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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Imagine checking into your hotel and taking an elevator up to a room with curved walls that was once part of a grain silo dating back to the 1800s. Then looking out the window to see large lake freighters passing close by.
That could happen in the Flats in the not-too-distant future.
A project on 4.29 acres controlled by the Cleveland Metroparks on the Columbus Peninsula was awarded a $5 million tax credit by the state of Ohio on Wednesday.
Developers say it is a key part of the $62 million package they are putting together to create a hotel in the old Grain Craft silos and adjacent mill along the Cuyahoga River. They expect to start construction in 2027.
The grant was among 33 historic tax credit awards announced by the Ohio Department of Development. Among those were a dozen for the Cleveland/Akron area, including two others which received the maximum-permitted award of $5 million.
A second supports the $71.3 million renovation of the West Side Market, just up the hillside from the Flats project. And the third is for the $45.5 million renovation of a former Akron YWCA into apartments. (The full list for Greater Cleveland projects is at the bottom of this story.)
The announcement for the Flats project brought clarity for a development that has been in the works for years.
The Metroparks first assembled the land – located between the Center Street (Swing) Bridge and the Metroparks’ Merwin’s Wharf restaurant. Then in the spring, the Metroparks invited developers to come forward with a plan, whether it be apartments, hotels, recreation or something else – adding in the requirement that the 30 feet closest to the riverbank would be retained by the Metroparks for a public trail.
Ceres + LaPine Development was chosen in August, but the nature of their vision did not become clear until Wednesday’s announcement.
Dave Crzisafi, Susan LaPine and Richard Marshall of Ceres + LaPine said this portion of a multi-phase project will include about 12,500 square feet for retail and a 147-room hotel, though they declined to share the brand name for the hotel. They also would not discuss plans for the second phase.
The construction anticipated to start sometime in 2027 will take about 18 months to complete, Crzisafi estimated. Part of this work will involve cutting some windows into the silos while preserving the historic look. Three of the building’s central silos will allow natural light to flow into the center portion.
“The project is going to be a model for other grain elevator-type projects,” said Mariangela Pfister, from the state historic preservation office. “They came up with such an innovative design to achieve the windows they needed.”
The six-story mill was built in 1882, by what was then the Cleveland Milling Company. It closed in 2020.
Brian Zimmerman, CEO of the Metroparks, credited Ceres + LaPine with “thoughtfully reimagining” the historic space.
The Metroparks in late 2023 paid $3.5 million for the 3.3-acre Grain Craft property, formerly owned by Cereal Foods Processors Inc., and then last year picked up another 1.2 acres with the $4 million purchase of property owned by the Marlin Investment Group This last sale included the home to Catanese Classics seafood and meat.
“We are excited to see this project move forward and to continue partnering on development that enhances public access to the Cuyahoga River,” Zimmerman said in a statement. “The future realization of a contiguous riverwalk will be transformative — further connecting our communities, celebrating our natural resources, and solidifying Cleveland’s identity as a vibrant waterfront city.”
Other projects in the Cleveland and Akron area receiving grants were:
- Case Building, 1450-58 W. 25th St, Cleveland – $960,000 in credits for a $6.8 million project to rehabilitate the building for law offices.
- Holiday Inn, 3614 Euclid Ave., Cleveland – $3.3 million in credits for $33 million project to create 198 residential units.
- Lakewood Baptist Church, 14321 Detroit Ave., Lakewood – $1.5 million in credits for $6.2 million project to convert the building into a daycare and early childhood center.
- McKinley School, 3349 W. 125th St., Cleveland – $1.8 million in credits for a $18.3 million project rehabilitate the building to continuing serving as a kindergarten through sixth-grade school.
- Miller Building, 1281 W. 9th St., Cleveland – $312,500 in credits for $1.3 to convert upper three floors into apartments.
- New England Building, 629 Euclid Ave., Cleveland – $3.3 million in credits for a $41.5 million project to renovate the former bank for continued use as a hotel.
- S.N. Nelsen Block, 1468-72 W. 25th St., Cleveland – $813,000 in credits for a $6.8 million project to convert upper floors into residential units and ground floor into commercial space.
- State Chemical Manufacturing Co./Superior St. Baptist Church, 2435-41 and 2445-51 Superior Ave., Cleveland – $1.1 million in credits for $11.1 million project to rehabilitate the buildings into restaurant, event, gallery and office spaces.
- Wadsworth Central School, 151 Main St., Wadsworth – $1.1 million in credits for an $11 million project to preserve auditorium and community spaces for events while converting classrooms for commercial use.
- West Side Market, 1979 W. 25th St., Cleveland – $5 million toward $71.3 million renovation, including the creation of new event spaces, a courtyard and food hall.
- Young Women’s Christian Association, 146 S. High St, Akron – $5 million in credits for a $45.5 million project to create 114 apartments.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Imagine checking into your hotel and taking an elevator up to a room with curved walls that was once part of a grain silo dating back to the 1800s. Then looking out the window to see large lake freighters passing close by.
That could happen in the Flats in the not-too-distant future.
A project on 4.29 acres controlled by the Cleveland Metroparks on the Columbus Peninsula was awarded a $5 million tax credit by the state of Ohio on Wednesday.
Developers say it is a key part of the $62 million package they are putting together to create a hotel in the old Grain Craft silos and adjacent mill along the Cuyahoga River. They expect to start construction in 2027.
The grant was among 33 historic tax credit awards announced by the Ohio Department of Development. Among those were a dozen for the Cleveland/Akron area, including two others which received the maximum-permitted award of $5 million.
A second supports the $71.3 million renovation of the West Side Market, just up the hillside from the Flats project. And the third is for the $45.5 million renovation of a former Akron YWCA into apartments. (The full list for Greater Cleveland projects is at the bottom of this story.)
The announcement for the Flats project brought clarity for a development that has been in the works for years.
The Metroparks first assembled the land – located between the Center Street (Swing) Bridge and the Metroparks’ Merwin’s Wharf restaurant. Then in the spring, the Metroparks invited developers to come forward with a plan, whether it be apartments, hotels, recreation or something else – adding in the requirement that the 30 feet closest to the riverbank would be retained by the Metroparks for a public trail.
Ceres + LaPine Development was chosen in August, but the nature of their vision did not become clear until Wednesday’s announcement.
Dave Crzisafi, Susan LaPine and Richard Marshall of Ceres + LaPine said this portion of a multi-phase project will include about 12,500 square feet for retail and a 147-room hotel, though they declined to share the brand name for the hotel. They also would not discuss plans for the second phase.
The construction anticipated to start sometime in 2027 will take about 18 months to complete, Crzisafi estimated. Part of this work will involve cutting some windows into the silos while preserving the historic look. Three of the building’s central silos will allow natural light to flow into the center portion.
“The project is going to be a model for other grain elevator-type projects,” said Mariangela Pfister, from the state historic preservation office. “They came up with such an innovative design to achieve the windows they needed.”
The six-story mill was built in 1882, by what was then the Cleveland Milling Company. It closed in 2020.
Brian Zimmerman, CEO of the Metroparks, credited Ceres + LaPine with “thoughtfully reimagining” the historic space.
The Metroparks in late 2023 paid $3.5 million for the 3.3-acre Grain Craft property, formerly owned by Cereal Foods Processors Inc., and then last year picked up another 1.2 acres with the $4 million purchase of property owned by the Marlin Investment Group This last sale included the home to Catanese Classics seafood and meat.
“We are excited to see this project move forward and to continue partnering on development that enhances public access to the Cuyahoga River,” Zimmerman said in a statement. “The future realization of a contiguous riverwalk will be transformative — further connecting our communities, celebrating our natural resources, and solidifying Cleveland’s identity as a vibrant waterfront city.”
Other projects in the Cleveland and Akron area receiving grants were:
- Case Building, 1450-58 W. 25th St, Cleveland – $960,000 in credits for a $6.8 million project to rehabilitate the building for law offices.
- Holiday Inn, 3614 Euclid Ave., Cleveland – $3.3 million in credits for $33 million project to create 198 residential units.
- Lakewood Baptist Church, 14321 Detroit Ave., Lakewood – $1.5 million in credits for $6.2 million project to convert the building into a daycare and early childhood center.
- McKinley School, 3349 W. 125th St., Cleveland – $1.8 million in credits for a $18.3 million project rehabilitate the building to continuing serving as a kindergarten through sixth-grade school.
- Miller Building, 1281 W. 9th St., Cleveland – $312,500 in credits for $1.3 to convert upper three floors into apartments.
- New England Building, 629 Euclid Ave., Cleveland – $3.3 million in credits for a $41.5 million project to renovate the former bank for continued use as a hotel.
- S.N. Nelsen Block, 1468-72 W. 25th St., Cleveland – $813,000 in credits for a $6.8 million project to convert upper floors into residential units and ground floor into commercial space.
- State Chemical Manufacturing Co./Superior St. Baptist Church, 2435-41 and 2445-51 Superior Ave., Cleveland – $1.1 million in credits for $11.1 million project to rehabilitate the buildings into restaurant, event, gallery and office spaces.
- Wadsworth Central School, 151 Main St., Wadsworth – $1.1 million in credits for an $11 million project to preserve auditorium and community spaces for events while converting classrooms for commercial use.
- West Side Market, 1979 W. 25th St., Cleveland – $5 million toward $71.3 million renovation, including the creation of new event spaces, a courtyard and food hall.
- Young Women’s Christian Association, 146 S. High St, Akron – $5 million in credits for a $45.5 million project to create 114 apartments.
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