CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police threw open the doors of the historic ArtCraft building on Monday for a first look at renderings at the site of its proposed new headquarters.
Last month, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb asked for council's authorization to purchase the site at 2530 Superior Avenue to turn into the planned $90 million police headquarters. The $90 million price tag includes the cost of the property, new equipment and furniture, the developer’s fee, and all costs related to the design and construction of the facility. Ownership of the building would transfer to the city of Cleveland once the renovation is complete.
Bibb announced in November that his administration had chosen the ArtCraft building as the preferred site of the police headquarters out of the six proposals considered. The city says that the 250,000-square-foot building will be able to be transformed into a "world-class home" for the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP).
Police leaders tell 3News that their operations are spread out across the city and the new headquarters is all about unifying the department.
"We have some offices still inside the Justice Center," explained Cleveland Police Deputy Chief Dorothy Todd. "We want to bring everyone back together and have the opportunity for everyone to operate as we should be, instead of kind of broken up throughout."
Once approved by Cleveland City Council, the new facility could be ready for police to use by early 2025. Council is continuing its review of the proposal in various committees.
You can see current views of the inside and outside of the ArtCraft building, plus the renderings that were released on Monday below.
