Leader Building

Leader Building
Former names The Cleveland Leader Building
General information
Type Residential
Location 526 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 United States
Construction started 1911
Completed 1913
Height
Roof 60.65 m (199 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 15
Design and construction
Architect Charles Adams Platt

The Leader Building is a 1913-completed 199 foot, 15 story, 322,600-square-foot high-rise located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio's Public Square district. [1] It sits along the heavily travelled Superior Avenue. The building is named after the former Cleveland daily newspaper, "The Leader" which was founded by Edwin Cowles in 1854 and ran until it was sold to the Plain Dealer in 1917.[2] The building is a excellent example of beaux arts architecture style, which was very popular at the time of its erection.

The building was sold to the K&D Management real estate property group, which controls substantial holdings in Northeast Ohio.[3] The firm has intimated that they will turn the mostly vacate building into an apartment block, which will serve to further foment the burgeoning downtown frenzy to live in urban settings. The Leader property went for $5.4 million, though K&D's renovations will probably cost much more than that as it has lived most of its long life as a office and retail tower.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/buildings/133918/leader-building-cleveland-oh-usa Leader Building Retrieved on 2015-09-06
  2. ↑ http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CL "Cleveland Leader" Retrieved on 2015-09-06
  3. ↑ McFee, M. J., http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/leader_building_will_be_sold_t.html "Leader Building Will Be Sold Retrieved on 2015-09-06
  4. ↑ McFee, M. J. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/08/leader_building_in_downtown_cl.html Leader Building in Downtown Cleveland Fetches 5.4 Million in Sale to K&D Group Retrieved on 2015-09-06

Coordinates: 41°30′3″N 81°41′25″W / 41.50083°N 81.69028°W / 41.50083; -81.69028

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