The Avenue District Blog

Builder’s Exchange Magazine, a Northern Ohio trade magazine focused on design and construction, featured The Avenue District as a profiled project for the month of October.Multi-family: New construction in downtown Cleveland
Quiet zone - A high-end development caters to the upscale resident who wants peaceful sophistication
By: Ian Blakeslee
“The Avenue District is already being called Cleveland’s quiet, [...]

SITE 1 - Building One Lofts and Penthouses
Looking west down St. Clair Avenue at East 13th Street, construction has reached the fifth floor of The Avenue District Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. (taken 10.19.07).
A parking garage deck can be seen on the east side of Building One (taken 10.19.07).
SITE 3 - Townhomes
Foundation work [...]

City Architecture, along with Zaremba, Inc. and the City of Cleveland have earned the Architects Society of Ohio’s Honor Award in the Urban Design Category for The Avenue District.
The award was presented to the neighborhood as a whole for its approach to sustainable design and livable communities, including the buildings and the East 12th streetscape [...]

This photo, taken 10/9/07, shows the progression of Site 3 construction. In the background, the first ten townhomes in Building One near completion, while foundation work is underway for Building Two in the center, and the ground is being prepared for Building Three in the front.
This photo of Site 1 at 1211 St. Clair [...]

“The whole notion is that 12th Street will be the premier residential, mixed-used street in downtown Cleveland.” - Nathan Zaremba

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, community members gathered to mark the beginning of a new era in downtown Cleveland living at The Avenue District groundbreaking ceremony.
Today, the first buildings of The Avenue District are rising to the challenge of revitalizing Cleveland’s urban core, and serving as a sign of progress [...]

The Greater Cleveland Partnership has released its new “World of Opportunity” video (below), featuring more than $4 billion worth of developments happening in Cleveland. The Avenue District is featured near 3:40 into the video, right after E. 4th Street.