Royal Bank Tower (Vancouver) is a 16-storey office tower located in downtown Vancouver and served as the regional office for the Royal Bank of Canada until 1973.
Royal Bank Tower (Six Seventy Five) | |
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General information | |
Type | Commercial offices |
Location | 675 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 49°17′07″N 123°06′48″W / 49.285250°N 123.113359°W |
Construction started | 1929 |
Completed | 1931 |
Cost | CAD$1.75 million (1930)[1] |
Height | |
Roof | 84.74 m (278.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 16 |
Lifts/elevators | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Sumner Godfrey Davenport |
Structural engineer | Purdy and Henderson |
Designed by the bank's chief architect Sumner Godfrey Davenport, construction began in 1929 and completed in 1931. It was one of two notable projects designed by Davenport.[2]
The mix of Art Deco and Neo-Romanesque office building is now undergoing rezoning application and restoration.[1]
See also
edit- Royal Centre (1973) - home to Royal Bank and also referred to as Royal Bank Tower
References
edit- ^ a b http://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/619-675whastings/documents/12HeritageStudy.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Davenport, Sumner Godfrey | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org.