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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 ImpactConstruction Impact)

VIII. Connectivity: Cleveland Civic Vision 2000 Downtown Plan

  Recommended Riverfront Site
 Recommended Riverfront site.