The Ampersand is a high-rise office complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of three identical skyscrapers, designated as North, West and East Tower, and connected by the lobby at ground level and by a shopping gallery at Plus 15 level.
| The Ampersand | |
|---|---|
 The three towers of The Ampersand | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Calgary Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°02′59″N 114°03′50″W / 51.04972°N 114.06389°W |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 114.3 m (375 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
Total area of the 3 buildings is 1.032 million square feet. Building floor plates are roughly 12,000 square feet each.[2]
Towers
editThe towers are 28 stories high, and rise to 114.3 m (375 ft).[1] Sun Life Plaza - West was the first tower built, and was completed in 1981. Development continued with The Ampersand - North, completed in 1982, and was concluded in 1984 with Sun Life Plaza - East.[3] Current occupants include the North West Redwater Partnership and Sproule.
Suncor Energy is a former tenant where it had headquarters in Tower III and occupied much of the building prior to its $43 billion merger with PetroCanada in 2009.[4] With the merger, the combined entity chose the former PetroCanada Centre (now renamed the Suncor Energy Centre) in downtown Calgary to house the bigger company.
| Tower | Address | Floors | Height | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 144 4 Ave SW | 28 | 114.3 m (375 ft) | 1981 |
| North | 140 4 Ave SW | 28 | 114.3 m (375 ft) | 1982 |
| East | 112 4 Ave SW | 28 | 114.3 m (375 ft) | 1984 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Skyscraper Pages. "The Ampersand West". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "CREIT Properties of Success Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust Annual Report 2004" (PDF). AnnualReports.com. 2004.
- ^ Emporis. "Sun Life Plaza". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Suncor, Petro-Canada announce merger". CBC News. 2009.
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