Travis and Taylor Buy Bratenahl Mansion: CLE Daily

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Real Estate: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just bought a $5.35 million lakefront mansion in Bratenahl.

By Annie Nickoloff

Travis Kelce, a Cleveland Heights native, closed in March on a roughly 21,000-square-foot lakefront estate in Bratenahl for $5.35 million, about four months before he and Taylor Swift married July 3 at Madison Square Garden.

The House: Known as "Moyenage," the 3.5-acre estate dates to about 1895 and has eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.

The Agents: David Ayers and Nick Zawitz of The Agency Cleveland represented both sides of the sale. "We're thrilled for the new owners and so excited for Cleveland," they said in a statement.

Not His First Local Investment: Kelce bought a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians in May, joining an ownership group that includes Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils co-owner David Blitzer.

A Cedar Point Connection: Kelce also joined an activist investor group with JANA Partners that holds roughly 9% of Six Flags Entertainment, the parent company of his childhood favorite, Cedar Point.

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Talk of the Town

Cleveland grocery stores are already feeling the pinch from SNAP cuts. Case Western Reserve University students surveyed managers and cashiers at 26 food retailers in high-SNAP-participation areas this summer, and nearly 60% reported a decrease or expected decrease in sales tied to new SNAP work requirements.

Ursuline College started the school year as a Gannon University campus — with a record incoming class. The 60-acre campus's merger with the Erie, Pennsylvania, school takes effect this year, and the incoming class of 148 students is the largest in recent memory, with plans to grow the campus to 1,200-1,500 students over five years.

Willoughby-Eastlake students could soon get medical care without leaving campus. The district and Crossroads Health are building a school-based health clinic at Union Village, next to Willoughby South High School, offering primary care, chronic disease management and behavioral health support. A $500,000 Ohio Department of Health grant covers construction and startup costs, with an opening targeted for spring 2027. 

More than half of Ohio food pantry visitors say they've had to choose between paying for food and keeping the lights on. A new Ohio Association of Foodbanks study surveyed more than 2,600 people at food pantries statewide and found 57% reported that tradeoff, rising to 65% among households with kids. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank alone served more than 404,000 people across six counties in 2025, even as state funding to food banks was cut by $7.3 million this budget cycle. 

Cuyahoga County just ended a years-long turf war over who handles its legal work. County Council voted 8-0 to send voters a charter amendment settling the dispute between Executive Chris Ronayne and Prosecutor Mike O'Malley. The law director would advise the executive and council on contracts and labor talks, and the prosecutor would have sole discretion over lawsuits and courtroom representation, replacing informal agreements dating to the county's 2010 government reform.

Development: A long-stalled Slavic Village industrial site is finally moving toward construction — with tenants already lined up.

By Ken Prendergast, NEOTrans

Plans were submitted last week for Gateway 55, a 166,000-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building at 3000 E. 55th St. in Slavic Village, just south of the Opportunity Corridor. This is the clearest sign yet that Premier Development Partners' long-proposed light-industrial project is finally moving forward.

Built for Tenants Already Waiting: The build-to-suit structure's size was set by "potential end-users," says Premier President Spencer Pisczak, who wouldn't name them: "The project is a combination of manufacturing, assembly and distribution. But I cannot reveal the tenants at this time."

A Long Time Coming: Premier took title to the 15-acre site in 2022, assembling several separately owned parcels and demolishing holdovers like Tyroler Scrap Metals, Finish Line Binderies/BindTech and the Black Lion Tire Co. — clearing land once ringed by Gilded Age manufacturing plants and the old Erie Railroad's Von Wilier Yard roundhouse.

Tax Breaks Already in Place: The city agreed in 2021 to a 100%, 30-year property tax abatement plus tax-increment financing for site improvements, and Premier is billing the parcel as the only construction-ready site along the Opportunity Corridor.

Built for Shipping: The site sits next to Interstates 490 and 77, a 1,000-foot walk from GCRTA's East 55th Station (served by all three light-rail lines), and next to a Norfolk Southern freight line serviced by OmniTRAX.

Worth Noting: A $2 million placeholder cost listed in the city permit is almost certainly a fraction of the real price tag. A comparable 156,000-square-foot cold storage facility built nearby in 2024 cost $50 million.

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Yesterday's Trivia Answer

Tennessee native Frederic Allen Whiting was the first director of what Cleveland institution? Cleveland Museum of Art

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From the Editor

Travis Kelce buying a $5.35 million lakefront mansion in Bratenahl isn't just tabloid fodder; it's a hometown kid putting real money behind Cleveland. Between this house, his Guardians stake and his Cedar Point investment, the guy keeps finding new ways to root himself here, wife and pop superstar in tow. 

Whether Taylor Swift spends a lot of time at "Moyenage," the attention alone is good for us. I'll gladly take the free publicity.

— Ron Ledgard, Managing Editor

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