The HUB Tower is a high-rise office building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building rises 25 floors and 325 feet (99 m) in height.[1] It is tied with the EMC Insurance Building for the title of the 6th-tallest building in the city.[1] Designed by Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture in the Postmodern style, the building was completed in 1986. The building consists of an 18-story office tower that sits on a seven-story base, which houses a retail mall. The façade is composed of glass, metal and brick.[1] The crown features a gabled front hipped roof tower.[2]
| HUB Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 699 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°35′9.5″N 93°37′32″W / 41.585972°N 93.62556°W |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture |
| Main contractor | The Weitz Company |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  DART |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The building was damaged on March 29, 2014, when the nearby Younkers Building burned down while in the midst of renovation. The building subsequently underwent repairs and a new building is currently being built on the former site of the Younkers Building.
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- ^ a b c d "HUB Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ a b "HUB Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
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