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Cleveland Kitchen fermented foods company fills 80 jobs, expands production space

By Mandy Kraynak ● Economy ● February 23, 2024

The local company grew its workforce and added almost 38,000 square feet to the facility where it produces kraut, kimchi, pickles, and fermented dressings at the Food Hub in Midtown.

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Larchmere Homes: 30 new affordable lease-purchase homes near completion

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● July 11, 2023

Residents will build equity through rental payments over 15 years, after which they are eligible to buy their home.

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.

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.

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.

Shaker Blvd. tenants express frustration and distrust at meeting as owner promises to fix buildings

By Lee Chilcote ● Social Equity ● February 23, 2023

After council member Deborah Gray traveled to New York to press the unresponsive apartment building owners, an owner and two management representatives came to Cleveland this week for an in-person tenant meeting.

Shaker Square residents protest lack of heat and water leaks at apartments owned by New York LLC

By Lee Chilcote ● Social Equity ● February 1, 2023

The residents, who are tired of poor living conditions in their apartments, are holding a press conference with City Council members Deborah Gray and Blaine Griffin on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.

Zach Cooper stands in front of the former funeral building at 3929 Lorain Ave., future home of Sartorial

Suit shop, speakeasy set to reinvent long-vacant Lorain Ave. funeral home

By Lee Chilcote & Mandy Kraynak ● Development ● January 26, 2023

At 3929 Lorain Ave., Sartorial will sell clothing basics, as well as custom and off-the-rack suits. It will also make suit-fitting more of an event for groomsmen, offering space for them to enjoy entertainment and a speakeasy-style bar.

Hessler Road re-do: Developer back at it with six 3-bedroom apartments

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● November 30, 2022

Facing continued opposition from Hessler Road neighbors, developer Russell Berusch presented yet another apartment building design to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.

Sharon Holbrook joins The Land as managing editor

By Lee Chilcote ● The Land Blog ● July 15, 2022

We caught up with Sharon Holbrook, an experienced editor and writer with a love for Cleveland neighborhoods who recently joined The Land as managing editor.