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Council transfers three Opportunity Corridor parcels to economic development land bank for site preparation
Summary
The finance committee approved an emergency ordinance transferring three city parcels at Quincy Avenue and Woodhill Road to the Department of Economic Development's industrial‑commercial land bank so the sites can be assembled, remediated and marketed for job‑creating redevelopment.
Cleveland — The finance committee on Aug. 5 approved transferring three parcels along the Opportunity Corridor at Quincy Avenue and Woodhill Road from the Department of Community Development into the city’s industrial‑commercial land bank within the Department of Economic Development.
Why it matters: City planners and economic development staff said consolidating and preparing these parcels—about four acres in total—will create a shovel‑ready site that can attract industrial or commercial tenants and help the city market property for job creation along the Opportunity Corridor.
Trudy Andrzejewski, head of the Neighborhood Revitalization Bureau in the Department of Community Development, told the committee the transfer is part of a larger effort to vet the community development land‑bank inventory and move parcels that are better suited for industrial or commercial reuse into the industrial‑commercial land bank for remediation and site assembly.
John Fosbender, the city’s brownfields and sites manager in economic development, said the parcels are identified Opportunity Corridor redevelopment sites and that the city will pursue environmental remediation and pre‑development work so the parcel can be marketed to prospective developers.
Council members pressed staff to produce a citywide inventory of similar vacant parcels so each ward can identify and prioritize sites for redevelopment; one council member said proactive site assembly would help the city attract large employers by offering ready sites of appropriate size.
The committee approved ordinance 603‑2025, transferring the parcels and authorizing the industrial‑commercial land bank to begin remediation and site‑preparation work. Staff said further procedural steps will include design and remediation budgeting and coordination with the county for any required approvals.
Provenance: The discussion and votes appear in the committee transcript where staff from Community Development and Economic Development presented the proposal, and the committee approved ordinance 603‑2025.
