{{Short description|Skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox building | name = Sherwin-Williams Headquarters | image = Sherwin-Williams HQ August 2025.jpg | caption = Sherwin-Williams Headquarters in 2025 | coordinates = {{Coord|41|29|57|N|81|41|46|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}} | address = 1426 West 3rd Street | status = topped out | construction_start_date = 2022 | completion_date = 2024 | architect = Pickard Chilton | floor_count = 36 | building_type = Office | current_tenants = [[Sherwin-Williams]] | height = {{convert|616|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} | civil_engineer = [[Osborn Engineering]] }}
The '''Sherwin-Williams Headquarters''' is a 36-story [[office tower]] in [[downtown Cleveland]], Ohio, United States. At {{Convert|616|ft|m|abbr=on}}, it is the [[List of tallest buildings in Cleveland|fourth-tallest building in Cleveland]] and the [[List of tallest buildings in Ohio|sixth-tallest building in Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sherwin Williams Headquarters - The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/sherwin-williams-headquarters/43583 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref> It is the global headquarters of [[Sherwin-Williams]], the largest [[paint]] and [[coating]] company in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Global Top 10: Top Paint and Coatings Companies {{!}} PCI Magazine |url=https://www.pcimag.com/articles/111526-2023-global-top-10-top-paint-and-coatings-companies |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.pcimag.com |language=en}}</ref> The headquarters complex faces [[Public Square (Cleveland)|Public Square]] and covers portions of three city blocks. The complex includes the primary tower, a parking garage, and a pavilion, with hints of possible future expansion within the remainder of the lots.
== History == Sherwin-Williams was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1866. Since 1930, the company has been headquartered in the Midland Building, which is part of the larger [[Landmark Office Towers Complex]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO. {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sherwin-williams-co |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=case.edu |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, the company announced that it was seeking to move into a larger office building, potentially leaving Cleveland altogether, although they confirmed they would be staying in Cleveland in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelle Jarboe |first=The Plain Dealer |date=2020-02-09 |title=Sherwin-Williams’ pick of new Cleveland HQ site stirs talk of more activity downtown |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/02/sherwin-williams-pick-of-new-cleveland-hq-site-stirs-talk-of-more-activity-downtown.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> In March 2020, the company paid $49.4 million for the 7 acre plot of land for the building, which was previously a 1,100 space [[parking lot]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelle Jarboe |first=The Plain Dealer |date=2020-03-20 |title=Sherwin-Williams pays $49.4M for future downtown Cleveland headquarters site |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/03/sherwin-williams-pays-494m-for-future-downtown-cleveland-headquarters-site.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
In late 2022, the final design of the building was submitted to the city. [[Construction]] of the building began in 2022, with site preparation and [[Foundation (engineering)|foundation]] construction, both of which were completed in 2023. In 2023, the [[structural steel]] [[Structural engineering|construction]] began and finished, as well as the building enclosure and [[Interior design|interior finishes]], with the enclosure having finished in 2024. Interior finishing and [[landscaping]] continued into 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Headquarters (HQ) {{!}} Building Our Future {{!}} Sherwin-Williams |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/us/en/media-center/building-our-future/building-our-future-news---updates/headquarters.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=corporate.sherwin-williams.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HQ Construction Timeline |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/dam/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/bof/BoF_HQ_Construction_Timeline.pdf.coredownload.pdf}}</ref> The [[Opening ceremony#Ribbon cutting|ribbon cutting]] occurred on May 11, 2026.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kaylee|last=Olivas|title=Sherwin-Williams unveils new, finished addition to Cleveland skyline|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/sherwin-williams-unveils-new-finished-addition-to-cleveland-skyline|publisher=[[WEWS-TV]]|date=May 11, 2026|access-date=May 12, 2026}}</ref>
The possibility of an HQ2 has been mentioned since the design phase of the building in 2021, which would be a building adjacent to the current tower within the same lot, as job growth within the company will put the new headquarters at full capacity as soon as it is completed, at the intended 3,500 employees. Surface parking lots were intentionally left in the plans of the headquarters for future development of a Phase Two.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prendergast |first=Ken |title=Sherwin Williams: ‘didn’t build tall enough’ |url=https://neo-trans.blog/2024/01/19/sherwin-williams-didnt-build-tall-enough/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=NEOtrans |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Design == The headquarters contains about 1 million square footage, and contains three buildings, including the primary 36-story tower, a two-story [[pavilion]], and a 5-story [[Multistorey car park|parking garage]]. The main tower is facing W 3rd Street, while the parking garage is located on the other side of Frankfort Avenue connected via a [[Skyway|skybridge]], while there is a skybridge connecting the tower to the pavilion on the other side of the W 3rd Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs {{!}} Building Our Future {{!}} Sherwin-Williams |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/us/en/media-center/building-our-future/FAQs.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=corporate.sherwin-williams.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sherwin-Williams Public Meeting Design Presentation |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/dam/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/bof/SHW_Public_Meeting_Presentation_11.30.21.pdf.coredownload.pdf}}</ref> The two empty surface parking lots that remained in the plans for a potential Phase Two are within the same lots as the tower and the parking garage.
The design of the tower is largely glass, with the Sherwin-Williams name being located near the top of the building on both the east and west sides. There is a large vertical [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] light running down the center of the building that shines white typically, as well as various thin vertical stripes along the top the part of the building, although in the designs they have shown special event lighting concepts such as [[red]] and [[blue]] for the Sherwin-Williams [[logo]], [[pink]] for [[Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Breast Cancer Awareness]], red, [[white]], and blue for Veteran's Day, or a [[rainbow]] for [[Pride Month|Pride]]. The first three floors of the building consists of the [[Lobby (room)|lobby]] and other non-office amenities. Floors 5-13 are to contain office space, and floor 14 is to contain [[Conference hall|conference rooms]] and [[Terrace (building)|terraces]]. The parking garage of the building contains space for a [[retail]]er, and the wall facing Frankfort Avenue is to contain [[Anthology|anthology wall]], as well as [[public art]] facing other streets.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=HQ Project Final Submission |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/dam/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/bof/hq-project-submission-may-20.pdf}}</ref> Frankfort Avenue, the street between the tower and the garage, is to be repaved with a [[herringbone pattern]] consisting of three colors, with the addition of a [[bike lane]] and [[Bicycle parking rack|bike racks]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Final Landscape City Submission |url=https://corporate.sherwin-williams.com/content/dam/sherwin/corp/corp-aem-sherwin/bof/SHW_Final%20Landscape%20City%20Submission_9.29.22.pdf}}</ref>
The pavilion of the tower, located across the street, takes up an entire [[city block]], although the two story pavilion building only takes up part of the lot, with the rest of the lot acting as a public [[Town square|plaza]] with lots of green landscaping. The pavilion building is to contain large glass windows visible from every side, and contains a lobby. The plaza of the pavilion contains a purple-pink [[Garden|color garden]], a [[rainbow]] walkway alongside the pavilion building and main tower, and various trees, with dozens of species of [[flower]]s and [[tree]]s within the plaza and around the headquarters complex as a whole. The lawn in the plaza is to contain a large sign saying Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters. Additionally, various colorful directional signs for both pedestrians and vehicles will be placed around the campus.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== See also == * [[List of tallest buildings in Cleveland]] * [[List of tallest buildings in Ohio]] * [[List of largest office buildings]]
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