Great American Tower at Queen City Square
Great American Tower at Queen City Square | |
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Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum) | |
Developer | Western & Southern Financial Group |
Main contractor | Turner Construction |
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The Great American Tower at Queen City Square, is a 41-story, 667-foot-tall (203 m)
Background
Western & Southern had promoted the idea of constructing a tower for 20 years following the last construction boom in Downtown Cincinnati. In 2002 the project was revived.[7] Plans called for a tower with over 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2) of office space. When the tower opened in 2011, it was 660 ft (200 m), ending the Carew Tower's 81-year reign as the tallest building in Cincinnati. While the Great American Tower is 91 ft (28 m) taller than the Carew Tower, the latter building's roof is 79 ft (24 m) taller than the roof of the Great American Tower.[8] The building was reviewed and approved by the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority which determined whether its parameters conformed to the outline in the Cincinnati 2000 plan for downtown including a final approval by Cincinnati City Council on May 30, 2014.[5][9]
Tenants include American Financial Group,[10] law firms Frost Brown Todd and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, along with the property's owner-developer Western & Southern Financial Group.[11] The majority of Western & Southern's space is located in the 303 Broadway portion of the complex.[citation needed]
Design
The building's architect,
References
- ^ a b c "Great American Tower at Queen City Square". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ a b c "Great American Tower Fact Sheet". Queen City Square. Eagle Realty Group. 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 137088". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Great American Tower at Queen City Square". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ a b Jane Prendergast (June 12, 2008). "City's tallest building OK'd". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ Brett Coleman (2015-09-28). "What's with Great American Tower's tiara?". WCPO. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Keith T. Reed (December 19, 2007). "City's tallest tower to be built". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Janelle Gelfand (December 26, 2007). "Diana's tiara inspires tower". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "Eagle, Port Authority, city to partner on Great American Building". The Business Courier of Cincinnati. May 28, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ Tom McKee (December 21, 2007). "Great American Anchor Tenant At Queen City Square". WCPO. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "Great American Tower Recognized as a Top Skyscraper in the World". Press Release. December 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ISBN 9780821417003.
External links
- Queen City Square
- Queen City Square at Building Cincinnati
- Queen City Square at UrbanUp