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CRA approves a package of commercial improvement matching grants across Cleveland and MLK corridors
Summary
The board recommended and approved a set of commercial property improvement matching grants — six in the Cleveland Avenue corridor and two in the MLK corridor — including requests ranging from roughly $41,000 to capped tier-2 requests near $200,000; each was recommended by staff and approved by unanimous consent.
Staff presented eight commercial property improvement matching‑grant recommendations and the board approved each by unanimous consent.
Applications covered a mix of signage, façade, canopy and parking-lot improvements across the Cleveland Avenue and MLK corridors. Staff summarized scores and award requests for each application: IMAD North America Auto Parts (5001 Dr. MLK Blvd.) requested $41,013.83 for signage; Ida Wells property at 2957 Dr. MLK Blvd. requested $17,326.88 for canopy/awning replacement and parking improvements; CBL Myers LLC (2960–2976 Cleveland Ave.) requested $45,462.38 for signage; tier‑2 hospitality applicants on South Cleveland (Perry Hospitality, Jay Ham Hospitality, 41 Hospitality) requested amounts in the $140,000–$205,703 range before capping to the program maximum in staff recommendations.
Staff explained scoring criteria and program mechanics (tier 1 = 75% reimbursement up to $50,000; tier 2 = 50% reimbursement up to $200,000), said preference points are awarded for landscaping and for local or MBE vendors, and noted a five‑year rule limiting repeat awards by address. For each item the recording secretary read the recommendation and board members moved and seconded or passed by unanimous consent without recorded roll-call tallies.
Board members expressed enthusiasm about corridor investment and asked whether funds would remain after the cycle; staff said pockets of funding remain but exact residual balances were not stated.
