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. Epcor Tower is the first building in the Station Lands project. Tenants includes EPCOR Utilities , Capital Power , Ernst & Young , Intuit , and BioWare .
8-571: Development of the tower started in May 2007 when EPCOR Utilities began seeking proposals from developers to lease 260,000 square feet (24,000 m) of office space for their 1,100 employees in downtown Edmonton. 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
16-531: A 20-year lease to become the anchor tenant of the tower with an option for a 15-year renewal. 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. With the completion of the building, Edmonton saw its first new office tower in 17 years. Due to
24-634: Is a municipally owned corporation with the City of Edmonton as sole shareholder. Created in 1996 as the Edmonton Power Corporation, the company history dates back to the Edmonton Electric Lighting and Power Company formed in 1891. The name EPCOR was introduced in 2001. EPCOR's name is derived from Edmonton Power Corporation as authorized under City of Edmonton Bylaw 11071. EPCOR previously owned five power generating facilities within
32-653: Is a utility company based in Edmonton , Alberta . EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia , and Ontario , and the American states of Arizona , New Mexico , and Texas . In addition, the company maintains and provides engineering support for traffic signals and street lights within the City of Edmonton, as well as other cities in Alberta. EPCOR
40-609: The City of Edmonton approximately $ 140 million. 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. However, the federal government scrapped the plan later in the year. EPCOR Utilities EPCOR Utilities Inc. , formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation ,
48-446: 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. 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
56-436: The province of Alberta. The decision was made on April 17, 2009 to divest of power producing assets through the creation of a publicly traded company; Capital Power Corporation . EPCOR Power LP , a limited partnership with EPCOR Utilities Inc., was transferred to Capital Power Corporation and renamed Capital Power Income L.P. In October 2008, EPCOR was named one of " Canada's Top 100 Employers " by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and
64-653: Was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, EPCOR was named one of Alberta's Top Employers , which was announced by the Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Journal . EPCOR was also named one of Canada's Top 10 Earth Friendly Employers in 2008. In 2011, EPCOR acquired Chaparral City Water Company from American States Water and the Arizona and New Mexico operations of American Water . This article about
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