Commission backs Euclid Office Campus conversion to apartments and extends implementation deadline

The City of Euclid Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that Euclid City Council approve a use district exception allowing conversion of part of the Euclid Office Campus office building into multifamily housing and separately approved a 180-day extension (doubling the usual 90-day implementation window) to accommodate financing timelines.

Staff, represented by Commissioner Muscatello, described the roughly 10-acre parcel and noted the applicant’s plan to convert the eastern half of the multistory office building (constructed in 1975) into approximately 165–180 one-, two- and three-bedroom units while retaining about 16,000 square feet for office and retail uses. Muscatello said the applicant is pursuing financing through the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) and is seeking additional time because OHFA’s award timing might not align with the zoning…