In 1980, when Tom Einhouse began a career at PlayhouseSquare, his initial efforts were concentrated on the restoration of the five historic theaters that comprise the now-eight performance spaces of PlayhouseSquare—the world’s largest theater restoration project and the nation’s largest performing arts center outside New York City.

In the early 90s, the Cleveland Theater District Development Corporation-- renamed the PlayhouseSquare District Development Corporation (PDDC)--was formed and became the first Business Improvement District (BID) in Cleveland. Einhouse serves as the Executive Vice President of the PDDC, which is now folded into the downtown wide BID, and is active with the nominating, finance, marketing and services committee.

As Vice President of PlayhouseSquare Real Estate Services, Einhouse is involved in the redevelopment of PlayhouseSquare’s million-square-foot commercial real estate portfolio.

Current projects include the redevelopment of the Hanna Theatre (re-opened in September, 2008); development of a District of Design real estate plan and retail master plan; the redevelopment of the E14th streetscape, and the redevelopment of the 1305 and 1317 Euclid buildings.

Einhouse’s role with PlayhouseSquare’s restoration prompted an invitation by the Ohio Arts Council for PlayhouseSquare’s Director of Theater Operations, John Hemsath, and Einhouse to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina. During their nine-day visit, Einhouse and Hemsath collaborated with their Teatro Colon counterparts on recommendations to update the Teatro’s outdated systems and complicated operations plan (many of which were dictated by tradition and not necessarily by best practices).

Currently Board President of the Cleveland Restoration Society (2006-2009), Einhouse was appointed in 2007 by the Mayor to serve a six-year term on the Lakewood, Ohio Planning Commission. (This follows six years of service on Lakewood’s Zoning Board.) He also serves on the board of Cleveland Public Art, and is the former Board President of the League of Historic American Theaters, an organization of which he has been a member since 1988.