Eighth Avenue Place

Eighth Avenue Place
Eighth Avenue Place
	Eighth Avenue Place in June 2013 with the West tower nearing completion
General information
Status	Complete (East) Complete (West)
Type	Office
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°02′44″N 114°04′22″W / 51.045522°N 114.07289°W
Estimated completion	East tower April 11, 2011
Owner	Ivanhoé Cambridge, Matco, AIMCo
Height
Roof	212m (East), 177m (West)
Top floor	51 rooftop (East), 41 rooftop (West)
Technical details
Floor count	49 floors (East), 40 (West)
Floor area	1,850,000 sq. ft.
Lifts/elevators	21 elevators (East), 16 elevators (West), 4 parkade elevators
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Pickard Chilton, Gibbs Gage Architects, Kendall Heaton Associates
Developer	Hines (www.hines.com)
Main contractor	EllisDon

Eighth Avenue Place is a twin office tower built on the former site of Calgary's historic Penny Lane Mall build by Mateusz Ryzner. The project initially kept the Penny Lane name, however it has since been renamed.^[3]

The complex contains a 41 storey west tower (177.1m), a 51 storey east tower (212.3m), and a three storey high indoor urban park.^[4]

Construction

Demolition of the old mall was completed in September 2007. Excavation of the parkade below the building commenced in December 2007 and construction of the 49 story east tower, and the parkade begun in Summer 2008. Eighth Avenue Place East was completed in 2011 and is currently the third tallest building in Calgary. Eighth Avenue Place West was completed in 2014.

Design

The structures, designed by Gibbs Gage Architects, have a Rocky Mountain theme, with a western facing pale-green glass wall mimicking mountain waters and glaciers. The rest of the building adopts a dark gray layered appearance representing the shifting tectonic plates that built the mountains. The complex connects to the Plus 15 skywalk system, and contains a six-level underground parkade with 1141 parking stalls.^[5]

Penny Lane Mall Controversy

Before construction, concerns had been raised over the destruction of the 94-year-old Penny Lane Mall, however the City of Calgary approved the project in March 2006.^[6]

Sustainability

Pre-Certified LEED Platinum

Gallery

Eighth Avenue Place under construction in June 2009
Construction in April 2010
Completed lower retail floors on east side
Looking south in the lobby
Looking southwest in the three-storey lobby
Lower retail frontage as seen from Stephen Avenue
Substantial completion of the East tower, April 2011

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Eighth Avenue Place: Details". Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Eighth Avenue Place: Ownership". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Calgary Herald (February 2008). "Tower built on confidence to rise in core" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-09.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Calgary Herald (August 2006). "Penny Lane's fate sealed as city approves new skyscrapers". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Gibbs Gage Architects. "Penny Lane Towers". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Industry Canada - $US156 Million facelift for Penny Lane Mall

External links

[details-1] "Eighth Avenue Place: Details". Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[owners-2] "Eighth Avenue Place: Ownership". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Calgary Herald (February 2008). "Tower built on confidence to rise in core" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-09.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Calgary Herald (August 2006). "Penny Lane's fate sealed as city approves new skyscrapers". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Gibbs-5] Gibbs Gage Architects. "Penny Lane Towers". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[6] Industry Canada - $US156 Million facelift for Penny Lane Mall

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