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Calgary’s First Downtown Office-to-Hotel Conversion Project Opens

Monte Stewart June 20, 2025 2 min read
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Calgary’s First Downtown Office-to-Hotel Conversion Project Opens
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Calgary has opened its first downtown office-to-hotel conversion, marking the transformation of a former Mount Royal University campus into the Element by Westin hotel. This project, developed by PBA Group of Companies and managed by Westin, is part of the city's Downtown Incentive Program (DIP) aimed at reducing obsolete office space. Notably, the hotel was opened in time for the Calgary Stampede, and developers received $60 per square foot in development incentives provided by the DIP.