List of tallest buildings in Cleveland

Skyline of Cleveland

Cleveland, the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio, is home to 142 completed high-rises,^[1] 33 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in Cleveland is the 57-story Key Tower, which rises 947 feet (289 m) on Public Square.^[2] The tower has been the tallest building in the state of Ohio since its completion in 1991, and it also stood as the tallest building in the United States between Chicago and New York City prior to the 2007 completion of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.^[2] The Terminal Tower, which rises 771 feet (235 m), stands as the second-tallest building in the city and the state; at the time of its completion, the building was the tallest in the world outside of New York City.^[3]

The history of skyscrapers in Cleveland began in 1889 with the construction of the Society for Savings Building, often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city.^[4] Cleveland went through an early building boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s, during which several high-rise buildings, including the Terminal Tower, were constructed. The city experienced a second, much larger building boom that lasted from the early 1970s to early 1990s, during which time it saw the construction of over 15 skyscrapers, including the Key Tower and 200 Public Square. Overall, the city is the site of three of the four Ohio skyscrapers that rise at least 656 feet (200 m) in height; Cincinnati contains the other. As of 2012, the skyline of Cleveland is 27th in the United States and 96th in the world with 16 buildings rising at least 330 feet (100 m) in height.^[5]

Unlike many other major American cities, Cleveland was the site of relatively few skyscraper construction projects in the 2000s decade. The most recently completed skyscrapers in the city are the Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building, which was constructed in 2002 and rises 430 feet (131 m).,^[6] the Ernst & Young Tower in 2013 which tops out at 330 feet,^[7] and the brand new nearly erected 374 feet tall Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel which opened in 2016.^[8] Overall, ( as of August 2016), there were 17 high-rise buildings under construction or proposed for construction in Cleveland.^[1] The most recent proposal has been for the 54-story NuCLEus building project in the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex district of downtown.^[9]

Skyline of Cleveland from Lake Erie, with the Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower at the center

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Cleveland skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Key Tower		947 (289)	57	1991	165th-tallest building in the world[10] 24th-tallest building in the United States Has been the tallest building in the city and state since 1991 Stood as the tallest building in the United States between New York City and Chicago from its completion until 2007, when Comcast Center in Philadelphia was completed Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1990s[2][11] Tallest building in Midwest United States outside of Chicago Tallest building between Philadelphia and Chicago
2	Terminal Tower		771 (235)	52	1930	73rd-tallest building in the United States Stood as the tallest building in the world outside of New York City until 1964 Fourth-tallest building in the world when it was officially dedicated on June 28, 1930 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s[3][12]
3	200 Public Square		658 (201)	45	1985	Also known as the BP Building Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s[13][14]
4	Tower at Erieview		529 (161)	40	1964	Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1960s[15][16]
5	One Cleveland Center		450 (137)	31	1983	[17][18]
6	Fifth Third Center		446 (136)	27	1992	[19][20]
7	Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building		430 (131)	23	2002	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s Most recently completed skyscraper in the city[6][21]
8	Justice Center Complex		420 (128)	26	1977	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s[22][23]
9	Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building		419 (128)	31	1967	[24][25]
10	PNC Center		410 (125)	35	1980	Originally known as the National City Center; building was renamed in 2009[26][27]
11	The 9		383 (119)	28	1971	Previously known as Cleveland Trust Tower and Ameritrust Tower Redeveloped in 2014 as a mixed use hotel, retail, and residential building attached to the new Cuyahoga County Headquarters Also known as 900 Euclid Tower[28][29]
12	Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel (HCDH)		374 (114)	32 (4 story base, tower has 28 stories)	2016	Tallest hotel in the city and the state of Ohio Largest hotel in Cleveland Attached to the Cleveland Public Hall Attached to the Global Center for Health Innovation Located on the Mall (Cleveland) Built as a joint agreement between the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
13	AT&T Huron Road Building		365 (111)	24	1927	Commonly known as Ohio Bell Building Previously known as the Ameritech Building Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1920s[30][31]
14	James A. Rhodes Tower		363 (111)	20	1971	Originally known as the University Tower[32][33]
15	Eaton Center		356 (109)	28	1983	[34][35]
16	Ernst & Young Tower		330 (101)	21	2013	Phase I of the Flats East Bank redevelopment project First downtown private office building constructed since 1992
17	Marriott at Key Center		320 (98)	28	1991	Second tallest all-hotel building in the city
18	McDonald Investment Center		308 (94)	23	1968	Also known as Key Center Formerly known as the Central National Bank Building[36][37]
19	55 Public Square		300 (91)	22	1958	Tallest building constructed in the city the 1950s Originally known as the Illuminating Building[38][39]
20	The 925 Building		289 (88)	21	1924	Formerly known as the Huntington Building,[40] originally the Union Trust Building. Largest office space in Cleveland and Ohio Second largest office space in the world [41][42]
21	North Point Tower		285 (87)	22	1990	[43][44]
22=	1100 Superior (formally Diamond Building)		282 (86)	23	1972	[45][46]
22=	Standard Building		282 (86)	21	1925	[47][48]
24	1717 East Ninth Building		275 (84)	21	1959	Also known as the East Ohio Building[49][50]
25	Keith Building		272 (83)	21	1922	[51][52]
26=	East Tower		266 (81)	25	1973	Tallest all-residential building in the city Also known as the Reserve Square Apartments[53][54]
26=	Embassy Suites Tower		266 (81)	26	1969	Also known as Embassy Suites at Reserve Square[55][56]
28	Superior Building		265 (81)	22	1922	[57][58]
29	Fenn Tower		265 (81)	21	1930	[59][60]
30	Landmark Office Towers		260 (79)	22	1930	[61][62]
31=	AECOM Building		253 (77)	21	1972	[63][64]
31=	Ohio Savings Plaza		253 (77)	17	1969	[65][66]
31=	Ameritech Center		253 (77)	16	1983	[67][68]

Tallest under construction or proposed

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction or proposed for construction in Cleveland and planned to be at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, but are not yet completed structures. A floor count of 9 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 100 feet (30 m) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Terminal Tower stood as tallest building in Cleveland for 61 years, from 1930 until 1991.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Cleveland.

Notes

A. ^{^} The Union Trust Building has since been renamed the Huntington Bank Building.

B. ^{^} The Ohio Bell Building has since been renamed the AT&T Huron Road Building.

References

General

• "Buildings in Cleveland". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26. 

Specific

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Cleveland, High-rises in Cleveland, Ohio and Cleveland skylines.

• Diagram of Cleveland skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
• ClevelandSkyscrapers.com