Penton Media Building

Infobox skyscraper
building_name= Penton Media Building
location= 1300 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio United States
roof= 253 ft (77 m)
floor_count= 21
use= Office
status = Completed
opening= 1972
architect= Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
developer= Tishman Construction Corporation

The Penton Media Building, formerly known as the Bond Court Building,cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Jan_7/ai_58491354|title=Penton Media Announces Corporate Headquarters Will Relocate to Bond Court Building; Lease Agreement Includes Naming Rights|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Cleveland Business Wire] is a commercial high-rise building in Cleveland, Ohio. The building rises 253 feet (77 m) in Downtown Cleveland.cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pentonmediabuilding-cleveland-oh-usa|title=Penton Media Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Emporis.com] It contains 21 floors, and was completed in 1972.cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=21482|title=Penton Media Building|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com] The Penton Media Building currently stands as the 29th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with the Ohio Savings Plaza and Ameritech Center. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, who also designed Chicago's Sears Tower and Dubai's Burj Dubai. The building is a part of the Bond Court complex. It has served as the world headquarters of Penton Media since 2000. [cite web|url=http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=PM3|title=Penton Media|accessdate=2007-12-27|publisher=Case Western Reserve University] Penton Media signed a 10-year lease agreement to occupy the building in 2000; in the process, the building was also renamed from the "Bond Court Building" to the "Penton Media Building".

The Penton Media Building is similar in appearance to New York City's One Liberty Plaza and Chicago's Richard J. Daley Center.

ee also

* List of tallest buildings in Cleveland

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