Design Review

Downtown Flats

Meeting Times and Location

WebEx Virtual 9:00 a.m. – Generally 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month (see schedule/agenda

Region Description

The Downtown/Flats Region generally covers the Downtown and Flats area from West 25th Street on the west to the Innerbelt on the south and east.  It also covers the Lake Erie shoreline from Bratenahl on the east to, and including, Edgewater Park on the west.  It also encompasses the Hopkins Airport area south of I-480.  This region includes the following Design Review Districts:

Downtown/Flats Design Review District Lakefront Design Review District (excluding the section south and east of I-90)  

You can also view the Design Review Regions and Districts on our online GIS Viewer here.

The Downtown/Flats Committee also reviews projects in the Mall and Playhouse Square Historic Districts as advisory to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.

The Downtown/Flats Committee does not review projects in the following designated Local Landmarks Districts:(these districts are reviewed by separate local committees’ advisory to the Landmarks Commission) 

  • East 4th Historic District
  • Market Square Historic District
  • Ohio City Historic District
  • Warehouse Historic District

Committee Members

  • Jeff Bogart, Chair
  • Thom Geist, Vice Chair
  • Jock Bialosky
  • Keith Brown
  • Krysta Pesarchick
  • Jayme Schwartzberg
  • Greg SJ Soltis
  • Tom Yablonsky
  • Tom Zarfoss 

City Planning Staff

Dan Shinkle

(216)-664-3812 dshinkle@clevelandohio.gov