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Mayor highlights Bell Tower Center, JCU Gateway North and stalled zoning code as keys to redevelopment
Summary
At the University Heights State of the City address, the mayor described the Bell Tower Center redevelopment and John Carroll University's Gateway North project as anchors for local economic growth and blamed delayed zoning-code action by University Heights City Council for slowing other projects.
Mayor (name not specified) used the 2025 State of the City address to spotlight a multi-site push for commercial and residential redevelopment, saying the Bell Tower Center and John Carroll University's Gateway North project will boost retail and housing in University Heights.
The mayor said Bell Tower Center will be "a mixed use development with over 200 apartments over new retail space" while retaining long-standing anchors such as Target and Macy's, and that Urban Air Adventure Zone, Qdoba and Smoothie King are among businesses under contract or in talks. He announced that Gateway North, a five-story building with retail on the ground floor and student housing above, is scheduled to begin construction…
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