Suncor Energy Centre
Suncor Energy Centre | |
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CAD$200-million (equivalent to $644-million in 2021) | |
Owner | Brookfield Properties & ARCI Inc. |
Management | Brookfield Properties |
Height | |
Roof | 215 m (705 ft) (west),[3] 130 m (427 ft) (east)[4] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 53 (west), 32 (east) |
Floor area | 101,258 m2 (1,089,930 sq ft) (west) 45,410 m2 (488,800 sq ft) (east)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | WZMH Architects |
Developer | Brookfield Properties |
Main contractor | CANA Construction Company Limited |
The Suncor Energy Centre,
The building was often called Red Square in its early years, a derisive reference to its primary occupant
History
Planning for the complex began in the late-1970s following the creation of Petro-Canada. Petro-Canada came to an agreement with the
Construction on the complex began on April 2, 1982.[1] During construction, local controversy arose when no Canadian bids were received to supply the site with exterior granite cladding, which resulted in the use of $500,000 of Finnish granite, which was cut and polished in Italy and shipped to the Calgary site for installation.[1] Another local controversy was the installation of bilingual signage (French and English), which Petro-Canada head office insisted upon.[1] On January 4, 1983, the West tower reached 191 metres in height, exceeding the Calgary Tower and becoming the tallest freestanding structure in Calgary and Western Canada.[11] The 52-storey west tower was topped off on May 26, 1983,[12] and the complex was completed in 1984.[1]
During construction in April 1983, one of the site's
In December 1998, Petro-Canada sold their remaining half interest in the complex to Gentra Inc. (former subsidiary of Brookfield Properties) for $200 million (equivalent to $310 million in 2021), which included Petro-Canada signing a 15-year lease to remain in the towers.[15]
Major tenants
Major tenants of the Suncor Energy Centre include
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Liverant, Bettina (January 8, 1984). "A personal look at Calgary's Petro-Canada Centre: Imperfectly Canadian". Calgary Herald.
- ^ a b "Suncor Energy Centre I". Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Archived from the original on July 1, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ The Canadian Press (August 4, 2009). "Suncor rebrands 'Red Square'". CBC News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "The Bow rises as Calgary's tallest building". CBC News. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Fotheringham, Allan (November 14, 1983). "The 52-storey federal insult". Maclean's. p. 88. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ISBN 9781552381748.
- ^ "Suncor, Petro-Canada announce merger". CBC News. March 23, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Willoughby, Jack (May 16, 1980). "Calgary Head Office to cost Petro-Canada $200 million". The Globe and Mail. pp. B2.
- ^ Martin, Don (January 5, 1983). "Tower loses top status". Calgary Herald. p. 1.
- ^ Atkinson, Don (May 27, 1983). "PetroCan tops tower". Calgary Herald. pp. D1.
- ^ Collins, Ron (April 25, 1983). "Killer crane taken down". Calgary Herald. p. B1. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Gordon (April 22, 1983). "Plan to move dangling crane wreck studied". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Howlett, Karen (December 9, 1998). "Gentra buys half-interest in Petro-Canada Centre". The Globe and Mail. p. B6.