Epcor Tower
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office, retail |
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| Construction started | 2008 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Cost | C$250 million ($343 million in Template:Inflation-year dollarsTemplate:Inflation-fn) |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 149.345 m (489.98 ft) |
| Roof | 137.30 m (450.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Floor area | 625,000 sq ft (58,100 m2). |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 high speed, mid-rise & 6 high speed, high-rise elevators, Oversize dedicated freight elevator serving all floors and loading dock, 3 parkade elevators |
| Design and construction | |
| ArchitectTemplate:Pluralize from text | Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd |
| Developer | Qualico Group |
| Main contractor | Ledcor |
| Website | |
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Epcor Tower is an office tower in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The tower is capped by two spires that are capped with four flagpoles each. When the spires were taken into account, it was the tallest building in Edmonton from 2011 to 2017.[5] Epcor Tower is the first building in the Station Lands project. Tenants includes EPCOR Utilities, Capital Power, Ernst & Young, Intuit, and BioWare.[6][7]
History
Development of the tower started in May 2007 when EPCOR Utilities began seeking proposals from developers to lease 260,000 square feet (24,000 m2) of office space for their 1,100 employees in downtown Edmonton.[8]
It was announced on December 7, 2007, that the company had chosen Qualico to provide the space with the construction of new office tower on the Station Lands site by the CN Tower. Epcor entered into a 20-year lease to become the anchor tenant of the tower with an option for a 15-year renewal.[9] The structure was certified to a silver standard or higher under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. LEED certification is a widely used standard for reducing energy, water and other resources in buildings.[10] With the completion of the building, Edmonton saw its first new office tower in 17 years. Due to the nature of the anchor tenant, the building has been nicknamed the "Power Tower".[citation needed]
Construction of the tower began in spring 2008 and was completed in 2011.[11]
In April 2008, Edmonton City Council approved $45 million in funding to immediately build a 180-metre underground portion of the future Metro LRT line beneath the tower's underground parkade, at the same time as the building's construction. The coordinated construction effort saved the City of Edmonton approximately $140 million.[12] The remaining construction of the Metro Line resumed in 2012, with the line opening in September 2015.
Also in April 2008, Qualico announced plans to bid on the right to host a new Canadian national portrait gallery in the new building.[13] However, the federal government scrapped the plan later in the year.[14]
Gallery
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Construction of EPCOR Tower in September 2009
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Construction of EPCOR Tower in June 2010
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EPCOR Tower and CN Tower in December 2010
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South view of Epcor Tower, summer 2012
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epcor Tower Edmonton". HH Angus & Associates. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mah, Bill (June 15, 2010). "Flagpoles will make Epcor Tower tallest". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Directory". Epcor Tower. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Labine, Jeff (September 24, 2019). "New home: BioWare relocates to 75,000-square-foot downtown Edmonton location". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EPCOR calls for office space leasing proposals". CNW Group. May 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chalmers, Ron (December 8, 2007). "New Epcor tower to rise on former station site". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EPCOR Tower at Station Lands to become EPCOR's new Edmonton headquarters". CNW Group. December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mah, Bill (September 15, 2011). "Epcor Tower opens doors to first tenants this week". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LRT line likely to go under Epcor". Edmonton Journal. April 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Portrait gallery bid in works". Edmonton Journal. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tories abruptly scrap national portrait gallery plan". CTV.ca. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
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