Fifth Avenue Place (Calgary)

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name =Fifth Avenue Place


caption =The East Tower reflecting the West Tower
plural =Yes
location =flag|Calgary
CAN
coordinates =Coord|51|02|56|N|114|03|58|W|scale:5000_region:CA_type:landmark
status =
groundbreaking =1979
constructed =1981
opening =
demolished =
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use =Office
antenna_spire =
roof =m to ft|132.6|abbr=yes|precision=1
top_floor =
floor_count =35
elevator_count =
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developer =Brookfield Properties
owner = otheruses|Fifth Avenue (disambiguation)

Fifth Avenue Place is a high-rise skyscraper complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was originally called "Esso Plaza" and Imperial Oil is still the anchor tenant of the building. It occupies the entire area of a city block, between 4^th and 5^th Avenue South and 1^st and 2^nd Street W.

The buildings are managed by "Brookfield Properties".

Towers

The complex consists of two structures, East Tower and West Tower, both with 35 floors and a height of m to ft|133|abbr=yes|wiki=yes. [Cite web| url= http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=103711 | author= Emporis| authorlink= Emporis | title= Fifth Avenue Place | accessdate= 2007-06-16] Construction started in 1979 and the complex was completed in 1981, at the height of the 1980's oil boom. Although the towers are almost identical, they are arranged in an "L" shape, with the West Tower oriented east-west, and the East Tower places on a north-south direction. Fifth Avenue Place was built in late modernist style [Cite web| url= http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=896 | title= Fifth Avenue Place West | author= Skyscraper Page| accessdate= 2007-06-17] and has curtain walls with alternating vision glass on all sides. The three level underground parkade provides 793 parking stalls. [Cite web| url= http://www.brookfieldproperties.com/building/detail.cfm?BID=239| title= Fifth Avenue Place | author= Brookfield Properties| year=2007| accessdate= 2007-06-16] The two towers are connected by a two level shopping galleria, which is connected by the Plus 15 skywalk network to nearby structures. A recreation area on the north side contains a large reflecting pool with three fountains.

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Calgary
* Imperial Oil Building, the Imperial Oil Company's former Toronto headquarters

References

External links

* [http://www.bowvalleysquare.com/ Bow Valley Square] Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Fifth Avenue Place
North = BP Centre, International Hotel
4 Ave S / +15
Northeast =

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