Built in the late 1800’s, The Alberta Hotel is an icon in Calgary. Constructed of sandstone, it is Calgary’s oldest remaining hotel building located in the central business district at one of the city’s most visited downtown intersections. During its tenure, the hotel was a gathering place for people of status and elegance, and because of its detailed craftsmanship, The Alberta Hotel is still one of Calgary’s most beautiful buildings. The upper level hosts Murrieta’s, Calgary’s premier Italian restaurant, while the main level retail space-boasts floor to ceiling windows on the corner of 1st and 8th Avenue SW. Stephen Avenue (8th Avenue) has one of the highest rates of pedestrian traffic in the city, and the retail space is exposed to vehicle traffic moving North-South on 1st Street SW going in and out of the downtown core.