Landmark Place
| Landmark Place | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Residential/ retail |
| Architectural style | Brutalist/Modernist |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario,Canada |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 including observation deck |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
Landmark Placeis the tallest building in downtownHamilton, Ontario,Canada, at the corner ofMain Street EastandCatharine Street Southin the Corktown neighbourhood. This 43-storey building (130 metres/427 feet) was completed in 1974, and was originally known as theCentury 21 building.[1]It was built by Al Frisina as a mixed use building; commercial, residential and retail. Original plans included adding aheliportand a revolving rooftop restaurant but those plans were scrapped. Frisina also believes that no other building will be built in Hamilton taller thanLandmark Placebecause as he puts it; 'the demand's not there and nobody's crazy enough to do it.' In the early 1960s, Frisina took on Hamilton's six-storey height limit. He brought in a consultant who told the city it could save money on services by building up instead of out. Frisina won and built the 18-storeyClarendononHunternearBay.Today it is known asThe Fontainebleu.[2]
The top 5 floors of the building are now occupied by luxury suites.[1]
Images[edit]
-
Main Street, looking East -
Landmark Place
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 ( emporis )".Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2007.Retrieved2007-02-07.
- ^Wilson, Paul (2007-01-31). "Street Beat: Hamilton's Empire State builder". The Hamilton Spectator.
External links[edit]
43°15′14″N79°51′56″W/ 43.2540°N 79.8655°W
 | This article about a building or structure in Ontario is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |