Photo by Molly Wilson
By Molly Wilson – The Land
January 27, 2025
“The only way you could tell this home was modular is this little line here,” said John Litten, president and CEO of Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity. Standing in one of the four 1,350 sq. ft, completed modular homes on W. 83rd Street, Litten pointed to a slightly-elevated paneling on the floor of the open concept living room / adjacent kitchen and explained, “It’s just covering up or capping where the two pieces met.”
Litten has become very familiar with modular homes through his organization’s work constructing nine homes in 2024 (five on Matherson Avenue and four on W. 83rd Street) with10 more planned to start construction in Collinwood in February, among others throughout 2025. Due to this experience, Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity has been involved in the City of Cleveland’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for Off-Site Construction Manufacturing, released on December 2, 2024. The City of Cleveland released the RFP with the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund and has several other organizations listed as involved, including the Cuyahoga Land Bank.
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