South Euclid Residents Vote to Rezone Oakwood

South Euclid residents voted to rezone the former Oakwood Country Club Tuesday night.

Unofficial, final results show that 4,272 voted for the rezoning, 3,451 voted against, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

First Interstate Properties of Lyndhurst, the developer that owns the 154-acre Oakwood land that is in both Cleveland Heights and South Euclid, is known for developing Legacy Village, Willoughby Commons, Steelyard Commons and Avon Commons, and plans to call the space "Oakwood Commons."

The land in South Euclid was zoned for residential development. First Interstate’s plans call for a mix of parkland and residential and commercial properties — 69 acres of green space, 63 acres of retail and 22 acres of high-end residential properties. The land must be rezoned in Cleveland Heights for the project to be completed.

its side of the land in June, but residents . After a back-and-forth battle between , which wants the property converted into a park, and First Interstate, the that South Euclid residents should vote on whether the land is rezoned.

First Interstate Oct. 18.

“I want to thank the voters for their support, voters who said they want a 21-acre park; voters who said they want new jobs for themselves, their children and for others who’ve searched in vain for work; voters who said let’s keep our tax dollars in South Euclid; voters who value reasonable and appropriate solutions that balance economic needs with environmental stewardship; and voters who chose win-win instead of win-lose,” said Mitchell Schneider, president of First Interstate Properties, in a press release.