Tower East

Tower East
General information
Status Complete
Type office
Location Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coordinates 41°27′49.98″N 81°32′3.63″W / 41.4638833°N 81.5343417°WCoordinates: 41°27′49.98″N 81°32′3.63″W / 41.4638833°N 81.5343417°W
Estimated completion 1969
Height
Roof 160 feet (49 m)
Technical details
Floor count 12
Floor area 173,087 square feet (16,080.3 m2)
Design and construction
Architect The Architects' Collaborative, Walter Gropius

Tower East is a high-rise office building in Shaker Heights, Ohio. At 160 feet (49 m), it is the tallest building in the city. Tower East was the last building in the United States designed by architect Walter Gropius. BGK Equities of Santa Fe, New Mexico purchased the building for $12.68 million in 2000.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]

References

  1. Bullard, Stan (May 8, 2000). "BGK adds Tower East to holdings". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  2. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/17/14 Through 2/22/14". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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