Cleveland, OH
Residences at 700 in Former United Church of Christ Building Downtown Set to Begin Construction After Receiving State Tax Credit
Mark Oprea
With funding secured, construction of the Residences at 700 will begin, K&D said, in October.
Prospect Avenue downtown is about to seem a little less quiet.
On Wednesday, K&D Development, the owners of the property once home to the United Church of Christ, announced that they received a $4 million Ohio State Historic Preservation Tax Credit. That money will cap off K&D’s fundraising push for what’s a $46 million conversion from offices into apartments. It was one of 11 Northeast Ohio projects that received awards this week.
The reactivation of the Electric Building will bring some 120 apartments into the eight-story building, previously home to a collection of office spaces. Construction is slated to begin in October.
That $4 million, K&D spokesperson Aaron Price told Scene, should allow the Residences to keep its rents at so-called market-rate. Namely, one-beds and studios starting at $1,200 and “focused on downtown workers.”
Such a tax credit “allows us to get the price down a lot,” Price said Wednesday. “We’re not really doing anything that’s like ultra luxury, so that’s cool.”
The Residences’ greenlight, as Price framed it, will help to activate a street in Cleveland’s Gateway District that’s had its highs and lows over the past half decade.
In October of 2021, the Winking Lizard’s Gateway spot shuttered, citing pandemic-era staffing issues and unsuitable rents; in late 2023, the Fitworks gym across the way went. And the May Co. Building down the block has struggled to fill its ground-floor retail since its rehab wrapped up in 2020.
Last summer, Geraci’s Restaurant opened up a throwback Slice Shop across the street, with great fanfare and nighttime hours, though hours have turned sporadic this year.
The 124-year-old Electric Building, recognizable for its fiery-red brick facade and tall dark windows overlooking the sidewalk, will also be host to, Price confirmed, an “elevated sports bar concept” that K&D and broker CBRE will wrap up with a deal in mid-July. Price hinted the restaurant is a “national chain” that “will make downtowners happy.” (And “not another BW3,” he joked.)
Despite relatively rough economic headwinds, Downtown Cleveland has seen its share of developmental triumphs in the past two, three years.
The Residences at 700 will join surrounding complexes turning vacant or unused century-old buildings into white-walled towers touting city living—from the City Club Apartments off Euclid Avenue, to the Ten60 Bolivar near Progressive Field, The Bell in the idled Cleveland One Center and hundreds of new units (mostly for theater workers) at the Bulkley Building in Playhouse Square.
And just on Tuesday, the idling Rose Building, once home to Medical Mutual, was put on the conversion train as well. Developers Spark GHC announced their intentions to rehab one of Downtown’s first office buildings into a mixed-use complex of apartments, hotel rooms and a long-awaited retail space.
The Residences at 700, Price said, will see its first tenants move in next spring.
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Cleveland, OH
Medical examiner identifies woman found dead in backyard of Cleveland home
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Officials on Monday released the name of the woman found dead in the backyard of a home in the West Boulevard neighborhood.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as Amber Graham, 37.
Officers responded to the 3400 block of Bosworth Road around 9 a.m. Friday for a welfare check.
When officers arrived at the home, they found the Graham deceased.
A child connected to the woman has been located and confirmed safe, said Cleveland police.
Police added the circumstances regarding the death remain under investigation.
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Cleveland, OH
Rittman police officer among 4 dead in Wayne County
RITTMAN, Ohio — Four people are dead, including a Rittman police officer, following a violent night in Wayne County.
Speaking to reporters in the early morning hours, Sheriff Tom Ballinger said that the dispatch center received 911 calls around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday “for some type of disturbance and shots fired.” Responding officers immediately started taking fire, according to the sheriff.
What Ballinger told reporters:
Rittman officer killed
One police officer was killed, and two others were injured. A K9 from the sheriff’s department was also injured. Ballinger said the suspect and two victims are dead.
The department has identified the fallen officer as Sgt. Scott Ries.
“Sgt. Ries served the Rittman Police Department with honor and courage. Throughout his service, Sgt. Ries demonstrated an enduring commitment to protecting others and upholding the values of our department. Our hearts are broken with this unimaginable loss. The incident remains under active investigation with BCI. We are grateful for the outpouring (of) support from our community and law enforcement partners,” Rittman Police said in a news release Monday morning.
Wayne County Coroner Dr. Amy Jolliff told News 5’s Bob Jones the suspect was a 38-year-old man, and the victims were a woman and her teen daughter who were killed before the officer was killed, and the suspect killed himself.
The officer died at the hospital in Akron.
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded.
News 5 Cleveland
A News 5 crew was on scene around Cheyenne Drive as they saw drones and a helicopter in the air. They also watched as law enforcement ran through front lawns and backyards, and asked residents how many people were in their house. Their focus appeared to be on a two-story home.
Vehicles from the sheriff’s department and Rittman, Wooster and Smithville police departments, some of which had bullet holes, were towed from the scene.
Watch Nadeen Abusada’s report:
Vehicles with bullet holes where officer was shot
Last night, the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol asked people to avoid the area near Rittman High School.
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Cleveland, OH
White Sox vs. Guardians game delayed due to rain Sunday 7/05/26
UPDATE: The game is now expected to start at 3:30p.m. ET.
Sunday’s Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game at Progressive Field has entered an inclement-weather delay.
The AL Central matchup was scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, but weather moved into the area before the game could settle into its normal rhythm. Rain and thunderstorm risk had been in the forecast throughout the day, with conditions creating another delay in a series already shaped by weather.
This is the second weather interruption of the weekend between the White Sox and Guardians. Friday’s game was delayed for 1 hour, 55 minutes after Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning. Cleveland later came back to win 4-3 in 10 innings, using the delay to reset a game Chicago had briefly seized.
The Guardians entered the weekend fighting to protect position near the top of the AL Central, while the White Sox have been trying to steady themselves after a rough stretch and a taxed bullpen.
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