The IMG Center is a

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styled 16-story

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. Designed by Schafer, Flynn & Van Dijk, this tall high-rise was built in 1965. It sits at the prominent Cleveland intersection of East Ninth and St. Clair. The building is named after the 1960 Cleveland founded firm International Management Group or

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. There is a "nub" on top of the building that can be seen in all directions that bears the IMG logo. The distinctive look of the building is due its use of glass in its corners in lieu of solid corner supports. At the time of its construction, the modernist building cost $7 million.

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The structure was the home of the Cleveland-based Cuyahoga Savings Bank, which was also known as One Erieview Plaza as it was a part of the Erieview plan until it was renamed the IMG Center in 1997. The company is known for its management of sports and athletic endeavors. IMG is now headquartered in

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but their flagship office has been retained in downtown Cleveland. Originally, leaving Cleveland for New York was not the plan, in fact, Mark McCormack, a company marketing agent and the founder of the firm, offered this in 1989, IMG left Cleveland for New York in the 2000s. IMG explained it was a marketing reach process and clientele availability necessity.

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