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Playhouse Square Will Add to Cleveland's Skyline

Ideastream Public Media | By Lydia Taylor
Published June 11, 2017 at 9:10 PM EDT
More people are living in downtown Cleveland following the recession, but job opportunities are lagging behind.
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More people are living in downtown Cleveland following the recession, but job opportunities are lagging behind.
The Playhouse Square Foundation plans to build a new apartment complex in downtown Cleveland.
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The Playhouse Square Foundation plans to build a new apartment complex in downtown Cleveland.

A Cleveland non-profit announced it will break ground this fall on a new addition in Playhouse Square.

The Playhouse Square Foundation plans to spend $135 million dollars to build a 34-story apartment complex.

The foundation’s Vice President for Strategic Development, Allen Wiant, says the project enhances their vision for the theater district.

Our mission, clearly, is to promote the arts, to have community education and engagement. But we are also an organization whose mission is to continue to develop and improve the neighborhood of Playhouse Square.

The project includes a 550-space parking garage.

Wiant says the apartment project is set for completion in 2020.  

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Lydia Taylor
Lydia Taylor is a news intern for WKSU. She is a junior multimedia journalism major at Kent State University with experience in print and visual journalism. She is currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Journalism. During the school year, Taylor works for Kent State Student Media in The Kent Stater and KentWired. She is currently an assigning editor and a reporter in the Kent State University Student Media Newsroom for the spring semester.
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