Fairmont Pacific Rim is an upscale hotel and condominium building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It stands at 140 m or 44 storeys 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 at 1038 Canada Place in Downtown Vancouver in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood 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 near the Waterfront Station. The southern and eastern exteriors are wrapped with an art installation of a Liam Gillick poem."Poetry embraces Vancouver hotel tower" , 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.
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."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 at 1011 Cordova Street West.
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", 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.
See also List of tallest buildings in Vancouver
References
External links Fairmont Pacific Rim Fairmont Pacific Rim - 1011 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC City of Vancouver Development Permit Board application (PDF)