In a tightly packed pocket of Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, a pair of half-built townhomes has been sitting – untouched – for more than a year.
The project didn’t stall out because a developer ran out of money. It’s not a casualty of construction cost swings or material shortages. And there’s no lack of demand for new homes in this part of the city.
Progress stopped, instead, because of a conflict that’s 6,000 miles away. The Sixth City Townhomes show the ripple effects of far-flung wars and tragedies on communities – and the economy – here in Northeast Ohio…