The plan calls for at least 1.5 million square feet of new industrial and commercial space alongside housing.
The city of Cleveland announced the new Midline Priority Investment Area, the city's largest-ever industrial redevelopment zone, writes Ken Prendergast in Cleveland Magazine.
According to Prendergast, "The 350-acre district in the Central, Fairfax and Kinsman neighborhoods will convert vacant industrial land on either side of the elevated Norfolk Southern (NS) railroad tracks into a connected employment center with new trails, parks and transit access for Cleveland’s workforce."
The district combines "fragmented, underutilized parcels" under one permitting umbrella district. "The Midline is being developed as a district-wide strategy rather than a single-user project, with the goal of attracting larger-scale employers across manufacturing, research and development, office and supporting service sectors." The city and the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, which is leading the project, are working to establish a new tax increment financing district to help fund new infrastructure and housing in the district.
Read the full story: Cleveland Unveils Midline Redevelopment
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