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| Place de Ville | |
|---|---|
 Tower C of Place de Ville | |
 Interactive map of Place de Ville | |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices and hotels |
| Location | Lyon and Queen Street Ottawa,Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°25′08″N75°42′15″W / 45.419°N 75.7043°W /45.419; -75.7043 |
| Construction started | 1965 |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Owner | Institutional |
| Management | Crown Property Management Inc. |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | None |
| Roof | Tower A: 87 m (285 ft) Tower B: 87 m (285 ft) Tower C: 112 m (367 ft) Delta Hotel: 91 m (299 ft) Marriott Hotel: 96 m (315 ft) |
| Top floor | 29 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Tower A: 22 Tower B: 22 Tower C: 29 Delta Hotel: 25 Marriott Hotel: 26 |
| Floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | Tower A: 6 Tower B: 6 Tower C: 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Campeau Corporation |
| Main contractor | Campeau Corporation |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | Delta: 411 Marriott: 486 |
| References | |
| <https://www.crownrealtypartners.com/properties/ottawa/place-de-ville/> | |
Place de Ville is a complex ofoffice towers indowntown Ottawa,Ontario, Canada. It consists of four office buildings: Place de Ville A, B, and C; and the 'Podium' building, which houses a shuttered "piggy-back" cinema enveloped with functional office space. The complex also has two large hotels, the Delta Ottawa City Centre (410 rooms) andOttawa Marriott Hotel (487 rooms). The buildings are linked by an underground shopping complex. Place de Ville C is the tallest office building in Ottawa. It was once advertised as "Ottawa's glittering answer to theToronto Dominion Centre andPlace Ville Marie".[1]
The complex is located in downtown Ottawa onAlbert Street betweenKent Street and Lyon. Towers A and B are located on the south side of Queen Street while tower C is on the north of Queen. The buildings are mostly home to various federal government workers, with theDepartment of Transport, headquartered in Tower C, being the largest tenant.
For almost a century the area had been home to the city'sstreetcar garages. The streetcar system was closed in 1959. The land was purchased later by developerRobert Campeau. He conceived an ambitious plan to recentre Ottawa's downtown on the site. The scheme faced several barriers, the most important of which was that for many years buildings in downtown Ottawa faced a 45.7 metre (150 foot) height restriction so thePeace Tower would dominate the skyline. Despite strong opposition from Ottawa mayorCharlotte Whitton, the rule was changed to allow the only somewhat taller Towers A and B to be constructed. These two towers were completed in 1968. That same year Campeau began lobbying to build the much taller Tower C. Originally hoping to build a 145-metre (475 foot) tower (which would have made it about 42 storeys), although approved by the city, theNational Capital Commission allowed it to only be 112 metres (367 feet) (29 storeys), but it was the tallest building in the city at the time the construction was completed.
In the early 1980s Campeau proposed building a fourth even taller tower but a deep recession and a glut of Ottawa office space ended these plans. The buildings also began to suffer a variety of problems includingasbestos,mould, a fire and allegations ofSick Building Syndrome. In the late 1980s Towers A and B were gutted and completely renovated. Campeau's business empire was also struggling and after failed expansion attempts in the United States his company collapsed. In 1996 its remnants, including Place de Ville, were bought by the Reichmann'sOlympia and York (O&Y).
In 2000 O&Y announced that work would begin on a third phase of the Place de Ville complex. This would consist of two new towers one 18 storeys and the other 12. They would be built on the large parking lot across from Tower B. Several other downtown building projects and another economic downturn put these plans on hold, however. In February 2005 O&Y announced it would be selling most of its Canadian holdings, including Place de Ville.
Since September 14, 2019, the complex is directly linked toLyon station ofO-TrainLine 1 which is situated underground between the two phases of Place de Ville. One entrance is integrated into the south façade of the Podium building, while a second entrance can be found within the underground shopping concourse.
The complex boasts the city's largest underground parking garage with space for 974 cars.
Place de Ville is now managed byCrown Property Management Inc. Ownership also includes a large surface parking lot taking up half a block across Kent Street from Place de Ville phase I that could see construction of over half a million square feet of development.