Eighth Avenue Place

Eighth Avenue Place is a twin office tower built on the former site of the historic Penny Lane Mall built by Mateusz Ryzner, located in Calgary, in the Canadian province of Alberta. The project initially kept the Penny Lane name; however, it has since been renamed.[3]

Eighth Avenue Place
Eighth Avenue Place in 2017
General information
StatusComplete (East) Complete (West)
TypeOffice
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51.045522°N 114.07289°W / 51.045522; -114.07289
Construction started2008
CompletedEast tower April 11, 2011, West tower 2014
OwnerAIMCo, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Matco[1]
Height
Roof212 m (East), 177 m (West)
Top floor51 rooftop (East), 41 rooftop (West)
Technical details
Floor count49 floors (East), 40 (West) [2]
Floor area1,850,000 sq. ft.[2]
Lifts/elevators21 elevators (East), 16 elevators (West), 4 parkade elevators[2]
Design and construction
ArchitectPickard Chilton, Gibbs Gage Architects, Kendall Heaton Associates
DeveloperHines (www.hines.com)
Main contractorEllisDon

The complex contains a 41-storey west tower (177.1 m), a 51-storey east tower (212.3 m), 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-storey east tower, and the parkade begun in Summer 2008. Eighth Avenue Place East was completed in 2011 and is currently the fifth-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 1,141 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
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Eighth Avenue Place: Ownership". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. "Eighth Avenue Place: Details". Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. Calgary Herald (February 2008). "Tower built on confidence to rise in core" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  4. Calgary Herald (August 2006). "Penny Lane's fate sealed as city approves new skyscrapers". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  5. Gibbs Gage Architects. "Penny Lane Towers". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  6. Industry Canada Archived 2005-07-29 at the Wayback Machine - $US156 Million facelift for Penny Lane Mall
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