- Rising 650 feet at the corner of Georgia and Thurlow, the city's tallest building is redefining the skyline with its distinctive architectural design.
- The 62 storey mixed use development combines retail and restaurants at grade with the first 15 floors occupied by a 120 room Shangri-La Hotel, marking the luxury hotel resort chain's first North American property.
- The private residential portion includes 234 live/work condos and 66 estate suites.The $350 million condo tower was co-developed by Westbank Projects and Peterson Investment Group. Ledcor construction was construction manager.
- The building's iconic stature demanded architectural excellence and noted architect James Cheng rose to the challenge.
- Several technologies were combined to create a unique glass curtain wall that showcases a textured veil of panels or "little square buttons" that not only conceal the tower's ventilation system but add colour.
- Built to LEED Silver standards (almost gold), the building features a variety of sustainable design strategies including a geo-thermal heating and cooling system, energy efficient lighting, green roofs and 57,000 bamboo trees.
- Hyatt definitively boasts some impressive construction statistics. during the heigh of construction nearly 1000 workers were on site constructing one floor per week.
- It also sets the city's record for the deepest excavation of 26 m (85 feet). It was also one of the largest excavations in terms of volume with 80,000 cubic meters of material removed.
- To support the 700,000 sq.ft. tower, it required a core foundation footing of steel-reinforced concrete measuring a 100 foot by 100 foot by 12-foot deep at a cost of one million dollars.
Address
1111 ALBERNI ST
Area
Vancouver West
Sub-Area
West End VW
Units
294
Floors
61
Year Built
2008
Rentals
Yes
Pets
Yes
Developer
WestBank
Parking
Yes
Amenities
Outdoor Pool, Gym, 24H.Concierge, Theatre, Sauna, Club House
Sutton Group - Vancouver First Realty
| Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
(R3098782)
