Cleveland Arts District Master Plan

Building on the firm's decades of involvement with Playhouse Square Center, Westlake Reed Leskosky is currently working with a developer to master plan an urban arts district in downtown Cleveland. The area in question encompasses approximately 1 million square feet at the nexus of several important educational and cultural institutions, including: Cleveland State University, Playhouse Square Center Theatre District, Cuyahoga Community College, Gateway Sports and Entertainment District (including Progressive Field),...

The Dalad Group, Hoyt Block

Westlake Reed Leskosky's master plan creates a residential oasis within the urban Warehouse District, Cleveland's 19th century manufacturing and wholesale center. A prominent Cleveland developer had acquired a city block of the historic district for a mixed-use project, encompassing nearly 1 million square feet of leasable space. Planned for implementation in three phases over three years, the design addresses the deep and dark buildings originally designed for manufacturing and storage....

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, The Idea Center

Pioneering work at Playhouse Square continues with the design of interactive facilities integrating multimedia, performing arts, and broadcast for WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream and the Playhouse Square Foundation. Inserting a contemporary design concept into historic One Playhouse Square on Euclid Avenue, the new synergetic center breaks down the barriers between television and radio to foster a convergence of the two formerly independent media streams, with multilevel activities and movement...

Ameritrust Complex

Westlake Reed Leskosky worked with a developer to design a $200 million redevelopment of the former Ameritrust complex in downtown Cleveland.  Featuring a luxury boutique hotel, a new Class A office building and a new multi-story parking garage, the mixed-use lifestyle center will encompass almost 10 square city blocks.  Integral to the project is the adaptive re-use of two landmark structures:  the 1908 Cleveland Trust Rotunda and the 1971 Marcel...

Superior Avenue Office Tower

Westlake Reed Leskosky's concept design for a speculative office building in downtown Cleveland projects a highly memorable image.  Located at a key transition point between Public Square and the Warehouse District, the canted form has dynamic visibility as a terminus to Euclid and Superior Avenues.   Designed for LEED Gold certification, the structure reduces heat gain by self-shading the south façade.  Horizontal blades on heat-activated sensors shield the east and west...