Housing dominates developers' plans for former Cleveland schools, land Housing dominates developers' plans for former Cleveland schools, land Michelle Jarboe/Crain's Cleveland Business All but one of the windows are boarded up at the former Empire school in Glenville. Toggle Fullscreen Michelle Jarboe/The Plain Dealer The former Empire school, a protected Cleveland landmark that has been sitting vacant, is visible through playground equipment in the Glenville neighborhood. Toggle Fullscreen Michelle Jarboe/Crain's Cleveland Business A national developer hopes to transform the former Empire school, in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood, into apartments. Toggle Fullscreen Michelle Jarboe/Crain's Cleveland Business Out of 19 properties that the city and the school district marketed to developers, five - including the former Willson school on East 55th Street - received no bids or attracted offers that weren't acceptable to officials.