351 (building)

351

351 construction site in October 2012
General information
Status Under construction
Type Office, retail, parking
Location St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Address 351 Water Street
Groundbreaking October 27, 2011
Completed 2013
Cost $50 million
Owner East Port Properties
Height 46.6 m (153 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 12
Floor area 14,999 square metres
Design and construction
Architecture firm PHB Group
Website
threefiftyone.ca

351 (stylized III fifty one) is a 165,000-square-foot office building. The high-rise is in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, at 351 Water Street. The office building is the first to be constructed in the downtown in 25 years and was completed in 2013 by East Port Properties.

Background

Construction site in April 2012

The site of 351 was originally part of St. John's Harbour, and is on made ground that is made up of fill coming from the rubble left after major fires in the 1800s. The location is most known for being the location of a F. W. Woolworth Company department store. When the store opened in 1952 it was considered to be the most modern store in St. John's, featuring a 2-storey escalator, an American-style soda fountain a hotdog machine and a popcorn machine. In the early 1990s the department store closed, a Bargain Giant store operated in the building for a few years before it was left vacant.[1][2]

In February 2010, East Port Properties announced a proposal to construct a 12 storey office tower and parking garage at the site.[3] In October 2011, the St. John's City Council removed the site from the heritage area, leading to the approval of the development.[4][5] Construction of the site started in the Summer of 2011, and the official ground breaking was held on October 27, 2011. It will also be the first building in the province to use deep water source cooling.[6]

The parking garage within 351 opened in 2013; possibly uniquely among St. John's buildings, it includes charging stations for electric cars.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bartlett, Steve (21 January 2012). "Prime location". The Telegram. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "An Historic Address". East Port Properties. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Proposal to replace St. John's eyesore gets praise". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "St. John's restrictions lifted for developer". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Council Minutes, October 5, 2010" (PDF). City of St. John's. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Stokes Sullivan, Deana (28 October 2011). "New office tower design unveiled". The Telegram. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

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Coordinates: 47°33′36″N 52°42′40″W / 47.55990°N 52.71116°W / 47.55990; -52.71116

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