A visit to the tallest Mass Timber Build in in the US
Architect: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture - Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors LLC
One beautiful day in July, the Heights of Greater Cleveland Rotary Club was invited to tour INTRO, soon to be the tallest 9 story Mass Timber apartment building in the United States. From what will soon be 10 magnificent penthouses, some club members were able to have a 360-degree birds eye view of Cleveland with Lake Erie in the distance. In the same neighborhood is Cleveland’s 125-year-old West Side Market, built in 1912, now on the register of historic places. It is reflected, like an art piece, in the new building’s glass wall. Both are situated in a very walkable retail and restaurant neighborhood.We were not only impressed by learning about the advantages, (environmental, financial and esthetic) of cross-laminated timber but with the focus INTROS developers have on the people who will eventually live within. Included in the design are common spaces such as a community kitchen, dining room, fitness center, swimming pool and a neighborhood green space.
Picture is of us up on the 9th floor where Penthouses will eventually look out over Cleveland and the Lake.