
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center - Cleveland, Ohio (Photo by John Elliott)
Sensible Structure
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center’s new building enhances community outreach in University Circle
By John Elliott
New development continues to make University Circle a mecca of cultural, educational and health care institutions. The most recent example being Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center (CHSC), which has moved to a more visible headquarters location at the eastern end of the circle on Euclid Avenue.
The new, 48,000-square-foot, 4-story building at 11635 Euclid Ave. serves as the Eastern Gateway of University Circle, located on the west side of Euclid Avenue facing Little Italy to the east.
The CHSC building stands at the corner of East 117th Street and Euclid Avenue. welcoming visitors with large exterior windows which, in keeping with CHSC’s outreach mission, give the building ample transparency.
The building marks the centerpiece of CHSC’s $17 million campaign entitled, “Strong Voice Sound Tomorrow – The Campaign for Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center.”
The center was previously located at 11206 Euclid Ave. in a building it occupied since 1945. That structure will be demolished to accommodate University Hospitals’ new cancer center.
The new CHSC building will help the center fulfill its mission of doing everything it can to make Cleveland a friendlier place for individuals with communication disorders, and to help people connect in more ways with their family, friends, co-workers, and ultimately, the world.
The center’s 50-person staff relocated in early October following 18 months of construction.
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