Since 1989, CDA has invested more than $448 million in over 135 projects in Greater Cleveland that have resulted in 6,750 new housing units &  7 million square feet of commercial space. 

These projects have generated

$3.8 billion of total development.

Featured Projects:

  • View video about The Salvation Army projects
    The November 2, 2015 ground breaking in East Cleveland.
    Site preparation begins for the new East Cleveland Corps.
    Services provided will include after-school tutoring and music activities.
    Hot meals will be offered at the new East Cleveland Corps.
    The Salvation Army The Salvation Army's Cleveland Plan is a strategic initiative to strengthen and expand its services throughout Cleveland, focusing on neighborhoods where the needs are most critical. The Cleveland Plan includes construction and/or expansion of four facilities across Greater Cleveland. Learn More
  • View video about the redevelopment of The 9
    The stained glass ceiling of the Rotunda
    Kitchen of a renovated apartment
    Bedroom of a renovated apartment
    The 9 - Rotunda & 1010 In combination with the new Cuyahoga County Administration Building and The 9 Brewer Tower, this project will transform a key intersection in downtown Cleveland and redeploy 780,000 SF of space that had been vacant for 20 years. Learn More
  • View video about the new St. Martin de Porres High School
    Students pose in the new school
    St. Martin de Porres School Saint Martin de Porres High School (SMDP), a Cristo Rey Network school, provides children of modest economic means with an education experience that includes work study, service, leadership training and spirituality. The new 43,000 SF wing creates expanded modern space to better serve these students. Learn More
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News:

  • Place-Making,’ Mixed-Use Development Revitalizes Cleveland Community

    'Place-Making,’ Mixed-Use Development Revitalizes Cleveland Community

    April 2019  Ohio-based real estate developer Snavely Group is spearheading the transformation of the Ohio City intersection with its multiphase development including market-rate and affordable housing, a grocery store, an educational facility, co-working office space, a restaurant and other retail space.

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  • Cleveland Development Advisors Investor Update 2019

    Cleveland Development Advisors Investor Update 2019

    CDA has a 30-year legacy of providing expertise and investments in real estate and business development projects that are catalytic and increase the vitality of Greater Cleveland.  Our success is only possible with the vision and generous support of our investors and partners who have entrusted their capital in one or more of the CDA managed funds.

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  • Cuyahoga County, Cleveland leaders unveil opportunity-zone plan

    Cuyahoga County, Cleveland leaders unveil opportunity-zone plan

    March 21, 2019  Opportunity CLE, a collaboration between the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland Development Advisors, the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank, on Thursday launched its strategy for taking advantage of the federal “opportunity zone” program. 

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  • 7 things to know about Dave’s Market and Eatery opening in Midtown

    7 things to know about Dave’s Market and Eatery opening in Midtown

    February 25, 2019  The family brain trust behind Dave's Markets looked carefully for years for a new East Side location. They mulled half a dozen spots before deciding on E. 61st Street and Chester Avenue.  The long-standing, family-owned Cleveland grocery's Midtown location opens 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27.

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  • Arts-centric plans for Cleveland’s Astrup building to reset Seymour Avenue’s story

    Arts-centric plans for Cleveland’s Astrup building to reset Seymour Avenue’s story

    December 15, 2018  From West 25th Street, the former Astrup Co. complex doesn’t look like much.  Now arts organizations, nonprofits and Hispanic businesses hope to paint a different picture of this stretch of the city’s near-West Side, using a historic manufacturing building as their canvas.  

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  • Akron s Bowery Project Called Catalyst For Residential Growth

    Akron's Bowery Project Called Catalyst For Residential Growth

    November 16, 2018  Friday was the groundbreaking for a $42 million effort to bring residents back to downtown Akron. City officials say the plans to restore a block of buildings on Main Street will be crucial to the city’s future. 

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  • CDA Provides $4 Million Loan for Euclid Grand Redevelopment

    CDA Provides $4 Million Loan for Euclid Grand Redevelopment

    September 27, 2018  Cleveland Development Advisors closed financing on the $76 Million Dollar Euclid Grand development, (formerly the John Hartness Brown Complex at 1001-1101 Euclid Ave).  The project, which sits just east of E. 9th street, will create an additional 239 multifamily apartment units and 21,200 square feet of ground level commercial space.

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  • First Project in City s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Underway

    First Project in City's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Underway

    September 21, 2018  Financing for the Glenville Circle North development, the first project in the City of Cleveland's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI), closed.  Cleveland Development Advisors, an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, provided a $10 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation.  

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In the Spotlight:

  • CDA: Creating Our Legacy

    Cleveland Development Advisors has been investing in Cleveland's future for more than 25 years. From stadiums and downtown redevelopment to neighborhood revitalization...see what we do and how we do it.

  • Making a Difference through NMTCs

    CDA invests in Cleveland's future through the New Markets Tax Credit Program. Included among the latest projects are St. Luke's Phase III, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, Fairmont Creamery and The 9.

  • Menlo Park Academy

    CDA's investment in education continues. The new Menlo Park Academy transformed a vacant industrial property into a public charter school focused solely on gifted learners in grades K-8.