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PNC Center (Cleveland)

February 26, 2023

This article is about the building in Cleveland. For a list of other buildings with the same name, see PNC Center (disambiguation).

PNC Center (formerly National City Center) 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.

PNC Center
PNC Center
Former namesNational City Center
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeSkyscraper
Architectural styleModernism
ClassificationOffice building
LocationNine-Twelve District
Address1900 East 9th Street
Town or cityCleveland, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°30′02.1″N 81°41′16.1″W / 41.500583°N 81.687806°W / 41.500583; -81.687806Coordinates: 41°30′02.1″N 81°41′16.1″W / 41.500583°N 81.687806°W / 41.500583; -81.687806
Named forPNC Financial Services
Construction started1978 (1978)
Completed1980 (1980)
Cost$60 million
Height
Architectural410.10 feet (125.00 m)
Tip410.10 feet (125.00 m)
Roof410.10 feet (125.00 m)
Technical details
Floor count38 (35 above and 3 below)
Lifts/elevators10
Grounds492,664 square feet (45,770.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
DeveloperOliver Tyrone Corp.
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractorTurner Construction
Other information
Parking650-spot underground parking garage

History

In 1975, National City Bank had many of its office functions scattered in Downtown Cleveland. National City almost had moved from Downtown Cleveland to 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 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)[1] and before that was the Hickox Building (1874–1947). There was an adult movie house that showed X-rated movies named the Roxy.[2] 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 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 the building.[3]

In August 2009, PNC Financial Services replaced the National City sign atop of the building with its own, following the acquisition of National City by PNC in late 2008.[4]

See also

Further reading

  • Toman, James. Cleveland's Changing Skyline, Cleveland Landmark Press, 1984, Cleveland ISBN 0-936760-03-6

References

  1. ^ "The Bond Store". Cool History of Cleveland. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Roxy Theater". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 27 March 1998. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Triple-L Excentric Gyratory Gyratory III, Plaza of National City Center". Digital Imaging Project. Mary Ann Sullivan. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ^ Kroll, Kathryn (16 April 2009). "PNC to replace signs on National City headquarters by July". cleveland.com. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. Northeast Ohio Media Group. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

  • ClevelandSkyscrapers.com

February 26, 2023
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