The Imperial Bank abandoned its concurrent plan for a new head office at 612 McGill Street that building was instead occupied by Crédit foncier franco-canadien, and since 1988 by Quebecor. While the building was under construction, the Bank of Commerce merged with the Imperial Bank of Canada to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, effective June 1, 1961. The project was initiated by the Canadian Bank of Commerce and announced in 1959. Part of the fire-damaged Windsor Hotel was demolished to make room for construction, with the remaining portion being converted to offices in the 1980s. The building is located at 1155 René Lévesque Boulevard West next to Dorchester Square facing the imposing but dwarfed Sun Life Building. The building holds offices for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the corporate law firm Stikeman Elliott, as well as numerous other businesses. The International Style office tower was built by Peter Dickinson, with associate architects Ross, Fish, Duschenes and Barrett, and was the city's tallest building from 1962 to 1963. With the communications antenna on the roof, the total height is 225 m (738 ft). com /eng /properties /view?id=19ĬIBC Tower ( French: La Tour CIBC) is a 187 m (614 ft) 45- storey skyscraper in Montreal, Quebec.

Peter Dickinson and Ross, Fish, Duschenes and Barrett

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