Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Urban Publications Affairs 10-2015 University Circle & Little Italy Study: Demographic Trends, Property Assessment, and Recommendations for Neighborhood Revitalization Ziona Austrian Cleveland State University, [email protected] Kathryn W. Hexter Cleveland State University, [email protected] Ellen Cyran Cleveland State University, [email protected] Paul Boehnlein Bryan Townley See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub Part of the Urban Studies and Planning Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Repository Citation Austrian, Ziona; Hexter, Kathryn W.; Cyran, Ellen; Boehnlein, Paul; Townley, Bryan; and Kalynchuk, Kenneth, "University Circle & Little Italy Study: Demographic Trends, Property Assessment, and Recommendations for Neighborhood Revitalization" (2015). Urban Publications. 0 1 2 3 1325. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1325 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Urban Publications by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Ziona Austrian, Kathryn W. Hexter, Ellen Cyran, Paul Boehnlein, Bryan Townley, and Kenneth Kalynchuk This report is available at EngagedScholarship@CSU: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1325 Prepared for: UNIVERSITY CIRCLE & University Circle Inc. LITTLE ITALY STUDY: Little Italy Redevelopment Corp. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, PROPERTY ASSESSMENT, AND Prepared by: RECOMMENDATIONS Ziona Austrian, PhD FOR NEIGHBORHOOD Kathryn W. Hexter REVITALIZATION Ellen Cyran Paul Boehnlein Bryan Townley Kenneth Kalynchuk October 2015 July 31, 2015 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 http://urban.csuohio.edu - This Page Left Intentionally Blank - TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 1 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................... 2 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES ....................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 7 SOURCES & METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 9 DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................... 9 RESIDENTIAL LOCATION OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ...................................... 10 PROPERTY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................. 10 STRATEGIES FOR STABILIZATION AND REVITALIZATION ........................................................................... 12 NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................... 13 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................... 13 RENTERS VS. HOMEOWNERS ............................................................................................................ 16 HOUSING TENURE .......................................................................................................................... 17 EDUCATION AND INCOME ................................................................................................................ 19 RENTAL PRICES .............................................................................................................................. 20 RENT STUDY .................................................................................................................................. 21 STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE PLACE OF RESIDENCE ......................................................................... 24 STUDENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 24 EMPLOYEES ................................................................................................................................... 28 STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE COMPARISON ............................................................................................. 32 GREATER CIRCLE LIVING PARTICIPANTS ............................................................................................... 35 PROPERTY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................... 38 GENERAL RESULTS .......................................................................................................................... 38 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES ........................................................................... 42 NEIGHBORHOOD TRENDS ................................................................................................................. 42 THE CURRENT SITUATION ................................................................................................................ 43 THE OPPORTUNITY ......................................................................................................................... 43 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 44 PEER PROGRAMS/ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................... 53 APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................................... 56 SOURCES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES .................................................................. 56 APPENDIX B ................................................................................................................................... 57 LAND ASSESSMENT DATA ................................................................................................................ 57 APPENDIX C ................................................................................................................................... 72 NATIONAL AND LOCAL LANDMARK DISTRICT DESIGNATION Q&A ........................................................... 72 APPENDIX D ................................................................................................................................... 73 COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS .............................................................................................................. 73 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Property Assessment Grading Scale ............................................................................... 11 Table 2: Population Distribution by Gender ................................................................................. 14 Table 3: Population Distribution by Race ..................................................................................... 14 Table 4: Population Distribution by Age ....................................................................................... 15 Table 5: Occupancy/Vacancy Rates .............................................................................................. 17 Table 6: Housing Tenure of Residents .......................................................................................... 18 Table 7: Education......................................................................................................................... 19 Table 8: Household Incomes ......................................................................................................... 20 Table 9: Rental Prices .................................................................................................................... 21 Table 10: Neighborhood Rents (2015 Estimates) ......................................................................... 23 Table 11: Price per Square Foot (PSF) 2015 .................................................................................. 23 Table 12: Educational Institutions’ Students by Place of Residence ............................................ 25 Table 13: Institutions’ Employees Living in the Study Area .......................................................... 29 Table 14: Institutions’ Employees Living in Inner Ring Suburbs ................................................... 30 Table 15: Institutions’ Students and Employees by Place of Residence....................................... 33 Table 16: Greater Circle Living Participants Living in Study Area ................................................. 35 Table 17: Greater Circle Living Participants Living in Study Area, by Program Type .................... 36 Table 18: Overall Property Assessment Results ........................................................................... 38 Table 19: Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies ....................................................................... 55 Table B- 1: Little Italy Property Assessment Results ..................................................................... 61 Table B- 2: University Circle Study Area