The City of Beachwood has agreed to buy the Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple property at 23737 Fairmount Blvd. for $8 million.
“This parcel of land right in the heart of our city isn’t just a piece of property; it is a canvas upon which we will paint the next chapter of Beachwood’s story,” Beachwood Mayor Justin Berns said in a statement. “By purchasing this land, we, the city, hold the reins of its future. Rather than negotiating with a self-interested developer, most likely offering a binary choice, we will, instead, engage in a public process to determine its best use.”
The decision to sell the property is the result of the synagogue’s merger with The Temple-Tifereth Israel to become Congregation Mishkan Or. The new congregation will be located at the Jack & Lilyan Mandel Building on Shaker Boulevard.
