LakewoodAlive Announces October 10 Forum

[Jay Foran]

“Hard Hat Area: Lakewood’s Residential Building Boomâ€Â￾

LakewoodAlive, a citizens’ community development and advocacy group committed to helping create informed and engaged residents, has announced its next forum, "Hard Hat Area: Lakewood's Residential Building Boom".

The forum will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wasmer Auditorium at Lakewood Hospital, 14519 Detroit Ave. Free parking is available in the hospital’s garage for those attending the forum. The forum is being sponsored by First Federal of Lakewood.

“Lakewood is in the midst of a residential building boom,â€Â￾ said Mary Anne Crampton, president of LakewoodAlive. “We want to provide our citizens with an inside look at the exciting projects currently underway and provide them with a full understanding of the importance of these projects to our local economy.â€Â￾

Three residential projects, all at different stages of development, will be featured: The Cliffs on Rocky River, Rosewood Place and Rockport Square. “This is such an exciting time in Lakewood,â€Â￾ Crampton said. “These residential development projects, combined with the expansion of Lakewood Public Library, the construction of the Lakewood Family YMCA and the new schools, are the highlight of Lakewood’s renaissance.â€Â￾

Participants in the forum will be Rick Foran and Pat Foran from the Foran Group, developer of The Cliffs on Rocky River; Tom Barrett, developer of Rosewood Place; and Genna Petrolla, Realtor from Progressive Urban Real Estate, representing Rockport Square. Each presenter will provide an overview of their development, complete with visual displays. Audience members will be given ample opportunity for questions following the presentations.