The building was designed by Dimitri Dimakopoulos & Associates for Marathon Realty, Lavalin and the Laurentian Bank.

It is located on René-Lévesque Boulevard at the intersection of Peel Street, in the Ville-Marie borough of Downtown Montreal.

It is adjacent to the Bell Centre and the 1250 René-Lévesque skyscraper to the south, and stands on the site of the former Laurentian Hotel.

[2][3] La Laurentienne Building is currently owned and managed by global real estate investor, developer and owner Oxford Properties.

The building's grounds are home to the outdoor bronze sculpture Cactus modulaire.