The Ampersand is a high-rise office complex in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It consists of three identical
skyscraper
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s, designated as North, West and East Tower, and connected by the lobby at ground level and by a shopping gallery at
Plus 15
The Plus 15 or +15 is a skyway network in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the world's most extensive pedestrian skywalk system, with a total length of 16 kilometres (10 miles) and 86 bridges connecting 130 buildings, as of 2022. Calgary often h ...
level.
Total area of the 3 buildings is 1.032 million square feet. Building floor plates are roughly 12,000 square feet each.
Towers
The towers are 28 stories high, and rise to .
Sun Life Plaza - West was the first tower built, and was completed in 1981. Development continued with The Ampersand - North, completed in 1982, and was concluded in 1984 with Sun Life Plaza - East. Current occupants include the North West Redwater Partnership and Sproule.
Suncor Energy is a former tenant where it had headquarters in Tower III and occupied much of the building prior to its $43 billion merger with PetroCanada in 2009.
With the merger, the combined entity chose the former PetroCanada Centre (now renamed the Suncor Energy Centre) in downtown Calgary to house the bigger company.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Calgary
This is a list of tallest buildings in Calgary, Alberta, namely buildings that are at least tall.
Calgary is both the largest city and largest metropolitan area in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta, with a mun ...
References
Buildings and structures in Calgary
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