How much did 1250 René-Lévesque cost?
1250 René-Lévesque is a 47-storey office tower in downtown Montréal, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for Marathon Realty and IBM. Construction ran from 1988 to 1992. The Council on Vertical Urbanism records a 226.5-metre architectural height and 95,237 square metres of tower gross floor area. Contemporary 1988 sources reported two launch-era figures: a CAD 200 million announced project and a CAD 250 million investment.
Reported project cost
CAD 250 million
Approximately $203.15 million
Cost basis: 1988
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How the cost changed
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Reported project cost
1988CAD 250 million
Approximately $203.15 million
WikipediaOriginal budget
1988CAD 200 million
Approximately $162.52 million
publications.gc.caProject metrics
Key dimensions
- HeightCouncil on Vertical Urbanism
- 226.5 m
- Floor areaCouncil on Vertical Urbanism
- 95,237 m²
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