^Question, was the “Huntington Building" (925 Euclid) called the Huntington building before Huntington moved in? If not than 200 Public Square is essentially just as much the Huntington Building as 925 is/was.

Except the at East 9th isn't called the Huntington Building anymore. And it's had two names before that.

^Question, was the “Huntington Building" (925 Euclid) called the Huntington building before Huntington moved in? If not than 200 Public Square is essentially just as much the Huntington Building as 925 is/was.

 

I worked there in the early 80's and it was the Union Commerce Building then.  Union Commerce Bank was later bought by Huntington Bank.

 

12,000 square feet is 120 x 100.  That's about 2% of the new building's total.  Not naming territory I suspect.[/color]

 

 

I've learned over the years that naming rights has nothing to do with total sf occupied but rather who's willing to pay for it. FNB paid for the naming rights to 55 public square, but at the time was under lease for only approximately 5000 sf (they may have taken more since).

From the article:

 

The company told the city it plans to sign a 10-year lease for 20,000 to 30,000 square feet of office space.

Was just at Asurint today and spoke with someone regarding their growth. They are currently in the process of building out the top two floors at 1111 Superior, and hope to one day soon have the naming rights to the building. Their offices are currently split between there and PHS, where just a few years ago they were working in just one small office. They really are growing like crazy.

So in about 20 years they will be the first Cleveland company in a position to build that office tower on Jacobs' Parking Lot On Public Square?? ;)

Why does Cleveland seem to be one of the few cities in North America and Europe where at least as many employers are actually leaving downtown as moving in?

 

KA Inc. architecture firm to move office from downtown Cleveland to Seven Hills

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August 28, 2015 UPDATED 16 HOURS AGO

 

Cleveland’s loss is Seven Hills’ gain as the high-profile KA Inc. architecture firm plans to move its office and 45 staffers to the Genesis Building, 6000 Lombardo Center.

 

Craig Wasserman, KA executive vice president and one of its principals, said in an interview on Friday, Aug. 28 that the firm considered options for staying downtown but decided the move to the Rockside Road office corridor was more compelling. He said the firm’s ownership believes the location is more central for its employees and easier for travel, as its architects often travel outside Northeast Ohio.

 

...KA will exit about 20,000 square feet spread over two floors in the new wing at the Western Reserve Building, 1468 W. Ninth St., for 14,000 square feet in Seven Hills. Wasserman said the firm has streamlined operations and is smaller than when it first occupied the Western Reserve space in the 1990s. KA plans to set up shop in December in Genesis.

 

Genesis is owned by Independence-based Dalad Group, a longtime KA client. Asked if that was a factor in KA’s decision, Wasserman said, “It didn’t hurt.”

 

Wasserman declined to disclose the rent but said it is comparable to downtown. He said free parking in Seven Hills was “not a factor” in its decision.

 

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Ka has always been an architecture firm that does suburban architecture for suburban clients.  This decision to relocate has pissed off many of the employees, with some already leaving or planning on leaving because it does no align with their urban ideals.  This may be another instance of the CEO of the company wanting a shorter commute (he lives in Parma).

Fact is this firm is shrinking and will not be missed on the landscape of dynamic Cleveland-based architecture firms.

KA is the architecture firm who could not figure out how to build a garage without tearing down the Columbia and later the Stanley Block.

 

I don't think they "get" city architecture, so the suburbs will be a good fit

Why does Cleveland seem to be one of the few cities in North America and Europe where at least as many employers are actually leaving downtown as moving in?

 

Because due to the conservative nature of the Cleveland business community, the exodus most cities saw of companies with no business reason to have downtown headquarters has been slower here, and still continues.

Forest City sells Skylight Office Tower at Tower City for $35.4 million

By Michelle Jarboe McFee, The Plain Dealer

on September 18, 2015 at 9:13 AM, updated September 18, 2015 at 4:05 PM

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Forest City Enterprises, Inc., has shed another piece of the sprawling Tower City Center complex in downtown Cleveland.

 

On Friday morning, the real estate company announced it had completed a $35.4 million sale of Skylight Office Tower, a 321,000-square-foot building that Forest City opened in 1991. The new owner is an affiliate of Hertz Investment Group, a California-based buyer that entered the Cleveland market earlier this year by purchasing Fifth Third Center on Superior Avenue.

 

The Skylight sale comes as Forest City, a publicly traded company with headquarters in the Terminal Tower at Tower City, is paring its portfolio and preparing to convert into a real estate investment trust. Executives have stressed that they're committed to Cleveland; however, the company is focused on office buildings, apartments, shopping centers and mixed-use projects in bigger, more bustling cities.

 

MORE:

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/forest_city_sells_skylight_off.html

Hello, Cleveland? Are you reaching out to these folks??

 

Latrobe-based Kennametal to move headquarters to Pittsburgh

September 18, 2015 8:34 PM

By Joyce Gannon and Mark Belko / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

The chairman of Latrobe industrial toolmaker Kennametal said Friday that the company is optimistic it can build a new global headquarters in Pittsburgh, but noted it is looking at locations in other states as well.

 

...“It’s very important for competitive reasons to have a world headquarters in an urban setting near universities and near an airport,” he said. “And it’s very important from a recruiting standpoint to tell people that we’re in an urban setting.”

 

The company is considering Cleveland; Charlotte, N.C.; and Pittsburgh, according to a source close to the negotiations. One Pittsburgh site that may be under consideration is the Almono development in Hazelwood.

 

MORE:

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2015/09/18/Latrobe-based-Kennametal-to-move-headquarters-to-Pittsburgh/stories/201509180314

^ I'm fairly certain Kennametal has (or had) a presence in Cleveland.

^ I'm fairly certain Kennametal has (or had) a presence in Cleveland.

 

They do still...

 

18105 Cleveland Pkwy, Cleveland, OH 44135 (off Rocky River Drive near the airport rental car facility)

^^I dont' quite get that article. The title and article says the company IS opening its HQ in Downtown Pittsburgh and also looking at other cities.

 

 

"....About 100 employees will move to U.S. Steel Tower in the next couple months, Mr. Newlin said....The company is considering Cleveland; Charlotte, N.C.; and Pittsburgh, according to a source close to the negotiations."

 

sounds more like a done deal to stay in the Pittsburgh area, but a sad attempt to try to get some cash from PA or where-ever under a poor threat to move out of state (despite having signed a lease already in Downtown Pittsburgh....)....

According to the "Skylight" article above, it says that Sherwin Williams is pressed for office space.  Are they actively looking at consolidating into one large office space?

^ I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to hear of one of our big players downtown expanding their office space, when so many others are cutting back. I could see them consolidating in NuCLEus, or building on Jacob's lot some day. They're such a massive global company, yet its kinda weird how they have such little downtown presence. Compared to Key and Huntington and EY with their names plastered around, they're almost tucked away.

 

On a side note, I've always liked the idea of Landmark converting to apartments. That'd be a pretty monumental undertaking akin to the old Huntington building.

^^I dont' quite get that article. The title and article says the company IS opening its HQ in Downtown Pittsburgh and also looking at other cities.

 

 

"....About 100 employees will move to U.S. Steel Tower in the next couple months, Mr. Newlin said....The company is considering Cleveland; Charlotte, N.C.; and Pittsburgh, according to a source close to the negotiations."

 

sounds more like a done deal to stay in the Pittsburgh area, but a sad attempt to try to get some cash from PA or where-ever under a poor threat to move out of state (despite having signed a lease already in Downtown Pittsburgh....)....

 

They have 550 people working in their corporate offices. 100 of those comprise "headquarters"-type staff (likely their executive staff) and were relocated to the US Steel Tower (Pittsburgh's tallest). The remaining 450 people have yet to move. If and when they do, it will have to be in a new building. The question is where. If they join with the executives in downtown Pittsburgh, the US Steel building lacks the space to accommodate everyone (all 550 people). So it will have to be at a new building. If those 450 staffers move to another city like Charlotte or Cleveland, the 100 executives are likely to stay in Pittsburgh. That's my take-away from this.

 

According to the "Skylight" article above, it says that Sherwin Williams is pressed for office space.  Are they actively looking at consolidating into one large office space?

 

I've often thought that Sherwin Williams is a candidate to move its various functions into a new tower with all the high-tech capabilities and Class A amenities a global company would require. The Landmark Building is a beautiful art deco masterpiece. But it's obsolete as an office building in which the tenant occupies multiple floors and so many narrow hallways, enclosed offices, and very little interaction among the various offices and departments. As an older building, it likely costs more to heat, cool, maintain, operate, etc. Having their name plastered (er, painted?) on the building's exterior in a high-profile location (ie: Jacobs lot on Public Square!) is a fringe benefit. You know, there's the "coffee can" skyscraper (311 South Wacker) in Chicago -- how about a "paint can" skyscraper in Cleveland?

 

EDIT: I see that Sherwin Williams occupies 100 percent of the 900,000-square-foot Landmark Office Buildings, which it owns. They also have space in the Skylight Office Tower and the riverside Technology Center on Canal Road (which probably wouldn't move). But we're probably talking 1 million square feet of offices that could relocate. And if they moved, they'd probably want a building that offers room for expansion, maybe 20-30 percent more? So we're talking 1.2 million to 1.3 million square feet. That's the size of 200 Public Square which has lots of retail and office space in its 9-story atrium facing Public Square.So we could be looking at 1.4 million square feet with ground-level retail/restaurant uses, which puts it in the category of Key Tower. The Coffee Can (311 South Wacker) building below is almost exactly the same size as Key Tower.

 

 

Wow I didn't realize SW used that much space. I'm guessing that's the most of one company downtown?

Wow I didn't realize SW used that much space. I'm guessing that's the most of one company downtown?

 

You may be right.

Incredible!  I had no idea Sherwin had that much space.  Imagine Landmark converted to residential (if possible) and the tallest in CLE going up on Public Square (maybe add a hotel with that). 

I'm wrong. While Sherwin Williams owns the Landmark office buildings and they are 100% occupied, there are other tenants in them. I've found these thus far:

 

Boykin Management

Fabulon Co.

First Merit Bank

George Gund Foundation

GSX Managed Data Systems

Landmark Cafe

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

William Mitchell Co LPA

Prospect Contractors

Prospect Electric

Retail Maintenance, Inc

Rodgers and Company LPA

L Stevens & Co

 

EDIT: as far as I can tell, these tenants are occupying relatively small spaces. While there may be others I'm overlooking, if their sum is more than 100,000 square feet of office space, I'll be surprised.

My brother is pretty high up at Sherwin, and they take a lot of pride in the fact that their facility on the river pre-dates Tower City, they consider Landmark to be kind of an extension of that property.  I can't imagine them moving far from that facility. 

 

In the banner, our home since 1866, they are actually showing the riverfront facility (along with the skyline)

 

 

Usually when a tenant moves out of an office/area in Landmark, Sherwin simply retakes the space.  I would be extremely surprised if they move from Landmark, though I know they floated the idea a few decades ago, without it gaining too much traction.

I think I recall old plans (from the 90s I think?) for a new Sherwin Williams tower on the narrow space between the giant Lebron Poster and Ontario Street. Currently, this space is essentially an open pit to the tracks below. If SW ever decided to build a new HQ, I think this would be a good place to do it.

I think I recall old plans (from the 90s I think?) for a new Sherwin Williams tower on the narrow space between the giant Lebron Poster and Ontario Street. Currently, this space is essentially an open pit to the tracks below. If SW ever decided to build a new HQ, I think this would be a good place to do it.

 

That was the planned Gateway at Landmark Office Tower from 1989 as the whole Tower City Center project was under construction, with this and more grand ideas being planned. Even though this was proposed to be 30 stories, I don't think it's big enough to be THE office space for S-W. But it certainly would greatly increase S-W's presence in the city and provide them with a more modern, efficient space. I have to wonder if their recent growth will cause them to reconsider this or something else...

 

Though a more modern, efficient space would certainly be beneficial, they have put substantial investment thus far in the Landmark structure.  Combine that with the fact that they own the property, makes a move to new space less likely, in my opinion.  Currently, the space is sufficient to house the operational and IT staff, and R & D is covered at the Breen facility in the Flats... any additional space will likely be gained as other tenants move out.  All they have to do, really, is raise the rent... in S-W's case, when a tenant moves out, it isn't really a loss since they immediately will fill the space with their own personnel.

In other words, the bean-counters have surely looked at this and thus far decided against it.

 

^ Thanks, KJP that's the one.

 

Yes, a tower of that size probably wouldn't be big enough to account for all of their office space, but I'm assuming that the tower would still be connected to the Landmark building, which would allow S-W to upgrade to more modern & efficient office space, while still using their old building for back offices and such.

Former Penton building in downtown Cleveland will be home to AECOM

Company's move will result in a new name for 21-story tower on East Ninth Street

October 04, 2015 UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO

By STAN BULLARD

 

A new name — AECOM, as in AECOM Technology Corp. — will soon go atop the former Penton Media Center office building in downtown Cleveland.

 

However, the semantics of whether it will be center or centre or AECOM whatever remain to be determined.

 

That's because the Los Angeles-based design and construction company has agreed to lease more than two floors of the 21-story office tower at 1300 E. Ninth St. AECOM plans to consolidate three downtown Cleveland locations into one, including two former URS Corp. offices: at the Idea Center, 1375 Euclid Ave., and at Post Office Plaza, 230 W. Huron Road.

 

The third AECOM office is at North Point Tower, 1001 Lakeside Ave.

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151004/NEWS/310049987/former-penton-building-in-downtown-cleveland-will-be-home-to-aecom

^Ahh OK  I was wondering what was going on at Penton.  Also HSB is the architect.

Anyone know why American Interiors cleared out the bottom of the IMG building ?

Anyone know why American Interiors cleared out the bottom of the IMG building ?

 

They moved over to North Point at 9th & Lakeside

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151011/NEWS/310119990/reserve-square-renovation-is-kds-latest-large-project?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

Reserve Square renovation is K&D's latest large project.

October 11, 2015 by Stan Bullard

 

Apartment owner and manager K&D Group of Willoughby usually is thought of as a firm that reduces the amount of office space in downtown Cleveland as it tackles residential redevelopment of old office buildings.

However, K&D Group's growth has made it into a substantial office landlord in the city center, and it's expanding its business to show that.

After buying the Keith, Leader and Halle buildings over the past year, K&D has a portfolio of about 1 million square feet of downtown office space that it intends to keep as offices. The company plans to convert Leader, 526 Superior Ave., and Halle, 1228 Euclid Ave., to mixed-use projects with upper-floor apartments, low-level offices and continued first-floor retail space. It intends to retain as an office property the Keith, 1621 Euclid Ave., which K&D bought as a potential home for office tenants needing to be relocated from its buildings.

Asked if he ever thought K&D would own this much office space, Price said, “Not on your life.”

Not downtown -- yet!

 

BuyerQuest beginning to make a lot of noise

Company raises $7 million, takes on corporate giants

October 04, 2015 UPDATED 3 DAYS AGO

By CHUCK SODER

 

You've probably never heard of BuyerQuest.

 

If you have, it's probably because you know one of the 70 people the company has hired since 2009. Or maybe you've driven past their new office in Berea — which is in a four-story building that bears the company's name.

 

CEO Jack Mulloy admits that he's probably been a little too quiet about the company, which has convinced several huge organizations to buy software designed to turn the corporate purchasing process into what he describes as an “Amazon-like” experience.

 

Now, however, BuyerQuest is starting to make some noise. For instance, it's actually putting out news releases containing announcements like this one: The company just received a $7 million investment from The Argentum Group of New York and First Analysis of Chicago.

 

The company plans to hire 50 to 70 more people over the next 12 months. And though only half of the company's existing employees are based in Northeast Ohio, the company's “goal is to hire locally as much as we possibly can,” Mulloy added, noting that BuyerQuest also is applying for economic development incentives from the state of Ohio.

 

...But Mulloy, a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has even bigger ambitions, according to his bio on the company website: “Jack plans to one day build a 60-story BuyerQuest Tower in downtown Cleveland.”

 

MORE:

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151004/NEWS/310049992/buyerquest-beginning-to-make-a-lot-of-noise

 

Check out these digs

Cool office spaces

October 10, 2015 UPDATED A DAY AGO

By LEE CHILCOTE

 

Office space design is about much more than simply creating efficient space for employees to work in. It’s about expressing the culture of an organization, conveying to employees that they are valued, and giving workers opportunities to develop and grow.

 

For middle market companies, well-designed office space can be a crucial tool for attracting and keeping top talent. Earlier this year, the National Center for the Middle Market and the Novo Group released a study “showing that middle market firms with the most well-developed and compelling employee value propositions (EVPs) offer attractive options across the board,” according to the website. Seventy nine percent of executives said the quality of facilities and working environment was an attractive component of a compelling value proposition for employees.

 

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http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20151010/NEWS/151009787/check-out-these-digs

...But Mulloy, a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has even bigger ambitions, according to his bio on the company website: “Jack plans to one day build a 60-story BuyerQuest Tower in downtown Cleveland.”

 

Be still my beating heart!!! This is why it's worth spending time on building local pride in the city and investing in local entrepreneurship efforts. It can be quite difficult to get companies from outside the region to look at Cleveland, but it is very possible to keep our companies here and to help them grow.

..But Mulloy, a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has even bigger ambitions, according to his bio on the company website: “Jack plans to one day build a 60-story BuyerQuest Tower in downtown Cleveland.”

 

Man that is our kind of guy. It's refreshing that a CEO sees his hometown in that way. We are not use to that kind of loyalty. What we usually get from CEO's at companies like Eaton and American Greetings is " one day I hope to build a large, sprawling, space sucking, carbon wasting complex in the diversity free suburbs, yes that's my dream"

I hope he doesn't wait until his company gets that big. If he grows his company large enough to where a 25-story building is justified, I think many of us would take that.

Especially when 20,0000 sq ft gets you naming rights these days. He could probably have an older building like Erieview Tower tomorrow if he wanted.

Especially when 20,0000 sq ft gets you naming rights these days. He could probably have an older building like Erieview Tower tomorrow if he wanted.

 

That'd be cool for now. We want him to move downtown. And hopefully something like that would only be an interim step toward a big new building.

..But Mulloy, a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has even bigger ambitions, according to his bio on the company website: “Jack plans to one day build a 60-story BuyerQuest Tower in downtown Cleveland.”

 

Man that is our kind of guy. It's refreshing that a CEO sees his hometown in that way. We are not use to that kind of loyalty. What we usually get from CEO's at companies like Eaton and American Greetings is " one day I hope to build a large, sprawling, space sucking, carbon wasting complex in the diversity free suburbs, yes that's my dream"

 

Beachwood is "diversity free"?

This is on the PassovGroup website, they love these spec renderings.  Just looking to gauge interest. It is described as  235k sf of office space with 8.5k retail. Very Rockside Roadish.

If that's the base for a residential tower, it looks great.  Otherwise meh.

That was Zaremba's parcel for the AD future phases at one point if I remember correctly. 

 

Not bad.  I think it interacts well with the sidewalk, and essentially the proper size for what the market demands.  If this was Public Square, then no way!  I do like the fact that people are thinking about this though. 

This is on the PassovGroup website, they love these spec renderings.  Just looking to gauge interest. It is described as  235k sf of office space with 8.5k retail. Very Rockside Roadish.

 

Here's hoping whatever they build can "wrap" the adjacent parking garage (the one due west) with some retail.

That's very interesting... Working in One Cleveland Center I can say this would be great, even if the design could be better. This whole area is large office towers connected by boxy parking garages. East 12th is incomplete. This could be a step in changing the feel.

I'm wrong. While Sherwin Williams owns the Landmark office buildings and they are 100% occupied, there are other tenants in them. I've found these thus far:

 

Boykin Management

Fabulon Co.

First Merit Bank

George Gund Foundation

GSX Managed Data Systems

Landmark Cafe

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

William Mitchell Co LPA

Prospect Contractors

Prospect Electric

Retail Maintenance, Inc

Rodgers and Company LPA

L Stevens & Co

 

EDIT: as far as I can tell, these tenants are occupying relatively small spaces. While there may be others I'm overlooking, if their sum is more than 100,000 square feet of office space, I'll be surprised.

 

Reminger (in the Midland Bldg) probably has somewhere close to 100,000sf

Hard to tell from that pic, but is this meant to go on the patch of grass behind the One Cleveland Ctr parking deck?  If so, then I think it's a nice fit for the parcel.  I originally thought it was filling an entire block between 12th and 13th.