Key Tower
| Key Tower | |
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Key Tower's south side faces Public Square
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Ohio since 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Terminal Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 127 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°30′04″N 81°41′37″W / 41.50111°N 81.69361°WCoordinates: 41°30′04″N 81°41′37″W / 41.50111°N 81.69361°W |
| Construction started | October 17, 1988 |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Opening | January 1992 |
| Owner | The Millennia Companies |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 947 feet (289 m) |
| Roof | 888 feet (271 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 57 |
| Floor area | 1,550,000 square feet (144,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Cesar Pelli |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Structural engineer | Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire |
| References | |
Key Tower is a skyscraper on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by architect César Pelli, it is the tallest building in the state of Ohio, the 24th-tallest in the United States, and the 165th-tallest in the world. The building reaches 57 stories or 947 feet (289 m) to the top of its spire, and it is visible from up to 20 miles (32 km) away. The tower contains about 1.5 million square feet (139,355 m²) of office space.
Key Tower's anchor tenant is KeyCorp, a major regional financial services firm. On the top floor is Intellectual Property boutique firm Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP. In 2014 the law firm of BakerHostetler announced that it would move its headquarters to the building, taking up several floors being vacated by KeyCorp. The international law firm Squire Patton Boggs is headquartered here and a major tenant. It is also headquarters to Dan T. Moore Companies, located on the 27th floor. Key Tower is connected to the Marriott at Key Center, built in conjunction with the tower, and the older Society for Savings Building. It is the tallest building between Philadelphia and Chicago. It is also the tallest building in the Midwest United States outside of Chicago.
It was originally built as the Society Center and was the headquarters for Cleveland-based Society Corporation. Society had recently acquired Ameritrust and canceled Ameritrust's plans for an even taller building on Public Square. It was renamed Key Tower after Society merged with KeyCorp and took the KeyCorp name. Indeed, it was decided to make Cleveland the headquarters for the new KeyCorp because it was felt the then-Society Center was more commensurate with the merged bank's status as a major bank.
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