Bohn Tower is a 1972-erected 204-foot 22-story apartment tower that provides public housing in downtown Cleveland.[1] It is named after one of the former directors of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ernest J. Bohn, who directed the agency responsible for public housing in Cleveland from 1933 until 1968.[2] It is known for its modern style apartment dwelling design, which almost approaches the brutalist style. The Bohn sits directly east of the Reserve Square East and West Towers.
| Bohn Tower | |
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| Former names | Ernest J. Bohn Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | 1300 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 United States |
| Construction started | 1971 |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 62.17 m (204 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Dorsky Hodgson & Partners |
The property is listed in the CMHA registry as a senior living high rise in the downtown neighborhood of Cleveland and is one of only a handful of such properties in the central business district.[3] In recent years the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County have experienced a great demand and need for such housing as older couples shed the demands of maintaining suburban housing and seek to live in the urban centers of Cleveland, Akron, Lakewood and Parma.
References
edit- ^ Emporis.com[usurped] Bohn Towers Retrieved on 2015-09-12
- ^ http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=BEJ1 Bohn, Ernest J. Retrieved on 2015-09-12
- ^ High Rises, archived from the original on February 13, 2016, retrieved 2015-09-13
External links
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