INTRO
Cleveland, OH-
Bldg system
Mass Timber
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No. Of Stories
9
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Sq. footage
512,000
This two-acre mixed-use project was built on a prime location, across the street from Cleveland’s oldest publicly-owned market. Because of the prominent site, the developer’s goal was to deliver an innovative, lifestyle residential building that would complement its iconic neighbor. Mass timber delivered with an aesthetic and sustainability ethos that make INTRO distinct. The building includes nearly 300 market-rate apartments, an upscale restaurant, retail space, and rooftop event venue. It achieved LEED Gold BD+C certification, and was the first and largest U.S. LEED Gold project to utilize mass timber at the time of completion. With eight stories of mass timber over a one-level podium, it was also one of the first buildings to take advantage of the tall wood provisions in the 2021 International Building Code. But, because the 2021 IBC had not yet been adopted by the state at the time of entitlement, INTRO’s design team had to go the extra mile to provide additional testing data and demonstrate mass timber safety and fire resistance, setting the stage for future developments in the region.
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Construction Type:
IV-B
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Building Type:
Multi-Family (Apartments, Condos)
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Material Types:
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam), Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete)
Companies Involved:
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Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Architect
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Fast + Epp
Structural Engineer
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Forefront Structural Engineers, Inc.
Structural Engineer
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Panzica Construction
General Contractor
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WJE
Fire/Building Code Consultant
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Seagate Mass Timber Inc.
Timber Procurement and Installation
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Binderholz Mass Timber
Mass Timber Supplier
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Simpson Strong-Tie
Screws
Individuals Involved:
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John Mitchell
Architect
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Sarah FitzMaurice
Mass Timber Specialty Engineer
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Yury Kulikov
Project Manager
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Kristina Miele
Project Manager
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Eloise Allsop
Senior Engineer
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Ian Boyle
Principal-in-Charge
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Eric Guenther
Structural Engineer
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Josh Dortzbach
Principal in Charge | Engineer of Record
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Dan Whalen
Client/Owner