J.W. McConnell Building

J.W. McConnell Building
The J.W. McConnell building seen from de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Interactive map of the J.W. McConnell Building area
General information
Location1400 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°29′49″N 73°34′42″W / 45.4969401°N 73.5783425°W / 45.4969401; -73.5783425
Named forJ.W. McConnell
Completed1992
OpenedSeptember 30, 1992
Cost$27.5 million CAD
OwnerConcordia University
Technical details
Floor count10
Website
concordia.ca
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The J.W. McConnell Building is an academic building on the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Built in 1992, it is named for John Wilson McConnell, a Canadian businessman and philanthropist whose foundation contributed to the building's erection. It sits between Bishop Street and Mackay Street on De Maisonneuve Boulevard in the Quartier Concordia. It is the home of the R. Howard Webster Library, the Departments of Education, English, Études Français, History, and Mathematics & Statistics. It is also home to the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, the J.A. DeSève Cinema, the Birks Student Centre and Welcome Centre, as well as many other services such as the Campus Bookstore and Print Services.