January 9, 2021 [Eric Heisig, cleveland.com]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Westlake developer plans to build 100 houses over the next several years in Hough, a majority-Black Cleveland neighborhood long known for its crime and poverty issues that officials are working to transform.
Jeff Crawford of Cleveland Custom Homes said his plan involves buying property owned by the Cuyahoga Land Bank, five at a time, to build houses on them. The homes – which would be scattered between East 59th and East 71st street, and Chester and Superior avenues – would be 1,200 square-foot ranches and 1,600-foot two-story structures that start at $250,000.