Posted March 12, 200520 yr From the 3/12/05 Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com: New development near UA Multiphase plan to begin with 20 town homes at Brown and Power streets By Julie Wallace Beacon Journal staff writer A public-private partnership will pump $32 million or more into the neighborhood around the University of Akron -- transforming an area known mostly for its parties into an upscale enclave that professionals can call home. The multiphase plan, collectively called Spicer Village, will kick off this summer at Brown and Power streets with the construction of 20 town homes with base price tags of $150,000. At the same time, a newretail-residential development will get under way at East Exchange Street and Kirn Avenue. That retail space will be topped by 22 apartments. Read More...
March 13, 200520 yr Can we get Mayor Plusquellic to take over for Jane Campbell? Akron's too small for my taste but they actually get things done! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 27, 200519 yr From the 11/27/05 Akron Beacon Journal: Revamping of UA area with housing, retailing soon to be even more visible A work in progress A village will soon be built in Akron's midst. Nothing ostentatious, mind you. Just millions of dollars of new retail space and housing in an area better known for its dilapidated structures. This winter, some older retail buildings along East Exchange street will be knocked down, and new retail space will be built in its place. A few months later, ground is to be broken for $150,000 town homes at Brown and Power streets. Read More...
December 17, 200519 yr From the 12/3/05 Akron Beacon Journal: University Park center opens today Literacy, fair housing among its programs By Carol Biliczky Beacon Journal staff writer The brick and block building has been a retail store and a butcher shop. Now it will serve as a school of sorts, for people who want to improve their lives. The University Park Alliance is launching a center to offer literacy, home ownership and fair housing programs. Officials will mark the opening of the center at 560 Allyn St. at 5:30 p.m. today. Read More...
January 16, 200619 yr This isn't really about the development, but it's an interesting piece of local history. From the 1/9/06 Akron Beacon Journal: PHOTO: Icicles dangle from a northern section of The Wolf Ledge near Akron’s Sumner Street during the early 20th century. The city filled in the natural ravine in the 1920s and built over it. Cloyd R. Quine collection The Wolf Ledge Once a spot of natural beauty, Akron landmark is buried in the past By Mark J. Price Beacon Journal staff writer One of the most beautiful places in Akron's history is hidden deep in the crevices of a residential neighborhood. The Wolf Ledge, a natural ravine with 30-foot cliffs and a shallow cave, took centuries for nature to create and years for man to destroy. Located south of East Exchange Street until the early 1900s, the giant rock formation was a marvel of erosion. A tiny stream -- Wolf Run -- had gnawed away at its sandstone base, carving out a rocky gulch that raced east to west. Read More...
April 27, 200619 yr From the Akron Beacon Journal 4/26/2006 Projects blossom in area near UA Developments spring up in University Park zone targeted for improvement By Betty Lin-Fisher Beacon Journal business writer More than five years ago, when University of Akron President Luis Proenza started to look at the area surrounding the university, he didn't like what he saw in the blighted neighborhoods where students were living. Today, the 40-block area around the University of Akron, often referred to as University Park, is beginning to bustle with activity and real estate projects. Work includes construction on the university campus, at nearby Summa Health System and Spicer Village -- a planned $32 million retail and upscale housing development on East Exchange Street that should break ground later this summer. University students and staff, community organizations and residents have become involved with the University Park Alliance, created in 2001 to revitalize the 700-acre area. Read More...
November 14, 200618 yr From the (UA) Buchtelite, 10/24/06: UA receives $12 million Hefty Knight Foundation donation will benefit University Park Alliance Mike Hixenbaugh News Editor [email protected] The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been an influential force in the Akron community for nearly six decades. Alberto Ibarguen plans to keep it that way. Ibarguen, the Knight Foundation president, announced Thursday the organization's plan to pledge $12 million to the revitalization of the city. Read More...
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