- Landmark Place
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Landmark Place
built =1974
use = Residential/ retail
location =Hamilton, Ontario ,Canada
roof = 127 m (417 feet)
top_floor =
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floor_count = 42
floor_area =
elevator_count = 3
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emporis_id =Landmark Place is a building located in downtown
Hamilton, Ontario ,Canada , at the corner of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown/Stinson neighbourhood. This 43-storey building (127 metres/417 feet) is currently the tallest building in Hamilton. cite web| title = Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 (www.emporis.com)| url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=landmarkplace-hamilton-canada| accessdate = 2007-02-07] The building was completed in1974 , and was originally known as the "Century 21 building".It was built by Al Frisina as a mixed use building; commercial, residential and retail. Original plans included adding a
heliport and a revolving rooftop restaurant but those plans were scrapped. Frisina also believes that no other building will be built in Hamilton taller than "Landmark Place" because as he puts it; 'the demand's not there and nobody's crazy enough to do it.' In the early 1960s, Frisina took on Hamilton's six-storey height limit. he brought in a consultant who told the city it could save money on services by building up instead of out. Frisina won and built the 18-storey "Clarendon" on Hunter near Bay. Today it is known as "The Fontainebleu". cite news | last = Wilson| first = Paul| title = Street Beat: Hamilton's Empire State builder| publisher = The Hamilton Spectator| date =2007-01-31 | accessdate = 2007-02-07]The top 5 floors of the building are now occupied by newly constructed luxury suites. cite web| title = Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 (www.emporis.com)| url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=landmarkplace-hamilton-canada| accessdate = 2007-02-07]
=ee also
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List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario References
External links
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c307 Hamilton Skyscraper page- diagrams]
* [http://www.scenichamilton.com/images/virtual/main-james.jpgImage #1: Landmark Place]
* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/Canada/photo61481.htm Image #2: Landmark Place]
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