August 30, 2019 Either in discussions of the gig economy, creative startups, or questionable IPOs, coworking spaces and companies have been near top of mind in 2019. It’s certainly been the case for us at Surface—these shared working environments offer wonderful...
Arts-centric plans for Cleveland’s Astrup building to reset Seymour Avenue’s story
December 15, 2018 From West 25th Street, the former Astrup Co. complex doesn’t look like much. Now arts organizations, nonprofits and Hispanic businesses hope to paint a different picture of this stretch of the city’s near-West Side, using a historic manufacturing...
The Beauty Shoppe opens coworking location in Ohio City’s historic Seymour Building
August 15, 2018 Cleveland's small business community is buzzing with the opening of Beauty Shoppe, a 24-hour coworking and office space designed to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses, and the accompanying Foyer coffee shop.
New Markets Tax Credits advance Boys Hope Girls Hope Campus Expansion
June 22, 2018 The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for the $6.1 million expansion of the Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) campus in Garfield Heights has closed. Cleveland Development Advisors provided a $6 million NMTC allocation paired with Ohio NMTC The New...
Akron’s Bowery Project Called Catalyst For Residential Growth
November 16, 2018 Friday was the groundbreaking for a $42 million effort to bring residents back to downtown Akron. City officials say the plans to restore a block of buildings on Main Street will be crucial to the city’s future.
Cleveland Development Advisors lines up first-ever Akron investment
August 3, 2018 Cleveland Development Advisors, the real estate financing affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, is broadening its footprint beyond Cuyahoga County with a planned investment in a major downtown Akron project. CDA announced Friday that it has...
First Project in City’s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Underway
September 21, 2018 Financing for the Glenville Circle North development, the first project in the City of Cleveland's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI), closed. Cleveland Development Advisors, an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, provided a...
The Cleveland Bagel to Open Second Location with Financing from CDA
August 30, 2018 Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA), an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, provided a $250,000 loan to facilitate the opening of The Cleveland Bagel Company’s second location on Cleveland’s east side. The new location will allow the...
Local Grocer Continues to Supply Fresh, Healthy Foods to Cleveland
July 10, 2018 Dave’s Supermarket, which has been serving the greater Cleveland area since the 1930s, is in the midst of building a grocery store to replace its flagship location. “This move puts our company in the best position to provide healthy food access to...
CDA Provides $4 Million Loan for Euclid Grand Redevelopment
September 27, 2018 Cleveland Development Advisors closed financing on the $76 Million Dollar Euclid Grand development, (formerly the John Hartness Brown Complex at 1001-1101 Euclid Ave). The project, which sits just east of E. 9th street, will create an additional...