Fairmont Pacific Rim is an upscale hotel and condominium building in

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. It stands at 140 m or 44 stories tall and was completed just prior to the

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on February 4, 2010.

History

The skyscraper, which is part of the

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chain, is located at 1038 Canada Place in

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neighborhood by the

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waterfront. Right beside the Shaw Tower, it is also attached to the West Building of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. The Southern and Eastern exteriors are wrapped with an art installation of a

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'', August 28, 2008. Under the Tunnel SkyTrain Waterfront Station. Fairmont Pacific Rim was developed by Westbank Corp. and the Peterson Group with architecture by James KM Cheng Architects Inc. 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

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s."A Building Boom to Welcome the Winter Games"
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'', 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. The condominiums were pre-sold in 2007, at a price of $2,100 per square foot (), one of the highest in Canada at the time."King of high-price condos coming to town"
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Fairmont Pacific Rim

City of Vancouver Development Permit Board application
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