The former American Sugar Refining Co. plant on Carnegie Avenue in Midtown closed early last year, was sold last month and in the coming weeks will be demolished for an as-yet unidentified end user. The 10.3-acre property has joined many others in the Midline redevelopment district to be reactivated once again (CRESCO). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
American Sugar plant to be razed, redeveloped
Another big piece of land has been added to the Midline redevelopment district on the city’s near-East Side. And officials are wasting no time in clearing the site for future development.
Last month, the Site Readiness For Good Jobs Fund took title to the former American Sugar Refining Company plant, 6515 Carnegie Ave., in the Midtown portion of Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The site measures 10.3 acres and includes nine structures totaling 112,000 square feet, according to public records. Some of the structures date to the late 1800s with the newest built in 1994. One has a two-story terracotta façade with ornamental features on Carnegie…