The Origins of the W.S. Tyler Complex

Washington S. Tyler started the Cleveland Wire works as a small two-story building in the 1890's. Over the next 40 years, the company would grow into 24 buildings covering ten acres in the St. Clair - Superior neighborhood called the W.S. Tyler complex.

The unique architectural profile of the complex is best known for its bridges, which connected separate buildings and allowed employees to move between buildings without going outside. Those bridges are still functional and allow comfortable and convenient passage throughout the complex, to parking structures, communal break and snack areas and other businesses.

In 2002, a study was commissioned to determine the highest best use of the W.S. Tyler Complex. We wanted to know how to make the most of the incredible historical, architectural and strategic potential of this location. The resulting plan outlines a complex filled with commercial/office space, retail, and some light industrial uses. In 2005, Graystone Properties began in earnest to bring this vision to life.

The W.S. Tyler Complex Today: Tyler Village

Some of our complex highlights:

• 600 car free parking lot
• Refurbishing the front doors of the complex, and re-opening them after 25 years of being shuttered.
• Greening the campus beginning with the Superior Avenue façade.
• Updating and refurbishing the elevators in buildings 31 and 44. The preservation of the elevator cab in building 31 was especially important as it is rumored that only two of these cabs are in existence — one at W.S. Tyler and one in Buckingham Palace.
• Aggressively marketing and leasing the retail spaces on Superior Avenue.
• Replacing hundreds of lineal feet of windows in Building 44 with thermally separated windows with low-e glass.
• 100% wireless campus.
• Newly landscaped courtyard garden that's pet-friendly.

The Future of Tyler Village

The complex is currently home to over 50 different companies and individuals and continues to grow. This is just a hint of what's to come at Tyler Village:

• New signage and way finding
• More retail tenants
• New windows in Building 31
• Look for us at events in the Greater Cleveland community. We are looking to give back through strategic partnerships with COSE, City Club, NPR and Greater Cleveland Partnership.