ATB Place
ATB Place, formerly Telus Plaza, is an office complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally built as the headquarters of Alberta Government Telephones (AGT), the two office towers in the complex–ATB Place Tower and TELUShouse–are now separately owned and serve as the headquarters of ATB Financial and the Alberta provincial headquarters for Telus, respectively.
| ATB Place | |
|---|---|
  Top: TELUShouse Bottom: ATB Place Tower | |
  Location within Edmonton | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 10020 100 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′25″N 113°29′27″W |
| Completed | TELUShouse: 1971 ATB Place: 1969 |
| Cost | TELUShouse: C$22 million ($140 million in 2018 dollars[1]) ATB Place Tower: C$10 million ($67.7 million in 2018 dollars[1]) Total: $187 million in 2013 dollars |
| Height | |
| Roof | TELUShouse: 134.4 m (441 ft) ATB Place Tower: 90 m (300 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | TELUShouse: 33 ATB Place Tower: 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | PCL Constructors, Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |     Central station |
The south tower, TELUS House (formerly TELUS Plaza South, and originally the AGT Tower (Alberta Government Telephones Tower)), was completed in 1971, at a cost of C$22 million. It was Edmonton's tallest building until Manulife Place was completed in 1981. It is 134.4 metres (34 storeys) tall. For many years the 33rd floor was home to Vista 33, a telephone and telecommunications museum. There was also an observation deck which afforded panoramic views of Edmonton from what was then the city's tallest building. Vista 33 was closed in 1993.[2]
ATB Tower is 90 metres tall (26 storeys, 296 feet) and was completed in 1969. It contains retail space at the ground level and via Edmonton Pedway system to the Edmonton LRT in the concourse of ATB Place. The concourse courtyard was added after TELUS moved in and renovated it. It opened as McCauley Plaza, named after the first mayor of Edmonton, in which a bronze bust was displayed. The location was later renamed TELUS Plaza. After the name change to ATB Place, the bust was removed from public viewing.
A third building, the two storey ATB Place annex, is located at the southeast corner of the complex. Originally the home of the (now defunct) Edmonton Club, later the main office of an engineering firm, it is currently occupied by a career college.
Prior to the construction of the AGT buildings, this site was the home of the main branch of the Edmonton Public Library, which stood there from 1923 to 1969.[3]
References
- Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. and 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Erwin, Stephen (March 27, 1993). "AGT pulls the plug on sky-high museum; Vista 33 moving to Fort Edmonton". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton. p. C1.
- Photo Collections | Edmonton Public Library Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by CN Tower |
Tallest building in Edmonton 1971–1983 441ft |
Succeeded by Manulife Place |