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Frequently Asked Questions
All of our communities are pet friendly - no extra monthly fees/deposits needed. We just ask you let us know you have a pet before signing your lease, or obtain our permission before getting one if you already live with us. Generally, we have a 2 pet limit, however we are open to exceptions on an individual basis. You must have your pet on a leash in all common areas, and pick up after your dog.
Maintenance requests should be submitted using this form and are usually responded to/resolved within 1-2 business days. See the video guide below for how our maintenance process works. If this is a true emergency, please contact the emergency phone line in our maintenance form.
Residents are strictly prohibited from subleasing their unit or listing it on a timeshare service such as AirBNB. The security of our residents is paramount to us, and we want to ensure that we know who is coming and going from all of our facilities.
What can I put on my wall?
Make your apartment feel like a home. We are not looking to subtract from your security deposit for normal holes in the drywall, like putting up art or mounting a TV. The walls in all of our buildings have wood studs. Do not drill into any brick.
I'm having thermostat issues – what do I do?
If your thermostat reads an error, contact us right away. We have a contract with Brewer-Garrett HVAC Service. They will come out as soon as possible, typically within 24 hours.
Will you change my HVAC filter?
We will come by every 3 months to change your HVAC filter for you.
Is my building cleaned regularly?
All of our buildings are cleaned 5 days a week. Be sure to say hi to our wonderful custodial team!
Does SCA recycle and compost?
We recycle at all of our buildings. Recycling is available in the trash room on your floor. Instructions on what can be recycled are in each trash room and in your orientation packet.
The Fairmont Creamery, West 17th Street Townhomes, and The Lincoln share one compost bin. The Tappan and Wagner Awning have their own. Instructions on what can be composted are provided in orientation packets.
Who handles snow removal at SCA properties?
In the winter, we work with MVP Snow Removal to keep all of our surface parking lots and sidewalks free from snow/ice. Below are some helpful do’s and dont’s for winter weather:
When will I receive an option to renew my lease?
Our leases are 12 months. We will give you a 60 days notice with the option to renew the lease or let us know you will be moving.
What amenities do I have access to as an SCA resident?
All of our residents have access to outdoor space, a 24-hour fitness center, a pet wash, and roof deck.
Tremont Athletic Club are our long time partners, located at the Fairmont Creamery. Residents in any of our buildings can receive a discounted membership for as long as you live with us. Contact TAC for more details here.
The Latest from SCA
In Our Backyard: MetroHealth Main Campus Transformation Project
If you follow the Historic Scranton Corridor past The Tappan and Wagner Awning, you’ll eventually come to MetroHealth System’s main campus—which is currently undergoing a significant transformation. The hospital’s campus is nearing the finish line for the first phase of its transformation project, which adds an 11-floor hospital known as the Glick Center to the campus. However, this transformative expansion isn’t just designed to increase Metro’s capacity for care and add hospital beds. Rather, the Glick Center is just one component of a billion-dollar project that serves as the cornerstone of a wider neighborhood revitalization effort.
The Plain Dealer: Park Synagogue, Mendelsohn Masterpiece, Awarded to SCA
OUR STORY Park Synagogue alarmed historic preservationists and fans of mid-century modern architecture earlier this year when it listed its main sanctuary and education building off Mayfield Road for sale. But now it’s time to exhale. The 152-year-old Conservative Jewish congregation, which is centering its operations at a new worship and education campus in…
NOVOGRADAC: “Implementing Green Building Practices with Historic Preservation Requires Complicated Balance”
An enduring challenge with historic tax credit-financed (HTC-financed) properties is a high-wire act of balancing green building practices with opportunities to restore, preserve, reconstruct and rehabilitate existing structures, writes Nick Decicco for NOVOGRADAC’s Journal of Tax Credits.
FreshWater: “The Lincoln will have living façade”
While the team at Sustainable Community Associates (SCA) is usually known for repurposing historic Cleveland buildings into hip apartments, writes Karin Connelly Rice for FreshWater, the developers are well into their second new construction, and latest, apartment project—The Lincoln at the corner of Scranton Road and Willey Avenue in Tremont—just across the way from their 2014 Fairmont Creamery project down the street from their last new-construction project, The Tappan, completed last year.
The Plain Dealer: “Fairmont Creamery developer nears finish line on latest project”
More than 80 new apartment units are slated to rise in a part of Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, writes Jordyn Grzelewski for The Plain Dealer, where real-estate group Sustainable Community Associates has developed a sizable portfolio of rental housing, offices and retail space.
Cleveland.com: “Historic electric building reinvented”
Before it became an apartment complex, writes Anne Nickoloff for Cleveland.com, the Mueller Electric building was the working place of Cleveland electrical engineer Ralph S. Mueller.
FreshWater: “Mueller Lofts will offer historic apartments”
A piece of Cleveland’s manufacturing history will be honored, writes Karin Connelly Rice for FreshWater, when the 1922 Mueller Electric Company factory building at 1587 E. 31st St. is transformed into Mueller Lofts—51 studio, one-, two-, and three- bedroom apartments in the heart of AsiaTown. In addition to creating a new residential option in the neighborhood, the developers will offer residents a way to have a portion of their rents go back into the community via a volunteer program.
The Plain Dealer: “Tremont project The Tappan includes apartments, bakery”
A local developer plans to build on its previous work in Tremont, writes Jordyn Grzelewski for The Plain Dealer, with a mixed-use, mixed-income project in the near West Side neighborhood’s Scranton corridor.
Sustainable Community Associates, a development group made up of three Oberlin College graduates who made a name for themselves by successfully redeveloping a blighted block in their college town, will present plans for The Tappan project to Tremont’s community development corporation next week.
FreshWater: “Scranton listed on National Register of Historic Places”
An area of town heretofore dwarfed by the venerable Ohio City and Tremont neighborhoods is on the verge of getting a brand of its own, writes Erin O’Brien for FreshWater.
Last month, the historic preservation consulting firm Naylor Wellman, LLC, presented a 120-page nomination to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board (OHSPAB) for the Scranton South Side Historic District to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was handily approved. OHSPAB will further prepare the document, and then recommend the listing to the National Park Service, which makes the final designation on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior.
Crain’s Cleveland: “Area’s latest industrial rehab project”
The $15 million Fairmont Creamery rehab represents one of Cleveland’s latest creative reuses of an abandoned industrial building rich in history, writes Kathy Ames Carr for Crain’s Cleveland.
The five-story brick structure — constructed in 1930 as a national distribution hub for dairy products — has been repurposed from its recent largely abandoned state into a 106,000-square-foot, mixed-used project featuring residential and commercial space, and parking.
The Plain Dealer: “Ohio Awning building in Tremont set for apartment redo”
A 150-year-old Cleveland manufacturer plans to move next year, writes Michelle Jarboe for The Plain Dealer, making way for an apartment revamp of its historic building in the Tremont neighborhood.
FreshWater: “Twist Creative to relocate, expand”
Twist Creative, a small design firm that was founded in Ohio City 15 years ago, is expanding into a larger, custom-designed space at the Fairmont Creamery in Tremont, writes Lee Chilcote for FreshWater. In part, the move was prompted by the need to consolidate its space, which is spread out over four floors in a building at West 28th and Lorain. Yet the firm also wanted room to grow, as revenues have doubled in recent years and there are plans to hire additional staff.
Cleveland Scene: “Healthy Foods Concept at Fairmont Creamery”
When the Fairmont Creamery officially opens its doors to residents and commercial tenants this fall, Anna Harouvis will be there too, writes Douglas Trattner for Cleveland Scene. The healthy foods chef has inked a deal to open Good to Go in a small space adjacent to the Tremont Athletic Club. Currently, she runs two concepts — Anna in the Raw, her raw and vegan food line and Good to Go, her fresh, healthy foods to go concept — out of one downtown space in the IMG Building.
The Plain Dealer: “Fairmont Creamery deal in Tremont closes”
Despite the frigid temperatures, writes Michele Jarboe for The Plain Dealer, work will start this week to turn a former creamery building in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood into a home for apartments, a business accelerator and other tenants.
The Plain Dealer: “Oberlin developer trio aims to remake former Fairmont Creamery”
Three young developers who won national attention for remaking a blighted block in Oberlin are ready to tackle their second project, a near-vacant former creamery building in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, writes Michelle Jarboe for The Plain Dealer.