Leckie Building
170 Water Street
This heavy timber frame structure with masonry exterior walls was
built in 1910 to house the Leckie Boot and Shoe Company. The family-run
boot manufacturing business made way for a variety of garment manufacturers
who plied their trade in Gastown from the 1950s through to the 1980s.
Rehabilitation of the building for office and retail uses by Novam
Development was completed in 1990. A unique feature of the upgrade
was the installation of steel beams and columns that are connected
diagonally and are tied to anchors that run 90 feet below the surface.
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