The luxury market in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio is small, discerning, and historically biased toward traditional architecture. The exceptions — the genuinely modern, architect-designed residences over $1M — are rare enough that buyers tend to know each one by name. Little Big House is one of them.
The Compound
A two-residence architect compound by Robert Maschke, FAIA.
The Main Residence
2067 Random Road
4 bed · 4.5 bath · 5,475 sq ft
$1,995,000
The Guest Residence
2069 Random Road
2 bed · 2.5 bath
$995,000
Offered separately or together at $2.99M — Little Italy · 44106.
Where the Northeast Ohio luxury market lives.
Architect-designed · Walkable · Cultural core
Little Italy & University Circle
Cleveland's most concentrated cultural square mile — the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall, Case Western Reserve, and the Cleveland Clinic — and a quietly arriving collection of architect-designed contemporary residences. Little Big House sits at the center of it.
Streetcar suburb · Estate lots · Top schools
Shaker Heights & Cleveland Heights
Mature east-side suburbs with some of the Midwest's most highly regarded public schools and a deep inventory of historic luxury homes on generous lots.
Chagrin Valley · Estate properties
Hunting Valley, Gates Mills & Pepper Pike
The estate corridor twenty to thirty minutes east — equestrian and golf clubs, large lots, and the region's leading independent schools (University School, Hawken, Hathaway Brown, Laurel).
Lake Erie · Gated · Private
Bratenahl & the Lakefront
A small private village on Lake Erie minutes from downtown — gated estates, lakefront condominiums, and direct water access.
Main Living Area · Courtyard beyond
What $2M buys in Cleveland.
Roughly $2M in Cleveland's Little Italy delivers a 5,475 sq ft architect-designed residence — four levels, private elevator, interior courtyard, rooftop terrace with views across University Circle — plus a separate guest residence next door. The same budget in Manhattan buys a two-bedroom condo, in San Francisco a small single-family lot, in Los Angeles a tear-down. Ohio's top state income tax is 3.5% against 10.9% (NY) and 13.3% (CA); Cleveland's residential tax abatement removes most property tax on qualifying new construction for up to fifteen years.
Rooftop Terrace & Garden · sunset over University Circle
5-Year Tax Abatement
Little Big House qualifies for Cleveland's residential tax abatement — a material annual savings on what is already one of the most cost-efficient luxury markets in the United States.