[northlands]

The Canadian Western Place Head Office Fit Up project will renovate, modernize and fit up 195,900 square feet of office space within Manulife Place. Specifically, the work will take place within Manulife Place on floors 5-12 and 14, with a new interconnected stairwell on floors 5/6.

A building permit was issued by the City of Edmonton on March 27, 2025.

Municipality:	Edmonton
Sector:	Commercial
Type:	Office Renovation
Schedule:	2025 - 2026
Estimated Cost:	$15.7M

https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Canadian-Western-Place-Head-Office-Fit-Up/11608

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Any renders of the future finished product?

 

[Dubas]

Any renders of the future finished product?

It's a couple pages back in this thread.

 

[scyeg]

Here it is. Better than what's currently there and also quite...meh.

Yes (CWB's new head office retail branch will be in the NE corner kitty corner from TD Bank).

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[Kosy123]

Downtown Edmonton's Manulife Place gets a new name with new tenant

Downtown Edmonton's Manulife Place will be renamed National Bank Centre to honour the bank's growing presence in the building.

edmontonjournal.com

National Bank says it will begin the move after the completion of Epic’s renovations and the bank’s own renovations to the office space. The bank will grow its footprint in the building to 10 floors and, along with the new name, will feature the bank’s logo and façade crown signage and a banking centre at street level.

 

[Out of Towner]

The renaming has a good vibe to it as well.

 

[David A]

The renaming has a good vibe to it as well.

Maybe it will also inspire or motivate some of the big banks, a couple of which don't seem to have much of a presence downtown

 

[cmd uw]

Maybe it will also inspire or motivate some of the big banks, a couple of which don't seem to have much of a presence downtown

Like? Servus is the only 'big bank' without a presence downtown. The rest are all located dt - RBC, BMO, Scotia, etc.

 

[David A]

Like? Servus is the only 'big bank' without a presence downtown. The rest are all located dt - RBC, BMO, Scotia, etc.

I meant more of a presence than just a branch.

 

[cmd uw]

I meant more of a presence than just a branch.

You realize that these banks occupy multiple floors in buildings downtown and are not just 'retail branches'. Come on David.

 

[David A]

You realize that these banks occupy multiple floors in buildings downtown and are not just 'retail branches'. Come on David.

I have no idea how much space each one has (or doesn't) have. Some have more prominent signage on buildings, similar to what National Bank is intending, others not so much.

 

[cmd uw]

They only get their name on the building if it's negotiated with the landlord, if it's available or if they pay for it or a combination thereof. Scotia has a few floors in Stantec Tower, but you don't see their name on the tower because Stantec gets that.

 

[Gronk!]

We should rename this thread from "Manulife Place" to "National Bank Centre" when the time comes.

 

[Kosy123]

National Bank Centre sounds more big city tbh

 

[Offworld]

National Bank Centre sounds more big city tbh

I've always been curious about how they have the gall to suggest that it's a national bank, unless it's the national bank for the country of Quebec.