OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
About Lomond
Designed in 1912 as one of the first planned city's in America, the Lomond Neighborhood of Shaker Heights, Ohio is an inviting place to live your American dream
Lomond is a place where neighbors know each other and where they work together to maintain and enhance their quality of life.
The Lomond neighborhood in Shaker Heights is an attractive suburban community in a convenient location. It is within easy walking distance to the new Van Aken District, Lomond elementary school, Heinen's, shopping, the library, post office, and to Shaker’s municipal buildings. For those employed in Cleveland, Public Square is twenty minutes away via the rapid transit system.
Living in Lomond presents easy access to the world-renowned cultural institutions that Cleveland has to offer. Less than 20 minutes by automobile you can discover University Circle with The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical Gardens, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Music Settlement, Museum of Modern Art (MOCA), and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, the Institute of Music, and the Institute of Art are also about twenty minutes by automobile. The Cleveland Clinic is also a short distance west of University Circle. For cyclists Shaker Heights is linked to Cleveland and the lake front by a system of bicycle trails. Some residents ride their bicycles to work.
Shaker Heights is known both for the K-12 International Baccalaureate schools it keeps as well as for its housing stock and excellent city services. Lomond’s affordable housing includes single-family homes and two-family rentals on tree lined streets with sidewalks.
Gridley Triangle Park, a small park off Kenyon Road, an orchard on Avalon Rd., and two community gardens provide open green spaces within the neighborhood. Behind the Lomond School’s playground several acres of level field are used for baseball in the summer and soccer in the autumn. In the winter children enjoy sledding on the hill at the end of the field.
Living in Lomond presents easy access to the world-renowned cultural institutions that Cleveland has to offer. Less than 20 minutes by automobile you can discover University Circle with The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical Gardens, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Music Settlement, Museum of Modern Art (MOCA), and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, the Institute of Music, and the Institute of Art are also about twenty minutes by automobile. The Cleveland Clinic is also a short distance west of University Circle. For cyclists Shaker Heights is linked to Cleveland and the lake front by a system of bicycle trails. Some residents ride their bicycles to work.
Shaker Heights is known both for the K-12 International Baccalaureate schools it keeps as well as for its housing stock and excellent city services. Lomond’s affordable housing includes single-family homes and two-family rentals on tree lined streets with sidewalks.
Gridley Triangle Park, a small park off Kenyon Road, an orchard on Avalon Rd., and two community gardens provide open green spaces within the neighborhood. Behind the Lomond School’s playground several acres of level field are used for baseball in the summer and soccer in the autumn. In the winter children enjoy sledding on the hill at the end of the field.
LOMOND NEIGHBORHOOD
By the Numbers
(Source: City of Shaker 2018)
(Source: City of Shaker 2018)
1837
Total Housing Units
4,281
Population
38.7%
Percentage of households with kid(s) under 18
$140,700
Median Home Value
OUR MISSION
TO PROVIDE FUN AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY EVENTS & ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Gridley Park
There are a forest and several ponds near the residential complex
Arbor Day City
Lomond's tree-lined streets provide beautiful shade for neighborhood walks
Lomond Association was founded in 1963
From Case Western Reserve
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
A community favorite Love Lomond event
About the Association
Founded in 1963, The Lomond Association is a self-governing non-profit organization created to engage in educational and charitable activities with the Lomond area of the City of Shaker Heights, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Association under the Non-Profit Corporation Law of Ohio.
In performing these activities the Association seeks to provide and cultivate leadership in developing and maintaining a quality diverse living and working environment for all residents of the community.
Lomond Association presents public forums and lectures, publishes materials for the education of persons residing in the area and in the Greater Cleveland area, and conducts other charitable and educational programs in the public interest.
We welcome and encourage the participation of all members of the community in the activities of the Association.
Ideas and suggestions for activities and for the betterment of the community from all persons, whether they are or are not members of the Association, are appreciated.
In performing these activities the Association seeks to provide and cultivate leadership in developing and maintaining a quality diverse living and working environment for all residents of the community.
Lomond Association presents public forums and lectures, publishes materials for the education of persons residing in the area and in the Greater Cleveland area, and conducts other charitable and educational programs in the public interest.
We welcome and encourage the participation of all members of the community in the activities of the Association.
Ideas and suggestions for activities and for the betterment of the community from all persons, whether they are or are not members of the Association, are appreciated.
Our Board of Directors
Everyday we work hard to make a difference
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
SAFETY COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: Jakema Dye
Notifies and educates Association members on all matters related to personal safety and safety of property, and serves as liaison between the Lomond Association and the Shaker Heights Police Department. Assists with coordinating safety-related informational events such as: Cookies w/Cops, fire station tours, Q & A sessions of community interest, etc.
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Formulates and coordinates social and special activities that are sponsored by the Association. Committee members assist with planning, shopping, recruiting and leading volunteers in hosting events such as: movie nights, ice cream socials, Easter egg hunts, bicycle parades, wine and cheese socials, etc.
BEAUTIFICATION & PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: David Thal
Works to enhance the aesthetic quality and the historic character of the Lomond Area on both public and private property. Includes promoting donations for flower basket fund, ordering and submitting invoices for payment. Other activities include planning plant sharing events, neighborhood clean-ups, special public art events, etc.
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Works to recruit new leaders and organizes and conducts the elections of Association officers, in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the bylaws.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Promotes association membership at external events. Greet attendees at association meetings and events. Explains meeting sign-in, membership and communication processes. Explains association dues process as needed. Follow up with new members and attendees.
Lead chairperson: Jakema Dye
Notifies and educates Association members on all matters related to personal safety and safety of property, and serves as liaison between the Lomond Association and the Shaker Heights Police Department. Assists with coordinating safety-related informational events such as: Cookies w/Cops, fire station tours, Q & A sessions of community interest, etc.
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Formulates and coordinates social and special activities that are sponsored by the Association. Committee members assist with planning, shopping, recruiting and leading volunteers in hosting events such as: movie nights, ice cream socials, Easter egg hunts, bicycle parades, wine and cheese socials, etc.
BEAUTIFICATION & PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: David Thal
Works to enhance the aesthetic quality and the historic character of the Lomond Area on both public and private property. Includes promoting donations for flower basket fund, ordering and submitting invoices for payment. Other activities include planning plant sharing events, neighborhood clean-ups, special public art events, etc.
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Works to recruit new leaders and organizes and conducts the elections of Association officers, in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the bylaws.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Lead chairperson: OPEN Write to hello@lovelomond.com if interested!
Promotes association membership at external events. Greet attendees at association meetings and events. Explains meeting sign-in, membership and communication processes. Explains association dues process as needed. Follow up with new members and attendees.
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT & CHARMING
HOMES
Designed by the famous Van Sweringen
brothers, the houses of Lomond provide it's residents beautiful and livable spaces to call home
brothers, the houses of Lomond provide it's residents beautiful and livable spaces to call home