The design of Ironwood Flats was inspired by neighboring, historic houses in Cleveland’s Slavic Village with gables and different colored sections to break up the massing of the building (RDL). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Senior housing sought in Slavic Village
Despite Cleveland City Planning Commission calling the design for a proposed affordable senior housing development in Slavic Village as unoriginal and its location isolated from community amenities, it urged that the project be approved in an expedited manner.
The commission’s reason for panning the project is that the its location and design are influenced by cost and regulatory constraints placed on this and similar projects by state policymakers, notably those at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), said commission members and the housing developer.
While Cleveland officials may wish to try to influence improvements to those policies in future years, the need exists now to build more affordable housing wherever it can be done in the city…