Step Up Downtown: Vision & Tactical Plan

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Casino Expansion Phase 2 of the Casino project will be located across Huron Avenue from Tower City, along the river. It aims to become an urban casino by providing outward-facing restaurants and shops that engage Downtown at the pedestrian level. The Malls The updated landscape of the Malls is a sloping space with views to Lake Erie, under which the new convention center is tucked. The Malls have been redesigned to foster greater use of this significant historic landscape in the heart of Downtown. The Malls and new Global Center for Health Innovation will link residents, workers, and visitors to the lakefront.

Westin Hotel A $70 million investment transformed the former Crowne Plaza hotel into the four star Westin hotel, which includes an upscale restaurant, dramatic exterior lighting, and a deep commitment to local art. Global Center for Health Innovation The Global Center for Health Innovation anchors sits on the western side of the Group Plan Mall, offering 225,000 SF of Class A exhibit Space, including a 32,000 SF ballroom. This project also included a redesign of the Mall itself into a reconfigured large green space. Perk Park and Oswald Centre The Oswald Centre office building and Perk Park have both been recently redeveloped. The one acre park, which hosts Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s successful “Walnut Wednesdays” food truck event, has become has become one of the most well-used green spaces in Downtown. The 9 This project includes both the Breuer Tower and the AmeriTrust rotunda. The tower is being converted into mixed-use facility that includes a 156-room hotel, 105 apartments with a workforce housing component, an entertainment venue, a fitness center and spa, and an indoor dog park. The rotunda will include a two-story grocery store, offices, a private event space. Additionally, the Cuyahoga County government headquarters complex is nearly complete at the intersection of East 9th Street and Prospect Avenue, significantly boosting the number of daytime workers in the area.

The 9 includes a grocery store, a new hotel, and the government headquarters for Cuyahoga County 16


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