AXA Center (Montreal)

AXA Center
Alternative names 2020 University
General information
Type Offices
Location 2020 University Street
Montréal, Quebec
Construction started 1973
Completed 1974
Height
Roof 104.0 m (341.2 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 26
Lifts/elevators 16
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The AXA Center (also known as 2020 University) is a 104.0 m tall skyscraper located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It was built in 1974 and currently serves as the Headquarters for AXA Canada which consists of a number of subsidiaries of French-based insurance and banking company AXA. Other tenants include Posera Software Inc, T.E Wealth-Financial Consultant Ltd, a Dental Clinic and a law firm. It is located at 2020 University Street between De Maisonneuve Boulevard & President Kennedy Ave, in Downtown Montreal.

The Building is directly connected to the McGill Station of the Montreal Metro's Green Line.

Other AXA buildings

The Tour AXA, building which formerly housed the headquarters of AXA, is in Paris La Défense. The building is currently 159 meters high, but a major renovation begun in March 2007 will take it to 225 meters.

There is also an AXA Center in Perth, Australia. The building is 75 meters (246 ft) high and has 20 floors. Its construction was finished in 1975 as well as AXA Center in New York City, New York which was complete in 1986 and rises at 229.3 m.

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Coordinates: 45°30′15″N 73°34′20″W / 45.50417°N 73.57222°W / 45.50417; -73.57222

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