222 Main facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 222 Main |
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222 Main, July 2013
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| Alternative names | Hamilton Partners Tower |
| Etymology | Builing's street address |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | high-rise office building |
| Location | 222 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′51″N 111°53′28″W / 40.76417°N 111.89111°W |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Completed | December 2009 |
| Cost | $125 million |
| Owner | 222 S. Main Investments, LLC |
| Management | Hamilton Partners |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 316 ft (96 m) |
| Roof | 307 ft (94 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Floor area | 459,000 square feet (42,600 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | CBRE Group |
| Main contractor | Oakland Construction |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 852 spaces (paid) |
222 Main is a tall office building in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It was the first tall building in Utah to get a special "LEED Gold" award. This award means the building is super friendly to the environment!
About 222 Main
This building is 22 stories tall. You can find it at 222 South Main Street in the Central City area of Salt Lake City.
It's shaped in a special way to give people great views between other buildings. It also has a parking garage hidden behind the main building. Inside, there's about 459,000 square feet (42,600 square meters) of office space. This space has big windows that go from the floor all the way to the ceiling.
The building uses a lot of steel, with 6,257 pieces of structural steel and bracing. It also has a huge amount of wiring, stretching about 201 miles (323 kilometers)! On top of the building, there's a 20-foot (6-meter) glass "veil." This glass lights up with different colors at different times of the year.
The building cost $125 million to build. It took almost two years to finish, opening in December 2009.
What is LEED Gold?
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It's a system that rates how "green" or environmentally friendly a building is. Buildings can earn different levels like Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
When 222 Main was being planned, it was expected to get a LEED Silver award. But during construction, they made even more improvements. Because of these extra efforts, the building earned the higher LEED Gold certification. This means it's very energy-efficient and uses resources wisely.
Who Designed It?
The company that designed 222 Main is called Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). They are famous architects who have designed many well-known buildings around the world.
Some other famous buildings designed by SOM include:
- The Willis Tower in Chicago, USA.
- The Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, which is currently the world's tallest building.
- The Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- The One World Trade Center in New York City, built near where the original World Trade Center once stood.
Building History
Construction on 222 Main finished in December 2009. At first, it was hard to find enough businesses to rent offices in the building. Only about 25% of the offices were rented.
However, things changed when a big company called Goldman Sachs announced they would rent a large space. This news helped other businesses see how great the building was. Eventually, all the offices in 222 Main were rented out.
In February 2014, the original owners, Hamilton Partners, sold the building. They sold it to a company called KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III (KBS) for $170.5 million. This was a record-breaking sale for a commercial building in Salt Lake City at the time. KBS already owned two other buildings in Salt Lake City: the Parkside Tower and the Gateway Tech Center.
