Assumption Place is an office building in
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...
,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
, Canada. It is the headquarters of
Assumption Life. It is tied for the title of tallest office building in New Brunswick with the Brunswick Square in
Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John () is a port#seaport, seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest Municipal corporation, incorporated city, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign ...
. The building has the most levels of any building in New Brunswick at 20. In 1970 the City of Moncton approved the building. At that time
NBTel realized the building would be high enough to block radio signals coming from the tower they had at that time in
downtown Moncton. This was the reason for the construction of the NBTel Tower, now called the
Bell Aliant Tower.
Place Assomption should not be confused with the former Assomption Building at 236 St George Street, which was built in 1955. Today that particular structure is known as
Maison Commerce House.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Moncton
References
External links
Info from Moncton Industrial Development
Buildings and structures in Moncton
Office buildings completed in 1972
1972 establishments in New Brunswick
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