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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Building in Hamilton, Ontario}}<br />
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{{Infobox building<br />
| image = BDC Building, Hamilton, Ontario-2.jpg<br />
| groundbreaking_date = {{Start date|1969|8|df=y}}<br />
| opened_date = {{Start date|1971|3|29|df=y}}<br />
| location = [[Hamilton, Ontario]]<br />
| address = 25 Main Street West<br />
| mapframe = no<br />
| roof = {{convert|91|m|ft|0}}<br />
| architecture_firm = Roscoe MacIver and Stienstra<br />
| floor_count = 22<br />
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The '''BDC Building''', 22-storey office tower (91.5 m), is the 6th tallest building in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada. Originally the building was known as the ''IBM Building'' when it first opened in 1972.<ref name=BDC>{{cite web| title = BDC Building (www.emporis.com)| url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bdcbuilding-hamilton-canada| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929140543/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bdcbuilding-hamilton-canada| url-status=usurped| archive-date=September 29, 2007| access-date = 2007-02-09}}</ref> The "''BDC''" stands for the [[Business Development Bank of Canada]].<ref name=BDC2>{{cite web|title=Official site: Business Development Bank of Canada |url=http://www.bdc.ca/en/home.htm?cookie%5Ftest=1 |accessdate=2007-02-09 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924002805/http://www.bdc.ca/en/home.htm?cookie_test=1 |archivedate=September 24, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> It stands on the corners of [[Main Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|Main Street West]] and [[MacNab Street (Hamilton, Ontario)|MacNab Street South]].<br />
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== History and design ==<br />
Plans for the building were announced on 5 August 1969, and the sod was turned that same week. The building was constructed by Cutaia Investments Limited, a development firm founded and operated by brothers Angelo (1929–1981), Nicholas (1928–2016), and Richard Cutaia (1921–2000). The brothers constructed their first building, the Professional Arts Building, in 1959 at 155 James Street South on the site of their father's grocery store. The expected completion date was late 1970, however, this would end up being delayed to the spring of 1971.<ref>"Multi-storey tower going up downtown," ''Hamilton Spectator'', (5 August 1969), 7.</ref> Other projects by the Cutaias included Alexandra Square and the Undermount Building.<br />
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The building was designed by the firm Roscoe MacIver & Stienstra. The first was led by Stanley Maurice Roscoe (1921–2010), who is remembered best for his design of the new [[Hamilton City Hall]] in 1960.<br />
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On 5 November 1970, Mayor [[Victor Copps]] led the topping off ceremony. Following the ceremony, a formal reception was held on the building's seventh floor, where civic officials and guests had champagne and caviar.<ref>"Wind-blown ceremony 22 floors up," ''Hamilton Spectator'', (6 November 1970), 7.</ref> On Friday, 26 March 1971, IBM began moving into the building, and opened its office the following Monday.<ref>"IBM moves into new tower," ''Hamilton Spectator'', (29 March 1971), 7.</ref><br />
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The BDC is a financial institution wholly owned by the government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financing and consulting services to Canadian small business, with a particular focus on [[technology]] and [[exporting]]. The BDC has 80 branches and its [[organizational structure|operating structure]] is divided up into 21 key market areas across the country. The BDC head office is in [[Montreal]].<br />
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==Images==<br />
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Image:MacNabStreetBDC.JPG|BDC Building, view from atop of Stelco Tower<br />
Image:BDCBuildingHamiltonA.JPG|B.D.C. Building<br />
Image:BDCBuildingHamilton.JPG|B.D.C. Building, Main Street West<br />
File:BDCbuildingdusk.jpg|BDC Building at dusk<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of tallest buildings in Hamilton, Ontario]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c307 Hamilton Skyscraper page- diagrams]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060721180324/http://www.scenichamilton.com/images/virtual/main-bay.jpg Image #1: BDC Building]<br />
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[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1972]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Bank buildings in Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Modernist architecture in Canada]]<br />
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