The Avenue District Hard Hat Tour

A top-to-bottom look at The Avenue District

On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, Zaremba hosted The Avenue District Hard Hat Tour for future residents of the walkable neighborhood.

The day started out at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast, and then participants split into two groups – one lead by Matt Zaremba and Site 3 project manager Mike Sathre, and the other by Nate Zaremba, Jr. – to visit both Building One at 1211 St. Clair Ave. and the Site 3 townhomes at Rockwell Avenue and E. 15th Street.

At the townhomes, participants were able to view the inside of a townhome in the drywall phase, as well as get up to the roof to see how the rooftop decks are being constructed.


At 1211 St. Clair Ave., participants first toured the first floor and proceeded down to the basement level. Mark Panzica from Panzica Construction explained how each of the buildings 10 floors would be poured and constructed.

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1211 St. Clair Ave. - 2nd Floor Construction Video

Work has progressed to the 2nd floor at 1211 St. Clair Ave. Check out the brief video below taken on Friday, Sept. 21.



The 10-story building, at the intersection of East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland, will include 50 elegant lofts (floors 3-8), eight penthouses (floors 9-10) and up to 9,000 square feet of retail (floors 1-2).

Ground-Level Images from Site 1 - Sept. 12

Photos taken from East 12th Street on Sept. 12, 2007 show progress on 1211 St. Clair, future home to 50 elegant lofts, eight penthouses and up to 9,000 square feet of retail space in The Avenue District, downtown Cleveland's premier walkable neighborhood.

Avenue District Townhome Images - Sept. 12

Masonry work continues on the first 10 townhomes in The Avenue District. The rubber roof is now complete, and installation of the rooftop decks is underway.


The plumbing and electric roughs (behind the walls) are completed in most units, with insulation and drywall beginning in select units later this month. Buyers will also finish their interior selections this month, and start moving in this fall.


In addition, grading work has begun on the second townhome building, future site of the next 10 units at Rockwell Avenue and the newly created East 15th Street in downtown Cleveland.

Photos below (taken Sept. 12, 2007) show Building One to the east, with grading work on Building Two in the foreground.

Masonry Works Begins on Site 3 Townhomes

Masonry work is underway on Site 3 townhomes at The Avenue District, located at Rockwell Avenue and the newly created East 15th Street in downtown Cleveland.


In addition to the masonry skin, the rubber roof is now complete, with installation of the rooftop decks starting later this week. The plumbing and electric roughs (behind the walls) are completed in most units, with insulation and drywall beginning in select units. Buyers will finish their interior selections this month.

Images from Site 1 - Aug. 31

In the late-afternoon shadows of downtown Cleveland's skyline, The Avenue District's Building One rises at East 12th Street and St. Clair Avenue:




The tower crane stands 254 feet above Site 1 at The Avenue District: