The City of Champions is stacking wins. Sherwin-Williams’ 36-story global HQ on Public Square opened in 2025, welcoming the first of 4,000 employees – a daily dividend for restaurants, retail, and a #33 Large Companies ranking that keeps climbing. Across downtown, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wraps a $175-million, 50,000-square-foot expansion this fall, pushing the iconic glass pyramid past 200,000 square feet with 20,000 square feet of new galleries and an 800– to 1,000-seat live venue, a powerful lift for a #19 Museums ranking.
The biggest crane in Northeast Ohio is now in Brook Park. Mass excavation began in March on Huntington Bank Field, a $2.4-billion domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns opening 2029 with 67,500 seats and framed by a $1-billion mixed-use district with hundreds of residences, a 350-room hotel and significant retail. A 50-acre lakefront development is also in planning, with a preliminary concept due summer 2026 promising a large music venue, hotel, food hall, and waterfront promenades. The final segment of the 101-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath will be completed in 2027, with the opening of Irishtown Bend Park in 2028. Add the $218-million W Hotel + Residences at Erieview Tower and Bedrock’s riverfront Rock Block – anchored by an immersive Cosm venue – and Cleveland’s era of arrival is no longer coming. It’s here.