right|thumb|View of L'esplanade Laurier from Bank St. and Laurier Ave.
L'esplanade Laurier is an office complex in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It consists of two 23-storey towers, a three storey underground parking garage and a podium containing a two-storey shopping mall. The entire structure is clad in white carrara marble, making it clearly stand out from the other towers in the city. It is located at the intersection of major Ottawa streets, Laurier Avenue between Bank Street and O'Connor Street. The lower two levels of the buildings stretch across the entire block and house a small shopping arcade.
History
The building was built by Olympia and York in 1973-1975, and was intended to be occupied by federal government workers. As of 2018 both towers are undergoing major renovations, as most former occupants from the Department of Finance and the Treasury Board Secretariat have moved to their new location in the Flaherty Building at 90 Elgin. In 2017, a notice was posted inside the building announcing its intended closure in 2025.
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References
- Kalman, Harold and John Roaf. Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983.