Commerce Place (Edmonton)
skyscraper in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Commerce Place is an office and retail complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The complex's skyscraper stands at 125 m (410 ft) or 27 storeys tall and was completed in 1990. Commerce Place has a small selection of shops in the main levels of the mall and is connected to Edmonton City Centre and Manulife Place by pedway.
Commerce Place is also home to the Edmonton Consular Post, a satellite of the Italian Consulate in Vancouver.
History
In December 1986, Toronto-based developer Olympia and York revealed that they had acquired property north of Jasper Avenue and south of Manulife Place between 101 and 102 Street. The following year, Olympia and York announced plans for an 1.35 million square foot project, then called CityCentre, in downtown Edmonton that would consist of twin skyscrapers and a shopping mall. The project would be built in phases with 1.2 million square foot in office space and 150,000 square foot of retail space planned. Construction of phase one began in fall 1987 with the 27-storey skyscraper opening in January 1990. The complex's shopping mall was originally scheduled to open in the spring of 1990. However, due to the lack of tenants, its opening was repeatedly delayed and ultimately postponed until the fall of 1991.
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