clipped from: blog.cleveland.com   
The January issue of Urban Land magazine includes a feature on revitalizing old warehouse districts -- and the article opens with a photograph of Cleveland's Perry Payne building.

The blurb on Cleveland includes comments from Tom Starinsky of the Historic Warehouse District Development Corp. and developer Bob Rains of Landmark RE Management LLC. The district's vital stats: 3,000 residents, 2,500 daytime workers and 39 restored warehouses (28 of which are certified as historic structures).

The article also looks at warehouse district revivals in Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Francisco, Vancouver and -- of course -- Pittsburgh, which has gotten some glowing press lately from publications including The Plain Dealer and The New York Times.

The writer points to urban renewal as a possible opportunity for developers to keep working despite financing challenges, by taking advantage of public-private partnerships, incentives and various tax credits available