Bridgeport Place, an exciting $2.2 million new-construction development project at Kinsman Road and East 72nd Street, consists of 13,200 square feet of new retail and commercial space that accommodates the new offices of Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. The commercial center also includes the new Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley branch and 5/3 Bank ATM.

Bridgeport Place, a new shopping center at Kinsman Road & East 72nd Street

Bridgeport Place complements other activity that has recently been completed or is currently being undertaken in the Garden Valley neighborhood, including the redevelopment of the Garden Valley Estates, Bridgeport (Colfax Road) Model Block, new Anton Grdina School, new-construction homes on Minnie Avenue and Colfax Road as part of East Central Place, investment in the Marion Motley Playfields, Kinsman Road resurfacing, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s new headquarters, and the Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone.

The lobby of BBC's new office space

The grand opening and ribbon cutting for Bridgeport Place took place Wednesday, April 16, 2008. More than 200 city officials, professionals from community development and real estate development-related fields, and neighborhood residents received tours of BBC’s office and the Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley Branch, enjoyed a program that featured Mayor Frank Jackson, Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, and BBC Executive Director Timothy Tramble.

For information about leasing available space in Bridgeport Place, please contact Joseph L. Jones at BBC at (216) 341-1455.