Pass by South Moreland Boulevard near Ludlow Road in the Shaker Square apartment corridor and two buildings are bound to catch your eye. The apartment corridor, centered on North Moreland and South Moreland boulevards, includes 80-plus structures with about 2,000 units. Drexmore Mansion, a vacant apartment building near Shaker Square, on Friday, January 9, 2026. Credit: Michael Indriolo/Signal Cleveland/CatchLight LocalWalkable neighborhoods like Shaker Square are seeing a resurgence nationallyThe city and corridor stakeholders are fighting to stabilize the Shaker Square area for its legacy and because of its promise. The Van Sweringens had intended for Shaker Square to primarily be supported by shoppers from the apartment corridor and nearby areas. Gordon viewed staying in her apartment as a way to fight back – even if symbolically – against the viable Shaker Square apartment corridor slipping away.