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Zions Bank Building places final steel beam By NICK GROFF | ngroff@idahopress.com | © 2013 Idaho Press-Tribune
S
ome 200 feet high in the city of Boise, sits the final steel beam of what will be Idaho’s tallest building. The beam, signed Wednesday by about 100 people in attendance for the “topping off” ceremony, was hoisted to its top-story lookout. An American flag and an evergreen tree sat at opposite ends of the beam as it ascended to the top. Iron workers have long celebrated the “topping off” ceremony, adding a tree to symbolize life to the building. The beam will be visible from the penthouse for years to come. The 18-story building occupies “The Hole” at 8th and Main that it sat vacant since 1987. The building is scheduled to open January 2014, with Zions Bank as its anchor tenant.
PROJECT DEVELOPER
BY THE NUMBERS
Gardner Co. is one of the largest developers in the Intermountain West, out of Salt Lake City. Gardner is also developing Library Square in Nampa and what will be the tallest building in Caldwell, the West Valley Medical Center Complex. Engineered Structures, Inc., is the general contractor and the largest privately held construction company in Idaho and the general contractor for the West Valley Medical Center Complex in Caldwell. CTA Architects and Engineers is the architect of record for Zions Bank Building and has a staff of 75 in Boise.
TALLEST BUILDING IN IDAHO $76 million project cost 323 feet to top of the spire 270 feet to top of the building 18 stories 391,930 square feet 11,700 cubic yards of concrete 1,790 tons of structural steel 1,000 curtain wall panels (two football fields lined up) 650 tons of concrete and masonry reinforcement 72 miles of electrical wire, through 16 miles of conduit 60 recycled tons of reinforcement from “The Hole”
BUILDING LEED CERTIFIED
Photos by Adam Eschbach/IPT
Top: The last beam for Zions Bank Building is raised above the Boise skyline to be placed at the top of the 18th floor Wednesday during a “topping off” ceremony. When complete, the building will be the tallest in Idaho. Directly above: The entire project — complete with office, retail and food space, and a parking garage — will cost $76 million. It is scheduled to be complete January 2014.
TALL BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES IN SURROUNDING STATES (Building and structure height based off roof height)
White Hall and McIntyre Hall University of Wyoming, Laramie 200 feet tall, 12 stories
US Bank Plaza Boise 267 feet tall, 20 stories
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified Zions Bank Building created 350 jobs in the Boise area. LEED is a voluntary program that provides third-party verification of green buildings. LEED is designed to address the entire life cycle of a building. It aims to provide owners and operators tools necessary to impact the building’s performance and bottom line, while providing healthy indoor spaces for occupants. SOURCE: usgbc.org/leed
Wells Fargo Center Salt Lake City First Interstate 400 feet tall, 26 stories Zions Bank Center Building Billings, Boise Mont. 270 feet tall, 272 feet tall, 18 stories 20 stories
LDS Church Office Building Salt Lake City 420 feet tall, 28 stories
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Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas Approx. 900 feet tall
Columbia Center Seattle 932 feet tall, 76 stories
Wells Fargo Center Space Needle Portland, Ore. 546 feet tall, Seattle 41 stories 519 feet tall
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