The Market's
Transformation

Rooted in Tradition, Cultivating Tomorrow

West Side Market, under the leadership of the non-profit Cleveland Public Market Corporation, is in the midst of a $70 million transformation project. This project aims to preserve the Market’s rich family-owned fresh food business tradition and iconic architecture while adding to the Market experience to reach new audiences and communities that reflect Cleveland in the 21st Century. Your investment in West Side Market’s transformation will restore this historic landmark, bring its operations into the 21st Century, and lead to greater community impact than ever previously imagined.

Proposed Physical Changes

Proposed Physical Changes

Reimagined Arcades

Reimagined Arcades

Both the east and west wings of the old produce arcade will be updated to improve the customer and merchant experience. The KeyBank Produce Arcade will open in the fall of 2025 and will be home to the Market’s produce merchants. The area will be a climate-controlled environment with improved access to product choices for the customers and improved access to food storage in the basement for merchants. The North Arcade will transform into a food hall, featuring expanded indoor seating as well as local, independently owned businesses offering served-on-site food and drink.

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Construction Updates

Construction Updates

Market Construction Shifts to Basement and Temporary Storage

After re-opening the renovated KeyBank Produce Arcade, the next stages of the Market’s $70 million Transformation Project focus on completely overhauling the Market’s basement and continuing work on the future connectors between the Market Hall and the North Arcade. An essential component of the West Side Market’s transformation is ensuring…

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Renovated KeyBank Arcade Opens to Rave Reviews 

This month, the West Side Market Transformation Project achieved a major milestone with the completion and grand opening of the KeyBank Produce Arcade.  The Arcade soft opened to the public on Friday, January 9, and was officially opened following a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Cleveland City Council…

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West Side Market Receives $5 Million in Historic Tax Credits from State of Ohio Department of Development

Tax credits will yield $4 million in funds towards the Market’s Transformation Project The Ohio Department of Development has awarded West Side Market and its operator Cleveland Public Market Corporation (CPMC) $5 million in historic preservation tax credits. This funding will yield $4 million towards West Side Market’s Transformation Project,…

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