As another sign of the continued strong confidence in Vancouver’s office market over the long term, despite the ongoing effects of the pandemic, construction will officially begin this week on Reliance Properties and Hines’ 1166 West Pender Street office tower in downtown’s Central Business District.

The process begins with demolishing the 1974-built, 15-storey building on the property, which was previously the longtime local office of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In 2017, the federal office relocated to a new office building at 468 Terminal Avenue in the False Creek Flats.

This marks the first office tower to begin construction in downtown Vancouver since the pandemic began in March 2020, and introduced a work-from-home arrangement for many office-based employers.

The tower will have 32 storeys, containing a total of 344,000 sq ft of premium AAA-calibre office space with 12,000 sq ft office floor plates. There will be landscaped outdoor terraces on the upper floors of the tower, and tenants will have access to common amenities such as modular conference rooms, a professionally-managed co-working floor operated by Hines SQ, and a club-quality fitness gym.

Superior air filtration will be one of the key health safety and comfort features of the building. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the building is targeting WELL, LEED Gold, and WiredScore Platinum certifications.

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