Telus Garden

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TELUS Garden (high-rise)
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Exterior of TELUS Garden offices
Telus Garden
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Mixed-use
Architectural style Modernist
Location510 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 49°16′52″N123°07′02″W / 49.2811°N 123.1171°W / 49.2811; -123.1171
Construction startedMay 2012
Estimated completion2015
OpeningSeptember 17, 2015
Cost$750 million CAD
Height
Roof135.6 m (445 ft)
Technical details
Floor count54
Floor area1,000,000 sq. ft.
Design and construction
Architect(s) Gregory Henriquez of Henriquez Partners Architects
DeveloperWestbank Corporation
Structural engineerGlotman Simpson

TELUS Garden is a 1,000,000 square foot office mixed-use redevelopment, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The two buildings incorporate office, retail and residential space. Of the 488,000 square feet of office space, approximately 212,000 square feet will be for Telus.

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Ownership

In August 2018, TELUS and Westbank (the joint building owners) announced the building's sale to an unnamed party. [1] TELUS will continue to lease space in the building for its head office.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Dobby, Christine; Younglai, Rachelle (3 August 2018). "Telus selling its stake in Vancouver headquarters" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 3 August 2018.