Posted April 7, 200421 yr Key Tower - 888 ft. to the top of the stainless steel pyramid, and the 60 ft. spire brings it up to the grand total of 948 ft. Built in 1991 as Society Center and designed by Cesar Pelli - 57 office floors plus six maintenance floors (in the pyramid). Also known as MayDay's home from 9 to 5, five days a week :D Detail shots Topping off: View from the top: Stupid window-washing things! From almost 30 miles away: [/img] clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 7, 200421 yr Nice pics. I wonder how much a window washer makes. If you tell me $10 or under, I am going to shit myself.
April 7, 200421 yr monte, I'm almost positive that window washers have a union, so I'm going to guess they make around $30K to $50K... just a ballpark. pope, that was from the turnpike near Boston Mills (I think mapblast said it was about 28ish miles from downtown). clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 7, 200421 yr I almost got stuff spilled on me when they were washing Mercantile Center when I was doing the Walnut St. thread. I'm not sure if that was worse than the horse diarrhea I had to stand next to on Monday to get some pics, though.
April 7, 200421 yr That construction picture is awesome. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 7, 200421 yr ^indeed, i don't think i've ever seen shots of key going up. on that note, i've never seen a skyscraper go up period. Well i guess you could count the justice building or whatever in cleveland, but i'm talking about a real baby
April 7, 200421 yr Well, you don't have skyscrapers in Michigan (minus smokestacks) so you wouldn't know in the first place. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 8, 200421 yr More construction pics of Key: In the foreground on the right, the former 1 and 33 Public Square buildings being demolished to make way for the Ameritrust Center (oops!). Key Tower in background on the left: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
June 27, 200420 yr :clap: We need about 15 more Key Towers spread throughout Ohio's cities. Thank god Ohio's tallest skyscraper is a good looking one. Could you imagine if Ohio's tallest looked like that 1970's monstrosity that Columbus calls its tallest? I think Key looks just as great at night too......I LOVE the light blue color that is used to light up the pyramid!
June 29, 200420 yr If only Ameritrust or Progressive Life went up A World Top 20 and A Frank Gehry Skyscraper... As Cleveland says "shoulda woulda coulda" Anyway i remember seeing key tower go up. My grandma would always point out how it was such a disgrace to build higher than the terminal haha
July 6, 200420 yr Does anyone know the cost it took to build it? Nice building..I'm jealous..;) The project cost $250 million; construction began in 1989, and offices opened in 1992.
August 6, 200420 yr I just visited Cleveland 2 weekends ago for my first time. I have to say I was MORE than impressed with Cleveland's skyline. Pictures just does not do Cleveland justice. On the way up from Dayton, I was expecting to be really dissapointed, but I ended up leaving in awe. Cleveland to me, reminded me of a mini Chicago. Not tangled up and cluttered like New York, but spread out with some seperation between it's buildings with it's tallest virtually standing by itself saying "Look! Here I am! Now envy me!" which is exactly what I did. Key Tower is definately worthy of being Ohio's tallest, and after seeing it for the first time in person, it has moved up into my top ten of favorites. Also, be on the look out for a new diagram from me as I got some VERY detailed pictures of Key. Can't wait! :) Nice job Cleveland!
August 8, 200420 yr i think i've got 250 mil lying around' date=' i'll sponsor one for mansfield[/quote'] You might be able to build it cheaper in Mansfield. Might have trouble recovering your investment, though.
August 8, 200420 yr prison labor? but the locals might want more carosels instead To get local support, propose a 950-foot carousel :lol: .
August 8, 200420 yr ^ Then at the last minute you can change it to a 950 ft tower with a carosel in the basement.
August 8, 200420 yr ^Then at the last minute you can change it to a 950 ft tower with a carosel in the basement. :lol: Sounds familiar! Plus, after everyone gets excited about it and community support is committed, you can cite cost overruns and labor delays as the reasons for only building the first 450 feet "at this time," and deferring the carousel until some unspecified later date.
September 11, 200420 yr 127 Public Sq - Key Tower Cleveland, OH 44114 - CBD Submarket 125,683 SF Available with Avg Rent of $29.77/sf/yr 1,357,920 SF Class A Office Building Built in 1991 Total Avail: 125,683 SF Typical Floor Size: 24,000 SF RBA: 1,357,920 SF Max Contig: 23,096 SF Max Contig Floor: 23,096 SF Stories: 57 Smallest Space: 1,037 SF Max 1 Floor: 23,096 SF Year Built: 1991 Rent/SF/yr: $29.77 Total Spaces Avail: 10 % Leased: 97.8% Parking: 985 Covered spaces are Available; Ratio of 0.73/1000 SF For Sale Info: Not for sale 10-Year Renewal at Cleveland's Key Tower Deloitte & Touche Takes 112,000 SF in 2004 One of Key Tower's initial tenants, Deloitte & Touche, will relocate to new space in the building located at 127 Public Square in Cleveland. The accounting firm, as part of a new 10-year deal, will relocate to 112,000 square feet in 2004. Deloitte & Touche moved into Key Tower in late 1991. Approximately 370 employees currently work in the firm's Cleveland offices. The 1.36 million-square-foot office tower was built in 1991. The 57-story facility is the tallest building between New York and Chicago. It is currently 97.8% leased. John Klayman represented the landlord, The Richard E. Jacobs Group.
October 25, 200420 yr What the heck - two more pics: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 15, 200420 yr According to the 2000 World Almanac (most recent copy I have), Key Tower was the 35th tallest building in the world. The Petronas Towers counted as two, as did the World Trade Center. Since some assholes decided to knock down the WTC, Key Tower briefly moved up on the list, but with all the new high-rise construction in the Far East (like Taiwan's Taipei 101 Building, now the world's tallest), it since has slid down to 36th on the list, according to the following website.... http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html Key Tower is undeniably an impressive building, though. I had the pleasure of getting the OK to take pictures from the executive offices on the 55th floor a few years ago. Great experience! KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 15, 200420 yr What sickens me, is out of the top 20 tallest in the world, we have only 6 of them. And our tallest is third down the list...and we all know that Sears is really taller than Petronas...damn spire rules. :crazy: 1. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan 2004 101 509 1,670 2. Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 88 452 1,483 3. Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 88 452 1,483 4. Sears Tower, Chicago 1974 110 442 1,450 5. Jin Mao Building, Shanghai 1999 88 421 1,381 6. Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong 2003 88 415 1,362 7. CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China 1996 80 391 1,283 8. Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China 1996 69 384 1,260 9. Empire State Building, New York 1931 102 381 1,250 10. Central Plaza, Hong Kong 1992 78 374 1,227 11. Bank of China, Hong Kong 1989 72 369 1,209 12. Emirates Tower One, Dubai 1999 54 355 1,165 13. Turntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1997 85 348 1,140 14. Aon Centre, Chicago 1973 80 346 1,136 15. The Center, Hong Kong 1998 73 346 1,135 16. John Hancock Center, Chicago 1969 100 344 1,127 17. Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea 1995 105 330 1,083 18. Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai 1999 60 321 1,053 19. Chrysler Building, New York 1930 77 319 1,046 20. Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta 1993 55 312 1,023
January 7, 200520 yr Nice photos, and tower. The top is my favorite part, although it looks confusing.
March 6, 200619 yr I thought that Key tower was 948 feet to the top of the pyramid not the flag pole. any way, i am glad we got this baby, it is one of my favorite skyscrpaers and we are lucky to have it here in cleveland, now lets work on giving this thing some moe company on the skyline. :-D
March 7, 200619 yr Well, out of the companies that were created in Cleveland and currently growing, which ones do you think have the potential to get big enough to warrant the construction of a huge landmark tower (or least one a little taller than Erieview)?
March 7, 200619 yr Maybe National City, and that is if they make another large aquisition. With vacancy rates around 24% I don't think we will be seeing much high-rise construction (except residential) anytime soon.
March 10, 200619 yr i like the construction picture.. the design isn't really all that unique. it looks like the building in Charlotte and a building in Atlanta
March 10, 200619 yr ~I think~ ours was built before the one in charlotte and atlanta. They ripped us off
March 11, 200619 yr ^ You are correct... both Bank of America buildings in Charlotte and Atlanta were completed in '92. Biters!
March 11, 200619 yr Well, out of the companies that were created in Cleveland and currently growing, which ones do you think have the potential to get big enough to warrant the construction of a huge landmark tower (or least one a little taller than Erieview)? I've often wondered about Sherwin Williams, since their offices are spread all over the metro area. Here are the 10-largest companies headquartered in Northeast Ohio (2003 sales): Rank Company Name Location ($ billions) Description 137 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Akron $14.7 Rubber 158 FirstEnergy Akron $12.3 Utilities 165 Progressive Corporation Mayfield Heights $11.8 Insurance 206 National City Corporation Cleveland $9.5 Banking 319 Key Corp Cleveland $5.7 Banking 253 Eaton Corporation Cleveland $8.0 Motor Vehicle/Parts 291 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Cleveland $6.4 Aerospace 333 Sherwin Williams Company Cleveland $5.4 Chemicals 405 OM Group Cleveland $5.0 Metals 426 International Steel Group, Inc. Richfield $4.0 Steel 444 Timken Canton $3.7 Alloy Steel Here is the Weatherhead 100 -- a current ranking of the 100 fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio (though it doesn't give the size of these companies).... http://www.weatherhead100.org/currentrankings/winners.asp "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 11, 200619 yr Actually, I should have posted the Centurions rankings, which are the fastest growing Northeast Ohio companies with at least $100 million in sales in 2005 (and thus, be large enough to afford building a skyscraper downtown).... http://www.weatherhead100.org/currentrankings/centurions.asp Rank Company Name Sales Growth % Description 1 National Interstate Insurance Company 231.02% Specialty property and casualty insurance company 2 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 218.05% Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America, supplying raw material needs to the integrated steel industry. 3 Marous Brothers Construction, Inc. 168.50% A premiere construction firm offering integrated services for complete construction solutions. 4 Safeguard Properties, Inc. 150.60% Provider of field services, assest management, valuation, title, hazard insurance claims and repairs, property inspections and other property preservation services for the mortgage loan industry 5 Edgepark Surgical Inc. 129.05% Medical supply distributor 6 Fasteners For Retail, Inc. 109.14% Since 1962, FFr has been a leading provider of innovative, high-impact retail merchandising solutions. 7 Developers Diversified Realty 99.87% Developers Diversified Realty (NYSE: DDR) is the nation's leading owner, developer and manager of market-dominant community shopping centers. 8 Emergency Medicine Physicians, Ltd. 96.13% Emergency medicine management including physician staffing and billing 9 SummaCare, Inc 76.43% Offers a wide range of group and individual health care plans as well as administrative services for self-funded employers "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 11, 200619 yr ^ Unfortunately Developers Diversified just doubled their office space in Science Park in Beachwood. Doesn't mean that the others aren't fair game or that Developers Diversified wouldn't make the move for the right price. Quick Edit: The December 2005 issue of properties magazine (www.propertiesmag.com) had a spread about the new expansion for Developers Diversified. It's about as bland as most of the other buildings along the 271 corridor, but the article gives a good idea of the rate of growth for the company. Go to the archives section to find it, I would have posted a picture but they seem to have switched to an exclusive PDF format for archived issues.
March 12, 200619 yr ^ Maybe they will move some employee's when the East Bank gets built. I've always wondered about K&D, not that they would build a skyscraper in downtown, but maybe a mid-rise office building (5-10 stories)down in their Stonebridge development. It would be great if Sherwin Williams would move more into the center of the city, because I think their land is valuable and could be used for a great development. When ISG was buying steel mills left and right 3-4 years ago I thought that maybe they would move to downtown, but then they were bought out and I don't see that happening anymore. In related news there is an article posted on another thread that says class A vacancy rates are down to 12%, but class B & C were 22% and 32% respectively. Hopefully the Case move happens, and I am hoping that UHHS decides to move those 600+ employees to Euclid Ave.
March 12, 200619 yr Get that Class A vacancy under 10 percent and an office tower might be built on speculation. But I do believe an anchor tenant is needed. We'll see what happens after the DFAS expansion. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 11, 200619 yr Maybe MBNA and Progressive can get together and build a Cleveland super tower instead of sprawling around the burbs!
April 11, 200619 yr I would not mind seeing a tower over 1,000 feet in Cleveland, but honestly I am grateful for having what we have. Our city has less than half a million people but has an amazing skyline. the 80's and 90's were kind to Cleveland. Key tower is a wonderful tower and I'm glad to have it here in Cleveland.
April 11, 200619 yr I read in the economy forum of this site, that it is possible that Bank Of amreica could move downtown. this would be Cleveland only opportunity for a new mega tower downtown.
April 11, 200619 yr Although it's possible they could move their offices downtown, I seriously doubt we'd see a "mega tower" from them. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
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