1717 East Ninth Building
Encyclopedia
1717 East Ninth Building, also known as the East Ohio Building, is a skyscraper
in Cleveland, Ohio
. Completed in 1959, it was one of the first modernist
high-rises in Cleveland, along with the Illuminating Building
. It is currently the 22nd tallest building in Cleveland, at 275 feet (84 meters).
It was designed by Emery Roth and Sons of New York City
. Tishman Properties also of New York City was the developer. Ground was broken in March 1958 and in April 1959 it opened to the public. There is a 600-car parking garage attached to the tower. It was built on the site of the old Greyhound
bus station, after Greyhound built a new bus terminal on Superior Avenue a few blocks away from the East Ohio Building in 1948.
East Ohio Gas, Cleveland's natural gas
supplier, occupied the tower until its merger with Richmond, Virginia
-based Dominion Resources
. On the lobby level, East Ohio had a customer pay center and exhibits of the benefits of natural gas appliances. In addition, they had a meter showing how much natural gas was supplied to Cleveland.
On November 22, 2006, the largely vacant building was bought by New York City
-based Sovereign Partners, LLC for around $12 million. The buying group plans on making certain improvements to the building, with the details to be announced in early 2007.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. Completed in 1959, it was one of the first modernist
Modern architecture
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high-rises in Cleveland, along with the Illuminating Building
55 Public Square
55 Public Square is a 22-story skyscraper located at number 55 Public Square, the town square of downtown Cleveland, Ohio...
. It is currently the 22nd tallest building in Cleveland, at 275 feet (84 meters).
It was designed by Emery Roth and Sons of New York City
New York City
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. Tishman Properties also of New York City was the developer. Ground was broken in March 1958 and in April 1959 it opened to the public. There is a 600-car parking garage attached to the tower. It was built on the site of the old Greyhound
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
bus station, after Greyhound built a new bus terminal on Superior Avenue a few blocks away from the East Ohio Building in 1948.
East Ohio Gas, Cleveland's natural gas
Natural gas
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supplier, occupied the tower until its merger with Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
-based Dominion Resources
Dominion Resources
Dominion Resources Inc. , commonly referred to as Dominion, is a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia and North Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and eastern North Carolina...
. On the lobby level, East Ohio had a customer pay center and exhibits of the benefits of natural gas appliances. In addition, they had a meter showing how much natural gas was supplied to Cleveland.
On November 22, 2006, the largely vacant building was bought by New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based Sovereign Partners, LLC for around $12 million. The buying group plans on making certain improvements to the building, with the details to be announced in early 2007.