You Can’t Build That Here — 3525 Beechwood Blvd
July 31, 2024
Our fourteenth entry in the You Can’t Build That Here series takes us to an early 20th century fourplex in Greenfield .
For our fourteenth entry in our “You Can’t Build That Here!” series, we hop on our bikes, coast on down to the jail trail and then head up Greenfield Ave (it helps to either be on an E-bike or switch into low gear here) intoGreenfield.
Each entry in this series highlights a currently existing building that would be illegal to build under the existing zoning code. The purpose is to highlight how flawed our zoning code is.
Today, we’re looking at 3525 Beechwood Blvd - a 2-story brick building that can easily be mistaken for a single family home from the front, but is actually a fourplex.
This apartment building is a brick, 2 story building with 4 apartments. The apartment entrances are in the front with a walkway leading to a sidewalk. The building contains a basement that can be accessed through the apartments and from the side. This building is located near Greenfield’s shops on Murray Ave and is a mere 4 minute walk to the Giant Eagle (half of which is walking through the grocery store’s parking lot).
Like much of Greenfield, it was built sometime between 1910 and 1923, as it shows up on the 1923 historical maps. A 2-bedroom unit rents at about $1,050.
