BUCKEYE AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
11802 BUCKEYE ROAD
CLEVELAND, OH 44120
216 491-8450
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN G. HOPKINS
[email protected]
Buckeye Area Development Corporation
Buckeye Area Development Corporation
HARVEY RICE SCHOOL (MLK, JR. DR./E. 116TH ST.)
HARVEY RICE SCHOOL (SHAKER BLVD./E. 116TH ST. VIEW)
The cooperative learning
campus component of the SII
Anchor Project includes a new
64,300 sq. ft., two-story school
and a 16,000 sq. ft. singlestory branch library.
The landscape plan for the 5acre site includes an exterior
walking path, internal
courtyard pathways, reading
gardens and playgrounds.
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ARTISAN SQUARE
Live/Work Town Homes
Artisan Square/Moreland
Theatre District
Artisan Square is intended to reintroduce functional market rate
housing along Buckeye Road. This
housing will increase
homeownership within the district
and act as a contributing
development to the Performance
Row District Concept as identified
in the Buckeye Road Core
Redevelopment Strategy. The
project goal is to create a district
comprised of 25 live/work units that
will provide an opportunity for
innovative residential living and
increase the amount of viable
commercial and office space along
the eastern end of the corridor.
This project will 1) develop a minimum of 25 units of market rate new construction town home units, 2)
contribute to the creation of an arts district 3) introduce a comprehensive public art and green space
plan. Incentives will be provided for existing property owners to make improvements to their properties
through the creation of model blocks within the surrounding neighborhood. The anticipated new influx of
capital and moderate and middle-income families will have a substantial impact on the neighborhood,
building confidence, and stimulating other investors to commit to the community. Furthermore,
community buy-in for the project is strong. There is a consensus among the majority of community
stakeholders and residents that the neighborhood, most notably Buckeye Road area, requires this type
of catalytic project to ensure the future vitality of the district.
The project is designed as a node, containing at least 20 three-story live/work town home units. The
development will span East 121st Street to East 124th Street on both the north and south sides of
Buckeye Road. These units will be consisting of two models (1,300 and1,700 sq. ft.) with a ground level
space that can be used as bonus or workspace. Each unit will have a rooftop deck designed to take
advantage of scenic views. In addition, large green areas will be incorporated within both phases
showcasing public art. Square One Architects designed the project.
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Architectural design completed
Builder selected
BADC has site control of required parcels
Construction financing under negotiation
HTF application submitted for surrounding neighborhood blocks
Artisan Square construction to begin summer 2007
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PROPOSED MORELAND THEATER MULTI-PURPOSE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
Moreland Theatre Renovation
The Moreland Theater was originally designed and built in the 1920s as a mixed-use facility. The
primary use was a 1,296-seat movie/vaudeville theater, including an orchestra pit and a fly loft. The
second floor of the building was designed for use as a multi-tenant office space and two apartments.
The basement areas were designed for retail storage, mechanical/electrical systems and dressing rooms
for the theater. The theater space was converted to a church; the retail space and second floor have
been used for both church offices and other office tenants.
BADC proposes to continue the mixed-use history of the building, converting the original theater space
from its current use as a church to a flexible, multi-purpose entertainment venue. The Moreland Theater
will offer banquet facilities while also hosting artistic and cultural events. Four retail tenants will occupy
the storefronts at the northern face of the building (along Buckeye Road). The second floor will be
renovated for a variety of uses including space for arts and cultural groups.
The comprehensive plan for the building involves exterior renovations that are currently estimated at $6.1
million. The scope will include a new roof, display windows, new signage, new parking lot(s), and the
chemical cleaning of the exterior surfaces. The interior build-out will include new mechanical systems,
new walls and flooring, and ample phone and computer DSL lines. It is estimated that 75 temporary
construction jobs and 80 full-time jobs will be created because of the renovation of the Moreland Theater.
Phase I of the redevelopment entails the rehabilitation of the storefront street level façades and some
minor interior repairs including new bathrooms, new carpeting and painting, estimated to cost $172,000.
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Architectural design refinement underway
Economic Development Core City Fund application pending approval
VCC Bridge Loan conditional loan approval ($433,000)
Storefront Renovation slated to begin fall 2007
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Proposed East 116th Street and Buckeye Road Retail Development
Partners: BADC and New Village
29,000 Sq. Ft.
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Buckeye Road at East 118th Street
Transit Waiting Environment and Pocket Park
Building on the Art and Soul theme, Buckeye
plans a series of art installations and pocket
parts throughout the SII Area. This one is
located in the south central section of the SII
and is being developed in collaboration with
ParkWorks, Cleveland Public Art and RTA.
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