Sixth Street Exchange is a bold example of architecture that emerged a decade after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The "Chicago Commercial Style" featured groundbreaking engineering techniques for the era, including the introduction of hydraulic elevators, new foundation techniques, and steel frameworks making it possible to extend a building's height over six stories. Sixth Street Exchange, formerly known as the Reakirt Office Building, was designed by Samuel S. Godley and is an example of the early 20th century Chicago Commercial Style: substantial height, masonry cladding, decorative cornices, and most notably vast windows with central glass panels flanked by two narrower glass sashes filling building’s large bays both horizontally and vertically.
The former Reakirt Office Building has been revitalized into 52 luxury 1-bedroom apartments & studio apartments located in Cincinnati's lively Central Business District. The redesign team took great care to preserve early 20th century elements such as the original hydraulic elevator (not in use today) and maintaining the historic industrial windows. In Chicago, similar 1920s buildings were encircled by a trolley; today Sixth Street Exchange is directly on the route of The Connector, Cincinnati's streetcar, which navigates a 3.6-mile loop throughout Downtown every 15 minutes. With a stop at the corner just outside Sixth Street Exchange, residents enjoy free transportation every day and evening to all areas of Downtown, including The Banks, OTR, Washington Park, Findlay Market, Great American Ballpark, Paycor Stadium, and more. The perfect mix of industrial chic and architectural significance in a prime location, Sixth Street Exchange lets you live, work, and play in the heart of the city.
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