Oswald Tower (building) explained

Oswald Tower
Former Names:
  • Flats East Bank Tower
  • Ernst & Young Tower
Location:950 Main Street
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Building Type:Office
Floor Count:23
Public Transit: Flats East Bank
Start Date:2011
Completion Date:2013
Main Contractor:JLJI
Architect:Gensler

The Oswald Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, formerly known as the Ernst & Young Tower.[1] It stands on the east bank of the Flats completed in 2013.[2] It is an example of post-modern glass curtain and steel studded construction. The building rises 23 stories to a height of 330feet and offers 480000square feet of office space.[3]

The major tenant was previously the accounting firm Ernst & Young, which moved from the Huntington Bank Building to the new and then-namesake tower in 2013.[4] Ernst & Young traces its roots back to the firm of Ernst & Ernst, which was established in 1903 in Cleveland. E & Y moved to the North Point Tower in 2023.

Tenants

The building is also the Cleveland office of these law firms: Cleveland-based Tucker Ellis, and Columbus, Ohio-based Porter Wright Morris Arthur.[5]

In addition to these major tenants the tower was home to the former Cleveland-based metal chemical company OM Group which changed its name to Vectra in 2017 then moved its Headquarters to St. Louis, and is the Cleveland office of San Francisco-based financial corporation Wells Fargo.[6] The tower has an attached Aloft Hotels-branded hotel with 150 guest rooms and the WXYZ bar.[7]

List of tenants

(as of August 2024)

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Oswald To Move HQ to the Flats, Rename EY Building . . Prendergast . Ken . August 2023.
  2. News: Ernst & Young Tower is raising the bar . . Bullard . Stan . May 9, 2013.
  3. Web site: Flat Out. Flats East Bank. August 31, 2017.
  4. News: Ernst & Young office headed to Flats. Crain Communications. Bullard . Stan . May 8, 2008.
  5. Cleveland office moves to Flats East Bank. Porter Wright. June 18, 2014. August 31, 2017.
  6. News: Wells Fargo, Gilbane join tenant roster for Ernst & Young Tower . . Bullard . Stan . April 4, 2013.
  7. News: Cleveland's Flats East Bank hotel will carry the Aloft brand . Michelle . Jarboe . . August 20, 2010.
  8. News: McKinsey will move Cleveland office to E&Y Tower; Dix & Eaton set to backfill 200 Public Square space. The Plain Dealer. Michelle. Jarboe. October 30, 2013.