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A $325,000 tenant build-out permit filed May 4, 2026 will convert a landlord-provided space at 3230 W. 65th Street into an Ollie's Bargain Outlet retail store, bringing the national discount chain to Cleveland's West 65th corridor in Ward 11.

A $100,000 temporary special event permit was filed May 4, 2026 by Cleveland Browns Stadium Company to install a full concert stage, rigging, roof, towers, and FOH setup at Huntington Bank Field for a Zach Bryan concert on May 9, 2026.

A Miami-based LLC filed a $6.1 million permit on May 4, 2026 to demolish the rear parking garage and gut the interior of the Rockefeller Building at 614 Superior Avenue — with Cleveland Landmarks Commission approval already in hand, signaling a major redevelopment is coming.

An emergency resolution introduced May 6, 2026 by Councilman Richard Starr formally objects to a new D5A liquor permit at 24 Public Square — triggering a state-mandated review pause for one of downtown Cleveland's most prominent addresses.

Organizers filed a temporary special event permit for the 18th Annual Larchmere PorchFest, set for June 13, 2026 along Cleveland's Larchmere Boulevard. The permit covers a beer garden in an adjacent parking lot. Nearly two decades in, PorchFest remains one of Cleveland's most beloved free neighborhood music festivals.

A new ordinance introduced in Cleveland City Council on April 24, 2026 would enact a comprehensive short-term rental regulatory framework — creating new code sections governing STR licensing, amending the Transient Occupancy Tax, adjusting single-family zoning rules, and repealing the existing limited lodging provisions that have governed Airbnb-style rentals since 2017.

An emergency ordinance introduced at Cleveland City Council on April 24, 2026 would create a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) in the city, establishing regulations for public alcohol consumption within a defined zone. DORAs have become popular economic development tools in Ohio cities to support entertainment districts.

Cleveland City Council introduced an emergency ordinance declaring a moratorium on zoning permits, certificates of occupancy, and utility permits for data centers citywide. The measure — filed April 24, 2026 as File 556-2026 — signals mounting concern over the power demands, water use, and neighborhood impact of AI-era computing facilities.

The City of Cleveland has filed a permit to restore the exterior of historic Fire Station #28 at 310 Carnegie Avenue and its connecting bridge to the Western Reserve Fire Museum — masonry cleaning, sandstone repair, new windows, new roof, structural helical ties, and flashing.

Cleveland's Streets Department has filed four simultaneous permits — $400,000 each — to renovate its salt storage domes at 4150 South Marginal, 2301 East 65th, 16007 Seville, and 3742 Ridge. All four were filed April 13 and have already been closed/approved.

A ruptured sprinkler line flooded sections of Reserve Square Apartments, the downtown Cleveland mixed-use tower, prompting a $400,000 interior reconstruction permit covering drywall, ceiling tiles, and hallway flooring across the affected areas.

Cleveland Public Library filed a $500,000 permit to build out a new Center for Media on the fourth floor of the IdeaCenter building at Playhouse Square, bringing library services and media programming into the heart of Cleveland's theater district.

CAVA, the fast-casual Mediterranean chain growing rapidly across the country, filed a $900,000 permit to build out a 2,858-square-foot restaurant in the University Circle neighborhood, with work covering a full kitchen, restrooms, and mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.

An emergency resolution backed by Council President Griffin would establish a new Special Improvement District along the Superior Avenue arts corridor, with property owners assessed to fund streetscape, safety, and placemaking services.

The group dedicated to saving the former amusement park’s legacy is tearing down its swimming pool, fence, and pump house. The $48K demolition permit signals the next phase for one of Cleveland’s most storied lakefront sites.

Public Square Realty is investing $1 million to renovate 7,098 square feet on the 25th floor of Cleveland’s second-tallest building for a tenant called Citizens — a vote of confidence in downtown Class A office space.

A $25,000 permit was filed for a temporary 30-by-25-foot truss structure at 812 Huron Road in Cleveland, tied to Cavaliers playoff operations downtown.

A $300,000 renovation permit has been filed to convert a former daycare at 2860 East 130th Street in Cleveland into the Trade's Master Institute, a nonprofit school that will train students in masonry, carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and IT/AV trades — expanding vocational education on Cleveland's southeast side.

Cleveland City Council's Transportation and Mobility Committee convened the last in a series of public hearings on the future of Burke Lakefront Airport on April 15, closing the formal deliberation period over whether the lakefront airfield should be redeveloped, converted to parkland, or preserved for aviation. The outcome could reshape miles of Cleveland's lakefront for decades.

Councilmember Richard A. Starr introduced an emergency ordinance to allocate 50% of revenues from the city’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative for use by Cleveland City Council and to appropriate those funds to the established Neighborhood Equity Fund. The measure (File 460-2026) was filed April 6, 2026, and is currently at first reading.

A newly filed Cleveland permit shows Trinity Cathedral planning a $2.5 million overhaul of Cathedral Hall, including new restrooms, HVAC, accessibility upgrades, and a rebuilt courtyard.