Place Bonaventure
Place Bonaventure | |
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General information | |
Type | Commercial |
Location | 800, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada H5A 1K6 |
Coordinates | 45°29′58″N 73°33′54″W / 45.4994°N 73.5651°W |
Construction started | 1964 |
Completed | 1967 |
Cost | C$82.5 million |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 12 |
Floor area | 288,000 m2 (3,100,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 27 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Arcop |
Other information | |
Public transit access | at Bonaventure station Terminus Centre-Ville Montreal Gare Centrale Station |
References | |
[1][2] |
Place Bonaventure is an office, exhibition, and hotel complex in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, adjacent to the city's Central Station. At 288,000 m2 (3,100,000 sq ft) in size, Place Bonaventure was the second-largest commercial building in the world at the time of its completion in 1967.[2] It is one of very few buildings in Canada to have its own postal code prefix, H5A.
History
Place Bonaventure was first conceived as an exhibition hall, international trade centre, and hotel. The building covers an area of 2 ha (4.9 acres) and is built over 18
Designed in the
Concordia Hall was a 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) exhibition hall. The first trade show was hosted in 1966, while the upper floors were still being constructed. Adjacent to this vast space are two large mezzanines. In 2020, it was announced that the exhibition hall would close (due to larger spaces available today, like the nearby Palais des congrès de Montréal [Montreal Convention Center]).
When Place Bonaventure opened, there were five floors of wholesale suppliers above Concordia Hall, featuring fashions, home furnishings, and children's toys. An additional floor contained the offices of the principal trading nations of the world. At ground level there were two floors of retail shopping mall. All these uses disappeared over the years.
In 1998 Place Bonaventure was renovated at an expense of CAD$60 million. The building was redesigned to offer large, continuous office space. Retail space was significantly reduced. Windows were added to all four sides, on all floors, to allow light into the new office spaces.
The building takes its name from Bonaventure Station, a former railway station located nearby.[3] A planned expansion to the south was never constructed.
Today, Place Bonaventure belongs to Kevric Real Estate Corporation, which owns many buildings in Montreal and Toronto.
Tenants
The complex houses a 397-room rooftop hotel, Hotel Bonaventure Montreal (formerly a Westin then a
Access
Place Bonaventure is connected to Montreal's
, at Central Station).References
- ^ Place Bonaventure at IMTL.org
- ^ The Historica Dominion Institute. Archived from the originalon October 10, 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Bonaventure Metro Station: origin of station's name". Translated from Tour toponymique Les stations de métro, Communauté urbaine de Montréal, 1989. Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Shift", Montreal Info, February 4, 2015.
Sources
- Ede, Carol (1971). Canadian Architecture 1960/70. Toronto: Burns and MacEachern. p. 264. ISBN 0-88768-021-6.