Key Tower

Key Tower
View of the Key Tower from the BP Tower, with The Mall, Cleveland Browns Stadium, and Lake Erie in the background
Information
Location	127 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio
Status	Complete
Constructed	1991
Use	Office
Height
Antenna/Spire	947 feet (289 meters)
Floor count	57
Companies
Architect	Cesar Pelli
Developer	Richard E. Jacobs Group

Key Tower is a skyscraper in Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio designed by architect César Pelli. It is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the Terminal Tower, as well as the tallest building in Ohio and the 16th tallest building in the United States. Key Tower reaches 57 stories or 947 ft (289 m) to the top of its spire, and it can be visible for up to twenty miles away. The tower includes about 1.5 million square feet (139,355 m²) of office space.

It was originally built as the Society Center but was renamed when Key Bank acquired Society Bank. Society had recently acquired Ameritrust and canceled Ameritrust's plans for an even taller building on Public Square. Key Tower is owned and was developed by the Richard E. Jacobs Group, and Key Bank's official headquarters occupy most of the tower.

When Key Tower was completed in 1991, it became the tallest building between Chicago and New York City. However, the pending completion of the 975-foot (297 m) Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will take away this distinction.

F-111, James Rosenquist's famous large pop art painting hung in the tower's lobby until building owner Richard Jacobs sold it to the Museum of Modern Art in 1996. He replaced it in 1998 with Songs for Sale, a mural by artist David Salle.^[1] In October 2005, Key Bank installed four 15-foot (4.6 m) long illuminated logos at the base of the tower's crowning pyramid. Each sign weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kg).

See also

• 50 Tallest buildings in the U.S.
• List of Skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings in Cleveland
• World's tallest structures
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

References

External links

• Images and architectural information

Coordinates: 41°30′04″N, 81°41′37″W

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