CLEVELAND — The Port of Cleveland Board of Directors recently approved $93.5 million for two major projects.

What You Need To Know

  • $49.5 million will be used to renovate the West Side Market

  • Another $44 million will help renovate two textile buildings on Superior Avenue into mixed-use development

  • Renovations for the West Side Market renovations are set to begin this summer

Of those funds, nearly $50 million will go toward an overhaul of the West Side Market and $44 million will be for a Superior Arts District mixed-use project.

“These projects will redo two historical properties in our city, and we are proud to be able to help make both projects happen,” said J. Stefan Holmes, Port board chair. “The West Side Market is a cherished institution that attracts visitors from around the world, some of them who arrive via cruise ships using our Port. And the textile building project will bring much-needed housing and retail space to a growing, vibrant neighborhood.”

For the West Side Market revitalization project, the goal is to renovate the 112-year-old landmark’s Market Hall. Renovations are set to begin this summer starting with the East Arcade, which has been largely vacant, sitting between the parking lot and the main market building. Improvements will include new HVAC systems, upgraded vendor stalls and new walk-in coolers, a shared commercial kitchen and a freight elevator in the basement.

The Port of Cleveland said future phases of this project include transforming the North Arcade and Courtyard into “vibrant destinations,” which will include new seating areas, restaurants, food stalls and more.

“We have one of the most stunning market structures in the country, and this initiative is focused not only on preserving this vital historic treasure, but also supporting small businesses and having greater community impact,” said Rosemary Mudry, executive director of the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, the nonprofit that manages the West Side Market for the City of Cleveland, which owns the property. “We have received tremendous support from many partners and we are immensely grateful to the Port for their assistance in making this great regional asset even better.”

As for the Superior Arts District, the Port board approved up to $25 million in lease revenue bonds to support TurnDev’s redevelopment of the historic Heller-Keller-Kohn textile buildings at 2202 and 2230 Superior Avenue.

TurnDev is the organization renovating Superior Avenues historic ArtCraft buildings into Cleveland’s new police headquarters.

The Port said it aims to turn these old textile buildings into mixed-use developments, which will include 100 market-rate apartments, 2,261 square-feet of street-level retail space and 108 climate-controlled parking spaces.

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