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 Lee-Harvard Senior Building
 This new senior building will be located in the off of Lee Road at Miles Avenue in Cleveland, OH. The area, situated in Ward 1 of District 4, is home to a significant population of individuals, aged 55 and older who are seeking alternative forms of housing that will enable them to remain in their current neighborhood.
According to the Lee-Miles Neighborhood Plan Summary from the City Planning Commission of Cleveland, over 90% of the housing in the Lee-Miles District are single-family homes, compared with 53% city-wide leaving residents with limited housing options. In order to meet the needs of the Lee-Miles community, CMHA and Union Miles Development Corporation are currently developing a 40-unit senior building that will serve this aging population, using NSP2 financing.
The development will be comprised of 40 affordable one and two-bedroom units and will feature amenities like ample parking, onsite laundry, a community room, exercise area and warming kitchen. Currently, the plan is to offer 10 two-bedroom units and 30 one-bedroom units that will range from 780 sq. ft to 1000 sq. ft. Although there will be 12 dedicated UFAS units and 3 dedicated audio-visual units, every unit in the facility will be adaptable to UFAS compliant standards.
The development of the Lee Road Senior building will be the catalyst, along with its sister-site, Miles Elderly, that will bring new life to this community. Both buildings will feature innovative design features that will compliment the neighborhood. Both buildings will occupy vacancies on major streets (Lee, Miles and 119th). Most importantly both buildings will provide new housing options to this community thereby meeting the City Planning Commission of Cleveland’s goals of improving the quality of housing, reducing vacancies and developing housing that is connected to the broader community.
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