Bank of Montreal Pavilion

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Bank of Montreal Pavilion
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Bank of Montreal Pavilion
General information
TypeOffice
Location Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Address1 James Street North
Coordinates 43°15′26″N79°52′08″W / 43.25728°N 79.86901°W / 43.25728; -79.86901 Coordinates: 43°15′26″N79°52′08″W / 43.25728°N 79.86901°W / 43.25728; -79.86901
Completed1972;47 years ago (1972)
Height
Roof17 m (56 ft)
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area16,667 sq ft per floor
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
ArchitectArthur C.F. Lau

The Bank of Montreal Pavilion is a 5-storey low-rise office building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [1] The building was completed in 1972, and is part of the Lloyd D. Jackson Square complex. [2] The building was named after the Bank of Montreal, the building's original anchor tenant. The building has since been renamed, and is now officially known as 1 James Street North, but many locals refer to it either as the Bank of Montreal Pavilion, or as the McMaster Centre for Continuing Education, the name of the building's current anchor tenant.

Hamilton, Ontario City in Ontario, Canada

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. An industrialized city in the Golden Horseshoe at the west end of Lake Ontario, Hamilton has a population of 536,917, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 747,545. The city is about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Toronto, with which the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is formed.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and stretch northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Lloyd D. Jackson Square shopping mall in Hamilton, Ontario

Lloyd D. Jackson Square, also known as Jackson Square, is an indoor shopping mall, commercial, and entertainment complex located in the downtown core of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which is named after Lloyd Douglas Jackson, who served as mayor of the city from 1950 to 1962. The civic square is located in the centre of the city, bounded by several major roads: King Street (south), Bay Street (west), York Boulevard (north) and James Street (east), with the appointed address being 2 King Street West. The mall officially opened in 1972.

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History

In 1972, when the Pavilion was constructed, the Bank of Montreal occupied the entire building. However, in 1997, BMO left the building and moved to a new location and the corner of Mail and Bay streets, leaving the entire building vacant for almost 18 years. [3]

In 2014, McMaster University discovered that the courthouse that they were leasing from the city of Hamilton was to be converted back into a courthouse, and that the university would have to vacate the building. Mcmaster then decided to lease the old BMO pavilion, as the amount of square footage that the building offered was just the right amount. In April of 2015, the McMaster Centre for Continuing Education, occupying the entire building, opened its doors to students and educators. [3] [4]

McMaster University public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on 121 hectares of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.

Courthouse building which is home to a court

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

Description

The building's facade consists of glass windows, segmented into 7 sections by 8 large Stelcoloy steel columns on the East and West sides of the building. The interior features a lobby with granite floors and a steel-clad elevator bank. The elevator bank features 2 Otis elevators that serve the plaza level (labeled "floor 2" on the elevator buttons), floors 3 and 4, as well as the underground parking lot. The building also features stairs that lead from the main level (lobby and mall) to the plaza level. The plaza level of the Bank of Montreal Pavilion features 14 foot floor-to-ceiling windows, and the building features column-free floor plates. The Jackson Square mall, as well as the 3 other office buildings in the complex are accessible from the lobby level. The building features a large common underground parking lot with a capacity of 1300 vehicles. [2]

Stelco

Stelco Holdings Inc. is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Stelco was founded in 1910 from the amalgamation of several smaller firms. It continued on for almost 100 years, until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and was bought by U.S. Steel. In 2016, the company was sold to Bedrock Industries of the United States, which took the company public. The company made its debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Nov. 3, 2017.

Elevator Vertical transport device

An elevator or lift is a type of vertical transportation device that moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel, or other structure. Elevators are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems like a hoist, although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack.

Stairs construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances

A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs, is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles.

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References

  1. "Bank of Montreal Pavilion".
  2. 1 2 "1 James Street North Office Space".
  3. 1 2 "Mac moving into Jackson Square pavilion".
  4. "Opening Here April 2015".