580 Building
The original design was the first major building to embrace the City's skywalk system by locating all major public functions at the skywalk level. The result was a street façade that was cold and impersonal. The building base was later renovated to reconnect to the street by expanding under the original street arcade and creating glass storefronts.
Current OwnerBerwind Properties
Unique FeaturesThe two staggered office towers were designed with single-loaded corridors that supported single tenants in each wing and made muli-tenant floors challenging. The south facades of the towers were solid brick, and the building's support functions were place along the south wall opening all space to the north to the glass facade and panoramic views.
Associate ArchitectHarry Hake & Partners
Original OwnerWestern-Southern Life
Completion Date1972
Original FunctionBank and office building with a retail function at the skywalk (second floor) level.
StyleInternational
ArchitectRTKL
580 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Renovation History
2016 : The building is being converted to a mixed use office/retail/residential complex. Major renovations to the facade were necessitated to convert the building to a double-loaded function allowing condos to face both north and south.
The building is being converted to a mixed use office/retail/residential complex. Major renovations to the facade were necessitated to convert the building to a double-loaded function allowing condos to face both north and south.