Global InformationEighth Avenue Place information
| Eighth Avenue Place | |
|---|---|
 Eighth Avenue Place in 2017 | |
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| Former names | Eighth Avenue Place |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°02′44″N 114°04′22″W / 51.045522°N 114.07289°W |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Completed | East tower April 11, 2011, West tower 2014 |
| Owner | AIMCo, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Matco[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 212 m (696 ft)(East), 177 m (581 ft) (West) |
| Top floor | 51 rooftop (East), 41 rooftop (West) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 49 floors (East), 40 (West) [2] |
| Floor area | 1,850,000 sq ft (172,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 21 elevators (East), 16 elevators (West), 4 parkade elevators[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pickard Chilton, Gibbs Gage Architects, Kendall Heaton Associates |
| Developer | Hines |
| Main contractor | EllisDon |
Eighth Avenue Place is a 1,850,000 sq ft (172,000 m2)[2] twin-tower building complex located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The complex includes a 49-storey 212 m (696 ft) East tower, 40-storey 177 m (581 ft) West office tower, and a three-storey indoor urban park.[3]
The complex is housed on the site of the former Penny Lane Mall, originally intending to keep the historic name as "Penny Lane Towers", the project has since been renamed.[4]
- ^ "Eighth Avenue Place: Ownership". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Eighth Avenue Place: Details". Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Calgary Herald (August 2006). "Penny Lane's fate sealed as city approves new skyscrapers". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ^ Calgary Herald (February 2008). "Tower built on confidence to rise in core" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2008.[permanent dead link]