The Leader Building is a 15-story
high-rise building
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located at the southwest corner of
Superior Avenue
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and East 6th Street in
Downtown
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Cleveland
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, adjacent to the
Cleveland Arcade
The Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning over 300 feet (91 m), along the four balconies.[Cleveland Public Library
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.
History and architecture
Completed in 1913, the Leader Building was built by industrialist Dan Hanna to house ''
The Cleveland Leader
''The Cleveland Leader'' was a newspaper published in Cleveland from 1854 to 1917.
History
The ''Cleveland Leader'' was created in 1854 by Edwin Cowles, who merged a variety of abolitionist, pre-Republican Party titles under the ''Leader''. Fro ...
'', a Cleveland newspaper he had recently acquired.
The , structure was designed by architect
Charles Adams Platt in the
Beaux-Arts style, and features high-quality interior materials.
The limestone-clad building was also home to the ''
Cleveland News
The ''Cleveland News'' was a daily and Sunday American newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. It was published from 1905 until 1960 when it was absorbed by the rival paper ''The Cleveland Press''.
History
The ''Cleveland News'' traces its antecedents to 1 ...
'', which Hanna owned as well. While ''The Cleveland Leader'' closed in 1917, the ''News'' continued to occupy a portion of the Leader Building until 1926.
Its upper stories were rented out as office space, and were popular among lawyers. For 60 years, the building's basement was home to the Colonnade Cafeteria.
In 2014, the
K & D Group The K & D Group, of Willoughby, Ohio, is an American major real-estate holder of numerous prominent office and residential properties in Northeast Ohio. K&D Properties was originally established as a partnership by Douglas E. Price, III and Karen M. ...
acquired the building for $5.4 million.
At the time of the purchase, the Leader Building was operated as office space, and had a 60%
occupancy
Within the context of building construction and building codes, "occupancy" refers to the use, or intended use, of a building, or portion of a building, for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. A closely related meaning is th ...
rate. The K & D Group announced plans for a mixed-use renovation, and said they would convert a portion of the building to apartments.
When the renovations were completed in 2017, the company had converted the top 12 floors to apartments they named the Residences at the Leader. The ground floor remained as retail space and the second and third floors remained as offices.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Cleveland, Ohio
References
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[{{cite web , title=Leader Building , url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/133918/leader-building-cleveland-oh-usa , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144315/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/133918/leader-building-cleveland-oh-usa , url-status=dead , archive-date=September 24, 2015 , publisher=Emporis , accessdate=November 6, 2019]
[{{cite web , first=Jim , last=Dubelko , title=The Leader Building , url=https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/770 , work=Cleveland Historical , publisher=Cleveland State University , date=October 16, 2016 , accessdate=November 6, 2019]
[{{cite news , first= Michelle , last=Jarboe , title=Leader Building will be sold to K&D; apartment developer plans next downtown Cleveland project , url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2014/07/leader_building_will_be_sold_t.html , work=The Plain Dealer , date=July 17, 2014 , accessdate=November 6, 2019]
[{{cite news , first= Michelle , last=Jarboe , title=Leader Building in downtown Cleveland fetches $5.4 million in sale to K&D Group , url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2014/08/leader_building_in_downtown_cl.html , work=The Plain Dealer , date=August 19, 2014 , accessdate=November 6, 2019]
[{{cite news , first=Stan , last=Bullard , title=Lights go on again at night at the Leader Building , url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20171004/blogs14/137776/lights-go-again-night-leader-building , work=Crain's Cleveland Business , date=October 5, 2017 , accessdate=November 6, 2019]
External links
Residences at the Leader
Residential skyscrapers in Cleveland
Apartment buildings in Cleveland
Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland
Beaux-Arts architecture in Ohio
Office buildings completed in 1913