Several downtown Cleveland office buildings have been cleared out as owners calculate that empty towers can cost less to hold and are easier to redevelop. The shift highlights how hybrid work and higher operating costs have changed the economics of downtown office ownership.

The Annex Group’s Union at Cleveland Harbor won planning sign‑off for final design and parking, moving a 209‑unit lakefront apartment project closer to permitting while commissioners press for bigger play space and accessibility fixes.

A new Marcus & Millichap analysis shows Cleveland led U.S. metros in apartment rent growth last year as limited new supply pushed effective rents higher. The gains were concentrated in inner suburbs with little room to build.

North Olmsted advanced a development agreement that could put a grocery on the former Sears site at Great Northern Mall, city officials say a tenant name could come in weeks.

A new Fair Housing Center analysis says investor buying and weak repair financing are stalling Cleveland's East Side housing rebound. Median prices remain far below nearby suburbs.

A 412,000-square-foot Glenwillow warehouse at 30320 Emerald Valley Parkway sold for $31.9M on Feb. 12, county records show.

Shaker Heights approved a mixed‑use rezoning to anchor the Lee Road Action Plan, allowing restaurants and pop‑up retail while phasing out many auto‑oriented uses. The change pairs zoning with a multi‑million dollar streetscape push.

A 250,597-sf Cleveland manufacturing site long occupied by U.S. Cotton is on the market, fully leased under a triple-net deal with about 5.4 years left. Newmark is marketing the asset for the owner.

A proposed 10,000‑seat music venue on Cleveland's lakefront is dividing leaders and venue owners over jobs, public dollars and who benefits.

Four developer proposals aim to remake 15 acres of the former Simonds plant on Heller Drive into apartments, townhomes, single-family and senior housing. Public presentations begin in late March.

HKS renderings offer the clearest peek yet at the Browns' enclosed Huntington Bank Field in Brook Park — a translucent roof, closer seats and a reimagined Dawg Pound. The images come as the team pushes site work and continues to sort permits and funding.

Fifth Third’s $5M equity lifts the Cleveland Housing Investment Fund to about $43M, accelerating Walton Apartments and Parkside Homes and expanding capacity to finance thousands of homes.

The downtown DoubleTree closed in late January, removing about 379 rooms and eliminating 66 jobs — a notable contraction for Cleveland's midscale hotel market.