Bow Valley Square, Calgary

Bow Valley Square
Bow Valley Square
General information
Location	Calgary, Canada
Coordinates	51°02′53″N 114°03′59″W / 51.04806°N 114.06639°WCoordinates: 51°02′53″N 114°03′59″W / 51.04806°N 114.06639°W
Construction started	1972
Completed	1981
Owner	OMERS/ Oxford Properties (50%) AIMCo (50%)[1]
Management	Oxford Properties
Height
Roof	143 m (469 ft) (Tower 2)
Technical details
Floor count	39 (Tower 2)
Design and construction
Architect	WZMH Architects
Main contractor	CANA

Bow Valley Square is an office tower complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building is owned and operated by global real estate investor, developer and owner Oxford Properties Group.

The buildings were designed by WZMH Architects and built by CANA Construction Company Limited. Located in downtown Calgary, the buildings are directly connected by the Plus 15 skywalk system to Fifth Avenue Place to the north and Suncor Energy Centre to the east. A shopping gallery is located at the +15 level as well as ground level and contains retail, recreation, services and financial services. Construction started in 1972 and ended in 1981 with the fourth tower.^[2] The complex itself is made of towers; 205-5TH Avenue SW, 255-5TH Ave SW, 202-6TH Ave SW, and 250-6TH Ave SW.

Towers

The highest skyscraper in the complex is Bow Valley Square 2, with 39 floors and reaching 143 m (469 ft).^[3] It was the tallest building in western Canada when it was built, in 1975.

Tower	Floors	Height	Built	Direction
1	17		1972	SE
2	39	143 m (469 ft)	1975	NE
3	32	116 m (381 ft)	1979	NW
4	37	134 m (440 ft)	1981	SW

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Calgary

References

1. "AIMCo Real Estate investments". AIMCo.
2. Emporis. "Bow Valley Square". Retrieved 2007-06-16.
3. Emporis. "Bow Valley Square 2". Retrieved 2007-06-16.

Links

• Bow Valley Square - Property Website