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Source for top-flight Northeast Ohio business news. Stan Bullard covers real estate and related industries at Crain's Cleveland Business.
There long enough to see a few real estate cycles in town, nation.
03/05/2026
Lots of real estate news today. Three items of note:
Add a new name to the Greater Cleveland CRE biz: Shield. But the man behind it is familiar from years in the trenches with Colliers, Newmark, Weston and Realife. Here's what Mike Plaspohl says about… | Stan Bullard Add a new name to the Greater Cleveland CRE biz: Shield. But the man behind it is familiar from years in the trenches with Colliers, Newmark, Weston and Realife. Here's what Mike Plaspohl says about his new venture. This is news, folks!
01/23/2026
Rise of Meijer in Northeast Ohio sheds perspective on Amazon's latest bricks-and-mortar retail gambit.
Amazon readies a big-box store near Chicago Continued growth in Northeast Ohio by Meijer and Menard often has me thinking about how hypermarkets fit in the continually changing bricks-and-mortar retail story. They and the usual big boxers have continued growing in the region while traditional mall shopping lost its place and struggles to keep
12/17/2025
Saddened by another loss I knew from my reporting days when Cleveland was a different place.
Hunter Morrison, who served as director of the Cleveland City Planning Commission (as he often corrected me) under Voinovich through White has passed at 78. He showed Cleveland how to dream better… | Stan Bullard Hunter Morrison, who served as director of the Cleveland City Planning Commission (as he often corrected me) under Voinovich through White has passed at 78. He showed Cleveland how to dream better and big, especially through the Civic Vision 2000 plan. I was skeptical about all planning in the 1980s...
11/03/2025
The owner of about 30 industrial buildings in NEO is going from public reit to private holdings.
Plymouth Industrial REIT To Go Private In $2.1B Deal Makarora Management and Ares Alternative Credit's deal is nearly twice Sixth Street Partners’ unsolicited takeover proposal in August.
10/15/2025
Another loss for the Cleveland business community. Before Blue Point occupied its space in Hoyt Block in the Warehouse District, the site churned tenants. Hats off, George and co.
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Hospitality Restaurants’ George Schindler dies Cleveland restaurant pioneer helped build local empire of Northeast Ohio establishments including Blue Point Grille and Cabin Club.
06/20/2025
News on Millennia we couldn't resist sharing: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sinito-shuffles-roles-millennia-housing-stan-bullard-23zwc
Now back to enjoying the solstice and break between raindrops in this wet summer.
02/01/2025
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01/16/2025
Flats East Bank buying opportunity alert | Stan Bullard Opportunity alert, property owner-types:
Lots of folks have wished me well on my retirement from Crain's Cleveland Business. More of my life was spent there than outside it as I was 31 when I joined the staff. It'll be hard to disconnect from the realty and biz beat at CCB. But I hope to stay connected with my home town. In the beginning it was a treat to see downtown continue to develop. Then it was learning streets, neighborhoods and small towns I scarcely new as my beat covered seven counties. And later, as Ohio City began to take off with apartments and SoLo with new homes and extensive remakes, my old neighborhoods. My son was kind enough to post this about my transition to post-Crain life:
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12/19/2024
Developers of the office to apartment and hotel conversion of The Rose and Sloan (former Medical Mutual HQ) buildings downtown now own the huge landmark. More WTK of course. And word it will have apartments associated with a Marriott brand. https://bit.ly/crw121824 The terra cotta, intricately detailed building is the cover photo on the Realty writer page today. https://bit.ly/crw121824
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