200 Public Square
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Identification
Name
200 Public Square
Alternative name
BP Tower, Standard Oil of Ohio Building, SOHIO Building, BP America Building
Emporis Building Number
121711
Location
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| 200-230 Public Square |
| Virtual address |
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| 201-339 Euclid Avenue |
| Virtual address |
| 202-336 Superior Avenue |
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Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
200.56 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
45
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
steel
Architectural style
postmodern
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeSide usages
restaurant
commercialFacts
In addition to the Cuyahoga and Williamson Buildings, the five buildings demolished on the site were: Otis Block, Thompson Block (formerly Haroy's Block), and branch buildings of Broadview Savings & Loan, Women's Federal Savings & Loan, and Transohio. |
The  First National Bank Building had been demolished prior to the time of the BP development. |
Cleveland City Council would not permit the height of the building to exceed that of the Terminal Tower. |
Similar restrictions upon new towers exceeding the height of an American city's tallest or most recognizable landmark previously existed in  Philadelphia until the late 1980s and currently exist in the nation's capital Washington, DC. |
The building's design, lacking substantial narrowing from base to crown, reflects the developer's attempt to maximize rentable floor area while remaining within the height constraints imposed at the time by Cleveland City Council. |
BP Tower replaced one of the first high-rises on Public Square, the Williamson Building. |
Companies involved in this building