We create sites that are a minimum of 10 acres, but ideally 30-100 acres.  This almost always means aggregating multiple parcels. Sometimes this means taking possession of abandoned parcels that are in a land bank or in forfeiture, but it can also involve land donations and land purchases. The Cuyahoga County Land Bank is a powerful partner as they bring expertise, tools and legal standing that expedites and lowers the costs of our work.

Most sites where we work have some level of historic environmental contamination and they often need additional infrastructure improvement. We work actively with all levels of government including the federal governments’ US EPA and US EDA, the State of Ohio’s JobsOhio and Department of Development, Cuyahoga County and many others to remediate and otherwise improve properties. One of the great benefits of our work is removing industrial eyesores from our neighborhoods.

A core value is having jobs that benefit the neighborhoods in which they sit and attracting companies that are good neighbors.  To that end, we engage with the surrounding residents (as well as their Council representatives and Community Development Corporations) to understand what being a good neighbor means in that specific context.

Our work is not finished until there is a productive use of the property. Sometimes this will mean bringing our now market-ready site forward via a request for proposal process to developers. At other times we will be responding to inquiries from JobsOhio, Team NEO, and other business development entities. In collaboration with the city, county, and business organizations, we identify growing Cleveland companies and create locations that meet their future needs. Typically, we do not do vertical development but have the flexibility to pursue a range of possibilities to meet a variety of company needs.