Marriott at Key Center
The Marriott at Key Center[1] is a skyscraper hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. The building rises 320 feet (98 m).[2] It contains 28 floors, and was completed in 1991.[3] The Marriott at Key Center currently stands as the 19th-tallest building in the city. The architect who designed the building was César Pelli,[2] who also designed the neighboring Key Tower, the tallest building in the city and the state. The Marriott at Key Center closely resembles the façade of the Key Tower. These two buildings, together with the Society for Savings Building, comprise Key Center.
| Marriott at Key Center | |
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 Entrance facing Mall A | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio United States |
| Opening | 1991 |
| Owner | Wells Real Estate Funds |
| Management | Marriott International, Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | César Pelli |
| Developer | Richard E. Jacobs Group |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 385 |
| Number of suites | 15 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Parking | On-Site Parking |
| Website | |
| Home page | |
The Marriott at Key Center stands on the site formerly occupied by the Engineers Building, which was completed in 1910.[2] This 14-story building had housed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, or BLE, labor union,[4] but was demolished in 1989 to allow for the construction of Key Center.[2]
In 2016, The Marriott Hotel lost its tallest hotel in Cleveland status to the brand new Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel in late 2015, when the HCDH rose 374 feet high, containing 32 floors, thereby eclipsing the Marriott by 4 floors.[5] The Hilton almost bookends the shorter Marriott and sits across the street on the corner of Lakeside Avenue.
References
- Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center website
- "Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- "Marriott at Key Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- "Engineers Building". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- First look: new downtown Hilton offers stunning views of downtown, Lake Erie (photos) Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
