Officials chose the roughly 260,000-square-foot building, a onetime garment factory and recent artists' enclave that looms over the Inner Belt, after soliciting proposals from developers, property owners and real estate brokers.
The state's new brownfield remediation program was not oversubscribed during the first round, despite lots of buzz. In Cuyahoga County, property owners, developers and public-sector partners are seeking $71.6 million in grants.