Epcor Tower

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.[6] Epcor Tower is the first building in the Station Lands project. Tenants includes EPCOR Utilities, Capital Power, Ernst & Young, Intuit, and BioWare.[7][8]

Epcor Tower
Epcor Tower in May 2016
Location within Edmonton
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice, retail
Location10423 101 St NW Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates53°32′51″N 113°29′34″W
Construction started2008
Completed2011
CostC$250 million
($278 million in 2018 dollars[1])
Height
Antenna spire149.345 m (489.98 ft)
Roof137.30 m (450.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Floor area625,000 sq ft (58,100 m2).
Lifts/elevators6 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
ArchitectKasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd
DeveloperQualico Group
Main contractorLedcor
References
[2][3][4][5]

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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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".

Construction of the tower began in spring 2008 and was completed in 2011.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] However, the federal government scrapped the plan later in the year.[15]

  • Construction of EPCOR Tower in September 2009
  • Construction of EPCOR Tower in June 2010
  • EPCOR Tower and CN Tower in December 2010
  • South view of Epcor Tower, summer 2012

See also

References
  1. Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. and 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. "Epcor Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. Epcor Tower at Emporis
  4. "Epcor Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  5. "Epcor Tower Edmonton". HH Angus & Associates. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. "Directory". Epcor Tower. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  8. Labine, Jeff (September 24, 2019). "New home: BioWare relocates to 75,000-square-foot downtown Edmonton location". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  9. "EPCOR calls for office space leasing proposals". CNW Group. May 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  10. 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.
  11. "EPCOR Tower at Station Lands to become EPCOR's new Edmonton headquarters". CNW Group. December 7, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  12. Mah, Bill (September 15, 2011). "Epcor Tower opens doors to first tenants this week". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. "LRT line likely to go under Epcor". Edmonton Journal. April 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  14. "Portrait gallery bid in works". Edmonton Journal. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  15. "Tories abruptly scrap national portrait gallery plan". CTV.ca. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
Preceded by
Manulife Place		 Tallest building in Edmonton
2011-2017
149 m		 Succeeded by
JW Marriott Edmonton
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