Lee Chilcote

Lee Chilcote is an award-winning writer and author whose work has been published in The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Vanity Fair, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine and many others. His poetry chapbooks are The Shape of Home and How to Live in Ruins. He is a founder and past executive director of Literary Cleveland and The Land. He lives in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland with his family.

23-unit historic building near Shaker Square gets total rehab from local owner, offers affordable rents

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 20, 2023

Owner-developer Rakefet Landes bought the foreclosed, vacant property at a sheriff’s sale in 2018 and has been working since then to rehab the apartment building.

Clinton townhomes win approval after developer scales back project

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 18, 2023

The Ohio City development was originally proposed for three units in front and four units behind. After feedback from the Cleveland Landmarks Commission, the developer reduced the number of units.

City takes a tougher approach with Shaker Blvd. apartment buildings, but will it work? Legal experts weigh in

By Lee Chilcote ● Government ● April 13, 2023

The city of Cleveland has filed a nuisance lawsuit against the out-of-state owners of three Shaker Boulevard apartments with significant heating, plumbing, and other problems.

Historic apartment renovation near Irishtown Bend, West Side Market gets nod from landmarks commission

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 11, 2023

The apartment building, which is located on W. 22nd St. in Ohio City, overlooks the Cuyahoga River.

$100 million expansion of Rock Hall gets initial planning commission approval

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 6, 2023

The proposed addition will include an outdoor “harbor walkway” and a 50,000-square-foot addition which will include a concert venue, a main entrance lobby, and office space.

U.S. Soccer Foundation donates mini-pitch fields to Cleveland rec centers in Central and Jefferson

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 5, 2023

The mini-pitches, which will be lit at night, will replace underused outdoor spaces at the Lonnie Burten and Halloran recreation centers.

Public art project in University Circle to celebrate historic meeting of Black leaders in Cleveland

By Lee Chilcote ● Arts & Culture ● March 23, 2023

The sculpture project, which is being spearheaded by the Cleveland Cavaliers, will commemorate a meeting about Muhammad Ali’s refusal to serve in the Vietnam War.

Community plans to bring youth baseball, farmers market to Roberto Clemente Park

By Lee Chilcote ● Civic Engagement ● March 21, 2023

Last year, the city of Cleveland invested $500,000 in improvements to the park on W. 38th St. in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. Now, community members are looking to do more.

Planning notes: Ohio City townhomes get pushback, revamped rec center in Central and more

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● March 17, 2023

A major construction project is also planned for CMSD’s Joseph M. Gallagher School in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

Six months in, Shaker Square’s new owners make plan to spend millions fixing up property

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● March 14, 2023

After the property went into receivership under its prior owner, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and Burten Bell Carr Inc. are investing millions to “stabilize” the property.

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