Western Canadian Place Explained

Western Canadian Place
Location:801 6 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3V8
Completion Date:1983
Building Type:Office
Roof:164m (538feet)
Floor Count:41
Architect:Cohos Evamy
Main Contractor:PCL Construction Management Inc.[1]
Owner:GWL Realty

Western Canadian Place is an office tower complex located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of two buildings, the taller North Tower and the shorter South Tower.

It was designed by the architectural firm, Cohos Evamy (the same firm who designed Bankers Hall - East and Bankers Hall - West in Calgary) in late modernist style.[2] The office complex was purchased in 2004 for $230,675,000 by bcIMC and is run for them by GWL Realty Advisors, one of the firms involved in building the structure.

It was the headquarters of Husky Energy and also has offices of APA Corporation.

Towers

The north tower is located at 707 8th Avenue SW, it stands at 164m (538feet) or 40 storeys.[3] The south tower is shorter, standing only 30 storeys for a height of 128 meters (420 feet).[4] The ensemble was completed in 1983.

TowerHeightStoreysBuiltAddress
North Tower164m (538feet)411983707 - 8th Avenue SW
South Tower128m (420feet)311983700 - 9th Avenue SW

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Canadian Place - North . Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. 27 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Western Canada Place North. Skyscarper Pages. 2007-09-12.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145027/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=westerncanadianplacenorth-calgary-canada Emporis
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930174810/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=westerncanadianplacesouth-calgary-canada Emporis