Historic landmark in Ohio City to launch new ventures (Crains Cleveland)
Harness Cycle, the cycling fitness center in Ohio City and downtown Cleveland, is closed except for online classes during the pandemic. But that hasn't stopped owner Anne Hartnett from hatching plans for a permanent home for it that also may serve as a springboard for multiple businesses.
Hartnett has struck a deal to buy the Vitrolite Building, 2915 Detroit Ave., from the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA), a nonprofit providing museum-quality art and historic restoration services that has owned the building for 20 years. ICA is slimming its physical footprint and narrowing its focus with a move to leased space at the Pivot Center, the arts and social services center at 2937 West 25th St.
"Harness Cycle is really a neighborhood business," Hartnett said during an interview and tour of Vitrolite, which stands next door to the indoor cycling studio's original Hingetown home. “What's unique is that we want to stay in the community where we have connections to Cleveland Tea Revival and other stores in Hingetown," she said. "We'll have the entrance to Harness Cycle on Church Avenue and an entrance to it and other businesses from Detroit."
