Situated in the office core of downtown Calgary, the Petro-Canada Centre is a 1,945,000 square foot (181,000 m²) project comprised of two granite-clad and reflective glass office towers of 32 floors and 53 floors. At 215 m (measured to top of the structure), the west tower is the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto ^*. The office towers encompass 1,702,000 square feet (158,000 m²) of rentable office space with the complex also containing 243,000 square feet (23,000 m²) of retail and underground parking area. A glass-enclosed walkway (see +15 System) provides shelter, and easy access to the surrounding buildings.

The building was often called Red Square in its early years, a derisive reference to its primary occupant Petro-Canada which was a Crown Corporation at the time. Petro-Canada has since been privatized.

Facts

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Address: (East Tower) 111, 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Address: (West Tower) 150, 6th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Year completed: 1983

Architect: WZMH Architects

Leasable area (incl. parking): 1,952,000 ft² (181,000 m²)

Major tenants:

• Petro-Canada
• Precision Drilling Corporation
• Bell West
• Direct Energy
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Weatherford Canada

See also

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• List of Calgary's 10 tallest skyscrapers

External links

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• PetroCanadacentre.com
• Petro Canada Centre

Buildings and structures in Calgary | Skyscrapers in Canada