American Greetings Federal Credit Union Coming to Westlake

American Greetings Federal Credit Union is seeking approval to open a financial institution at the corner of Mendelssohn and Detroit roads.

The company is buying an office building that previously a house, converted into an office building most recently occupied by Onix Networking. That company moved out of Westlake in 2011, leaving the building vacant since.

The credit union will be reusing existing building.

The credit union will buy both the building and a house behind it, with a drive in on the single-family building.

The company will add a 195-sq.-ft. addition to the west side of the building for a stairwell that will connect the second floor to the basement.

Westlake City Council held a public hearing for the business to obtain a conditional use permit from an office building to a credit union, financial institution.

Certain stipulations come with the plan. There will be no freestanding ATM machine, the location will require four additional parking spaces and any exterior illumination must face Detroit Road.

Council approved the conditional use plan. A timeline has not been established yet. 

Westlake’s Planning Commission will now need to review the development plan for the credit union at its July 15 meeting before the project moves forward.

Council president Michael Killeen said council would vote on the development plan on July 18, following the planning commission meeting.