Built in 1926, Cleveland’s historic Terminal Tower anchors Public Square and serves as a node for public transportation, retail, entertainment, and commerce. Upon the relocation of a prime building tenant, K&D Real Estate Services seized the opportunity to re-imagine a portion of the tower as residential apartments – continuing the revitalization of housing in downtown Cleveland. Our design respects Terminal Tower’s storied history while bringing new life to tired office spaces by renovating them into luxury apartment units.

Great attention to historic details mixed with timeless finishes and fixtures creates a vibrant living environment for new and long-time downtown Cleveland residents. Units feature gracious ceilings, warm color palettes, abundant natural light, and highlight elements of the building’s history. An amenity floor provides tenants with a large fitness center, catered event space, and outdoor roof terrace with views overlooking Lake Erie and the Cleveland skyline. Our goal was to use the adaptive reuse of the Terminal Tower to enhance the lifestyle of the residents and surrounding community – the roof terrace and placemaking opportunities throughout the tower serve as community building opportunities that serve a greater purpose to elevate the human experience through our design.

The scope of work encompassed the space planning and architectural and engineering design for apartment units across twelve floors atop 3 levels of Terminal Tower, comprising roughly 270,000 SF. Extensive building systems upgrades were completed to bring Terminal Tower into modern code compliance. We worked with the State Historic Preservation Office to document the proposed changes and preserve and restore key elements of the tower. Interventions were required across the building, requiring intense coordination with building ownership, tenants, and city officials to assure that the building was safe for the other occupants and public.