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'New era' for Shaker Square promises programming, signage, housing to increase patronage
Zaria Johnson, ideastream
Change is soon to come at Shaker Square intended to usher it into a new generation.
Shaker Square is one of the country’s oldest shopping centers. The square was in foreclosure three years ago before the City of Cleveland purchased it and named Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and Burten, Bell, Carr Development co-owners.
After a $5 million investment into necessary rehabilitation on the property and more than a year of public engagement, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress CEO Tania Menesse said it was clear the public did not want the square to be reinvented.
“All of the elements that make this a unique and special place already exist,” Menesse said. “What it needs is an infusion of energy and investment and a real support of the broader business community to really realize the vision of the square.”
As a result, new programming will be brought to the square as early as this summer, Menesse said.