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The North Point Office Building and Tower (also known as North Point I and II) is a complex consisting of a
North Point I (North Point Building) is an unusual office structure with seven levels. Five of the levels are above grade with two below, atop foundation of the former ''Press'' building. Its most distinctive features are its large triangular floor plans, which are split by a nine story glass angled atrium with views of Cleveland's lakefront and
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and an office building
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. It is located in downtown
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Cleveland, Ohio
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at the northeast corner of East 9th Street and Lakeside Avenue. It is the home of Cleveland founded law firm, Jones Day
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and Cleveland founded professional service firm, EY.
Proposal
North Point Tower was proposed by ''Cleveland Press
The ''Cleveland Press'' was a daily American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio from November 2, 1878, through June 17, 1982. From 1928 to 1966, the paper's editor was Louis B. Seltzer.
Known for many years as one of the country's most in ...
'' owner Joseph Cole in 1979. In March 1980, The North Point Plan was revealed as a , 41-story office tower with a glass-enclosed atrium. There were plans to build a hotel on the site and an atrium displaying ''Press'' printing machines to the public. The tower would have been built on top of the 1957 structure. When the ''Cleveland Press'' folded on June 17, 1982, the North Point Plan did too.
Construction of a more modest North Point I began in 1983, and the ''Cleveland Press'' building was demolished. It was completed in 1985. North Point II (North Point Tower) was added in 1990.
Design
North Point I (North Point Building) is an unusual office structure with seven levels. Five of the levels are above grade with two below, atop foundation of the former ''Press'' building. Its most distinctive features are its large triangular floor plans, which are split by a nine story glass angled atrium with views of Cleveland's lakefront and North Coast Harbor
North Coast Harbor is a district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie. The district serves as the home of the Great Lakes Science Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Huntington Bank Field, the St ...
. It is also linked by skybridge to a 1,000 car parking garage to the north and to its counterpart, North Point II to the east.
Jones Day is headquartered in Phase I.
North Point II (North Point Tower) reaches 20 stories and 286 ft (87 m). It holds of office space and is clad in colorful tile panels. It was designed by Cleveland architect Jerry Payto. The two phases (North Point I and North Point II) were built at a combined cost of $125 million and were privately financed. Retrieved on 2015-10-21
The building features blue and black strip Pattern design, the blue lines contains glass windows that goes around the Building
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Cleveland
Cleveland, the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio, has 51 completed high-rises taller than . The tallest building in Cleveland is the 57- story Key Tower, which rises on Public Square. The tower has been the tallest building ...
External links
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References
*Toman, James. ''Cleveland's Changing Skyline'', 1984. Cleveland Landmarks Press. . {{coord, 41, 30, 23.92, N, 81, 41, 27.23, W, type:landmark_region:US, display=title Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland Office buildings completed in 1990