In 1982, the historic preservation community began the process of saving Cleveland's oldest commercial buildings and soon thereafter this once blighted, vacant Victorian District was transformed into a vibrant, residentially-based downtown neighborhood. Commercial Redevelopment In the 1980s thirteen landmark buildings were rehabilitated and adaptively reused to house dramatic office space and became home to architectural, advertising and graphic arts enterprises as well as law firms with a need to be close to Cleveland's financial and government center. The first new construction since 1920, the Western Reserve addition, was completed in 1990. Approximately $30 million in public and private funds were invested in these projects. Today, HWDDC continues to facilitate commercial redevelopment of individual commercial and mixed-use projects. With the completion of the Cort Shoe rehabilitation, new construction project on West Sixth Street, the Root-McBride and Worthington/URS buildings as well as commercial space located within other mixed use redevelopment projects, the Warehouse District more than doubled the amount of retail and commercial space rehabilitated since revitalization efforts started in the 1980s. Residential Development Embryonic residential development also began in the mid-1980s. The Bradley Building, Hat Factory, and the four-apartment Lorenzo Carter Building housed approximately 75 Warehouse District residents. With the decline of the commercial real estate market nationally, mixed-use residential redevelopment became the primary focus of redevelopment activity. In 1991, HWDDC produced a Housing Market Analysis to spur lenders, developers, and City officials to view the Warehouse District as a residential neighborhood. As the major proponent for downtown living, HWDDC aggressively marketed the housing analysis as well as conducted how-to seminars on historic tax credit projects. Development in the Historic Warehouse District is ongoing. See additional details on the Featured Projects page.