WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) – Ground was broken Tuesday on Westlake Elevated, a development in Westlake that will give small-business owners the option to buy commercial space instead of leasing it.
The first phase includes nine commercial units. The units are intended to give small-business owners flexibility to expand into a new address.
Purchase option
Thomas Lawrence, a developer, local business owner, and the founder of Westlake Elevated, said small-business owners who want to “get out of the garage” or whose businesses are growing need to find more space.
Lawrence said there are not many options for small commercial spaces between 1,000 and 3,000 square feet in the west suburbs of Cleveland…