Golf courses · Ohio
Valley View Golf Club
Publicly owned park conversion complete; no development opportunity. · summary, model-written
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Site profile5 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.7% census-acs · all sites with thisRegreened
This site: …rewilded Valley View Golf Club record · all sites with thisPark and open space
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RegreenedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | parkWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | rewilded Valley View Golf Clubnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Redeveloper | Summit Metro Parksnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Summit County (OH), 2024 | 397 units in 5+ unit buildings, 105 in 2–4, 580 single-family; 2023: 99 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Chapel Hill Mall (5.4 km); Rolling Acres Mall (6.7 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 26,448 jobs in 1,659 establishments; average annual pay $40,953; employment location quotient 1.03; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 16,771 jobs; 231 in retail trade, 210 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39153508301)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 31th income percentile as adults; 6.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (215 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 68% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 53.5%; median family income $25,000; 326 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Akron City School District (PK-12); 9 public schools within 1 mile: Edge Learning; Towpath Trail High School; Akros Middle School; Akron Early College High SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 952 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 192 county-logged events: 131 thunderstorm wind, 35 hail, 18 flash flood, 5 tornado; $15,340,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 44308, 2026-09 | median list price $501,950 (-14.5% on the year); 6 active listings; median 132 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,564 establishments (-12%); 27,809 jobs (-7%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $227,458 (+4% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $1,270/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 17,900 vehicles a day on MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 513 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Valley View Golf Club (Akron, OH) was converted from a golf course to a park, completed under Summit Metro Parks (public owner).
Why. The retrofit is already built and managed by a public entity, making it ineligible for development opportunities per the record.
Where it stands. No further development is indicated; the site is now a rewilded public park.
For a planner
- Publicly owned park conversion completed
- No development potential (recorded as 'retrofit already built')
For a developer
- Not available for new development (public owner, retrofit complete)
- No opportunity score (0.0) due to status
What we do not know yet
- No current operational details beyond 'rewilded' status
- No data on park usage or maintenance costs
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History and original facts
| County | Summit County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Draft from reasonstobecheerful.world, model-extracted, unreviewed: Valley View Golf Club in Akron was purchased by Summit Metro Parks in 2016 and rewilded into a natural green space with native plants and trees. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Sources
- Former Golf Courses Are Going Wild - Reasons to be Cheerful
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Valley View Golf Club