Cleveland

Often cited as a model for urban rebirth and named one of the top 10 international visitor hotspots by Travel and Leisure magazine, the City of Cleveland, located on the shores of Lake Erie, has truly lived up to its image as the New American City. Cleveland's success story today is fueled by an on-going commitment to growth and a global vision for the future. In fact, Fortune magazine ranked Greater Cleveland as 1 of the 10 best cities for business in North America, Places Rated Almanac named the city the nation's #2 destination for recreation and Partners For Livable Communities named Cleveland one of four "most livable cities" in the United States this decade! Most recently, USA Today named Cleveland 1 of 10 great places to take a hike in the big city.

Cleveland boasts world-class cultural institutions, major-league sports, state-of-the-art attractions, unique ethnic neighborhoods, great shopping and dining, hot nightlife, a national park for outdoor recreation, internationally acclaimed education and health institutions and affordable housing that has people all over the world noticing what residents have always said...Cleveland is the best location in the nation!

Revitalizing Downtown

Investment: People are investing in downtown Cleveland - a total of $1.7 billion has been pumped into downtown development projects in just the past few years!

Housing: People are living in downtown Cleveland - the number of market-rate housing units has doubled in just the past few years - 39 market-rate residential buildings offering nearly 4400 units spread throughout downtown - from the Flats to the Quadrangle and everywhere in between. In just the last several years, 550 apartments have been created and hundreds more are under construction. A wave of for-sale condominiums is also growing.

Office: People are working in downtown Cleveland - over 146,000 people, the 8th largest concentration of downtown business employees in the nation - make Cleveland work every day. From loft space and historic traditional office space to world class high-tech, high rise offices, downtown offers the full range of possibilities.

Attractions: People from around town and around the world are visiting Cleveland - nearly 16 million people attend downtown events and attractions on an annual basis. Major league sports fans, theater and concert patrons and a host of tourists from across the region and around the world are attracted year-round to Quicken Loans Arena, Jacobs Field, Browns Stadium, the theaters of Playhouse Square, the Great Lakes Science Center and the world-renowned Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.