Granville Square is a prominent tower located at 200

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in the

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within the city's

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, Canada. Completed in 1973, the building stands at 138.4 metres (454 feet) tall. The tower and its plaza are located atop the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and adjacent to Waterfront Station (formerly the CPR station). Originally built by Marathon Realty to house the headquarters of

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, the building was occupied by ''

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'' and ''

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'' on the ground floor and some upper floors until 2017 (it is now located at 2985 Virtual Way at Broadway Tech Centre in Vancouver); while

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occupies the mezzanine. On top of the building is the

Vancouver Harbour Control Tower The Vancouver Harbour Air Control Tower, which serves Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CYHC), is placed on top of the skyscraper Granville Square in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1973 it remains the highest air traffic control t ...

for the

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s landing and taking off on the

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. This control tower is the tallest in the world.

History

The tower was the only completed part of

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, a master plan which got its name from the $200 million investment needed from the federal government. The project included office, hotel, and residential towers to be laid over the CP train tracks. It also included the "Waterfront Freeway", a never-completed freeway with ramps leading to parking garages under the office buildings, before the freeway heads under the "Brockton Point tunnel to the North Shore. The project was cancelled due to a lack of funding and grassroots opposition.

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occupies four floors and is located in the building since 1973. The current owner of the building is

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