RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: The Cure for Suburbia

4.26.2005

The Cure for Suburbia

The "Cure for Suburbia" will be no more then a stone's throw from Luigi's. At a press conference on Monday at Northside, Testa Companies unvailed its plan to reurbanize the Northside District. They will be building 28 brownstones and creating 63 loft spaces ranging in price from $175k to $695k (for penthouse lofts). Hopefully, the area is in the beginning stages of losing its reptutation as a bad part of town and regaining its title as a center of art and jazz.

This kind of development is exactly what Akron needs. Getting people back into the city and out of the 'burbs will help the city in it's quest to attract and retain people. Now we just need some new businesses to come to town offering salaries that will enable people to buy into the area.

For more info on the housing plan check out Testa Companies. And for some history on Northside's rise and fall, check out David Giffels' article, Akron builds on the past, in The BJ.

(joe :: The Cure for Suburbia)

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