| Great American Tower at Queen City Square | |
|---|---|
 Great American Tower in Downtown Cincinnati | |
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| Alternative names | Queen City Square Phase II Western Southern Life Tower |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Cincinnati since 2011[I] | |
| Preceded by | Carew Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | 301 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°05′59″N 84°30′26″W / 39.09983°N 84.507185°W |
| Construction started | November 2008 |
| Completed | January 2011 |
| Cost | US$322 million |
| Owner | Eagle Realty Group (Western & Southern subsidiary)[2] |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 202.7 m (665 ft)[1][2] |
| Roof | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Top floor | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 (no 13th floor) 3 underground |
| Floor area | 74,322 m2 (800,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gyo Obata (Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum) |
| Developer | Western & Southern Financial Group |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [1][3][4] | |
The Great American Tower at Queen City Square is a 41-story, 667-foot-tall (203 m)[1][2] skyscraper in Cincinnati, Ohio, which opened in January 2011. The tower was built by Western & Southern Financial Group at a cost of $322 million including $65 million of taxpayer-funded subsidies.[5] Construction on the tower had begun in July 2008. Half of the building is occupied as the headquarters of the American Financial Group subsidiary, Great American Insurance Company. As of 2015, it is the third-tallest building in the state of Ohio, the tallest outside of Cleveland, and the tallest building in Cincinnati.[6]
- ^ a b c "Great American Tower at Queen City Square". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ a b c "Great American Tower Fact Sheet". Queen City Square. Eagle Realty Group. 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 137088". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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- ^ Jane Prendergast (June 12, 2008). "City's tallest building OK'd". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ Brett Coleman (2015-09-28). "What's with Great American Tower's tiara?". WCPO. Retrieved 2023-10-10.