Empire Landmark Hotel

The Empire Landmark Hotel, often referred to by its original name, the Sheraton Landmark, was the tallest hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was revolutionary at the time as it had a revolving restaurant on its top floor, Cloud 9, which was one of only two revolving restaurants in Vancouver, the other being the Harbour Centre. Between its completion in 1973 and the completion of nearby Bentall Centre in 1974, the Empire Landmark Hotel was the third tallest building in Vancouver.

Empire Landmark Hotel
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModern, Brutalism
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates49°17′17″N 123°07′51″W
Opening1973
Closed30 September 2017
DemolishedMarch 2018 to May 2019
Height
Architectural120.1 m (394.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count42
Design and construction
ArchitectLort and Lort
DeveloperSheraton Hotels and Resorts
Main contractorSmith Brothers and Wilson
Other information
Number of rooms357
Number of restaurants1
Website
Official Site

The skyscraper is the tallest voluntarily demolished building in Canada, overtaking the 88 m (289 ft) tall Old Toronto Star Building that was demolished in 1972.

Background Information

The hotel was built by the oldest construction company on the West Coast, SBW, otherwise known as Smith Brothers and Wilson. Upon completion in 1973, the Sheraton-Landmark Hotel was the third tallest building in Vancouver at 120.1 m (394 ft) and 42 storeys tall. It was also the tallest building in Vancouver completely devoted to use as a hotel.

The Empire Landmark was located on one of Vancouver's busiest thoroughfares at 1400 Robson Street, in the West End of Downtown Vancouver. The site of the former hotel is owned by Hong Kong based Asia Standard International Group.

Demolition
Demolition progress on 19 April 2019.

Economic pressures due to rising property values within downtown Vancouver[1], combined with the building's historically unpopular brutalist architecture[2] and relatively small floor space being prohibitive to redevelopment of the original tower into anything but another hotel[3], the Empire Landmark Hotel chosen to be demolished and the site opened up for new development.

The hotel and its restaurant closed on 30 September 2017 and the building was demolished, floor by floor, over a period of over a year, beginning in March 2018 and ending in May 2019.[4]

The building will be replaced by two shorter condominium towers, at 31 and 32 storeys, with 237 market condos, 63 social housing units, and retail and office space on the bottom three floors. [5] The development is called Landmark On Robson and is said to help "breathe new life into the neighbourhood".[6]

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References
  1. Stiem, Tyler (2017-09-27). "'We stand to wipe out a whole era': how the 1970s could vanish from Vancouver". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. Eldredge, Barbara (2017-09-28). "Brutalist landmark in Vancouver set to be demolished for luxury apartment towers". Curbed. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. October 3, Kevin Griffin Updated; 2018 (2018-07-07). "Vancouver: Empire Landmark Hotel being slowly erased from city skyline | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved 2019-08-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Mooney, Harrison (February 28, 2018). "Vancouver's Empire Landmark Hotel begins 'quiet' demolition in March". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/empire-landmark-closing-1.4312861
  6. "Demolition Continues at Landmark on Robson | SkyriseVancouver". vancouver.skyrisecities.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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