Three Catalytic Projects Public Meeting Summary & Frequently Asked Questions

La Villa Hispana, The Dream Neighborhood &
West 25th Street Corridor Initiative

The following information is a summary of three projects that are underway on the near west side of Cleveland.  The projects geographically are located within or in portions of the following neighborhoods that comprise City of Cleveland Wards 3, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

1. La Villa Hispana: Clark Fulton and portions of Tremont and Ohio City.
2. The Dream Neighborhood: Clark Fulton and Stockyard.
3. West 25th Street Corridor Initiative: Ohio City, Clark Fulton, Tremont, Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn.

In addition to the three community and economic development projects covered in the information below, a forth project  - The MetroHealth Transformation, being lead by MetroHealth, seeks to physically integrate Metro's main campus with the surrounding neighborhoods and also revolutionize care delivery and engineer new ways of working to ensure the health and wellness of those they serve in Greater Cleveland.

All of the partners listed and referenced for the La Villa Hispana, The Dream Neighborhood & West 25th Street Corridor Initiative are also partners working with MetroHealth to ensure the success of their planning and investments.

If you would like more information about any of the four projects and initiatives listed here, please send us an email indicating your interest and we'll be sure to include you on any future emails and mailings for updates or future meetings.

Please email: bcummins@clevelandcitycouncil.org & thenschel@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Three Catalytic Projects FAQ by Brian Cummins

Media coverage:

La Villa Hispana

• New Tax Credit Project Funded in Clark Fulton, The Lofts at Lion Mills Scheduled to Break Ground Early 2016
  By Greg Baron,  Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, 6/19/2015
• La Placita offers testing ground for Hispanic entrepreneurs
  By Jacqueline Bon, Freshwater, 6/11/2015
• Planning effort hopes to make Clark Avenue corridor a more livable community
  By Chuck Hoven, Plain Press, 3/2015
• What's working: agencies boost prospects of cleveland's rising number of Latino entrepreneurs by Douglas J. Guth, Freshwater. 7/31/2014
  

The Dream Neighborhood

• Dream Neighborhood project offers parts of Cleveland -- and refugees -- a second chance
  Editorial Board, The Plain Dealer, 7/25/2015
• Dream Neighborhood initiative presented to City Planning Commission
  By Brian Cummins, 7/17/2015
• Dream Neighborhood aims to weave refugee housing into West Side neighborhoods
• By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer, 7/16/2015
• Planning effort hopes to make Clark Avenue corridor a more livable community
  By Chuck Hoven, Plain Press, 3/2015

West 25th Street Corridor Initiative

• Forward Cities Reaches into Cleveland Neighborhoods
  Forward Cities Cleveland Council, 5/4/2015
• Cleveland Clinic completes Lutheran Hospital emergency department expansion
  By Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer, 4/21/15
• Exclusive first look: the Aragon Ballroom renovation
  By Erin O'Brien, Freshwater, 4/15/2015
• Clifton boulevard-style transit eyed for 25th street corridor
  By Erin O'Brien, Freshwater, 1/21/2015
• OneCommunity Announces Recipients of its Big Gig Challenge Grant
  By Brian Cummins, 1/16/2015
• What comes first along West 25th Street - housing density or faster transit? Planners to discuss findings tonight
  By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, 11/13/2014
• West 25th Street Corridor Initiative
  By Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, 1/2012
• Nestle launches $20 million-plus expansion in Cleveland, plans global research facility in Solon
• By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer, 8/18/2011
• Pearl Road/West 25th Street transportation Corridor Plan (PDF)
  Old Brooklyn CDC, Baker, City Archetecture, NOACA and City of Cleveland, 2/2009

The MetroHealth Transformation 

• MetroHealth Video Presentation - A look at the new MetroHealth Hospital in Cleveland, OH and how it's design innovations are transforming healthcare in the community for the better. We were proud to partner with MetroHealth on this expansion of their healthcare campus, 10/14/2015
  
  
  
• MetroHealth to Open Freestanding Emergency Departments in Cleveland Heights and Parma
  By HealthSpan, 9/21/15
• MetroHealth Transforms with New Critical Care Pavilion
  By City of Cleveland, 8/17/2015
• Transforming MetroHealth into a data-driven organization
  By The Advisory Board Company, 8/7/2015
  



• Dr. Akram Boutros finds the Rx for MetroHealth is engaging in the culture
  By: Dennis Seeds, Smart Business, 6/1/2015
• MetroHealth Medical Center renovation, rebuilding plans show signs of moving forwardBy Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer 3/15/2015
• Q & A: Walter Jones, senior vice president of campus transformation, The MetroHealth System
  By Crain's Cleveland Business, 1/17/2015
• MetroHealth Systems Annual Report 2014 (PDF)
  
  
  
• MetroHealth unveils campus transformation plan at public meeting, executives vague on funding sources
  By Brie Zeltner, The Plain Dealer, 5/9/2014
• MetroHealth's ambitious campus makeover may be push West 25th Street needs
  By Jay Miller, Crain's Cleveland Business, 8/4/2014

Other

• Housing Stabilization by the numbers - foreclosed, rehab and demolition in the Stockyard, Clark Fulton and Brooklyn Centre Neighborhoods
  By Brian Cummins, 7/17/2015