201 Portage, Postmodern skyscraper in downtown Winnipeg, Canada.
201 Portage is a 33-storey postmodern office tower at the northwest corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg, standing 128 m (420 ft) tall. It rises 3.9 m above the Richardson Building across the street and contains 47,000 m² (510,000 sq ft) of floor space. The building is linked to Winnipeg Square and the city's walkway system by an underground concourse.
Announced as TD Centre in November 1987, the 33-storey tower was built by the Toronto-Dominion Bank between 1988 and 1990 for $38 million. Its construction required demolishing the 12-storey Childs Building (also McArthur Building) at 211 Portage, which had been Winnipeg's tallest when completed in 1909. Canwest later acquired the tower for its headquarters; the Canwest sign was removed on 11 January 2011, and the building was rebranded 201 Portage by 2013.
The tower houses broadcasting studios, which means local radio and television content is produced right inside the building. People passing through the lobby on a weekday may notice media crews moving between floors alongside office workers.
The tower sits at one of Winnipeg's most central intersections and is easy to reach on foot from most downtown points. It connects to the city's indoor pedestrian walkway system, which lets people move between buildings without going outside, a real advantage during cold winters.
At 128 metres, 201 Portage rises 3.9 metres above the Richardson Building across the street, and from its completion in 1990 until 2023 it stood as the tallest building in Winnipeg. The Childs Building demolished to make way for it had itself been Winnipeg's tallest in 1909, at 12 storeys and 48.62 metres.
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