Tremont’s Electric Gardens development moves forward with nod from planning commission

By Jordyn Grzelewski | The Plain Dealer | June 7, 2019

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new apartment project in Tremont moved forward Friday with the latest design approval it needed from the city’s planning commission.

The commission OK’d the schematic design for J Roc Development’s Electric Gardens, an apartment building on Literary Road in the near-West Side neighborhood. Friday’s vote is not the final step; the developer must still get final design approvals and a zone change for the property, which is currently industrial.

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Located behind the Bergen Village townhouse development, the project site sits at the juncture of an urban neighborhood and the city’s Industrial Valley. There, J Roc is proposing to erect a building with between 124 and 140 apartment units. A centerpiece of the project is its proximity to the Towpath Trail, project representatives said. Residents would have direct access to the 87-mile trail that follows the historic route of the Ohio and Erie Canal.