Living Shangri-La
| Living Shangri-La | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | 1120 West Georgia Street Vancouver |
| Estimated completion | 2008[2] |
| Cost | CDN$ 350 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 201 m (659 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62[2] |
| Floor area | 64,692 square metres (696,339 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc.[2] |
| Developer | Westbank Projects Corp.[1] |
| Shangri-la Hotel, Vancouver | |
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| General information | |
| Opening | September, 2008 |
| Management | Shangri-la Hotels & Resorts |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Peterson Investment Group & Westbank Projects Corp. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 119 |
| Website | |
| Official Site | |
| Currently under construction. North America's first Shangri-la property | |
Living Shangri-la is to be a a mixed-use building in downtown Vancouver and will be the tallest building when completed in 2008. The new 62-storey "Shangri-La" tower will contain a 5-star hotel and its offices on the first 15-floors, with condominiums occupying the rest of the building.[2] The building will also include a spa, specialty grocery store, a Vancouver Art Gallery public display, and a curated public sculpture garden. The High-rise will stand Template:Unit height at the pinnacle and a private roof garden will be constructed on floor 61. As part of the development deal, the Coastal Church, built in 1919 and located at the west end of the site, is undergoing a $4.4 million restoration.[2] When completed in 2008 it will be the 9th tallest building in Canada.
Hotel
The Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver is to be a new full-service hotel that will be part of the building. It will be member of the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts chain, and will be Shangri-La's first North American property. The hotel is planned to occupy 120 rooms from ground level to the 15th floor, and is expected to include services such as restaurants, shops, and spa facilities.[2]
Construction
The project will provide 3.1 million man-hours of employment, 15,000 truckloads of earth excavated, 51,000 cubic metres of concrete, and 7,000 tons of reinforcing steel. During the height of construction activity 1,000 workers will be on site constructing 1 floor per week. The Shangri La set Vancouver's record for the deepest excavation of Template:Unit m, defeating the past record of Template:Unit m set by the One Wall Centre and also it has officially become the tallest building in Vancouver since October 2, 2007. [2] The total cost of this building when completed will be near CDN$350 million dollars. The tower crane on top of the building was fitted with Christmas lights on November 13 and thus it will be the tallest crane illuminated in the city of Vancouver.[2]
