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    Location50 Public Square · Cleveland, Ohio
    CompletedAugust 18, 1927
    OwnerK&D Management, LLC
    StatusCompleted
    Ownership

    The tower, owned by Forest City Realty Trust since 1983, was purchased by Cleveland's K&D Group on September 15, 2016 for $38.5 million (equivalent to $47.9 million in 2023). K&D added a mixed-use element to … See more

    Architecture

    Built for $179 million by the Van Sweringen brothers, the tower was to serve as an office building atop the city's new rail station, the Cleveland Union Terminal. Originally planned to be 14 stories, the structure was expanded t… See more

    External lighting

    The Terminal Tower was lit when dedicated in 1930. A strobe light on top of the tower rotated 360 degrees. It helped ships in Cleveland's port and airplane pilots landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
    The extern… See more

    In popular culture

    • Held annually since 2003, Terminal Tower hosted a "Tackle the Tower" stair-climb charity race from the Tower City mall concourse to the observation deck.
    • The tower appeared in the climactic scene of the 2001 m… See more