summit on October 30th and as it [...]

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I’m thinking yes and that doesn’t surprise anyone who reads my posts.  What do you think? Does it make sense to change our paradigm on infrastructure? I know we can’t abandon our existing highways and fixing the Innerbelt Bridge for example, makes perfect sense.  After all, even buses take the Innerbelt Bridge :-) 
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I wrote about green roofs on buildings  a few weeks ago, but here is an article from the Wall Street Journal further outlining why they make good economic sense and cents for cities. Chicago is doing this and wants to expand the program. Here is what they say:
City officials in Chicago now estimate that their [...]

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The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) received a grant of $62,500 and they consider this a positive sign that The Feds consider The Ohio Hub  a valid project for Ohio’s economy and future.  The grant came from the Federal Railroad Aministration. The grant is for a feasibility study with AMTRAK to “start up two round [...]

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