Riverfront site, Higbee Building recommended as location for Medical Mart and new Cleveland Convention Center
After nearly a year of careful review of the best location for a medical mart and new convention center, civic leaders today said the Riverfront site is the most suitable and competitive, and provides the best opportunity to reinvigorate the heart of downtown. Read the full press release here.
A 12 member Greater Cleveland Partnership Site Selection Committee recommended to the Cuyahoga County Commissioners that the medical mart be located in the Higbee Building on Public Square and that a new, connected convention center be on Huron Road overlooking the Cuyahoga River. Read the full report here. Click here for a snapshot of the economic impact of construction and operations.
Appendices
I. Bed tax chart
II. Funding Sources
III. Comparative Analysis
IV. Geotechnical Subsurface Exploration and Groundwater Level Survey
V. Traffic Issues
VI. Urban Planning Context
VII. Economic Impact (Visitor Impact; Construction Impact)
VIII. Connectivity: Cleveland Civic Vision 2000 Downtown Plan
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