Financial District, Vancouver

The Financial District is a highrise office area of within the central business district of in Vancouver, British Columbia's downtown peninsula. Located roughly along Burrard and Georgia Streets, the Financial District contains more than 60% of Greater Vancouver's office space and is home to headquarters of forest products and mining companies, federal and non-governmental organizations (NGO) offices, Overseas missions and consulates, and headquarter and branch offices of national and international banks and financial services, accounting and law firms, and luxury hotels.

History

The city's financial district emerged in the early 1900s when the building boom in the area began. From 1907 to 1913 a number of office buildings were built in the area along West Hastings Street:^[1]

• Sun Tower
• Dominion Trust Building
• Vancouver Stock Exchange

The financial district only expanded after the 1970s, with much of the new buildings emerging after the 1980s.

Vancouver's financial district is compact area when compared to other world cities. Most of the skyscrapers in the district are regional offices of the Big Five Canadian-based or International banks and various financial services institutions.

Major skyscrapers and buildings

• HSBC Canada Building
• Harbour Centre
• One Wall Centre
• Guinness Tower
• Burrard Building
• Royal Centre
• Park Place
• MNP Tower
• Canaccord Tower
• Scotia Tower
• Oceanic Plaza
• Living Shangri-La
• Cathedral Place
• Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
• Ritz-Carlton Vancouver
• FortisBC Centre
• 745 Thurlow
• Western Forest Products
• 1075 West Georgia Tower
• Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
• Hyatt Regency Vancouver
• Pacific Centre
• Bentall Centre, Vancouver
• Sinclair Centre
• Sun Tower
• Electra Building
• TD Tower
• Fairmont Pacific Rim

Transit

Vancouver's Financial District is well served by numerous local and commuter bus routes running along Burrard and Georgia streets. In the heart of the Financial District lies Burrard Station, providing rail access to thousands of commuters daily via SkyTrain's Expo Line. A short distance to the north is Waterfront Station which provides access to Seabus, West Coast Express commuter rail, and SkyTrain's Canada Line.

See also

• Downtown Vancouver
• Economy of Vancouver

References

Neighbourhoods in Vancouver, British Columbia
Downtown neighbourhoods	Alberni District Coal Harbour Chinatown Davie Village Downtown Eastside English Bay Financial District Gastown Granville Mall and the Granville Entertainment District International Village Japantown Robson Stanley Park Victory Square West End Yaletown
West Side neighbourhoods	Arbutus Ridge Dunbar–Southlands Fairview False Creek Kerrisdale Kitsilano Marpole Oakridge Shaughnessy South Cambie West Point Grey
East Side neighbourhoods	Grandview–Woodland Hastings–Sunrise Kensington–Cedar Cottage Killarney Mount Pleasant Renfrew–Collingwood Riley Park–Little Mountain Strathcona Sunset Victoria–Fraserview
Other locations	Champlain Heights Commercial Drive Granville Island Greektown Little Italy Punjabi Market/Little India Uptown South Main University Endowment Lands Hogan's Alley Stanley Park
Italics indicate neighbourhoods now defunct.

Coordinates: 49°16′54″N 123°07′04″W / 49.281762°N 123.117718°W / 49.281762; -123.117718

External links

• Vancouver Economic Development Commission