It was built near the Migros Tower, replacing a former grain elevator after the city voted in favor of building a larger silo.

The site required piles built to a depth of 45 metres (148 ft) in the bedrock of the Limmat Valley.

The second tallest, the Schapfen Mill Tower in Ulm, Germany, is 115 metres (377 ft) tall excluding the antenna.

[3] The tallest grain elevator ever constructed, the Henninger Turm, stood 120 metres (394 ft) and was demolished in 2013.

[7] In July 2016, there was a proposal to cover the tower's exterior with plants, in response to a request by Zürich politicians to redo the facade.