Cleveland To Allow Warehouses To Be Converted To Lofts

Artists may soon colonize Cleveland's struggling industrial districts under a new zoning classification allows for live/work residential spaces in industrial warehouses.

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June 20, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"The new classification, spearheaded by downtown Councilman Joe Cimperman, will allow vacant warehouses in industrial areas to be converted into studios where artists both live and work. "Let this be a signal to people who want to develop our vacant buildings," Cimperman said yesterday. Many people already live in converted warehouse space, but they do so in violation of the City Code. Cimperman's live-work law allows council members to choose industrial areas that they think are appropriate for live-work studios in their wards."

Thanks to Christian Peralta

Read the full story: Cleveland to let people live, work in warehouses

Tuesday, June 19, 2001 in The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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