On the lobby level, East Ohio had a customer pay center and exhibits of the benefits of natural gas appliances.

On November 22, 2006, the largely vacant building was bought by New York City-based Sovereign Partners, LLC for around $12 million.

Plans announced March 22, 2012 indicate that the tower will be converted to 223 apartments, eliminating a huge vacancy in the central business district and meeting strong demand for new living space.

Apartments will fill that void by early 2014, if K & D succeeds in securing tax credits and other financing for its $65 million project.

[3] K & D said it would open the first of 223 apartments in the downtown building in July 2014 and should finish the $65 million conversion by August 2015.