Place de Ville
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Place de Ville | |
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Institutional | |
Management | Crown Property Management Inc. |
Height | |
Antenna spire | None |
Roof | Tower A: 87 m (285 ft) Tower B: 87 m (285 ft) Tower C: 112 m (367 ft) Delta Hotel: 91 m (299 ft) Marriott Hotel: 96 m (315 ft) |
Top floor | 29 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Tower A: 22 Tower B: 22 Tower C: 29 Delta Hotel: 25 Marriott Hotel: 26 |
Floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | Tower A: 6 Tower B: 6 Tower C: 12 |
Design and construction | |
Developer | Campeau Corporation |
Main contractor | Campeau Corporation |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | Delta: 411 Marriott: 486 |
References | |
<https://www.crownrealtypartners.com/properties/ottawa/place-de-ville/> |
Place de Ville is a complex of
History and development
The complex is located in downtown Ottawa on
For almost a century the area had been home to the city's
In the early 1980s Campeau proposed building a fourth even taller tower but a deep recession and a glut of Ottawa office space ended these plans. The buildings also began to suffer a variety of problems including
In 2000 O&Y announced that work would begin on a third phase of the Place de Ville complex. This would consist of two new towers one 18 storeys and the other 12. They would be built on the large parking lot across from Tower B. Several other downtown building projects and another economic downturn put these plans on hold, however. In February 2005 O&Y announced it would be selling most of its Canadian holdings, including Place de Ville.
Transportation
Since September 14, 2019, the complex is directly linked to
The complex boasts the city's largest underground parking garage with space for 974 cars.
Future developments
Place de Ville is now managed by Crown Property Management Inc. Ownership also includes a large surface parking lot taking up half a block across Kent Street from Place de Ville phase I that could see construction of over half a million square feet of development.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau
- Confederation Line
- Underground City
- Robert Campeau
- Brookfield Properties
References
- ProQuest 1241680646.