EPCOR Tower
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EPCOR Tower is an office tower currently under construction in downtown
Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
that is part of the Station Lands
project. The tower is capped by two spire
s that top out at 137.3 m and these capped with four flagpoles each. When flag
poles are taken into account, it is currently the tallest building in Edmonton. However, at 146 metres (479 ft), Manulife Place
remains the tallest structure.
Utilities Inc. has entered into a 20-year lease to become the anchor tenant of the tower. EPCOR will occupy about 265000 square feet (24,619.3 m²) of the building which is planned to be completed by 2011. The building will bring all of EPCOR's downtown employees to a single location. The structure will be 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. With the construction of this building, Edmonton will get 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 tower started in spring 2008.
In April 2008, Edmonton City Council approved $45 million in funding to run a rapid transit line through the basement of the new building. Also in April, Qualico announced plans to bid on the right to host a new Canadian national portrait gallery in the new building. However, the federal government scrapped the plan later in the year.
Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...
Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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that is part of the Station Lands
Station Lands (Edmonton)
Station Lands will be a multi-use development in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is being built in a 9.15-acre site north of CN Tower once occupied by the old Canadian National rail yard in the downtown of the city. Expected to be completed in 2019 to 2022, it will include four high-rise towers, a...
project. The tower is capped by two spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
s that top out at 137.3 m and these capped with four flagpoles each. When flag
Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist...
poles are taken into account, it is currently the tallest building in Edmonton. However, at 146 metres (479 ft), Manulife Place
Manulife Place
Manulife Place is a highrise office building and shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was completed in 1983 to the design by Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects. It is located at the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street....
remains the tallest structure.
Overview
It was announced on December 7, 2007, that EPCOREPCOR
EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Aqualta and Eltec, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta, which manages numerous municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities throughout Alberta and British Columbia...
Utilities Inc. has entered into a 20-year lease to become the anchor tenant of the tower. EPCOR will occupy about 265000 square feet (24,619.3 m²) of the building which is planned to be completed by 2011. The building will bring all of EPCOR's downtown employees to a single location. The structure will be certified to a silver standard or higher under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
(LEED) program. LEED certification is a widely used standard for reducing energy, water and other resources in buildings. With the construction of this building, Edmonton will get 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 tower started in spring 2008.
In April 2008, Edmonton City Council approved $45 million in funding to run a rapid transit line through the basement of the new building. Also in April, Qualico announced plans to bid on the right to host a new Canadian national portrait gallery in the new building. However, the federal government scrapped the plan later in the year.