Landmark Place
Landmark Place is the tallest building in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood. This 43-storey building (130 metres/427 feet) was completed in 1974, and was originally known as the Century 21 building.[1] It was built by Al Frisina as a mixed use building; commercial, residential and retail. Original plans included adding a heliport and a revolving rooftop restaurant but those plans were scrapped. Frisina also believes that no other building will be built in Hamilton taller than Landmark Place because as he puts it; 'the demand's not there and nobody's crazy enough to do it.' In the early 1960s, Frisina took on Hamilton's six-storey height limit. He brought in a consultant who told the city it could save money on services by building up instead of out. Frisina won and built the 18-storey Clarendon on Hunter near Bay. Today it is known as The Fontainebleu.[2]
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| General information | |
| Type | Residential/ retail |
| Architectural style | Brutalist / Modernist |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 including observation deck |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
The top 5 floors of the building are now occupied by newly constructed luxury suites.[1]
Images
Main Street, looking East
Landmark Place
References
- "Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974 (www.emporis.com)". Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- Wilson, Paul (2007-01-31). "Street Beat: Hamilton's Empire State builder". The Hamilton Spectator.
