Stephen Avenue Place

Stephen Avenue Place, located inside Scotia Centre is an office and retail hub in The CORE in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located at 700 2nd Street SW, it stands at 155 metres (509 feet) or 41-storeys tall and was the tallest building in Calgary at the time of its completion.

Stephen Avenue Place
Scotia Centre in 2007, prior to its redevelopment as Stephen Avenue Place
General information
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°02′46.7″N 114°04′01.7″W
Construction started1974
Completed1976
Cost$30,000,000
OwnerSlate Asset Management
ManagementColliers International
Height
Roof155 m (509 ft)[1]
Top floor40
Technical details
Floor count41

Formerly known as the Scotia Centre, after its namesake tenant Scotiabank, the building was purchased by Slate Asset Management in 2018 and was extensively renovated.[2]

Stephen Avenue Place is named for George Stephen, the first Baron Mount Stephen, who was the visionary, businessman and financier behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and is the namesake of the adjacent Stephen Avenue.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Skyscraper Pages. "Scotia Centre". Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  2. Parker, David (September 27, 2021). "Around Town: Renovated Stephen Avenue Place has become a destination retail centre". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. LP, Slate Asset Management. "Slate Names Latest Calgary Property Stephen Avenue Place; Announces Hospitality Partners and Extensive Renovation Plan". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. Calgary, Staff LiveWire (September 27, 2018). "Scotia Centre in downtown Calgary to get overhaul, emerge as Stephen Avenue Place". LiveWire Calgary. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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