Stephen Avenue Place Explained

Stephen Avenue Place
Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates:51.0463°N -114.0671°W
Start Date:1974
Completion Date:1976
Roof:155m (509feet)[1]
Top Floor:40
Floor Count:41
Cost:$30,000,000
Owner:Slate Asset Management
Management:Colliers International

Stephen Avenue Place, located inside Scotia Centre is an office and retail hub in The CORE in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located at 700 2nd Street SW, it stands at 155 metres (509 feet) or 41-storeys tall and was the tallest building in Calgary at the time of its completion.

Formerly known as the Scotia Centre, after its namesake tenant Scotiabank, the building was purchased by Slate Asset Management in 2018 and was extensively renovated.[2]

Stephen Avenue Place is named for George Stephen, the first Baron Mount Stephen, who was the visionary, businessman and financier behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and is the namesake of the adjacent Stephen Avenue.[3] [4]

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  1. Web site: Scotia Centre. Skyscraper Pages. 2007-09-12.
  2. News: Around Town: Renovated Stephen Avenue Place has become a destination retail centre . Parker . David . Calgary Herald . 2021-09-27 . 2022-07-04.
  3. Web site: Slate Names Latest Calgary Property Stephen Avenue Place; Announces Hospitality Partners and Extensive Renovation Plan. LP. Slate Asset Management. www.newswire.ca. en. 2019-09-14.
  4. Web site: Scotia Centre in downtown Calgary to get overhaul, emerge as Stephen Avenue Place. Calgary. Staff LiveWire. 2018-09-27. LiveWire Calgary. en-US. 2019-09-14.