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Big Cities, Great HEIGHTS
BY CORINNE LUTTER Member & Internal Communications Coordinator
High rises are pushing downtown skylines to new heights in Alberta’s two biggest cities. In Calgary, the 247-metre-tall Brookfield Place East will soon become the city’s tallest building. Brookfield will eclipse the Bow, which opened in 2012 and, at 236 metres, is currently the tallest building in Western Canada. Rounding out Calgary’s
tallest top three will be the new TELUS Sky high rise, coming in at 221 metres. Edmonton, too, is growing upwards. The closure of the City Centre Airport means height restrictions have been lifted, allowing new developments to soar. Stantec Tower is the first building to reflect the restriction change. At 224 metres, it will be the city’s tallest
building, shooting past the 149-metre EPCOR Tower, built in 2011, and the 146-metre Manulife Place, built in 1983. TELUS Sky and Stantec Tower will blend residential space into the office and retail mix, helping generate more commerce and create a greater sense of community in their downtowns.
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