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Tallest tower means big payback for city

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2003 / December 6

Vancouver's first 600-foot tower isn't just setting a height record. The proposed 57-storey tower at 1120 West Georgia is going where no tall building has gone before when it comes to payback for the city, with the richest package of public gifts ever contributed through a single building. It's also unique in that it has generated almost no public controversy.

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