Fairmont Pacific Rim
{{Short description|Hotel in Vancouver, Canada (opened 2010)}}
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Fairmont Pacific Rim
| image = Fairmont Pacific Rim 2015.jpg
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| caption = Fairmont Pacific Rim
| location = 1038 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 0B9
| coordinates = {{coord|49|17|17|N|123|6|59|W|display=inline,title}}
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| architectural_style = Modern
| architectural = {{convert|139.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| developer = Westbank & Peterson Group
| architect = James KM Cheng Architects Inc.
| operator = Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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| number_of_restaurants =
| number_of_rooms = 377
| number_of_suites =
| floor_area =
| floors = 44 (22 hotel)
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| website = [http://www.fairmont.com/pacificrim Official Site]
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Fairmont Pacific Rim is an upscale hotel and condominium building in Vancouver, British Columbia. It stands at 140 m or 44 stories tall and was completed just prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 4, 2010.
History
The skyscraper, which is part of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain, is located at 1038 Canada Place in Downtown Vancouver in the Coal Harbour neighborhood by the Burrard Inlet waterfront. Right beside the Rogers Tower, it is also attached to the West Building of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. In addition, it is situated near the Waterfront Station.{{cite web | title = Fairmont Pacific Rim | first = Nikki | last = Bayley | website = The Daily Telegraph | date = February 14, 2025 | access-date = April 4, 2025 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/canada/vancouver/hotels/fairmont-pacific-rim-hotel/ }} The Southern and Eastern exteriors are wrapped with an art installation of a Liam Gillick poem.[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=eba62288-507a-4eed-a07d-8ea1cefa5426 "Poetry embraces Vancouver hotel tower"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107045814/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=eba62288-507a-4eed-a07d-8ea1cefa5426 |date=November 7, 2012}}, Vancouver Sun, August 28, 2008. Fairmont Pacific Rim was developed by Westbank Corp. and the Peterson Group with architecture by James KM Cheng Architects Inc.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fairmontliving.ca/blog/2016/07/01/fairmont-pacific-rim-condos-for-sale/|title=Fairmont Pacific Rim Condos for Sale |website=www.fairmontliving.ca|access-date=November 11, 2016}}
This is the fourth Fairmont Hotel in the Vancouver Metropolitan Area. The hotel occupies the first 22 floors of the 44 storey building, with the remaining floors being condominiums.[http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/travel/13headsup.html?pagewanted=print "A Building Boom to Welcome the Winter Games"], The New York Times, January 13, 2008. There are a total of 175 residential condominium units beginning from the 23rd floor. The entrance for the residential units is located at 1011 Cordova Street W.{{Cite news|url=http://www.jenkinsrealestate.ca/blog/fairmont-pacific-rim-condos/|title=Fairmont Pacific Rim Condos for Sale|date=2016-10-20|newspaper=Dave Jenkins' Wordpress Blog|language=en-US|access-date=October 30, 2016}}
The condominiums were pre-sold in 2007, at a price of $2,100 per square foot ({{Inflation|CA|2100|2007|fmt=eq|r=-2}}), one of the highest in Canada at the time.[https://www.thestar.com/article/180277 "King of high-price condos coming to town"], Toronto Star, February 10, 2007.
Glee actor Cory Monteith was found dead in his hotel room on July 13, 2013. He was 31 years old. His cause of death was a toxic overdose of heroin and alcohol.{{cite news |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |title='Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead in hotel in Canada |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/14/showbiz/glee-star-dead/index.html |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |agency=CNN |date=July 15, 2013}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.fairmont.com/pacificrim Fairmont Pacific Rim]
- [https://grayly.ca/blog/e88814d8-8b99-4d96-bb37-2692b7fe0f63/Fairmont-Pacific-Rim-1011-W-Cordova-St-Vancouver-BC-V6C-0E2 Fairmont Pacific Rim - 1011 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC]
- [http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/dpboard/2006/pdf/1011wcordova.pdf City of Vancouver Development Permit Board application] (PDF)
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Category:Skyscrapers in Vancouver
Category:Condo hotels in Canada
Category:Residential buildings completed in 2010
Category:Residential skyscrapers in Canada
Category:Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2010
Category:Hotels established in 2010
Category:James K. M. Cheng buildings