200 Public Square

Skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio BP Building building in Antwerp BP Building (Antwerp) January 2025 November 2024 200 Public Square 200 Public Square.jpg Sohio Building, BP Building 200 Public SquareCleveland, Ohio 44114United States 41 30 0.5 N 81 41 29.5 W type:landmark_region:US-OH inline, title Office 45 1982 1985 201 m ft 0 on 1.2 e6sqft unit (office space) Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum http://www.200psq.com/ 200 Public Square is a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. The building, located on Public Square in Downtown Cleveland, reaches 45 stories and 658 ft with 1.2 e6sqft m2 of office space. It is the third-tallest building in Cleveland and fourth-tallest in the state of Ohio. The building opened in 1985 as the headquarters for Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio, and was known as the Sohio Building or Standard Oil building. After British Petroleum (BP) rebranded Sohio as BP in the early 1990s, the building was often called the BP America Building, BP America Tower, BP Tower, or BP Building, and those earlier names are still regularly used even after BP moved its North American headquarters to Chicago in 1998. It was officially renamed 200 Public Square in 2005 and since 2010, has been Cleveland's regional headquarters for Huntington Bancshares. Stan Bullard Huntington moving to 200 Public Square http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20081117/FREE/311179989 Crain's Cleveland Business Crain Communications November 17, 2008 June 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053245/http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20081117/FREE/311179989 April 19, 2018 Sohio In November 1981, Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio) announced plans to build a skyscraper on Public Square. Initially, it was supposed to surpass the Terminal Tower in height, but city officials insisted that the Tower remain the city's tallest building. The BP Building was designed by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum in the postmodern style and angled to be parallel to both Euclid and Superior avenues. Construction began in 1982 with the demolition of two Cleveland landmarks, the Burnham and Root Cuyahoga Building (1892) and the 16-story George B. Post Williamson Building (1900). Tom Livingston Remembering the Public Square implosion http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/remembering-the-public-square-implosion WEWS-TV August 2, 2010 October 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111007144545/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/remembering-the-public-square-implosion October 7, 2011 The new structure was completed in 1985 and was officially opened in 1987 as the BP America Tower, when British Petroleum purchased the remaining 45% of Sohio and merged its North American holdings to form BP America, Inc., headquartered in the new building. BP America, Inc. Claes Oldenburg's Free Stamp sculpture was commissioned by Alton Whitehouse and other Sohio executives to stand in front of the tower, but BP officials did not appreciate it, and donated the sculpture to the City of Cleveland. After some modifications, the city installed it in Willard Park, next to Cleveland City Hall. Before the Key Tower was built, the BP Building was the second-most prominent skyscraper in the city, often photographed with the adjacent Terminal Tower as a twin emblem of Cleveland. It contains 36 elevators, 10 escalators, 3 fountains, 1 waterfall, 1,500 plants, and several works of art. thumb|right|A view of the building's atrium from the observation deck of the Terminal Tower When BP purchased Chicago-based Amoco in 1998, the company said it would move its headquarters from Cleveland to Chicago. The building was purchased by the Chicago-based EQ Office in 1996 for $144 million, which in turn sold it to Harbor Group International in June 2005 for $141.25 million. Harbor Group worked with Electra Real Estate (TASE: ELTR) to purchase the building. The building was subsequently renamed 200 Public Square. Most Clevelanders and the Harbor Group http://www.harborgroupmanagement.com/Properties/Ohio/200_Public_Square/200_public_square.html The Harbor Group 200 Public Square https://web.archive.org/web/20070813174922/http://www.harborgroupmanagement.com/Properties/Ohio/200_Public_Square/200_public_square.html August 13, 2007 August 27, 2006 still recognize it as the BP Tower, although many still refer to it as the Sohio Building. Huntington Bank In June 2011, Huntington Bank placed its corporate logo at the top of the building. The bank moved its regional headquarters to the tower from the Huntington Bank Building that September. Olivera Perkins New sign on Public Square: Huntington Bank regional headquarters http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/new_sign_on_public_square_hunt.html The Plain Dealer Cleveland June 3, 2011 October 16, 2011 Harbor Group International put the building up for sale in June 2011. Michelle Jarboe McFee 200 Public Square skyscraper for sale in downtown Cleveland http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/200_public_square_skyscraper_f.html The Plain Dealer Cleveland June 22, 2011 October 16, 2011 DRA Advisors bought the building in 2018 Michelle Jarboe 200 Public Square office tower in downtown Cleveland sold https://www.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2018/10/200_public_square_office_tower.html The Plain Dealer Cleveland October 8, 2018 September 20, 2023 and put it up for sale in 2023. Sean McDonnell 200 Public Square office tower, one of downtown Cleveland's tallest buildings, is up for sale https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/09/200-public-square-office-tower-one-of-downtown-clevelands-tallest-buildings-is-up-for-sale.html The Plain Dealer Cleveland September 13, 2023 September 20, 2023 subscription Atrium gallery See also List of tallest buildings in Cleveland References External links http://www.200psq.com/ ClevelandSkyscrapers.com Images and architectural information 200 Public Square livecam Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Cleveland Category:Office buildings completed in 1985 Category:1985 establishments in Ohio Category:HOK (firm) buildings Category:Downtown Cleveland Category:BP buildings and structures