First Place Hamilton is a 25-storey (78.0 m) seniors retirement apartment building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which was built in 1976.[1] It is the 15th-tallest building in Hamilton. This high rise is situated at the corner of King and Wellington Street South which was the original site of the First United Church, which burned down in 1969.[2]
| First Place Hamilton | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Residential, office, commercial |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°15′11″N 79°51′31″W / 43.2531°N 79.8586°W |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Trevor P. Garwood-Jones |
Described as an active living community that's provided comfortable home and services for seniors in Hamilton for over 3-decades, the property also includes a variety store, pharmacy, restaurants, gym, garden, and faith-based and recreation programs.[3]
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First Place Hamilton
See also
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edit- ^ "First Place Hamilton (www.emporis.com)". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Skyscraperpage.com: Hamilton, Ontario". Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Official site: First Place Hamilton". Retrieved 2007-03-28.
External links
edit- Hamilton Skyscraper page- diagrams
- 3d model of First Place at sketchup.google.com Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
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