Jacobs (formerly CH2M) will move to One Capital Center

Long-time Idaho Water Center tenant CH2M Hill (now known as Jacobs) will relocate across downtown Boise to One Capital Center on Main Street.

Jacobs, a Dallas-based engineering group that acquired CH2M in December, leased 27,928 square feet of former J.R. Simplot Co. space on the 12th and part of 10^th floor, starting Sept. 1.  Brian Morandi, corporate relations at Jacobs.

“This is a relocation from 322 E. Front Street to One Capital Center,” said Brian Morandi, corporate relations at Jacobs, in an email statement.  He said Jacobs is committed to staying in the Boise area. “Jacobs aims to retain and develop our top technical talent in a workplace environment, equipped with modern workspaces to serve the community and our clients,” the statement said.

CH2M had leased about 36,000 square feet at the Idaho Water Center since 2005, University of Idaho spokesman Brad Gary said.

Simplot vacated 120,000 square feet at One Cap by the end of February 2017 with its move to the new corporate headquarters at 11^th and Front streets. Only 15,000 former Simplot square feet remain vacant, said Jeremy Malone, vice president at Oppenheimer Development Corp., which owns and built One Cap.

Vacasa will occupy 34,308 square feet of former Simplot space on the second and third floors, and Moffatt Thomas leased the entire 13^th floor or 18,000 square feet, Malone said.

In all, 30,000 square feet are vacant at One Cap.

“Based on market activity, I feel fairly confident we will get the rest filled in the next nine to 12 months,” Malone said.