Tower East
Office in Ohio, United States
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Tower East is a high-rise office building in Shaker Heights, Ohio. At 160 feet (49 m), it was the tallest building in the city until 2024.[2] Tower East was the last building in the United States designed by architect Walter Gropius. Gropius designed this building during his tenure with The Architect's Collaborative (TAC).[3]
| Tower East | |
|---|---|
View from northwest | |
 Interactive map of the Tower East area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | office |
| Location | 20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°27′50″N 81°32′4″W |
| Estimated completion | 1969 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 160 feet (49 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12[1] |
| Floor area | 173,087 square feet (16,080.3 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | The Architects' Collaborative, Walter Gropius |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 600 covered spaces, 55 surface spaces[1] |
BGK Equities of Santa Fe, New Mexico, purchased the building for $12.68 million in 2000.[4] In 2015, it was sold to E2G, an affiliate of the Equity Engineering Group, Inc.[5]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[6]
