Suncor Energy Centre

The Suncor Energy Centre,[4] 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 52 floors, situated in the office core of downtown Calgary, Alberta. At 215 m (measured to top of the structure), the west tower is the 13th tallest building in Canada and the fourth tallest skyscraper outside of Toronto,[1] and was the tallest in Calgary from 1984 until being surpassed by the neighbouring Bow in 2010.[5] 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.

Suncor Energy Centre
Suncor Energy Centre
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location150, 6th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°02′53″N 114°03′48″W
Completed1984
OwnerBrookfield Office Properties
ManagementBrookfield Office Properties
Height
Roof215 m (705 ft) (west), [1] 130 m (427 ft) (east)[2]
Technical details
Floor count53 (west), 32 (east)
Floor area101,258 m2 (1,089,930 sq ft)[3]
Design and construction
ArchitectWZMH Architects
DeveloperBrookfield Office Properties
Main contractorCANA Construction Company Limited

The building was often called Red Square in its early years, a derisive reference to its primary occupant Petro-Canada, which was a federal Crown Corporation at the time.[6] Petro-Canada was privatized in 1991 and in 2009 was acquired by the building's current namesake, Suncor Energy, which continues to operate the company as a subsidiary.

During construction in April 1983, one of the site's tower cranes collapsed, killing its operator.[7]

Major tenants

Major tenants of the Suncor Energy Centre include Suncor Energy Inc., Precision Drilling Corporation, Taqa North, Crescent Point Energy, Enbridge, Direct Energy, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Weatherford Canada.

  • 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
  1. Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - West Tower". Retrieved April 12, 2007.
  2. Emporis (2007). "Petro-Canada Centre - East Tower". Retrieved April 12, 2007.
  3. "Suncor Energy Centre I". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  4. The Canadian Press (August 4, 2009). "Suncor rebrands 'Red Square'". CBC News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. Fotheringham, Allan (November 14, 1983). "The 52-storey federal insult". Maclean's. p. 88. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. Collins, Ron (April 25, 1983). "Killer crane taken down". Calgary Herald. p. B1. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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