Landmark Place Explained

Landmark Place
Completion Date:1974
Building Type:Residential/ retail
Architectural Style:Brutalist / Modernist
Location:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Roof:127m (417feet)
Floor Count:44 including observation deck
Elevator Count:6

Landmark Place is the tallest building in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood. This 43-storey building (130 metres/427 feet) was completed in 1974, and was originally known as the Century 21 building.[1] It was built by Al Frisina as a mixed use building; commercial, residential and retail. Original plans included adding a heliport and a revolving rooftop restaurant but those plans were scrapped. Frisina also believes that no other building will be built in Hamilton taller than Landmark Place because as he puts it; 'the demand's not there and nobody's crazy enough to do it.' In the early 1960s, Frisina took on Hamilton's six-storey height limit. He brought in a consultant who told the city it could save money on services by building up instead of out. Frisina won and built the 18-storey Clarendon on Hunter near Bay. Today it is known as The Fontainebleu.[2]

The top 5 floors of the building are now occupied by luxury suites.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 (www.emporis.com). https://web.archive.org/web/20070401193733/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=landmarkplace-hamilton-canada. dead. April 1, 2007. 2007-02-07.
  2. News: Wilson. Paul. Street Beat: Hamilton's Empire State builder. The Hamilton Spectator. 2007-01-31.