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Marine Building
355 Burrard Street
Vancouver BC Canada
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1929 | | Finished | 1930 | | Floor Count | 21 | | Basement Floors | 4 | | Floor Area | 16,598 m² |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - restaurant | | - retail | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - art deco | | Materials | | - copper | | - steel | | - brick |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 321 ft | | | | | | | | | | Roof (2) | | 300 ft | | Placard in Building Lobby | | | from Hastings/Burrard corner | | |
Description
Constructed between Mar 1929 and Oct 1930, this art deco building was the tallest building in the British Empire for a brief period of time. Developed by Toronto-based Stimson's Canadian Development Company, the Marine Building featured what were the fastest elevators in North America west of New York. At 700 feet per minute, the elevators are typical of what is found in new buildings. The contractor was E.J. Ryan Contracting Co Ltd., which also built Hotel Vancouver. Cost overuns made a $1.25 million project into $2.35 million.
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| Companies | | | McCarter Nairne & Partners | - | Architect |
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