One SeaGate facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fifth Third Center at One SeaGate |
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The Fifth Third Center at One SeaGate.
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| General information | |
| Type | office |
| Location | 1 Seagate, Toledo, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°39′12″N 83°31′50″W / 41.65333°N 83.53056°W |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Cost | $100 million |
| Owner | One SeaGate Partners, LLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 411 ft (125 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32 |
| Floor area | 707,000 sq ft (65,700 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 19 elevators made by Schindler Haughton |
The Fifth Third Center at One SeaGate is a very tall building in Toledo, Ohio. It stands as the second tallest building in the city. For many years, until 2006, it was the main office for a big company called Owens-Illinois. Later, in 2007, Fifth Third Bank made it their main office for this part of Ohio.
The building is named after the area it's in, called One SeaGate Plaza. This plaza also has other smaller buildings. One unique thing about this building is that it's built right on the edge of the Maumee River. This is possible because there isn't a beach there. Other famous Toledo spots like Promenade Park are also built along the river.
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Discovering the Fifth Third Center
The One SeaGate building was a big part of a project to improve downtown Toledo. It cost about $100 million to build! Work on the building started in May 1979. It was officially finished and opened in June 1982. The architects who designed this impressive building were Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland.
How Tall is the Building?
The tower stands 411 feet (125 meters) tall. It has 33 stories in total. Most of these floors, 29 of them, are used for offices. The other two floors are for building maintenance. Each office floor is very large, about 25,000 square feet. In total, there are 707,000 square feet of space that can be rented out.
Building Materials and Design
The building is made with over 9,135 tons of steel. It stands on 28 strong supports called caissons. These supports go 80 feet (24 meters) deep into the ground! Over 36,000 cubic yards of concrete were used in its construction.
The outside of the building is covered with a lot of glass. There are 293,000 square feet of glass in total. This includes 4,400 clear window panels and 4,200 special glass panels between floors. This design shows off Toledo's history as the "Glass City." It also highlights Owens-Illinois's important role in the glass industry.
What's Inside?
The building complex has a large auditorium with 294 seats. There's also a special parking garage for executives right below it. The building is connected to the CitiWalk system, which is a series of tunnels.
Underground, there used to be a small shopping area called SeaGate Shops at CitiWalk. It became mostly empty after Owens-Illinois moved out. When the building first opened, the head of Owens-Illinois worked hard to fill these shops. The underground tunnels also connect the building to other places. These include the Downtown Toledo Renaissance Hotel and the Imagination Station science museum.
The 28th floor, which is the highest floor people can visit, used to have a fancy restaurant. This restaurant was popular with business people. The 29th floor is only for mechanical equipment. There are also loading docks for deliveries and services. The building is currently owned by One SeaGate Partners, LLC.
The "O-I Building" Era
For many years, the Fifth Third Center was known as "the O-I building." This is because it was the main office for Owens-Illinois, a big glass company. In 2006, Owens-Illinois decided to move their main office. They moved to a place called Levis Commons in a nearby town, Perrysburg, Ohio. The company already had a large facility there. They said this move would not hurt Toledo's economy too much, as it was only a short drive away.
Fifth Third Bank Moves In
On January 23, 2007, it was announced that Fifth Third Bank would move its Northwest Ohio offices into the building. With this move, the building got a new name: "Fifth Third Center at One SeaGate." Fifth Third Bank also put their signs at the very top of the skyscraper.
This move allowed Fifth Third Bank to bring all their offices into one building. They didn't need their old offices on Monroe Street anymore. The bank chose not to use the very top floors, even the fancy ones where Owens-Illinois executives used to work. This was because it would cost too much to fix them up. Fifth Third Bank rents several floors, including parts of the lobby for a banking center.
Who Works Here?
The Fifth Third Center is home to many different businesses and organizations.
Current tenants include:
- Fifth Third Bank, the main tenant
- Reichle & Klein Group
- CliftonLarsonAllen
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Ernst & Young
- Arcadis, U.S.
- Eastman & Smith Ltd.
- Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co., L.P.A.
- Reminger & Reminger
- Gressley, Kaplan, & Parker
- Roetzel & Andres
- Findley Davies
- ProMedica
- Stockwell & Cooperman
- LearnShare
- Fahlgren
- Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
- American Broadband & Telecommunications
- WPP Plc (Kantar)
- Ms Jera Heavenly Sweet
- Toledo Design Center
- Tungsten Network
- Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
