HUB Tower

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]

Key Information

HUB Tower
Interactive map of the HUB Tower area
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 / 41.585972; -93.62556
Completed	1986
Height
Roof	325 ft (99 m)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Design and construction
Architect	Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture
Main contractor	The Weitz Company
Other information
Public transit access	DART
References
[1][2]
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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.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "HUB Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
2. ^ ^{a b} "HUB Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

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