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Developers outline phased plan to convert Severance mall into mixed-use town center
Summary
Developers told the Cleveland Heights City Council on Aug. 4 they plan to convert the Severance mall site into a walkable, mixed-use “town center” under an optional form-based zoning overlay, with initial zoning targeted by year-end and ground-breaking on the first buildings expected in 2026.
Developers with Impact Collective and a property owner partner told the Cleveland Heights City Council on Aug. 4 they intend to redevelop the Severance mall site into a walkable, mixed-use town center over many years. Ryan Porter, a principal with Impact Collective, said the team formed a joint venture with Namdar, the current property owner, and has been working under an approximately 20-month agreement to prepare concept plans and a regulatory framework. “We are targeting completion or just completed our initial concept plans for the site,” Porter said. “We're looking to get our zoning and all the tax abatement structures and everything, the NCA, which is gonna govern the site in place, hopefully, by the end of this year.” Porter…
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