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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Gensler

Location: Avon Lake, Ohio, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 6/30/2022
Program type(s): Food Service - Restaurant/Cafeteria, Mixed-Use, Office - Medium (< 100,000 sf), Parking, Residential - Multi-Family, 5 or more units, Retail Store
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 5,488,560
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 1,700,000
Project substantial completion date: 6/30/2022
Climate zone: 7a
Project site: Previously developed land, Brownfield
Project team: 
Engineer - Civil: raSmith
Engineer - Structural: raSmith
Landscape Architect: Supermass Studio
Graphic Design: Studio J9

Project Overview:
The Avon Lake Regenerative Master Plan transforms a decommissioned coal-fired power plant into a vibrant, mixed-use lakefront destination on Lake Erie. Addressing the plant’s 2022 closure, which improved environmental conditions but caused job losses and reduced city revenue, the plan adaptively reuses historic structures including elements of the turbine hall and stacks. It also reconnects Avon Lake to the waterfront by adding housing, offices, and public attractions while sustainably restoring the site.

This project revitalizes the community and serves as a model for transforming obsolete industrial sites into regional destinations with renewed purpose.

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