A special Lease-Purchase program makes homeownership a possibility for lower income families. The following is a short tour of housing in Cleveland. For more detailed information there is a tour of housing for each neighborhood. In addition to the new housing. Cleveland offers a unique set of housing choices from the traditional mansion to mansion-like apartment buildings around Shaker Square.
Most housing is woodframe.
Many neighbrohoods offer starter housing with traditional bungalows which have two or three bedrooms. In the neighborhoods closer to downtown these houses were built on small lots providing close-knit communities where front porches amplify the ability to be connected. Many of these communities have anchor churches that Provide stability, services and a community focus for both present residents and people long-connected to the neighborhood. The older communities like Ohio City offer Century homes, many that have been remodeled to preserve the past elegance of the neighbrohood. As one moves further out from downtown both the housing and lot size increases.