Cleveland developer to build age-in-place housing, but city needs to be more proactive, advocates say

Until now, homebuyers in Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood who were looking for a property with a first-floor bedroom were typically out of luck. Most of the neighborhood’s housing stock is older, and as a result, the bedrooms are located on the second floor. Even the newer units that are being built tend to be vertical townhomes with bedrooms on the upper levels.

Now, that’s about to change with the construction of a new single-family home located at 6107 Ellen Ave. The 1,675 square foot, three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home will feature a first-floor bedroom as well as ADA-accessible design. The developer, who is offering the house for sale, hopes the idea will prove successful and spread to other neighborhoods.

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