After a slump of many, many years, downtown Cleveland is being dusted off to show its former glory, and it’s a transformation which comes with a new pizazz. The ambitious Vision for the Valley masterplan envisions not only a revival of downtown’s Lake Erie waterfront, but also large swathes of the nearby Cuyahoga riverbanks. The landmark May Company Building on Prospect Avenue East, built by architect Daniel Burnham (1846-1912) for an eponymous department store chain, closed its doors in 1993 and has since been abandoned. As part of the downtown area’s urban redevelopment, the building has been given a new lease on life, and as of late, three entire floors are occupied by design-led apartment hotel chain ROOST. A subsidiary of Philadelphia-based real estate management and development company Method, the property features a total of 62 studio, and one and two-bedroom apartments, all designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and Method Studios, the real estate company’s in-house design team.
The homey, light-filled studios are designed with hardwood floors, handpicked artworks, functional custom work spaces, Gubi coffee tables and modern light fixtures by Original BTC. The design thoughtfully combines living and sleeping areas without sacrificing a full-sized kitchen. Amenities include complimentary WiFi, a Smart TV, a Sonos speaker, and a washer and dryer. The one and two bedroom apartments are equally flooded in daylight and feature custom furniture, vintage rugs, living plants, and original artwork, and have similar amenities. The new ROOST outpost also comes with a set of convenient communal facilities, such as an outdoor rooftop patio, a lending library, a community room, same-day dry cleaning & laundry services, and seasonal complimentary bicycles which allow you to easily explore town. Along with ROOST Cleveland, the apartment hotel chain is further expanding, opening new properties Tampa and Detroit in the course of this year.
ROOST
105 Prospect Avenue East (Downtown)
Cleveland, OH 44115
Telephone: +1 844 6976678
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