Suncor Energy Centre
| Suncor Energy Centre | |
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 Suncor Energy Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 150, 6th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°02′53″N 114°03′48″W / 51.04806°N 114.06333°W |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 215m (west)[1], 130m (east)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 53 (west), 32 (east) |
| Floor area | 158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | WZMH Architects |
| Developer | Brookfield Properties |
| Main contractor | CANA Construction Company Limited |
The Suncor Energy Centre,[3] formerly the Petro-Canada Centre is a 1,945,000 square foot (181,000 m²) project composed of two granite and reflective glass-clad office towers of 32 floors and 53 floors, situated in the office core of downtown Calgary, Alberta. At 215 m (measured to top of the structure), the west tower is the eighth tallest building in Canada and the second tallest skyscraper outside of Toronto, having been surpassed on July 8, 2010 by the neighboring Bow.[1][4] The office towers encompass 1,702,000 square feet (158,000 m²) of rentable office space with the complex also containing 243,000 square feet (23,000 m²) of retail and underground parking area. A glass-enclosed walkway (part of the +15 System) provides shelter, and easy access to the surrounding buildings.
The building was often called Red Square in its early years, a derisive reference to its primary occupant Petro-Canada, which was a Crown Corporation at the time. Petro-Canada has since been privatized and in 2009 was acquired by Suncor Energy.
Major tenants
Major tenants of the Suncor Energy Centre include Suncor Energy Inc., Precision Drilling Corporation, Taqa North, Direct Energy, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Weatherford Canada.
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Interior view of the Suncor Energy Centre -
Suncor Energy Centre West Tower at Sunset -
Suncor Energy Centre West Tower -
Suncor Energy Centre West Tower
See also
References
- ^ a b Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2009-08-04). "Suncor rebrands 'Red Square'". CBC. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "The Bow rises as Calgary's tallest building". CBC News. 2010-07-08.
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