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How much did Carew Tower cost to build?

Carew Tower is the 49-storey, 175 m Art Deco office tower and hotel complex in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, developed by John J. Emery with the contractor Starrett Brothers, begun in 1929, with the office tower opening to tenants on 1 October 1930 and the Netherland Plaza hotel on 28 January 1931. Historic Hotels of America says it cost Emery and his business partners some 33 million dollars to fund the whole venture, and Wikipedia gives the total cost of the complex as 33 million dollars.

Reported project cost

$33 million

Cost basis: 1930

Carew Tower with the Tyler Davidson Fountain in the foregrounf
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Reported project cost1930
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  1. 1929

    Construction started

    Historic Hotels of America
  2. 1 October 1930

    Opened or launched

    historichotels.org

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