Office parks · Ohio

Terminal Tower

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtCleveland, OH

Built office-park retrofitted to housing; matches 4 nearby reinhabited peers; active housing permits but no occupancy data. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 38,806 on CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Cuyahoga County (OH), 2024	920 units in 5+ unit buildings, 102 in 2–4, 663 single-family; 2023: 735 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	4 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: Community Center at Woodhill Homes Estates (0.0 km); Bingham Company Warehouse (0.6 km); Warehouse District (0.7 km); Carr Multi-Purpose Center (3.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	54,041 jobs in 3,980 establishments; average annual pay $38,612; employment location quotient 0.79; employment -0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	51,972 jobs; 306 in retail trade, 3,128 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39035107701)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 5.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (110 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 29.6%; median family income $109,167; 276 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Cleveland Municipal School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Promise Academy; MC^2 STEM High School; Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts; Davis Aerospace & Maritime High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	658 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	307 county-logged events: 199 thunderstorm wind, 48 hail, 46 flash flood, 8 flood; $38,727,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 44114, 2026-09	median list price $424,900 (-17.1% on the year); 2 active listings; median 103 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,890 establishments (-10%); 67,128 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $218,659 (+3% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $1,413/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	38,806 vehicles a day on CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 545 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Terminal Tower (Cleveland, OH) is a built office-park converted to housing, confirmed by 'status': 'built' and 'new_use': ['housing'].

Why. Strategy 'reinhabit' matches 4 nearby built sites within 10km (e.g., Warehouse District, 1km away), all using same strategy. Housing market shows active development (2024 permits: 1,605 units, $428M value).

Where it stands. Retrofit is complete; no current vacancy data or housing demand metrics in record. Retail employment grew 10.6% (2012-2023) despite store count decline.

For a planner

Peer alignment: 4 similar reinhabited sites nearby.
High-traffic corridor access (38,806 ADT freeway).

For a developer

Active housing permits indicate market traction.
No data on current occupancy or tenant mix.

What we do not know yet

No vacancy rates or housing demand metrics provided.
No details on conversion costs or tenant types.

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Similar sites

Community Center at Woodhill Homes Estates, Cleveland, OH · Other · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 0 km away
Carr Multi-Purpose Center, Cleveland, OH · Other · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 4 km away
Warehouse District, Cleveland, OH · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 1 km away
Bingham Company Warehouse, Cleveland, OH · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 1 km away

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History and original facts

County	Cuyahoga County
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Draft from cnbc.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Terminal Tower, a 52-story skyscraper that was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City when it was completed in the 1930s, is now an apartment building.

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Sources

The top 10 cities turning old office buildings into apartments - CNBC
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Terminal Tower

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Terminal Tower, Cleveland, OH." Record n-f1e8bfa55b, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/oh/cleveland-terminal-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_clevelandterminaltower,
  title = {Terminal Tower, Cleveland, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/oh/cleveland-terminal-tower/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f1e8bfa55b, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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What we do not know yet

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