Many of the CiTiRAMA builders will be hosting an open house at their CiTiRAMA model on the remaining Sundays in October from 2 – 4.

The Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland, the Glenville Development Corp., Ward 8 Councilwoman Sabra Pierce Scott, and grand sponsor Fifth Third Bank welcome you to CiTiRAMA® 2005 in Glenville. CiTiRAMA is the result of hard work, dedication and a shared vision between our entities to bring back our neighborhoods. As you tour the 11 beautiful new homes, you can imagine the possibilities that exist within our neighborhoods. You will see firsthand the latest in urban design and today’s trends in the homebuilding industry. Financial institutions will be on hand to discuss the benefits of buying a home in Cleveland and the options available in new home financing. The 2005 show has some added features that we know the public will appreciate. Each home will showcase fine art from local artists. As you walk the streets you may be entertained by roaming jugglers, stilt walkers and a barbershop quartet! Each Sunday will play host to a gospel choir from a Glenville church. There are additional opportunities to build, with 33 lots scattered throughout Glenville to be built by the CiTiRAMA builders. If you are interested in these great opportunities, please inquire with a CiTiRAMA builder or contact the Glenville Development Corp. at (216) 851-8724 or the HBA at (216) 447-8700. We hope you enjoy CiTiRAMA®.

Cleveland's red-hot housing market continues to sizzle with a wide range of housing products designed to meet and exceed the needs of homebuyers at all levels of the economic spectrum.

The City of Cleveland, the Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland, the Glenville Development Corp., 11 area HBA builders, Grand Sponsor Fifth Third Bank and eight corporate sponsors have teamed up to present Cleveland's 2005 CiTiRAMA.

Fashioned after similar shows that have taken place in Cleveland's suburbs, CiTiRAMA will provide prospective homebuyers, like you, a showcase of new-housing products available right here in Cleveland.

We are making enormous strides on the City's housing front. A total of 498 new for-sale housing permits were issued across the City in 2004, propelling us to capture the No. 1 ranking in home construction in Northeast Ohio. And the momentum continues during 2005. Buoyed by a steady and vertical climb in property values, and mortgage rates that are at their lowest levels in more than 30 years, the time is right to purchase a new home.

I invite you to stop by Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood and visit the 11 new CiTiRAMA homes on Saturday, Sept. 10, through Sunday, Sept. 18. Professionals from the City's Department of Community Development will be on hand to answer your questions regarding available land bank, tax abatement and mortgage assistance programs.

During and following the CiTiRAMA show, if you have any questions pertaining to Cleveland's housing products, please call the Department of Community Development at (216) 664-2869 or simply visit the City's Web site at www.city.cleveland.oh.us.

So please stop by and see for yourself why Cleveland's a great place to call home.

Sincerely,

Jane L. Campbell
Mayor

Show hours: SEPT. 10 -18
Mon.-Fri., 2-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $6; children under 10 are free