The Statler (Cleveland) Explained

The Statler
Former Names:Statler Arms Hotel, Hotel Statler, Cleveland, The Cleveland Plaza, The Statler Office Tower, Statler Arms Apartments
Location:1127 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Building Type:Residential
Floor Count:14
Start Date:1911
Completion Date:1912
Roof:56.70NaN0
Unit Count:295
Architect:George B. Post & Sons
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Hotel Statler
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:April 1, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98000317

The Statler is a historically renovated former Statler Hotel high-rise in downtown Cleveland's Theater District at Euclid Avenue and East 12th Street, and was converted into 295 apartments in 2001.[1] It is high and rises to 14 floors above the street.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[3]

History

The Hotel Statler opened at Euclid and East 12th on October 12, 1912, and contained 700 rooms.[4] The success of the Cleveland entity soon led to the opening of Statlers in Washington, D.C., Detroit, St. Louis, New York City, Hartford, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The hotel was expanded and modernized in the 1930s; these upgrades included 300 more rooms, the Terrace dining room, the new Gentlemen's Lounge, a library, and a Pompeian Room.[5] Hilton bought the Statler Hotels chain in 1954, and the Cleveland hotel was renamed The Statler Hilton in 1958.[4] Unfortunately, an overflow of hotel rooms in the city eventually affected the once grand hotel, and occupancy fell. Beginning in 1971, several floors of the enormous building were converted to use as an office building. Hilton continued to manage the property until 1973, when it was renamed The Cleveland Plaza.[4] In 1980, the hotel was sold to investor Carl Milstein, who converted it entirely to an office building, The Statler Office Tower. It was converted to an apartment building, Statler Arms Apartments, in 2001. After a 2019 renovation,[6] the name changed to The Statler. It is now affiliated with the Century Modern Collection brand of luxury apartments.

Notes and References

  1. News: Statler Arms Apartments in downtown Cleveland changes hands, but pension fund unlikely to keep it. The Plain Dealer. Michelle Jarboe. May 25, 2012. 2015-09-04.
  2. Web site: Statler Arms Apartments, Cleveland - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2015-09-04.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000317}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Statler ]. National Park Service. November 5, 2022. With
  4. Encyclopedia: STATLER OFFICE TOWER. January 10, 2022. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History . Case Western Reserve University. 2015-09-04.
  5. Web site: The Statler Hotel. December 25, 2010. 2015-09-04.
  6. Web site: 2018-10-29. Speakeasy discovered during hotel renovation. 2020-10-28. WEWS. en.