The Historic Deutschtown neighborhood is working to give the 50,000 cars that pass through it on a daily basis even more reason to pause. The Deutschtown Gateway Project, which is currently underway, includes restorations of several Victorian storefronts on East Ohio Street, an effort that neighborhood organizations hope will improve the entryway of this important Northside business district.
Phase I of the Deutschtown Gateway Project is the complete restoration a Victorian-era commercial building's facade at 632 East Ohio Street. Located near I-279, it is a highly visible landmark for commuters and visitors exiting the highway.
Among other improvements, colored art glass windows, hidden for decades behind an earlier remodeling, will soon be restored. The building’s current tenant, Grace Period, plans to expand its administrative offices to a renovated second floor.
The restoration is part of a larger redevelopment plan of the Historic Deutschtown Development Corporation (HDDC) and the Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC).
At 620-628 East Ohio Street, a combination restoration and infill construction project will add updated retail space to the block, whose buildings are mostly vacant. The project will create 6,000 to 8,000 square-feet of horizontal commercial office space per floor, on the 2 nd and 3rd stories of this multi-parcel redevelopment.
According to NSLC Executive Director Mark Fatla, the project will bring a type of large office space the district currently lacks.
“We’ll be able to offer the office market what it wants,” Fatla says.
HDDC is also planning renovate several other buildings it owns, including 431, 433, and 502 East Ohio Street.
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