The Rialto Theater Building is located on West 25th Street in the heart of the historic Ohio City district of Cleveland. Constructed in 1919, the Rialto was one of the city’s largest west side cinema and vaudeville venues at the time. The two-story terracotta and brick-clad structure served a variety of subsequent uses, most recently [...]
1400 West 10th, in Cleveland’s historic Flats neighborhood, was renovated and adapted for office tenants. The exterior of the building was restored, windows were unblocked and replaced, and new exterior decks were added. A new penthouse and rooftop deck were created that offer dramatic views of Downtown Cleveland, its many bridges and the Cuyahoga River. [...]
The historic Forest City Savings & Trust Building (built in 1904) and Seymour Block (built in 1878) are located on the corner of West 25th St. and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s thriving Ohio City neighborhood. The buildings were connected on the upper levels in the 1940’s and have undergone substantial renovations to support mixed uses. [...]
The Wagner Awning Building is an adaptive reuse project in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. The historic factory was converted into 59 apartments and basement office space. Originally built in 1895, the project received state and federal historic tax credits for the conversion. In 2017, the Wagner Awning Building won a State Historic Preservation Award from the Ohio History [...]
The renovation of the historic Fairmont Creamery created 30 residential units, a commercial gym, office space and a café for Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1930 for the Fairmont Creamery Company, this industrial building was awarded local historic landmark status and state historic tax credits in 2013. Exterior restoration included the repair of the [...]
Dimit Architects worked with Skyline International Development to create a plan to improve the vitality, look and feel of the exterior and atrium level of the historic Cleveland Arcade. The Cleveland Arcade opened in May of 1890 as one of the first indoor shopping centers in America. Inspired by European structures such as Galleria Vittorio [...]
811 Prospect Avenue was a long-vacant building in Downtown Cleveland. Built in the 1990’s as an entertainment venue, Dimit Architects was tasked with reinventing the building for new uses. Renovations to the building included expansive new windows and creation of an exterior balcony to entice tenants to the second floor office spaces. The ground floor [...]
The 5th Street Arcades were rebranded and redeveloped in 2012 by Cumberland Development. The Arcades are comprised of two unique architectural landmarks, the Colonial Arcade which was built in 1898 and the Euclid Arcade, constructed in 1911. In 2000, the two arcades were linked when a historic hotel atop the Colonial Arcade was renovated and reopened. A strategy [...]
The 147 West Market Street Building occupies a key position on the central downtown square in Warren, Ohio, almost directly across the square from the historic Trumbull County Courthouse. Constructed in 1884, the building was original comprised of three one-story storefronts which were eventually combined into a larger commercial building with two levels and a [...]
Originally constructed in 1872, this Second Empire-style brick mansion was converted in 1910 for use as an Odd Fellows Brotherhood meeting hall. The Chesler Group purchased the building in 2007 and commissioned the restoration and renovation to provide a new headquarters for the GAR Foundation. Exterior restoration included repair of the stone base and brick [...]