Tower at Erieview

1301 E. Ninth Street ٠ Cleveland, Ohio  44114  

Management Office 216.861.4343  ٠  Fax  216.861.0209

          

          

Erieview Tower

Today

Erieview Tower opened in 1964 as the centerpiece of an urban development program known as the Erieview Project.  The 40-story building was designed by the renowned architectural firm of Harrison & Abramovitz.  Original plans incorporated a large open-air plaza extending from Erieview Tower west to East Ninth Street . 


Construction:                   February 7, 1963 – September 28, 1964

General Contractor:         Turner Construction

Architect:                         Harrison and Abramovitz

 

Building Structure:

Framework Steel:             10,000 tons

Gross area:                      864,000 square feet

Height:                            529 feet/ 161 meters (40 Floors)

Size:                                200’ long x 100’ wide

Gross weight:                  80,290 tons

Gross volume:                 11,575,000 square feet

 

The plan was for groups of low buildings accented by vertical towers.  In an effort to accomplish this large feat, a number of small buildings were to be cleared. 

A 40-story tower at E. 12th St. and St. Clair was the hub of the plan, with a plaza and reflecting pool stretching west to E. 9th Street . 
In 1985 The Richard E. Jacobs Group, Inc. purchased the building and began plans to transform the plaza into a shopping center that would serve as an amenity to Erieview Tower and the surrounding office buildings.  Architect Anthony Belluschi was commissioned to design a structure that would complement Erieview Tower . For years, Tower at Erieview remained isolated with a vast plaza, until the Galleria, a two story shopping center, was constructed in 1987. The Galleria at Erieview combines a dramatic glass enclosed two-level design with a broad mix of retail tenants and eating establishments that serve Erieview Tower and the surrounding community.  It also served as a major catalyst to the revival of the downtown Cleveland community.
   
The Galleria at Erieview

Construction:            May, 1986-October 15, 1987

General Contractor:  Turner Construction

Architect:                  Anthony Belluschi

 

Building Structure:

Gross area:                 207,600 square feet

 

Barrel Vaulted Glass:  Approximately 2,000 lites of double pane, green solar coated glass. 

Each 10' x 3' lite weighs 450 lbs.

 

Stone:  The arch on East Ninth Street is Taivassalo red granite which was quarried in Finland and cut in Verona, Italy.  The total weight exceeds

90,000 lbs.

 

Interior Flooring:  The flooring is Verde Patrizzia marble, quarried in Northern Italy and combined with granite resin in geometric patterns.

 
   
In 2003, The Erieview Land Co., LLC represented by Minshall Development Company purchased the Galleria and Tower at Erieview.  Recent Improvements to the property include application of window film to all Tower windows to reduce heat load within the building, digital camera security surveillance and a key-card security access system.  Future improvements include the construction of a new state of the art Conference Center located on the 3rd Floor and lobby renovations.

The Fanfare

 

 

 

 

Articles and pictures provided by the Family of James M. Lister, Director, Department of Urban Renewal and Housing

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