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Akron's old Fire Station No. 12 is set to become the Wallhaven Hop Shop, a bakery and café
The Daily Akron team
If you've wondered what's next for the old Fire Station No. 12 on West Market Street in Wallhaven, Akron City Council this week approved its sale to Jeter Capital Investments. Lana and Brendan Jeter will turn it into the Wallhaven Hop Shop, and the city says the redevelopment will preserve the firehouse character.
The first phase is a bakery and café with Slavic and Eastern European baked goods, coffee, espresso, tea and light fare. Later plans include coworking areas, a taproom and live events. The station was decommissioned in 2024, and the project is expected to bring up to $1 million in private investment.
The Hop Shop is expected to create jobs in an old firehouse
- 12 to 14
- full- and part-time jobs once fully operational
- More than 70
- years the station served Akron
- 2 years
- to finish the redevelopment after the property transfer
Sources: Cleveland 19 News, Cleveland.com
- Selected: competitive request-for-proposal process launched in late 2025
- Built: 1952, replaced by a new station on South Hawkins Avenue
$75,000purchase price for the former fire station
The deal includes a potential credit of up to $20,000 for eligible pre-closing building security efforts.
Source: Cleveland.com
Sources: Cleveland.com, Cleveland 19 News, WKYC, FOX 8 News