Cleveland Heights Will Host Open House for Renovated Homes

Thanks to a federal grant, the City of Cleveland Heights is tackling the foreclosure crisis a few homes at a time.

The city received $2 million through the , which grants money to local governments to buy abandoned, vacant and foreclosed homes, repair them and turn them around for sale.

The city will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday to show potential buyers the most recent homes it has renovated through this program. 

The following homes are for sale and open Sunday:

• 3979 Bluestone Road: $83,000
• 3942 Delmore Road: $82,500
• 950 Dresden Road: $79,000
• 3273 East Overlook Road: $84,900
• 1035 Helmsdale Road: $119,000
• 863 Nelaview Road: $74,000

A city representative and real estate agent will be at each home to answer questions and give people a tour, said Rick Wagner, manager of housing programs for the city.

There are eligibility requirements for buyers because the homes were rehabbed with federal funds. The properties must be owner-occupied and buyers must attend eight hours of home buying counseling from a Department of Housing and Urban Development-certified agency. Owners must be at or below a certain income based on household size as well. Specific details are available on the city’s website.

So far, the city has renovated 12 houses and , Wagner said. The program also pays for homes that have to be demolished and can’t be saved. The city has .

Once the homes are sold, the money goes back into the fund to continue to rebuild homes or demolish those that are dilapidated.

For more information, call the Cleveland Heights Housing Programs Department, 216-291-5900