Category: In the Media

First office-to-hotel conversion opens in downtown Calgary

Written on June 23, 2025, by

On Thursday, a former office tower in Calgary’s downtown reopened as the Element Calgary Downtown hotel, marking the city’s first completed office-to-hotel conversion under its downtown office conversion program. For officials who have […]

Calgary transforms old, empty office building into new 226-room hotel

Written on June 19, 2025, by

Calgary turned an old office building into a new hotel on Thursday. A once-vacant office tower on the west side of downtown has been transformed into Element Calgary Downtown. It’s […]

City cuts ribbon on first office-to-hotel conversion project downtown

Written on June 19, 2025, by

Just in time for the Calgary Stampede and summer festival season, the city’s first downtown office-to-hotel conversion project is complete. Article content City officials were joined Thursday by representatives of […]

How PBA Group Converted A Calgary Office Tower Into The Element Hotel

Written on June 19, 2025, by

While other cities across North America are still figuring out what to do with their excess office space and how to convert it into residential, Calgary has lapped them. The […]

Calgary opens first office-to-hotel conversion with Element by Westin

Written on June 19, 2025, by

Calgary’s first hotel opening of 2025 also happens to be a major milestone, with the first completed office-to-hotel building conversion in the city’s history. Element by Westin, which now occupies the […]

Calgary’s Dorian Hotel Nabs Prestigious Michelin Honour

Written on September 17, 2024, by

The Dorian Hotel, Autograph Collection, has been honored with a One Key designation in the esteemed MICHELIN Guide, marking it as Calgary’s first and only recipient of this prestigious award. […]

Revamped Office Tower Meets Growing Demand for Downtown Calgary Hotels

Written on June 1, 2024, by

The PBA Group of Companies (PBA) is converting an empty office space into a new hotel to support Calgary’s growing demand for downtown hotel space. The PBA Group of Companies, […]