| PNC Center | |
|---|---|
 PNC Center inCleveland, Ohio | |
 Interactive map of PNC Center | |
| Former names | National City Center |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Classification | Office building |
| Location | 1900 East 9th Street,Nine-Twelve District,Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°30′02.1″N81°41′16.1″W / 41.500583°N 81.687806°W /41.500583; -81.687806 |
| Named for | PNC Financial Services |
| Construction started | 1978 (1978) |
| Completed | 1980 (1980) |
| Cost | $60 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 410.10 feet (125.00 m) |
| Tip | 410.10 feet (125.00 m) |
| Roof | 410.10 feet (125.00 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 38 (35 above and 3 below) |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Grounds | 492,664 square feet (45,770.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | Oliver Tyrone Corp. |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 650-spot underground parking garage |
PNC Center (formerlyNational City Center) is askyscraper located indowntownCleveland, Ohio at the northwest corner ofEuclid Avenue and East 9th Street. The building has 35 stories and rises to a height of 410 feet (120 m), and was designed bySkidmore, Owings and Merrill. Construction on the building was finished in 1980. It served as the headquarters for the now defunctNational City Corporation, and is now the Cleveland–area offices forPNC Financial Services.
In 1975, National City Bank had many of its office functions scattered in Downtown Cleveland. National City almost had moved from Downtown Cleveland to a suburban location but opted to remain in Downtown Cleveland.
In 1977, National City announced plans for a new corporate headquarters in Downtown Cleveland. The cost was set at $50 million.Tax abatement, then a new form of financing, was used in its construction. In 1976, then Cleveland MayorRalph Perk brought NYC's idea to Cleveland. In 1977, National City Bank became the first Cleveland company and project to use tax abatement.
The site of National City was a complex one. The site had the old Bond Clothing Store complex (1947–49)[1] and before that was the Hickox Building (1874–1947). There was an adult movie house that showed X-rated movies named the Roxy.[2] These buildings were demolished in 1978 and construction began for the tower.
The National City Bank Tower rises from a seven–foot pad of concrete. The tower itself was not built with steel, instead it became Cleveland's tallest reinforced concrete structure. A floor was poured and jacked up 1 floor a week. The skin of the National City Bank Tower is a WhiteTravertine Marble. During the day, National City Bank is whitish in color. At night, National City is bathed in light. During October, it is bathed in pink light for National Breast Cancer month which National City Bank sponsors research in.
When the Tower opened in 1980, National City occupied the tower as its own. Other tenants includeKPMG, and several law firms, includingBaker Hostetler.
Akinetic sculpture byGeorge Rickey namedTriple L Excentric Gyratory III sits outside the building.[3]
In August 2009,PNC Financial Services replaced the National City sign atop of the building with its own, following theacquisition of National City by PNC in late 2008.[4]
