Place du Portage
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Place du Portage is a large office complex in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, situated along Boulevard Maisonneuve and facing the Ottawa River. It is owned and occupied by the Federal Government of Canada.
Place du Portage consists of four phases that were built in different stages during the 1970s and early 80s. The office complex was built in order to revitalize the decaying downtown core and to increase Hull's proportion of the federal workforce in the overall National Capital Region.
The whole complex (Place du Portage I, II, III, IV and Place d'Accueil) accommodates approximately 10,000 office workers. That makes Place du Portage the biggest office complex in the National Capital Region.
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[edit] Place du Portage I
Place du Portage I is the second tallest office tower in Hull, after Terrasses de la Chaudière. It has 25 floors, is 101m high, and completed in 1973.
Place du Portage I accommodates approximately 1,200 office workers.
[edit] Place du Portage II
Place du Portage II is adjacent to Portage I and completed in 1975. Including underground parking, shopping, mezzanine, and mechanical levels, there are altogether 18 levels, 10 of which are office floors.
Place du Portage II accommodates approximately 800 office workers.
[edit] Place du Portage III
Place du Portage III consists of 6 connected towers of different heights, spanning both sides of Boulevard Maisonneuve, with an approximate gross surface area of 150,000 m². The tallest section is 18 floors above grade with another 5 below-grade levels. It was completed in 1978.
Place du Portage III accommodates approximately 4,500 office workers, mostly Public Works and Government Services staff.
[edit] Place du Portage IV
Place du Portage IV is the latest phase, completed in 1979. Including underground parking, shopping, mezzanine, and mechanical levels, there are altogether 20 levels in a step-up design, with an approximate gross surface area of 122,000 m².
Place du Portage IV accommodates approximately 3,500 office workers, mostly Human Resources Development Canada staff (now being referred as Service Canada).