The CitiCenter Building is a historic high-rise building in Akron, Ohio. The eleven-story structure is the eleventh-tallest in the city, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

CitiCenter Building
The building in 1984
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Location146 S. High St., Akron, Ohio
Coordinates41°04′52″N 81°31′03″W / 41.0811°N 81.5175°W / 41.0811; -81.5175
Built1931
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.82001491
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1982

The building was constructed in 1931 as a Young Women's Christian Association branch. The building was purchased by a developer in 1985. It then held the CitiCenter Athletic Club, which closed in 2018.[2] The building also held multiple city departments, until vacating around 2018.[3]

In 2018, a Cleveland-based developer purchased the building. The company then proposed it for redevelopment at a cost of $28 million, to create 95 apartments and three floors of office space. The building project won a $3 million state tax credit in 2020, allowing the project to begin.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form". National Park Service.
  2. ^ a b "$28 million CitiCenter project to begin by June after winning $3 million state tax credit".
  3. ^ "Akron's CitiCenter Building slated for redevelopment by Weston of Cleveland". 13 November 2018.