First Canadian Centre

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First Canadian Centre is an office tower in Calgary, Alberta. Located at 350 7th Avenue SW, it stands at 167 metres (547 feet) or 41 storeys tall and was completed in 1982. It was designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects.

Original plans called for a two tower complex, with this tower being the first of the two tower project. The second tower would have had 64 storeys. A downturn in the local economy at that time forced plans for the second tower to be shelved. However, with the recent boom in Calgary, the vacancy rate in the downtown core has dropped to 0.5 per cent, the lowest in North America. This has created a highly rumoured resurrection of the second tower. According to reports, a land use amendment has been submitted to city council for approval.

The Bank of Montreal occupies most of the ground floor with a large retail bank branch.

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in Calgary

Street view

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• First Canadian Centre

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