Design
Cleveland Looks to an Unlikely Savior: a Long-Neglected River
An ambitious project promises to transform the Cuyahoga riverfront with a mixed-use development designed by David Adjaye. But the city’s industrial past still haunts the area.
The Cuyahoga Riverfront project seeks to turn a site famous for industrial pollution into a live-work destination.
Rendering courtesy Adjaye Associates
The latest multimillion-dollar, multi-decade plan to reinvent Cleveland’s riverfront does not lack for ambition.
Unveiled in December by the real estate firm Bedrock, the project promises to transform 35 acres of land behind Tower City Center, the city’s landmark former passenger rail hub, into apartments, offices and green space.