The Guardian Bank Building (originally known as the New England Building and later known as the National City Bank Building ) is a high–rise building on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio .
7-590: It was built in 1896 and stands adjacent to National City Center (now PNC Center). At 221 feet (67 m) tall, it was once one of the tallest buildings in America and tallest in Cleveland until 1922 when it was surpassed by the Keith Building . The building was designed by the firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge and remodeled by Walker and Weeks in 1915. It was converted to a Holiday Inn Express in 1999, and added to
14-588: A suburban location but opted to remain in Downtown Cleveland. In 1977, National City announced plans for a new corporate headquarters in Downtown Cleveland. The cost was set at $ 50 million. Tax abatement , then a new form of financing, was used in its construction. Tax Abatement started in New York City under then Mayor Abraham Beame to spur growth in New York City after its default in 1975. Tax Abatement
21-659: Is a skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio at the northwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East 9th Street. The building has 35 stories and rises to a height of 410 feet (120 m), and was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill . Construction on the building was finished in 1980. It served as the headquarters for the now defunct National City Corporation , and is now the Cleveland–area offices for PNC Financial Services . In 1975, National City Bank had many of its office functions scattered in Downtown Cleveland. National City almost had moved from Downtown Cleveland to
28-507: Is used to cut property taxes to develop a property. In 1976, then Cleveland Mayor Ralph Perk brought NYC's idea to Cleveland. In 1977, National City Bank became the first Cleveland company and project to use tax abatement. The site of National City was a complex one. The site had the old Bond Clothing Store complex (1947–49) and before that was the Hickox Building (1874–1947). There was an adult movie house that showed X-rated movies named
35-802: The National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 2000. In January 2010, Rosetta, the largest independent interactive agency in America, announced plans to move into the Guardian Bank Building. The plans, announced in conjunction with the signing of a 10–year lease, include stripping and remodeling the top five floors, building a new penthouse suite on the roof, and renaming the building. In March 2012, developers announced plans to convert five stories into 85 apartments. [REDACTED] Media related to Guardian Bank Building at Wikimedia Commons National City Center (Cleveland skyscraper) PNC Center (formerly National City Center )
42-515: The Roxy. These buildings were demolished in 1978 and construction began for the tower. The National City Bank Tower rises from a seven–foot pad of concrete. The tower itself was not built with steel, instead it became Cleveland's tallest reinforced concrete structure. A floor was poured and jacked up 1 floor a week. The skin of the National City Bank Tower is a White Travertine Marble . During
49-519: The day, National City Bank is whitish in color. At night, National City is bathed in light. During October, it is bathed in pink light for National Breast Cancer month which National City Bank sponsors research in. When the Tower opened in 1980, National City occupied the tower as its own. Other tenants include KPMG , and several law firms, including Baker Hostetler . A kinetic sculpture by George Rickey named Triple L Excentric Gyratory III sits outside
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