Manulife Place 

Manulife Place

Manulife Place on the left, and Commerce Place on the right


Information
Location 10180 101 Street NW
 Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 53°32′33″N 113°29′41″W / 53.5425, -113.49472
Status Complete
Groundbreaking 1981
Constructed 1983
Use Office, Retail
Roof 146 m (479 ft)
Floor count 42
Companies
Architect Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects
Structural
Engineer
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.
Contractor PCL Constructors, Inc.

Manulife Place is a highrise office building and shopping centre in Edmonton, Canada. At 146 meters (479 ft) tall, with 42 floors, it is the tallest building in Edmonton.1 It was completed in 1983 to the design by Clifford Lawrie Bolton Ritchie Architects. It is located at the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street.

The two level shopping concourse houses luxury Holt Renfrew's Edmonton store as well as many upscale shops. It connects by skywalk bridge to Edmonton City Centre and Commerce Place. The shopping centre features 22 stores and 3 restaurants. Its namesake is Manulife Financial.

Manulife is well known around Edmonton for its annual "Manulife Night" which offers customers 10% of every purchase back in Manulife dollars which can be used at a Manulife shop.

History of the site

The location of Manulife Place was formerly the home of the King Edward Hotel which stood on the site from 1904 to 1982, before being destroyed by fire.

See also

References

  1. ^ Emporis Buildings (2007). "Manulife Place". Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
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