222 Main
{{Short description|Skyscraper in Salt Lake City}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = 222 Main
| alternate_name = Hamilton Partners Tower
| etymology = Builing's street address
| image = Slc 222 south main.jpg
| caption = 222 Main, July 2013
| location = 222 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
United States
| coordinates = {{coord|40|45|51|N|111|53|28|W|region:US-UT_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = complete
| start_date = 2008
| completion_date = December 2009
| opening =
| building_type = high-rise office building
| antenna_spire = {{convert|316|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| roof = {{convert|307|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = 24
| elevator_count = 10
| cost = $125 million
| floor_area = {{convert|459,000|sqft|m2}}
| parking = 852 spaces (paid)
| architect = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
| structural_engineer=
| main_contractor = Oakland Construction
| developer = Hamilton Partners Inc.
| owner = PRIME US-222 MAIN, LLC
| management = Lincoln Property Company
| website = {{url|http://222main.info}}
| references = {{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/150197/222-south-main-street-salt-lake-city-ut-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514051026/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/150197/222-south-main-street-salt-lake-city-ut-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 14, 2015|title=222 South Main Street|website=Emporis|access-date=29 Nov 2019}}
}}
222 Main a high-rise office building in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, that was Utah’s first LEED Gold-certified high-rise.
Description
File:222 building salt lake city.jpg
The structure stands 22 stories high and is located at 222 South Main Street in the Central City neighborhood. The shape of the building is designed to optimize views between currently standing buildings, includes a parking garage hidden behind the main structure and has {{convert|459000|sqft|m2}} of office space with floor to ceiling windows.{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349006/Grand-opening-for-222-Main-tower.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207063852/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349006/Grand-opening-for-222-Main-tower.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2009|title=Grand opening for 222 Main tower|last=Lee|first=Jasen|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=4 Dec 2009|accessdate=29 Nov 2019}} There are a total of 6,257 pieces of structural steel and bracing in the structure and wiring that stretches {{convert|201|mi|km}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.slchamberblog.com/222-main-welcomes-business-leaders-100013.htm |title=222 Main Welcomes Business Leaders, Downtown Alliance. Salt Lake Chamber|website=slchamberblog.com|date=16 Dec 2009|accessdate=29 Nov 2019|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227070159/http://www.slchamberblog.com/222-main-welcomes-business-leaders-100013.htm|archivedate=27 December 2009|via=Wayback Machine}} Atop the building is a {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=on}} glass veil that is illuminated with different colors at various times of the year.{{cite web|url=http://222main.info/main.cfm?sid=bamenities&pid=vlighting|title=Building Amenities: Veil Lighting|website=222main.info|accessdate=30 Nov 2019}}
The building cost $125 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|125|2009|r=2}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) and took nearly two years to complete.
=LEED Certification=
Originally, the building was expected to earn LEED Silver certification,{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2009/4/28/20314907/22-story-tower-is-taking-shape-at-222-s-main|title=22-story tower is taking shape at 222 S. Main: High-rise that will be completed in November is 20% leased so far|last=Lee|first=Jasen|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=28 Apr 2009|accessdate=29 Nov 2019}} but along the way improvements were made and the building ultimately earned LEED Gold certification.{{cite web|url=http://utahpulse.com/featured_article/downtown-rising-gains-green-credentials-222-main-receives-gold-leed-award|title=Downtown Rising gains green credentials as 222 Main receives Gold LEED award|website=utahpulse.com|publisher=Zions Bank|date=3 May 2010|accessdate=29 Nov 2019|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181315/http://utahpulse.com/featured_article/downtown-rising-gains-green-credentials-222-main-receives-gold-leed-award|archivedate=17 July 2011|via=Wayback Machine}}
=Architect=
The building was designed by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). SOM has also designed buildings such as the Willis Tower in Chicago, the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates (the world's current tallest building), and the Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado. SOM also designed the One World Trade Center, which was built near where the destroyed World Trade Center once stood.
History
Construction on the building was completed in December 2009. The building was facing serious occupancy issues, with the pre-lease rate remaining at around 25%{{cite news|url=https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/private-eye-good-lord-all-utahns-arent-to-blame-for-prop-8-dan-savage/Content?oid=2136071|title=Private Eye | Good Lord! All Utahns aren't to blame for Prop 8, Dan Savage.|last=Saltas|first=John|newspaper=Salt Lake City Weekly|publisher=Copperfield Publishing, Inc.|date=12 Nov 2008|accessdate=29 Nov 2019}} but rates subsequently increased, especially with the largely publicized lease announcement of Goldman Sachs.{{cite web|url=http://www.slchamberblog.com/goldman-sachs-expanding-at-222-main-bringing-1000-plus-jobs-to-utah-1000380.htm|title=Goldman Sachs expanding at 222 Main, bringing 1,000-plus jobs to Utah, Salt Lake Chamber|website=slchamberblog.com|date=18 Mar 2010|accessdate=29 Nov 2019|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028161814/http://www.slchamberblog.com/goldman-sachs-expanding-at-222-main-bringing-1000-plus-jobs-to-utah-1000380.htm|archivedate=28 October 2010|via=Wayback Machine}}{{cite news|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57614278&itype=CMSID|title=Price on SLC office tower: $170.5 million: Real estate • Sale of 222 Main reportedly sets commercial real estate record.|last=Semerad|first=Tony|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|publisher=Paul Huntsman|location=Salt Lake City|date=3 Mar 2014|accessdate=29 Nov 2019}} The building eventually became fully occupied.{{cite web|url=https://www.hamiltonpartners.com/business_park/222-main-office-tower/|title=222 Main Office Tower: Salt Lake City, UT 84101|website=hamptonpartners.com|publisher=Hamilton Partners|location=Itasca, Illinois|accessdate=29 Nov 2019}}
In February 2014, the property's original owners (and current building manager), Hamilton Partners, sold the building to KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III (KBS) for $170.5 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|170.5|2014|r=2}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) in "a record-setting deal for commercial real estate in Utah's capital city, on a cost per-square footage basis." At the time of purchase, KBS already owned the Parkside Tower and Gateway Tech Center in Salt Lake City.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official|http://www.222main.info}}
- [https://www.downtownrising.com/go/222-main Downtown Rising's 222 Main webpage]
- [http://www.som.com Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]
- [https://kbs.com/property/222-main/ KBS's 222 Main webpage]
- [https://www.hamiltonpartners.com/business_park/222-main-office-tower/ Hamilton Partners' 222 Main webpage]
- [http://www.usgbc.org/ U.S. Green Building Council]
- [http://www.usgbcutah.org/ U.S. Green Building Council – Utah Chapter]
Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings