By Jeremy Nobile – Crain’s Cleveland Business

Homeowners looking to move into Cleveland’s burgeoning Circle East District by University Circle may be eligible for up to $40,000 in financial assistance — and possibly more — through an innovative new program from the Cuyahoga County Land Bank.

Ground broke on the Circle East District earlier this year, and many of the 200-plus homes in the new are still being finished.

Regardless, the financial assistance available could help offset costs toward buying a house in the neighborhood where the average home price is approximately $400,000, according to the land bank.