| Continental Center | |||||||||
| Location: | 150 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 39.9644°N -82.9971°W | ||||||||
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 | ||||||||
| Mapframe-Marker: | building-alt1 | ||||||||
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| Completion Date: | 1973 | ||||||||
| Building Type: | Office | ||||||||
| Roof: | 348feet | ||||||||
| Floor Count: | 26 | ||||||||
| Floor Area: | 479995square feet | ||||||||
| Architect: | Brubaker/Brandt | ||||||||
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Continental Center is a 26-story, skyscraper in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is the 14th tallest building in Columbus. It was completed in 1973 and designed by architectural firm Brubaker/Brandt. The building follows a modernist architectural style and has been known as the Ohio Bell Building and the Ameritech Building. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
Designed by Brubaker/Brandt[2] for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, the building was constructed from 1970 to 1973, with an approximate cost of $20 million.[3]
The building was sold in 2021 for $12 million. In 2022, the new owners began making plans to convert its office spaces into 330 apartment units.[4]