1501 McGill College
| 1501 McGill College | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′8″N73°34′18″W/ 45.50222°N 73.57167°W |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Floor area | 37,746 m2(406,290 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | WZMH Architects |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
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1501 McGill College,also known asLa Tour McGill,is a 158 m (518 ft), 36-storeyskyscraperinDowntown Montreal,inQuebec,Canada.Named for its address at 1501McGill College Avenue,it was completed in 1992 at the same time as the city's two tallest buildings,1000 de La Gauchetièreand1250 René-Lévesque.It is connected to theMcGillMetro station via theUnderground City.
Architecture[edit]
Designed byWZMH Architects,the building'spostmodernform features a glasscurtain wallthat varies between blue and green depending on sunlight. The top 4 floors form a pyramid-shapedmechanical penthousethat is lit white at night. At certain times of year, it is lit with a colour (or colours) relating to a holiday or event. For example, it is lit white, green and red during theChristmasholidays (in a similar manner to theEmpire State Building), purple and yellow forEaster,orange forHalloween,green forSaint Patrick's Day,red forValentine's Day,and, as of April 2011, blue, white and red to support theMontreal Canadiensduring theStanley Cup playoffs.
Tenants[edit]
- Bank of Canada[5]
- BMO Capital Markets[6]
- BMO Nesbitt Burns[7]
- Chappuis Halder & Co[8]
- Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg[9]
- DLA Piper[10]
- Newedge Group[11]
- RBC Dominion Securities[12]
- Société Générale[13]
- Consulate-General of France in Montréal[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Le 1501 McGill College".Skyscraper Center.CTBUH.Retrieved24 September2017.
- ^"1501 McGill College".SkyscraperPage.
- ^"1501 McGill College".Emporis.Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2016.
- ^1501 McGill CollegeatIMTL.org
- ^"Regional Offices".bankofcanada.ca.
- ^"Error - BMO Capital Markets".bmocm.
- ^"Wealth Management - BMO Nesbitt Burns".bmonesbittburns.
- ^"Montréal - Expertise | CHAPPUIS HALDER".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-22.Retrieved2015-12-14.
- ^"The Firm".dwpv.
- ^"Montreal".DLA Piper.
- ^"Prime Services".Société Générale.
- ^"Montreal - Home".dir.rbcinvestments.
- ^"Societe Generale North America".Société Générale.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-12.Retrieved2012-07-25.
- ^"Horaires & accès".Consulat général de France à Montréal.
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