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Manulife Place 
Manulife Place from street level in June 2010
Location within EdmontonGeneral information Status Complete Type Office, Retail Location 10180 101 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCoordinates 53°32′33″N 113°29′41″W / 53.5425°N 113.49472°WCoordinates: 53°32′33″N 113°29′41″W / 53.5425°N 113.49472°W Construction started 1981 Completed 1983 Height Roof 146 m (479 ft) Technical details Floor count 36 Design and construction Main contractor PCL Constructors, Inc. Architect Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects Structural engineer Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Manulife Place is a highrise office building and shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was completed in 1983 to the design by Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects. It is located at the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street.
The two level shopping concourse houses luxury Holt Renfrew's Edmonton store as well as many upscale shops. It connects by skywalk bridge to Edmonton City Centre and Commerce Place. The shopping centre features 22 stores and 3 restaurants. Its namesake is Manulife Financial.
At 146 meters (479 ft) tall, with 36 floors, it is the tallest building in Edmonton to date.[1] It was overtaken in 2011 by Epcor Tower when flagpoles are taken into account at 149.4 meters (490 ft).[2]
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History of the site
The location of Manulife Place was formerly the home of the King Edward Hotel which stood on the site from 1904 to 1982, before being destroyed by fire.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Emporis Buildings (2007). "Manulife Place". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=manulifeplace-edmonton-canada. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ^ Mah, Bill (2010-06-15). "Flagpoles will make Epcor Tower tallest". Edmonton Journal. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Flagpoles+will+make+Epcor+Tower+tallest/3153851/story.html. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ Herzog, Lawrence (2007-06-28). "Edmonton's early 20th century hotels". Real Estate weekly. http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=1891. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
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AGT TowerTallest Building in Edmonton
1983-present
479ftSucceeded by
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- Shopping malls in Edmonton
- Office buildings in Canada
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- Skyscrapers in Edmonton
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