Former names None Completed 1996 Floor count 17 Opened 1996 Construction started 1994 | Type Residential Roof 59.43 m (195 ft) Height 59 m Floors 17 | |
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Location 955 West St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113 United States Similar Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Progressive Field, Whiskey Island, Canterbury Golf Club - Inc | ||
The Crittenden is a 195 foot 17-story high rise solid apartment building in the The Flats of downtown Cleveland located on St. Clair Avenue. The building is notable for being one of the tallest inhabited masonry loadbearing structures in the entire world. This is to say, that the entire superstructure is made of brick and so is unique among high rises as it is widely believed that you cannot make tall structures completely out of brick. Despite the skinny profile of the Crittenden, it is actually quite wide with a seemingly endless expanse. The building was designed by Richard L. Bowen & Associates who are a renowned Cleveland architecture firm that is responsible for bringing architecture, engineering, and construction services under one company as opposed to many. It is also the tallest all-residential structure in the flats and the Warehouse District. It is worth mentioning that it is one of the first new residential towers constructed in the Warehouse District.
The Crittenden actually rests along the side of the hill that leads from the Warehouse District down to the flats area. The entrance stands nestled in the side of the descending hill and the entire structure appears to hover over the hill. The apartment building is owned by Crittenden Court Apartments and features both pet friendly and lower rent studio apartments.