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'''Complexe Desjardins ''' is a [[mixed-use]] office, hotel, and [[shopping mall]] complex located in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada.<ref>{{Emporis|id=100300|name=Le Complexe Desjardins|complex=yes}}</ref><ref name=skyscraperpage>[http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=49699362 Le Complexe Desjardins] at ''SkyscraperPage''</ref> The project was designed to develop the eastern end of [[downtown Montreal]], it is located in the quadrilateral formed by [[Saint Catherine Street|Saint Catherine]], [[Saint Urbain Street|Saint-Urbain]], [[Jeanne Mance]] and [[René Lévesque Boulevard]].
'''Complexe Desjardins ''' is a [[mixed-use]] office, hotel, and [[shopping mall]] complex located in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada.<ref>{{Emporis|id=100300|name=Le Complexe Desjardins|complex=yes}}</ref><ref name=skyscraperpage>[http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=49699362 Le Complexe Desjardins] at ''SkyscraperPage''</ref> The project was designed to develop the eastern end of [[downtown Montreal]], it is located in the quadrilateral formed by [[Saint Catherine Street|Saint Catherine]], [[Saint Urbain Street|Saint-Urbain]], [[Jeanne Mance]] and [[René Lévesque Boulevard]].


Its architectural design consists of several towers housing offices of the [[Desjardins Group]], [[Government of Quebec|Quebec Government]] offices and other companies, as well as the Hyatt Regency Montreal, linked by an [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]] shopping centre anchored by [[IGA (Quebec)|IGA]]. This design produces the effect of an indoor square.
Its architectural design consists of several towers housing offices of the [[Desjardins Group]], [[Government of Quebec|Quebec Government]] offices and other companies, as well as a hotel, linked by an [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]] shopping centre anchored by [[IGA (Quebec)|IGA]]. This design produces the effect of an indoor square.


The Complexe Desjardins is connected by the [[Underground City, Montreal|underground city]] to [[Place des Arts]] and the [[Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)|Place-des-Arts]] [[Metro station]] to the north, and the [[Complexe Guy-Favreau]], the [[Palais des congrès de Montréal]], and [[Place-d'Armes (Montreal Metro)|Place-d'Armes]] Metro station to the south.
The Complexe Desjardins is connected by the [[Underground City, Montreal|underground city]] to [[Place des Arts]] and the [[Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)|Place-des-Arts]] [[Metro station]] to the north, and the [[Complexe Guy-Favreau]], the [[Palais des congrès de Montréal]], and [[Place-d'Armes (Montreal Metro)|Place-d'Armes]] Metro station to the south.


The Hyatt Regency Montreal was rebranded to DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal in December of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyatt Regency Montreal Reflagged as DoubleTree in December 2018|url=https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/09/05/hyatt-regency-montreal-reflagged-as-doubletree-in-december-2018/|website=LoyaltyLobby|publisher=|accessdate=December 23, 2018}}</ref>
The hotel in the complex opened as the Hotel Meridien Montreal in 1976. It was later renamed the Wyndham Montreal, then the Hyatt Regency Montreal in 2003,<ref>https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article8460.html</ref> then the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyatt Regency Montreal Reflagged as DoubleTree in December 2018|url=https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/09/05/hyatt-regency-montreal-reflagged-as-doubletree-in-december-2018/|website=LoyaltyLobby|publisher=|accessdate=December 23, 2018}}</ref>


==Structures==
==Structures==

Revision as of 13:29, 26 December 2018

Complexe Desjardins
The south tower (centre), flanked by the Hyatt Hotel (left) and the east tower (right) of Complexe Desjardins.
Map
General information
TypeOffice
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Address150, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Coordinates45°30′27″N 73°33′52″W / 45.5075°N 73.5644°W / 45.5075; -73.5644
Completed1976
Height
Roof152 m (499 ft)
Technical details
Floor count87 (12/18/23/31)
Floor area418,154 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Darling, Pearson and Cleveland
References
[1][2]
Exhibition in the Atrium

Complexe Desjardins is a mixed-use office, hotel, and shopping mall complex located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3][4] The project was designed to develop the eastern end of downtown Montreal, it is located in the quadrilateral formed by Saint Catherine, Saint-Urbain, Jeanne Mance and René Lévesque Boulevard.

Its architectural design consists of several towers housing offices of the Desjardins Group, Quebec Government offices and other companies, as well as a hotel, linked by an atrium shopping centre anchored by IGA. This design produces the effect of an indoor square.

The Complexe Desjardins is connected by the underground city to Place des Arts and the Place-des-Arts Metro station to the north, and the Complexe Guy-Favreau, the Palais des congrès de Montréal, and Place-d'Armes Metro station to the south.

The hotel in the complex opened as the Hotel Meridien Montreal in 1976. It was later renamed the Wyndham Montreal, then the Hyatt Regency Montreal in 2003,[5] then the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal in December 2018.[6]

Structures

Name Height Floors Year Notes
Tour Nord (North Tower) 108 m (354 ft) 27 floors 1976 [4][7][8]
Tour Sud (South Tower) 152 m (499 ft) 40 floors 1976 [4][9][10]
Tour Est (East Tower) 130 m (430 ft) 32 floors 1976 [4][11][12]
Hyatt Regency Montreal ca. 60 m (200 ft) 12 floors 1976 [4][13][14]

Monument à Alphonse Desjardins

Yves Trudeau's Monument à Alphonse Desjardins was located outside at the corner of S. Urbain and St. Catherine from 1975 to 1995, but since relocated to Parc Catchpaw in Longueuil, Quebec.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Complexe Desjardins". SkyscraperPage.
  2. ^ Complexe Desjardins at Emporis
  3. ^ Le Complexe Desjardins at Emporis
  4. ^ a b c d e Le Complexe Desjardins at SkyscraperPage
  5. ^ https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article8460.html
  6. ^ "Hyatt Regency Montreal Reflagged as DoubleTree in December 2018". LoyaltyLobby. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Nord". Emporis. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Nord". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Sud". Emporis. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Sud". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Est". Emporis. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Est". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Est". Emporis. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Le Complexe Desjardins, Tour Est". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

Further reading

  • James Viloria (2011). "Complexe Desjardins". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  • "Le Complexe Desjardin". La Technique des Travaux. 51 (11–12): 239–248. November 1975. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • "Le Complexe Desjardins". Images of Montreal. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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