The Melville

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The Melville
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The Melville
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
Location1189 Melville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4T8
Coordinates 49°17′16″N123°07′25″W / 49.2879°N 123.1236°W / 49.2879; -123.1236
Construction started2004
Completed2007
Height
Architectural141.4 metres (464 ft)
Technical details
Floor count43
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hewitt + Company Architecture Inc.
DeveloperAmacon
Other information
Number of units232 apartments
References
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The Melville is a skyscraper located at 1189 Melville Street in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood of the city's downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The building is the sixth tallest building in the city. [1] The Melville is also the tallest fully residential building in Western Canada.[ citation needed ] There is also a smaller building as part of the complex, which serves as a hotel. The hotel is under the Loden brand, a boutique hotel chain.

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  1. 1 2 "The Melville - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.