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Construction to begin on new houses in Hough neighborhood, to help revitalize long-distressed area - cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Six houses set to go up on Cleveland's East Side neighborhood may seem like a relatively modest development, but it's part of grander ambitions for the city's long-distressed Hough neighborhood.
Developer Sheila Wright said at a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday that she hopes to start construction on the homes at East 65th Street and Linwood Avenue, north and west of League Park, before the end of the year. The homes will be in two layouts: 1,800 square feet and 2,200 square feet.
The development is dubbed "Allen Estates," after Carolyn Watts Allen and Robert Allen. Both built homes in Hough in the 1990s and advocated for the neighborhood. All are set to be owned by Black residents.
Wright and her business partner Angela Bennett, who make up Frontline Development, are planning to move in, and other homeowners are already lined up. Pricing is still undetermined but Wright said the aim is to make the houses affordable.
It's the first real estate project for Wright, known for her philanthropic and civil rights work in Cleveland, but she aims to make it a jumping-off point to improve Hough, which has long suffered from high crime rates and poverty.
"We said we need homes and other people might too. And we hope to use this development and use our company as an opportunity to build wealth," Wright said from the stage Sunday.
A rendering of a house set to go into Hough. (Submitted: W. Daniel Bickerstaff II, Ubiquitous Design)
The estimated $2.1 million development is part of phase one for the area. While Wright and Bennett aren't ready to publicly divulge all details, Wright said Sunday that she envisions 15 homes, 46 brownstones and two buildings with apartments and retail on the first floor.
That's on top of a series of projects set for west of Hough in the MidTown neighborhood, including a new headquarters for the Cleveland Foundation at East 66th Street and Euclid Avenue and a nearby "innovation district," where researchers and college students can collaborate on projects, likely in the medical technology field.
New and old residents hope the projects revitalize Hough.
"East 66th Street will be one of the best streets in the entire city, no doubt about it," Councilman Basheer Jones said during Sunday's event.
A rendering of a house set to go into the Hough neighborhood. (Submitted: W. Daniel Bickerstaff II, Ubiquitous Design)
At Sunday's groundbreaking, the specter of the Hough Riots in 1966, borne out of frustration of segregation and stark inequality, loomed large. Carolyn Watts Allen, who served as a safety director under former Mayor Mike White, said that many people left "because they were fearful. They were fearful from the 60s and early 70s." She said community is important to build up an area and improve it.
Dozens of people, including elected officials and dignitaries, attended. Even with the coronavirus pandemic and organizers spreading out chairs out to encourage social distancing among the mask-clad attended, the tent felt full.
It was as much a tribute to the Allens – whose Renaissance Place Housing Association built 20 homes in Hough between 1993 and 1996 between East 73rd and East 77th streets – as it was to Wright for moving forward on her first development.
Sheila Wright speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Allen Estates on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.
Previously the executive director for the Cleveland NAACP, Wright left in 2015 to lead The Good Community Foundation, established by developer Albert Ratner and his wife Audrey. Wright said Albert Ratner continues to be a mentor.
She is now behind Frontline Development, unique in Cleveland because of its Black female leadership. The company has worked to get Allen Estates off the ground for nearly two years.
"You can't really accomplish a lot in Cleveland alone, have to work together with people and this project will be a reflection of that," Wright said calling the experience humbling.
Those at the event said they know they will have to be patient to see how the development in the area will change Hough and the surrounding neighborhoods. But for at least one resident set to live in Allen Estates, being on the cutting edge is important.
"Like anything, it's going to be a gradual process," said Gabriel Tolliver, who grew up in Shaker Heights. After stints in New York, Los Angeles, Afghanistan and elsewhere, he moved back to Northeast Ohio two years ago.
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