Urbyn tracks permits, legislation, public documents, and development signals across Northeast Ohio and turns them into clean, readable updates.
DVA Architecture filed the final full building permit for COSM Cleveland, a 64,000-square-foot immersive entertainment venue featuring a nearly 100-foot, 12K-resolution LED dome. The $30.5 million permit is the third submission for the project, which anchors Bedrock's Rock Block development next to Rocket Arena.
A $1.5 million Cleveland permit would convert The Hall at 1108 Kenilworth Avenue from factory use to an assembly occupancy so it can operate as a private social club. The filing also calls for sprinkler and utility upgrades and says zoning variances will be needed to address nonconforming conditions.
A $1.3 million permit would add two new two-story fourplex buildings at West 61st Street Homes at Hope Commons, creating eight units in Cleveland's Ward 14. The filing is awaiting plans after entering the city system on June 30.
Cleveland Clinic has filed a permit for a new $75 million, 9-story public parking garage at 8911 Euclid Avenue, featuring approximately 1,500 spaces and a pedestrian walkway connecting to the existing Taussig Cancer Center.
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.
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.
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.
A barber school on Rocky River Drive in Kamm's Corners is rebuilding its street-facing retaining wall with a custom paver entrance — 'WP' initials set in stone at the center — plus seating walls on both sides. The $41,450 permit is a signal that the school is investing in its public face, not just its interior.
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 permit was filed to convert a former Taco Shoppe into a Choolaah Indian Barbeque restaurant inside the Cleveland Clinic's food court at 9500 Euclid Avenue.
UC City Center LLC filed a $24 million permit for a 24-story rental apartment building at 1999 Circle Drive in Ward 6, adding 437,000 square feet of multi-family housing near the University Circle cultural district.
TD 2100 Random Rd Acquisition filed for a four-story, 119-unit apartment building at 2100 Random Road in Cleveland with 124 on-site parking spaces plus approximately 50 additional for-hire spaces.
More than 60 homes on a cluster of new streets in Olmsted Township have tapped into the North Olmsted sewer system since early 2024, tracing the quiet rise of a new residential neighborhood that is still adding residents today.
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.
A $150,000 permit was filed to adaptively reuse a century-old house at 3500 Lorain Avenue into a dog health and wellness retail store on the first floor with an apartment unit on the second floor.
H5 Data Centers filed a $250,000 permit to demolish storefronts along Emerald Court and build a decorative screen wall on Saint Clair Avenue, expanding the generator yard at its 1625 Rockwell Avenue data center campus in Ward 8.
A permit (PRJ26-007374) was filed March 4, 2026 for an exterior-only remodel to install a rooftop solar system at the Fifth District Police Station. The owner is listed as AZAM KAZMI YELLOWLITE, INC; the job value is $68,592 and the review status is 'Awaiting Plans.'
The City of Cleveland filed a $7.1 million building permit for a complete interior and exterior renovation of the Lonnie Burten Theater in Ward 5, signaling major reinvestment in one of the city's cultural venues.
Phase 2 of an ongoing facade restoration project at CWRU's Wood Building signals continued institutional investment in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood.
