Shaw Tower (Vancouver)
| Shaw Tower | |
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.jpg) Shaw Tower is the tallest tower in Vancouver's Coal Harbour waterfront. |
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| General information | |
| Type | commercial offices and residential units |
| Location | 1067 and 1077 West Cordova Street Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | None |
| Roof | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Top floor | 42 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | commericial 283,572 sq ft residential 211,710 sq ft |
| Elevator count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Westbank Projects Corp and Shaw Communications |
| Management | Westbank Projects Corp and Shaw Communications |
| Main contractor | Ledcor Construction Limited |
| Architect | James K.M. Cheng Architects |
| Developer | Westbank Projects Corp |
| Structural engineer | Jones Kwong Kishi Consulting Engineers |
| References | |
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Shaw Tower located at 1067 W. Cordova St in Downtown Vancouver's Coal Harbour is home to Shaw Communications' headquarters for Lower Mainland Operations and credited to local architect James K. M. Cheng.
The building stands at 489 feet[2] (149 m) or 41 stories and was completed in 2004. It is currently the third tallest building in Vancouver. The lower 16 floors of the tower are offices while the upper 24 floors contain 130 work-live condominiums. Shaw Communications, the building's namesake, occupies 12 full floors. The building has two official addresses: 1067 is the building's business address, while 1077 is the residential address.
[edit] See also
Other Vancouver buildings built by Cheng include:
[edit] References
- ^ Shaw Tower (Vancouver) at Emporis
- ^ "Vancouver High-rise buildings". Emporis Buildings. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=3&sro=1. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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Coordinates: 49°17′18″N 123°07′04″W / 49.28833°N 123.11778°W
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