Brookfield Place (Calgary)

Brookfield Place
Brookfield Place
	Brookfield Place from the south in July 2017
General information
Type	Office
Location	225 6 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°02′49″N 114°03′58″W / 51.0470°N 114.0661°W
Groundbreaking	October 29, 2013
Opened	2017
Owner	Brookfield Properties
Height
Roof	247 m (810 ft) (East)
Technical details
Floor count	56 (East)
Floor area	130,000 square metres (1.4 million square feet)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Arney Fender Katsalidis;; Dialog
Developer	Brookfield Properties
Structural engineer	Entuitive
Website
	www.brookfieldproperties.com/en/our-properties/brookfield-place-calgary-east-tower-206.html

Brookfield Place is a skyscraper located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The complex is home to Brookfield Place East, a 56-storey 247 m (810 ft) office tower, which, upon its completion in 2017, became the tallest building in Calgary, exceeding The Bow.^[1]

The commercial complex between 1st and 2nd Streets and 6th and 7th Avenues SW in downtown Calgary, was originally imagined as a full-block development with a 56-storey East and 41-storey West office tower, the project has since been scaled back with groundbreaking indefinitely delayed for the West tower.

Construction[edit]

The Brookfield Place complex was designed by London and Toronto-based architecture firm Arney Fender Katsalidis.^[2] The delivery architect was Calgary based Dialog.^[3] The original name for the site was "225 Sixth", which was later changed to Brookfield Place. The design would feature a three-storey, 50,000 square foot transparent glass pavilion connected to the City's Plus 15 pedway system, a winter garden, and numerous sustainable design features such as storm-water management and auto sharing, car pooling and electric plug-in parking facilities.^[4]

Groundbreaking for the complex took place on October 29, 2013, which was attended by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi.^[5] On May 11, 2016, Brookfield Place East reached 247 metres, exceeding The Bow and becoming the tallest building in Calgary.^[1]

The development is constructed to LEED Gold standard for Core and Shell.^[6] Commuters have direct access to the Plus 15 skywalk system and the CTrain LRT system on 7th Avenue.

Glass window failures[edit]

In October 2017 Brookfield Place East experienced two separate window failures, the first occurring on October 15 when high wind caused window-washing equipment to strike the northeast facade causing a panel from the 51st floor to break. The second incident on October 29 saw a panel from the 23rd floor break, causing shards of glass to fall on the street below.^[7]

Tenants[edit]

Following the announcement of the Brookfield Place complex, Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus announced an agreement to be the anchor tenant for the new Brookfield Place East in July 2013.^[8]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bell, David (May 11, 2016). "Calgary's Brookfield Place throws shade on The Bow". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ Cogley, Bridget (September 27, 2018). "Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper". Dezeen. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^ Cogley, Bridget (September 27, 2018). "Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper". Dezeen. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Office tower to bolster Calgary's growing skyline". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Calgary, AB. December 1, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Schmidt, Colleen (October 30, 2013). "Brookfield breaks ground on new tower in the core". CTV News. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "Awards & Certifications – myBrookfield". mybtenantapp.com. Brookfield Properties. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ Pearson, Heide (November 1, 2017). "'Every glass panel' on Brookfield Place to be inspected after downtown Calgary road closures". Global News. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Cryderman, Kelly (July 24, 2013). "Cenovus to be top tenant for Calgary's Brookfield Place skyscraper". The Globe and Mail. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

External links[edit]

Brookfield Place official website
"Brookfield Place Tower One". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
"Brookfield Place - East Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020.

Preceded by The Bow	Tallest building in Calgary 2017-present 247 m	Succeeded by Incumbent

[CBCMay2016-1] Bell, David (May 11, 2016). "Calgary's Brookfield Place throws shade on The Bow". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[2] Cogley, Bridget (September 27, 2018). "Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper". Dezeen. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[3] Cogley, Bridget (September 27, 2018). "Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper". Dezeen. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[4] "Office tower to bolster Calgary's growing skyline". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Calgary, AB. December 1, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[5] Schmidt, Colleen (October 30, 2013). "Brookfield breaks ground on new tower in the core". CTV News. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[6] "Awards & Certifications – myBrookfield". mybtenantapp.com. Brookfield Properties. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[7] Pearson, Heide (November 1, 2017). "'Every glass panel' on Brookfield Place to be inspected after downtown Calgary road closures". Global News. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[8] Cryderman, Kelly (July 24, 2013). "Cenovus to be top tenant for Calgary's Brookfield Place skyscraper". The Globe and Mail. Calgary, AB. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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