Fifth Third Center is a
skyscraper
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located in
downtown Cleveland,
Ohio
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, along
Superior Avenue. The building has 27 stories and rises to a height of 446 ft (136 m), encompassing . Currently, it is the sixth tallest building in Cleveland. Designed by
RTKL Associates, the building was originally constructed as Bank One Center in 1991. In 2003, it was renamed when
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the parent company of Fifth Third Bank (5/3 Bank), which operates 1,100 branches and 2,400 automated teller machines, which are located in 11 states: Oh ...
of
Cincinnati
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relocated to the structure.
History
The site of the Fifth Third Center was previously occupied by the
Hollenden House from 1890 to 1989. The original Hollenden House Hotel was built in 1890 but was demolished in 1963. During the demolition of the old Hollenden House Hotel, the foundation for a new hotel in the style of the 1960s was being built.
In 1989, developer
John Galbreath, who had a hand in the Erieview and
One Cleveland Center project, worked with Nissi Iwho Realty Trust in
Tokyo
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to build a new tower. In 1989,
Citibank agreed to finance the construction of the tower. It cost $70,000,000 to build. In 1990, as construction was progressing, Bank One Corporation took five floors and renamed the Tower as Bank One Center. Bank One stayed in the tower from 1991–2003. In 2002, Bank One was acquired in a massive merger with
JP Morgan Chase. In 2003, Chase reduced its Cleveland presence and Bank One moved its Cleveland Operations from its Tower to the Penton/IBM/Bond Court Tower.
In 2004, Fifth Third Bank gained its Cleveland presence with acquiring the Bank One Tower and renamed it Fifth Third Center.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Cleveland
References
#AIA Cleveland Chapter, A Guide to Cleveland Architecture 2nd Edition c 1996 Cleveland, OH
External links
Fifth Third Bank official website
1991 establishments in Ohio
Office buildings completed in 1991
RTKL Associates buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland
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