Terminal Tower

Terminal Tower
View of Terminal Tower from the Cuyahoga River
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Location50 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°29′54″N 81°41′38″W / 41.49833°N 81.69389°W / 41.49833; -81.69389
Construction startedJuly 1926[1]
CompletedAugust 18, 1927[1]
OpeningJune 28, 1930
Cost$179 million
OwnerK&D Management, LLC
Height
Antenna spire235 m (771 ft)
Roof216 m (709 ft)
Top floor52
Technical details
Floor area577,000 sq ft (53,600 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
DeveloperVan Sweringen brothers
Structural engineerHenry Jouett
Other information
Public transit accessGCRTA Tower City
Website
www.terminaltower.com
References
[2][3][4]
Terminal Tower lobby

Terminal Tower is a 52-story, 215.8 m (708 ft),[5] landmark skyscraper located on Public Square in the downtown core of 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 1927 until 1964.[6] 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.[6] The building is part of the Tower City Center mixed-use development, and its major tenants include Forest City Enterprises, which maintained its corporate headquarters there until 2018, and Riverside Company.[7]

  1. ^ a b Harwood, Herbert H. Jr. (2003). Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-253-34163-9.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 121783". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Terminal Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Terminal Tower at Structurae
  5. ^ "Terminal Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  6. ^ a b Toman, James; Cook, Daniel (2005). "The Tower". Cleveland's Towering Treasure. Cleveleand, Ohio: Cleveland Landmarks Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-936760-20-6.
  7. ^ "Terminal Tower". Forest City Enterprises. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2010-09-29.