Construction is officially underway on a new high-rise in downtown Vancouver expected to become the tallest office building in the city. The tower’s developers held an groundbreaking for the project June 20, kicking off a construction period scheduled to take about three years. Ledcor Group is taking the lead on-site as the project’s general contractor. Known as the Stack, the building extends upward through a series of four stacked boxes and will rise 162-metres (530-feet) at 1133 Melville St. in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighbourhood. James Cheng Architects and Adamson Associates Architects served as the building’s designers and have set out ambitious green building targets for the office tower. As well as aiming for a LEED Platinum designation, the project is one of 16 taking part in the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program. Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of pension fund OMERS, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are the driving forces behind development, each holding a 50 per cent stake in the project READ HERE
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