Cleveland

$350M Casino Drives Cleveland Forward

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
After the state gaming referendum passed in 2009, plans were set in motion all over Ohio to build casinos. Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will open in 2012, in the lower four floors of the Higbee Building at […]

Stark Proposes Expansion of Crocker Park Mixed-Use Complex in Westlake

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Stark Enterprises is currently in negotiations with the city of Westlake to approve an updated Crocker Park master plan for expanding the retail, residential and commercial center. The updated plan would expand the project to 3 […]

Parmatown’s Lender Files for Receivership

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Parmatown Mall’s mortgage lender has filed for the appointment of a receiver in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. That means the lender, Midland Loan Services, will take control of the property, list it for sale and […]

Cleveland Development Projects Drive City Improvement

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Cleveland has reached a turning point. For the first time in many years and despite many challenges (a shrinking population, high unemployment and the scars of years of residential and corporate flight to the suburbs), the […]

Developers Diversified Upgrades Loans

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. announced last week it has replaced a $550 million loan scheduled to mature in February 2012 with a new one for $500 million. The new loan has a 39-month term, with an additional […]

Harbor Group Lists Former BP Tower, Invests in Cleveland Real Estate

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Harbor Group International L.L.C. has been actively trading Cleveland real estate lately.  The Norfolk-based company has acquired a parking garage and is trying to sell one of the city’s most dominant skyscrapers.
Once known as BP Tower, the […]

Polaris to Build Housing Plus Mixed-Use for Cleveland State

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Cleveland State University struck a deal with Polaris Real Estate Equities on June 1st that will allow the local developer to build a $50 million, 308-unit housing complex on the north side of the university’s campus.
Polaris […]