Landmark Place
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Landmark Place, originally known as the Century 21 building. Built in 1974 and located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on the corners of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown/Stinson neighbourhood. This 43-story building (127 meters/417 feet) is currently the tallest building in Hamilton. [1]
It was built by Al Frisina as a mixed use building; commercial, residential and retail. Original plans included adding a heliport and a revolving rooftop restaurant but those plans were scrapped. Frisina also believes that no other building will be built in Hamilton taller than Landmark Place because as he puts it; 'the demand's not there and nobody's crazy enough to do it.' In the early 1960s, Frisina took on Hamilton's six-storey height limit. he brought in a consultant who told the city it could save money on services by building up instead of out. Frisina won and built the 18-storey Clarendon on Hunter near Bay. Today it's known as The Fontainebleu. [2]
Newly constructed luxury suites occupy the top 5 floors and is now the tallest residential building in Canada outside of Toronto. [1]
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- ^ a b Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 (www.emporis.com). Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
- ^ Wilson, Paul. "Street Beat: Hamilton's Empire State builder", The Hamilton Spectator, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
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