this kind of thing
is a great lakes region specialty —
'Restoring what we once had.' On Cleveland's East Side, a developer rebuilds his block.
By: Michelle Jarboe
Posted 8:34 PM, Aug 25, 2025 and last updated 4:24 PM, Aug 27, 2025
CLEVELAND — On East 89th Street in Cleveland, it’s impossible to miss six new Victorian-style homes.
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Tramble and his wife have lived on East 89th, in the city’s Fairfax neighborhood, for almost 30 years. They watched the foreclosure crisis ravage the East Side. On their block, grand houses disappeared, leaving behind more than two dozen empty lots.
Now, Tramble is getting ready to unveil an unusual revitalization project – multifamily homes designed to evoke those old painted ladies. The buildings look like oversized single-family houses, but each one of them contains eight apartments.
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Bob Fenner/News 5 — Each Victorian-style home holds eight apartments - a mix of one-bedroom flats and two-bedroom townhomes. The garages are tucked behind the buildings.