Royal Bank Tower, Office tower in downtown Vancouver, Canada

Royal Bank Tower is a 16-storey office tower in downtown Vancouver, completed in 1931 to designs by the bank's chief architect Sumner Godfrey Davenport. Its exterior combines Art Deco and Neo-Romanesque elements, and it served as the Royal Bank of Canada's regional office until 1973. A rezoning application and restoration are under way.

Construction of the Royal Bank Tower began in 1929 and was completed in 1931, during Sumner Godfrey Davenport's tenure as the bank's chief architect. It served as the Royal Bank of Canada's regional office until 1973. A rezoning application and restoration are now under way.

The tower served as the Royal Bank of Canada's regional office until 1973, when the bank moved its regional operations elsewhere. Its design came from Sumner Godfrey Davenport, the bank's chief architect, who gave the building its mix of Art Deco and Neo-Romanesque forms. A rezoning application and restoration are under way.

The tower stands in downtown Vancouver at the corner of Hastings and Richards streets, a short walk from Waterfront station and the SkyTrain. The building is an office tower, not a public attraction, so visitors see it from the street; the Art Deco and Neo-Romanesque exterior is best viewed from the sidewalk opposite.

The tower was one of two notable projects designed by Sumner Godfrey Davenport, the bank's chief architect. Construction ran from 1929 to 1931, and the building served as the Royal Bank of Canada's regional office until 1973, when that role ended.