Telus Garden

TELUS Garden is a 1,000,000 square foot office mixed-use redevelopment, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The two buildings incorporate office, retail and residential space. Of the 488,000 square feet of office space, approximately 212,000 square feet will be for Telus.

TELUS Garden (high-rise)
Exterior of TELUS Garden offices
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use
Architectural style	Modernist
Location	510 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°16′52″N 123°07′02″W / 49.2811°N 123.1171°W / 49.2811; -123.1171
Construction started	May 2012
Estimated completion	2015
Opening	September 17, 2015
Cost	$750 million CAD
Height
Roof	135.6 m (445 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	54
Floor area	1,000,000 sq. ft.
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gregory Henriquez of Henriquez Partners Architects
Developer	Westbank Corporation
Structural engineer	Glotman Simpson

Ownership

In August 2018, TELUS and Westbank (the joint building owners) announced the building's sale to an unnamed party.^[1] TELUS will continue to lease space in the building for its head office.^{[citation needed]}

Building details

• Square footage of:
  • The entire project: 1,000,000 square feet
  • The office space (LEED Platinum): 488,000 square feet of office and retail space (457,000 office/31,000 retail)
  • The residential space (LEED Gold): 450,000 square feet of residential space
  • The retail space (LEED Platinum): 40,000 square feet of retail space (approximately 500,000 total)
  • Number of storeys: 54 floors of residential space and 24 floors of office space
  • Number of residential units: 428

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  Entrance of the building

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  Lobby

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  View from W Georgia Street

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Vancouver

References

1. Dobby, Christine; Younglai, Rachelle (3 August 2018). "Telus selling its stake in Vancouver headquarters". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

• Globe and Mail. Bike to work? These property owners want you June 30, 2014
• Vancouver Sun. Commercial real estate: Vancouver a world-class hub for visual effects June 10, 2014
• VancityBuzz. Telus Garden office tower boasts street overlapping 'protruding box' architectural features March 2014
• Vancouver is Awesome. @TELUS Garden: The most central, walkable address in the city July 11, 2013
• VancityBuzz. Telus Garden to bring pedestrianized laneways to Vancouver June 2013
• Vancouver is Awesome. A look inside @TELUS Garden Part 2: The power of web sites used to heat buildings. Seriously. June 25, 2013
• Vancouver is Awesome. A look inside @TELUS Garden Part 1: A New Downtown Shortcut! June 11, 2013
• Vancouver is Awesome. Random Act of Awesomeness: Telus Garden’s demolition with a heart! April 27, 2012
• Vancouver is Awesome. Building Blocks: TELUS Garden April 4, 2012

External links

• Official website
• The Telus Garden, Everything You Need to Know