Four areas you should consider if you want to be relatively close to work are the Warehouse District, East 4th St., Tremont, and Lakewood. They are listed in no particular order, because much would depend on what type of residence you seek and how much you are willing to pay.Downtown isn t the same as the University Circle area, so if you re working at the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve, etc., you might want to consider different areas, such as Little Italy or Coventry in Cleveland Heights.The Warehouse District and East 4th Street are downtown residential centers relatively close to each other. Both are foodie centers with some art galleries in the Warehouse District. They are the center of Cleveland s club scene and offer easy access to Cleveland s performing arts center at Playhouse Square and to the cultural center at University Circle (Healthline bus rapid transit).http://www.warehousedistrict.org/distric��http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/reales��http://www.east4thstreet.com/home.phpTremont is both a foodie center and arts center with many galleries. It doesn t offer the relatively immediate access afforded to downtown residents to free downtown trolleys and other downtown mass transit options. Tremont, however, is very close to downtown.http://www.restoretremont.com/Tremont and downtown residences have easy access to the West Side Market, frequented by serious foodies. It s located near the W. 25th rail rapid station.http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevie��Lakewood is an adjacent suburb to Cleveland, a very short commute, with good mass transit connections. It is the home of Cleveland s Gold Coast high-rise condominiums. Lakewood has good restaurants and very good athletic facilities and parks. It also is an arts center compared to most Cleveland suburbs.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood_Go��If you re physically active and would like to live near one of the Cleveland s area s excellent metro parks, you re living choices also might be different. E.g., living closer to the Cleveland Metropark Rocky River Reservation might cause you to consider Rocky River, one of Cleveland s top-rated suburbs but a longer, although still very reasonable, commute to downtown.Given your desire for a Main Street environment, you might want to investigate the Crocker Park mixed use development in Westlake.http://www.crockerpark.com/Read through Cleveland resolved questions for much more on these areas and other Cleveland living options.BOL on your relocation to Cleveland!
If you are looking for some fun things to do, come to Sandusky. We are an hour from down town Cleveland. We have a great Amusement Park, an awesome haunted house open all year long, islands and much more. Put in Bay Island is always happening especially in the summer. Below are some websites to visit. Good luck in house hunting. http://www.ghostlymanor.com/http://www.cedarpoint.com/http://www.shoresandislands.com/
Your best bet is to move in the Warehouse district, every thing you want is there, plus it is downtown
Tremont, all the way!