Manulife Place
| Manulife Place | |
|---|---|
|
Manulife Place from street level in June 2010 | |
  Location within Edmonton | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office, Retail |
| Location |
10180 101 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′33″N 113°29′41″W / 53.54250°N 113.49472°WCoordinates: 53°32′33″N 113°29′41″W / 53.54250°N 113.49472°W |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Cost |
C$100 million ($218 million in 2016 dollars[1]) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 146.36 m (480.2 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects, Lawrie, Bolton, Ritchie Architects |
| Structural engineer | Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. |
| Main contractor | PCL Constructors, Inc. |
Manulife Place is a highrise office building and shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was completed in 1983 to the design by Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects. It is located at the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street.
The two level shopping concourse houses luxury Holt Renfrew's Edmonton store as well as many upscale shops. It connects by skywalk bridge to Edmonton City Centre and Commerce Place. The shopping centre features 22 stores and 3 restaurants. Its namesake is Manulife Financial.
At 146 meters (479 ft) tall, with 36 floors, it is the tallest building in Edmonton to date.[2] It was overtaken in 2011 by Epcor Tower when flagpoles are taken into account at 149.4 meters (490 ft).[3]
History of the site
The location of Manulife Place was formerly the home of the King Edward Hotel which stood on the site from 1904 to 1980, before being destroyed by fire.[4]
Manulife Place was constructed by the local general contractor PCL Construction Ltd. with another local contractor C.W.Carry Ltd. manufacturing and erecting the structural steel.
See also
References
- ↑ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. And Consumer Price Index, by province (monthly) (Canada) Last modified 2016-01-22. Retrieved March 2, 2016
- ↑ Emporis Buildings (2007). "Manulife Place". Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ↑ Mah, Bill (2010-06-15). "Flagpoles will make Epcor Tower tallest". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ Herzog, Lawrence (2007-06-28). "Edmonton's early 20th century hotels". Real Estate weekly. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
External links
Manulife Place - Official Website
| Preceded by AGT Tower |
Tallest building in Edmonton 1983–2011 479ft |
Succeeded by Epcor Tower |
