Burten, Bell, Carr’s Business Development pillar works with merchants to develop their brand and assist them in obtaining the resources, information, and funding needed to grow their business to the next level.
BBC works in partnership with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and other partners to help support our new and existing local businesses. Through our network of community partners, we provide resources, connections to funding opportunities, and education that owners and entrepreneurs can use to help their businesses and the local economy flourish and thrive.
Arbor Park Place
When Arbor Park opened in 2005, it was the first large-scale retail development project in the Central neighborhood in over 40 years. The $6.2 million redevelopment of the former Longwood Plaza eliminated a neighborhood blight and serves as a striking example of Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.’s social- and community-benefits approach to commercial development.
Arbor Park Plaza
In the year before Arbor Park was redeveloped and opened, Longwood Plaza had been the site of more than one hundred recorded police incidents. The year after BBC took ownership and redeveloped the property, the number of recorded incidences dropped to three. Since opening, Arbor Park Place has created over 75 new jobs, more than half of which have been filled by low-to-moderate-income neighborhood residents.
Area stakeholders take great pride in Arbor Park Place and have cultivated it as the “town square” of the Central neighborhood and a center for community activity. Today, Arbor Park provides residents with a convenient place to pick up household items and drop off their kids at daycare. Our success in redeveloping Arbor Park Place demonstrates that not only can strategically planned retail and commercial development create jobs and bring viable shopping services to the community, but it can reduce crime and improve neighborhood safety as well.
In 2017, Arbor Park underwent a series of capital improvements aimed at updating the property’s appearance and enhancing visitors’ experiences.
Bridgeport Place
Bridgeport Place, a new shopping center at Kinsman Road & East 72nd Street
Bridgeport Place, a $2.2 million commercial space on Kinsman Road and East 72nd Street, was completed in late 2007. The 13,200-square-foot, new-construction development became the permanent home for Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.’s offices, as well as Sunshine Café, Cornucopia Place, and the Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley Branch. The latest addition to Bridgeport Place is BBC’s brand-new community radio station, Our Voices United (WOVU 95.9 FM).
Bridgeport Place complements recent and ongoing development activity in the Kinsman neighborhood, including the Heritage View Homes, Anton Grdina School, Kinsman Road resurfacing, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s headquarters, and the Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone.
The lobby of BBC’s office space
Tenants: Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. | Cornucopia Place | WOVU 95.9 FM | Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley Branch
Address: 7201 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44104
Leasing Information: If you are interested in leasing a restaurant space in Bridgeport Place, please call FASS Real Estate Services at (866) 861-4761.
BOXSPOT
The BOXSPOT is a series of recycled shipping containers arranged as an open-air market within a newly created community space. BOXSPOT provides an affordable alternative to brick-and-mortar establishments, with lower rent, lower operating costs, and less expensive tenant build-out. Starting a business is easier for neighborhood residents when barriers to entry are lowered. The containers were retrofitted as shops and kitchens for entrepreneurs to sell their wares or provide services. The BOXSPOT functions like a shopping center, where several diverse businesses clustered on a single site could create a shopping destination for customers.
Address: 8005 Kinsman Rd. (Intersection of E. 81st Street and Kinsman Road)
Leasing Information: If you are interested in leasing a space in BOXSPOT, please call FASS Real Estate Services at (866) 861-4761.
The Community Navigator Pilot Program is powered by the US Small Business Administration and shares educational tools, resources, and funding opportunities to entrepreneurs in the city of Cleveland. Our ecosystem approach first combines a collaborative, grassroots, bottom-up approach with a navigator framework.
Burten, Bell, Carr’s Business Development pillar works with merchants to develop their brand and assist them in obtaining the resources, information, and funding needed to grow their business to the next level.
BBC works in partnership with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and other partners to help support our new and existing local businesses. Through our network of community partners, we provide resources, connections to funding opportunities, and education that owners and entrepreneurs can use to help their businesses and the local economy flourish and thrive.
Arbor Park Place
When Arbor Park opened in 2005, it was the first large-scale retail development project in the Central neighborhood in over 40 years. The $6.2 million redevelopment of the former Longwood Plaza eliminated a neighborhood blight and serves as a striking example of Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.’s social- and community-benefits approach to commercial development.
Arbor Park Village
In the year before Arbor Park was redeveloped and opened, Longwood Plaza had been the site of more than one hundred recorded police incidents. The year after BBC took ownership and redeveloped the property, the number of recorded incidences dropped to three. Since opening, Arbor Park Place has created over 75 new jobs, more than half of which have been filled by low-to-moderate-income neighborhood residents.
Area stakeholders take great pride in Arbor Park Place and have cultivated it as the “town square” of the Central neighborhood and a center for community activity. Today, Arbor Park provides residents with a convenient place to pick up household items and drop off their kids at daycare. Our success in redeveloping Arbor Park Place demonstrates that not only can strategically planned retail and commercial development create jobs and bring viable shopping services to the community, but it can reduce crime and improve neighborhood safety as well.
In 2017, Arbor Park underwent a series of capital improvements aimed at updating the property’s appearance and enhancing visitors’ experiences.
Arbor Park Village includes a large central greenspace with opportunities for active and passive recreation
Tenants: Kids Korner Child Enrichment Center | Dollar Mart
Address: 2500 E 40th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44104
Leasing Information: BBC is looking to fill three vacancies at Arbor Park Place. If you are interested in opening a restaurant or retail space in the Central neighborhood, please call FASS Real Estate Services at (866) 861-4761.
Bridgeport Place
Bridgeport Place, a new shopping center at Kinsman Road & East 72nd Street
Bridgeport Place, a $2.2 million commercial space on Kinsman Road and East 72nd Street, was completed in late 2007. The 13,200-square-foot, new-construction development became the permanent home for Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.’s offices, as well as Sunshine Café, Cornucopia Place, and the Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley Branch. The latest addition to Bridgeport Place is BBC’s brand-new community radio station, Our Voices United (WOVU 95.9 FM).
Bridgeport Place complements recent and ongoing development activity in the Kinsman neighborhood, including the Heritage View Homes, Anton Grdina School, Kinsman Road resurfacing, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s headquarters, and the Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone.
The lobby of BBC’s office space
Tenants: Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. | Cornucopia Place | WOVU 95.9 FM | Cleveland Public Library Garden Valley Branch
Address: 7201 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44104
Leasing Information: If you are interested in leasing a restaurant space in Bridgeport Place, please call FASS Real Estate Services at (866) 861-4761.
BOXSPOT
The BOXSPOT is a series of recycled shipping containers arranged as an open-air market within a newly created community space. BOXSPOT provides an affordable alternative to brick-and-mortar establishments, with lower rent, lower operating costs, and less expensive tenant build-out. Starting a business is easier for neighborhood residents when barriers to entry are lowered. The containers were retrofitted as shops and kitchens for entrepreneurs to sell their wares or provide services. The BOXSPOT functions like a shopping center, where several diverse businesses clustered on a single site could create a shopping destination for customers.
Address: 8005 Kinsman Rd. (Intersection of E. 81st Street and Kinsman Road)
Leasing Information: If you are interested in leasing a space in BOXSPOT, please call FASS Real Estate Services at (866) 861-4761.
The Hebrew Free Loan Association
The Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) is a treasured community resource that, for more than a century, has offered its services to all persons regardless of race or religion. HLFA’s mission is to lend money for worthy purposes, free of interest to needy and responsible persons.
Jumpstart
Jumpstart employs the skills, experience and creativity to directly invest and assist diverse entrepreneurs leading high growth companies in Northeast Ohio. They grow and strengthen Northeast Ohio’s regional entrepreneurial ecosystem by overseeing an interconnected network of support resources, including incubators and accelerators, investors, research foundations and education programs, to supply young, high growth companies with the capital, mentoring, space and connections they need.
Economic Community Development Institute
Economic Community Development Institute (ECDI) provides technical assistance and micro-loans for small business start-ups that may not qualify for traditional financing. Loans range from $500 -$350,000 for start-up, newly-established, or growing micro enterprises. In July 2014, ECDI established a full-time women’s business center in Cleveland which will offer office space, technical assistance and access to capital.
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland (ULGC), a community-based, non-profit organization was established in 1917. The core mission focuses on the following: Education & Youth, Economic Empowerment, Health & Quality of Life, Civic Engagement, Civil Rights and Racial Justice. Business services include: business planning, legal services, product development and technical resources. Partnering with government, corporate and other community organizations has enabled the ULGC’s ability to respond effectively to the needs of the urban community.
