Erieview Tower facts for kids
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The Erieview Tower, with the Galleria visible in the foreground
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| Former names | Erieview Plaza Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 100 Erieview Plaza Cleveland, Ohio 44114 United States |
| Construction started | 1963 |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 161.23 m (529.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Floor area | 703,000 sq. ft. |
| Lifts/elevators | 19 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Harrison & Abramovitz |
| Structural engineer | Edwards & Hjorth |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
The Erieview Tower is a very tall building, also known as the Tower at Erieview. It's a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. This building has 40 floors and stands 529 feet (161 meters) tall. It offers about 703,000 square feet of office space. The tower was built for $24,000,000.
How the Tower Was Built
The Erieview Tower was the first building constructed as part of a big city plan. This plan was called the Erieview urban renewal project. It started in 1960 under Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze. The idea was to rebuild a large area of Cleveland, about 163 acres (66 hectares). This area stretched from East 6th to East 17th Streets, between Chester Avenue and Lake Erie.
A famous architect named I. M. Pei created the main plan. His design included groups of shorter buildings mixed with taller towers. The Erieview Tower was meant to be the center of this new area. It was planned to have a plaza and a reflecting pool nearby.
Work on the tower began in early 1963. Developers John Galbreath and Peter Ruffin started building this modern skyscraper. It has a unique dark-green-and-black outer wall. A large plaza with trees, a fountain, and even an ice rink was also built. This plaza connected the tower to East 9th Street.
The tower was finished in 1964. It also has an underground parking garage for 450 cars. Even though the entire city plan wasn't completed, a lot of progress was made. Many old buildings were removed to make way for new ones. For a while, some areas became large parking lots.
History of the Tower
In the early 1980s, during Mayor George Voinovich's time, new buildings were added near the tower. In 1987, a two-level shopping mall called The Galleria at Erieview was built. This mall is located where the original plaza used to be. It connects to the tower's lobby and stretches to East 9th Street.
From 1964 until 1995, the 38th floor of the tower had a restaurant. It was called Stouffer's Top of the Town. Diners could enjoy amazing views of Cleveland's skyline from there.
In 2003, a company named Minshall-Stewart Properties bought both the Erieview Tower and the Galleria mall.
In 2007, a new neighborhood project, the Avenue District, began construction. This project is being built on the east side of the tower. It uses space that was part of the original Erieview master plan.
Also in 2007, a special event called "Tackle the Tower" race was held at Erieview Tower. This race usually takes place at the Terminal Tower. But because the Terminal Tower was being renovated, it moved to Erieview Tower. The Erieview Tower has 646 steps for the race! The race was held there again in 2008. After that, it moved back to the Terminal Tower.
In 2017, the Erieview Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's recognized as an important historical site.
See also
In Spanish: Erieview Tower para niños
