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     Project Highlights

 

NEW! Green Cottages at Pear Avenue: Affordable green single- family homes that are being developed in partnership with the Cuyahoga Community Land Trust (CCLT) and the Cleveland Green Building Coalition. 

Features:

          • Two- and Three-Bedroom models
          • Superior energy efficiency and very low utility costs
          • Full basement, 1.5 car garage
          • Open floor plans, with ramp access to the rear entrance
          • Homes will start at $105,000 for 2-bedroom and $125,000 for 3-bedroom
          • Income qualifications apply, subsidy level dependent on buyer’s income

      For more information visit www.ccLandTrust.org/GreenCottages 

      or call (216) 334-1620

                                   

NEW! Community greenspace of Bridge Avenue:  Landscaping the new community greenspace began in the fall and will be completed this summer.  The site at Bridge Ave. and W.58th St. was formerly a gas station.

EcoVillage Townhomes: Twenty-unit $4.1 million housing development on W.58th Street, where national green building experts assured state-of-the-art design and construction. (Designed by Building Science Corporation)

Single-family homes: two prototypes that each heat for less than $600 per year, incorporate other aspects of green design, and are beautiful additions to the surrounding community. (Developed by GreenBuilt, Ltd.)

 

Ithaca Court Community Gardens and strawbale toolshed: A project that ransformed unsightly vacant lots into raised-bed gardens for local residents. (With assistance from El Barrio, St.Stephen’s Church, OSU Extension, local businesses, and Cleveland CityWorks)

Solar panels at Gallagher School: The one-kilowatt solar panel system generates electricity for the school and is used as an educational resources for the students and teachers. (With assistance from the Foundation for Environmental Education, Key Bank, WireNet and Enterprise Community Investment)

 

EcoVillage Rapid Station: A $3.5 million renovation of the Rapid Station with a community meeting room, retail space, and neighborhood mini-park

 

 

EcoVation House: An existing house renovated using green building principles

 

EcoVillage Walking Trail: A walking path that includes many of the EcoVillage’s points of interest.

Planning for greenspace improvements at Zone Recreation Center: Greenspace enhancement and ecological restoration of the 22 acres that surround the Michael J. Zone Recreation Center.  More than 200 neighborhood residents contributed to the creation of the Sustainable Greenspace Master Plan. (Partnership with the City of Cleveland and ParkWorks)

Improvements at W.65th Street Bridge: Pedestrian enhancements at the new bridge, including gateway lighting, decoratice fencing, and street trees. (In partnership with Ward 17 Councilman Matt Zone, the City of Cleveland, and the Ohio Department of Transportation)


   
   
   

                                                                                        

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