Cleveland Metroparks wants to join forces with two Cleveland-area development firms working in partnership to preserve, restore and redevelop historic properties on a key portion of the Columbus Road Peninsula, just downhill from Downtown Cleveland along the Cuyahoga River.

The regional parks district said Thursday in a news release that it’s seeking a partnership with Ceres + LaPine Development LLC to reimagine roughly 15 parcels on the west side of the Columbus Peninsula, a once bustling industrial landscape outlined by one of the Cuyahoga River’s several oxbows.

Ceres + LaPine Development is a partnership of Ceres Enterprises, a Westlake hotel developer, and LaPine Legacy LLC, of Gates Mills.

At its meeting on Aug. 21, the Cleveland Metroparks board will consider entering a lease agr

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