La Renaissance Apartments

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La Renaissance Apartments
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La Renaissance Apartments (left) and the Radisson Hotel
La Renaissance Apartments
General information
TypeResidential
Location424 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates 52°07′27″N106°39′40″W / 52.1242°N 106.6612°W / 52.1242; -106.6612
Completed1983
Height
Roof79.2 m (260 ft)
Technical details
Floor count24

La Renaissance Apartments is an apartment building located at 424 Spadina Crescent East in the Central Business District of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. [1] The building was completed in 1983 and at 24 stories (79.2 m) is the second tallest building in the city [2] and contains 96 condominiums. [3] It is similar in design to Regina's and Saskatchewan's tallest building, the Delta Regina Hotel.

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References

  1. "La Renaissance Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership
  3. "La Renaissance Apartments, Saskatoon". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
Preceded by Tallest building in Saskatoon
1983-Present
79.2 m
Succeeded by