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Design and history

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plan. The site was cleared in 1963 but was not developed and was used as a parking lot. It was sold to

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in 1979 to develop a "people oriented" office building. Ground was broken on October 30, 1980, and construction was completed in 1983. The tower's base is structured into a five-story glass garden atrium. It also houses a fitness center on the top two floors of the contiguous parking structure, and a 400-seat conference center named the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Conference Center. One Cleveland Center also uses

-style diagonal trusses. During construction of One Cleveland Center, the trusses were added to make the One Cleveland Center more rigid and able to handle Cleveland's sometimes windy downtown conditions, especially in the winter months. One Cleveland Center also uses

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reported from One Cleveland Center about an investment banker named Frank Gruttadauria. Gruttadauria worked for

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at their Cleveland Offices, which are based at One Cleveland Center. Gruttadauria was charged with embezzlement of investment funds from the Fazio family who at one time owned a Cleveland-area chain of grocery stores. He served some time in Federal jail until his release in 2009.

Renovations

In 2009, it was announced that the plaza and landscaping of One Cleveland Center were to be renovated. Construction began in August 2009 when crews demolished the original 1983 designed plaza. In addition to the outdoor plaza, the 1983 lobby will also be renovated with new flooring, a new canopy entrance, and amenities such as an LCD display televisions and a news ticker in the lobby. Westlake Reed and Leskosky is main architect for the renovation of the lobby. It should be completed in time for the upcoming 2016 Republican National Convention.

Tenants

* Bellwether Enterprise: Commercial Mortgage Banking * Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority * Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association *

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Images and architectural informationThe CMBA Conference CenterOfficial Website
Office buildings completed in 1983 Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland

Design and history

Renovations

Tenants

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