Kettering Tower
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The Kettering Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

. The Kettering Tower was built in 1970 and currently is the tallest building in the city. Lorenz Williams Inc. is the firm who built the building. Kettering Tower has 30 floors is 124 meters or 405 feet tall.
The Kettering Tower has its own zip code: 45423.

The Tower's History

The building opened for business in 1972. In 2005 a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 investment firm, Kettering Tower Partners LLC, bought the Kettering Tower for $21.9 million, or $45.63 per square foot. Before being named, Kettering Tower, it was then known as The Winters Bank Tower. The Kettering Tower is presently managed by a court-appointed receiver and is slated to be sold at Montgomery County Sheriff's Auction. The sheriff's appraisal came in at $16.2 million, and bidding will begin at 2/3 of the appraisal value.

Restaurants and Amenities

Located in the tower is the restaurant Michael’s of Dayton which features live jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and various entertainment such as salsa music
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...

 or reggae music. Also located within the tower is The Dayton Racquet Club which offers a fitness center and business conducive dining and banquet facilities. There is also a large Chase Bank branch located on the second floor of the tower. In addition there is also a dry cleaners located on the ground floor, an optometrist, and a massage therapist is also located in the lobby on the ground floor.

Current Tenants

The current tenant roster includes the offices of many prominent law firms, including Taft Stettinius & Hollister, Pickrel Schaeffer & Ebeling, Sebaly Shillito & Dyer, Rogers & Greenberg, and uber-litigator Ronald Kozar.
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