CLEVELAND | Sherwin-Williams HQ | 616 FT | 36 FLOORS - Page 6

mrnyc · #**101** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 4:30 PM**

this will be the new suburban sw r&d building in brecksville -- they said they needed a lot of long, flat space for new paint r&d and parking, so it went to the burbs:

The North One · #**102** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 11:18 PM**

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* sigh *

we have renders.

it's mostly a fortress and it's bad.

this is what happens when a conservative company hires a bland/generic architect firm that has no idea how to design anything interesting, nor how to develop a campus.

oh well.

Well, we knew it would be nothing flashy considering the firm. But I like it, it'll compliment what's around it. Only thing I don't like is the large amount of above ground parking. I do think it is odd that they're only constructing a two story building in front of it though. Definitely an under-utilization of prime space.

Hudson11 · #**103** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 11:53 PM**

reminds me of that new Texas Tower in Houston. Same architect i think.

Busy Bee · #**104** Posted **Sep 2, 2021, 12:13 AM**

To bad they couldn't have found a spot in postwar Cleveland proper or an old inner suburb for this.

mrnyc · #**105** Posted **Sep 2, 2021, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by The North One

Well, we knew it would be nothing flashy considering the firm. But I like it, it'll compliment what's around it. Only thing I don't like is the large amount of above ground parking. I do think it is odd that they're only constructing a two story building in front of it though. Definitely an under-utilization of prime space.

it's less nothing flashy and more lazy off the shelf outer loopy.

maybe some nice glass can save it all from utter banality.

mrnyc · #**106** Posted **Sep 2, 2021, 1:44 AM**

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reminds me of that new Texas Tower in Houston. Same architect i think.

it does, but that one was pelli.

DetroitSky · #**107** Posted **Sep 2, 2021, 4:29 AM**

The design for the tower is alright. I really wish they'd flip sites for the tower and the lowrise. It'll be a nice addition to the skyline though and its about time those lots were filled.

mrnyc · #**108** Posted **Sep 6, 2021, 3:41 PM**

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The design for the tower is alright. I really wish they'd flip sites for the tower and the lowrise. It'll be a nice addition to the skyline though and its about time those lots were filled.

yeah many of us do too as that was thee prime tower site for cleveland, but i believe they said they switched to allow more afternoon light on public square and that makes some sense too.

mrnyc · #**109** Posted **Sep 7, 2021, 12:39 PM**

renders, site discussion and news that construction will start this year:

https://www.cleveland.com/realestate...yscrapers.html

DetroitSky · #**110** Posted **Sep 11, 2021, 1:18 AM**

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renders, site discussion and news that construction will start this year:

https://www.cleveland.com/realestate...yscrapers.html

Looks like they used a couple SSP diagrams in the presentation. Cool

dropdeaded209 · #**111** Posted **Sep 13, 2021, 7:09 AM**

Two cheers for the impersonal, corporate design of Sherwin-Williams’ downtown Cleveland skyscraper

"The biggest challenge facing the Sherwin-Williams design is that it’s one of a number of new, glass buildings rising around town that could have been designed by the same firm. They reflect the reality that in many ways, architecture is becoming increasingly corporatized."

JMKeynes · #**112** Posted **Sep 13, 2021, 10:23 AM**

It’s a pretty lame design, but anything works in most US cities outside of New York and to a lesser degree, Chicago. If this were the design for 2 WTC, the Grand Hyatt site, 36 CPS, 15 Penn, etc., people would go utterly ballistic. In a place like Cleveland, though, people are elated to get a new tower. Moreover, I guarantee that this building was reported by every Cleveland television news channel and paper.

For that matter, Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, etc. were vying to have SW relocate to their downtowns, and had it, those cities would have hailed it as a validation that they’re now important, “real cities.” They also would have gone bananas over this tower.

Pleco18 · #**113** Posted **Sep 27, 2021, 1:35 AM**

Here are the new renderings from that article.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/...ommentary.html

BuildThemTaller · #**114** Posted **Sep 27, 2021, 2:16 PM**

It's great to see a significant addition to one of the country's big cities. The design looks pretty tasteful. Not overly flashy but with some interesting details and a new color palette for the skyline.

mrnyc · #**115** Posted **Sep 27, 2021, 2:23 PM**

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It's great to see a significant addition to one of the country's big cities. The design looks pretty tasteful. Not overly flashy but with some interesting details and a new color palette for the skyline.

its true and locals are generally saying that. a glassy building in the mix around public square is not a bad idea at all. if they use nice glass and good design and construction that will make all the difference looks-wise.

i hope to see final renders that are not fuzzy before they get started though. i think we will get that pretty soon.

MayDay · #**116** Posted **Oct 14, 2021, 12:07 AM**

Groundbreaking is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16th.

mrnyc · #**117** Posted **Oct 14, 2021, 2:37 PM**

yay -- it's on!

DetroitSky · #**118** Posted **Oct 14, 2021, 3:19 PM**

Awesome!

mrnyc · #**119** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 6:02 PM**

today's big news is they are fencing off the parking lots and dropping off foundation perimeter sheet piling steel in advance of the nov. 16 groundbreaking ceremony.

it's on!

that is all.

A LAST LOOK AT THE DECADES LONG HORROR !!!

THIS WAS STILL IN MEMORY OF MANY OF US !!!

wpipkins2 · #**120** Posted **Nov 11, 2021, 3:51 AM**

Very nice addition. This will really bulk up the skyline. Love the glass facade.