Heritage Ohio Top Opportunities Program

2010 Top Opportunity

Sponsor for Top Opportunities

WHAT IS THE TOP OPPORTUNITIES LIST?
Heritage Ohio announce their Ohio’s Top Ten Opportunities List at their statewide preservation and revitalization conference each year. Ten buildings are chosen across the state representing a variety of building types and a variety of opportunities to investors and communities.

Heritage Ohio’s Top Ten Opportunities List, new in 2007, is intended to draw attention to buildings that may be under-utilized or await redevelopment. It also seeks to show the public that what may appear as a vacant building today, may be tomorrow’s hot spot: offering a location that may provide loft housing, the latest restaurant or retail establishment or a new center of commerce. Communities should look at their historic assets as opportunities to create individualized local destinations as opposed to the generic America of contemporary strip centers, shopping malls, and office parks.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
The criteria for selection takes into account the historic significance; the potential impact for the community; and the readiness and availability of community support.

2010 TOP PRESERVATION OPPORTUNITIES
Heritage Ohio announced our fourth year Top Preservation Opportunities. Nine buildings were selected, these under-appreciate or underutilized buildings could potential play an important role in their community’s future, Heritage Ohio hopes to share technical assistance and resources to enable the projects to move forward.

Akron Schoolhouse