Terminal Tower
| Terminal Tower | |
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The Terminal Tower complex in 1987
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 50 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°29′54″N 81°41′38″W / 41.49833°N 81.69389°WCoordinates: 41°29′54″N 81°41′38″W / 41.49833°N 81.69389°W |
| Construction started | 1926 |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Opening | June 28, 1930 |
| Cost | $179 million |
| Owner | K&D Management, LLC |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Roof | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Top floor | 52 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 577,000 sq ft (53,600 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
| Developer | Van Sweringen brothers |
| Structural engineer | Henry Jouett |
| References | |
Terminal Tower is a 52-story, 235 m (771 ft), landmark skyscraper located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Built during the skyscraper boom of the 1920s and 1930s, it was the second-tallest building in the world when it was completed. Terminal Tower stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City from its completion in 1930 until 1964. It was the tallest building in the state of Ohio until the completion of Key Tower in 1991, and remains the second-tallest building in the state. The building is part of the Tower City Center mixed-use development, and its major tenants include Forest City Enterprises, former owner of the building, which maintains its corporate headquarters there, and Riverside Company.
The tower, owned by Forest City Realty Trust since 1983, was purchased by Cleveland's K&D Realty Group in 2016 for $38.5 million. K&D plans to add a mixed-use element to the building, converting 12 of the lower, larger floors to residential use, with 293 one and two bedroom apartments. Many older downtown Cleveland office buildings are undergoing similar conversions. The largest privately held owner/manager of apartment buildings in the area, K&D will maintain the upper floors of the building as office space. Construction is planned to start in 2018, with a completion date of 2020.
Built for $179 million by the Van Sweringen brothers, the tower was to serve as an office building atop the city's new rail station, the Cleveland Union Terminal. Originally planned to be 14 stories, the structure was expanded to 52 floors with a height of 708 feet (216 m). It rests on 280-foot (85 m) caissons. Designed by the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, the tower was modeled after the Beaux-Arts New York Municipal Building by McKim, Mead, and White. The Terminal Tower opened for tenants in 1928, though the Union Terminal complex wasn't dedicated until 1930.
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