AmTrust Financial Building
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Tishman Speyer Properties |
AmTrust Financial Building, formerly known as McDonald Investment Center, Key Center and the Central National Bank Building, is a commercial
History
Central National Bank
In 1965, Central National Bank decided to build a new headquarters on the flank of the Erieview Plan (created by architect
In late 1977, some bricks fell off the Central National Bank Building, with no fatalities. In 1979, engineers found a problem with an additive used in the brickwork mortar, Dow Chemical's Sarabond. Subsequently, the Central National Bank sued Dow Chemical in 1980 and won their case. Brickwork remodification took over two years to complete. The building has almost 2,000,000 bricks which all had to be resealed.
McDonald & Co. Investments
In 1986, Society Bank bought out Central National Bank and its assets. In 1991,
UBS
In 2007, McDonald was sold to Swiss-based
AmTrust Financial Services
In 2011 the building was placed for sale via an online auction where it was purchased by a subsidiary of AmTrust North America (
Location
The Amtrust Financial Building is located on the southwest corner of East 9th and Superior, two of the major roads in Cleveland. East 9th is considered to be the east boundary of central downtown, and Superior (US route 6) is a major east–west artery route.
Current occupants
- AmTrust Financial Services
- National General Insurance (formerly GMAC Insurance)
- Key Bank
- ASMGi
Firms involved in construction
- Tishman Speyer Properties- developer
- Kelley Steel Erectors
- Cantor Seinuk Group Inc. (The firm building the World Trade Center)
- John W. Blatt Elevator Consulting Inc.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "McDonald Investment Center". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "McDonald Investment Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ Michelle Jarboe McFee (December 5, 2011). "AmTrust Financial Services, a New York insurer, could bring 1,000 jobs to downtown Cleveland". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Ken Baka (December 19, 2011). "Seven Hills officials see positives despite job losses from AmTrust". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Michelle Jarboe McFee (March 22, 2012). "K&D Group plans to buy, remake East Ohio Building in downtown Cleveland as 223 apartments by 2014". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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