PHOTO COURTESY OF WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Ohio’s largest land trust, has purchased the 28 acres that house the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park on the eastern edge of Cleveland between Bratenahl and Euclid, and is set to help determine a strategy and future plan for the property that will benefit the community and also respect and treat fairly the current tenants of the park.
The sale happened after Ward 8 Councilman Mike Polensek learned the owner of the property was planning to sell, potentially to a new owner who planned high-rise apartments or a commercial retail center. He reached out to the Land Conservancy, who purchased the property.
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to intelligently create a long-term strategy that could be transformational for the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood and the Cleveland-Euclid border,” says Matt Zone, senior vice president of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. “But until we do our due diligence, there’s a lot that we don’t know. Nevertheless, here is what we do know: This property will not become high-rise apartments, high-end housing or a strip mall.”
Brian Zimmerman, CEO of Cleveland Metroparks, adds: “We are excited about the prospect of how this property might connect to existing Lake Erie shoreline and local public parks, enhancing equitable park access to the region’s network of greenspace.”
To learn more, visit wrlandconservancy.org.
