and a prominent instance of corporate modern architecture, it set the trend for the city's skyline for decades to follow, and has been featured in several Hollywood films. On completion in 1958, its costs made it the world's most expensive skyscraper. The Bronfman family sold the Seagram building to TIAA for $70.5 million in 1979. The Seagram Museum, formerly the original Seagram distillery in Waterloo, Ontario, was forced to close due to lack of funds in 1997. The building is now the home of the Centre for International Governance Innovation as well as Shopify. The two original barrel houses are now the Seagram Lofts condominiums. There were almost of open land, upon which the Balsillie School of International Affairs was subsequently built; construction began in 2009, and was completed in 2010. See also Seagram Museum References Faith, Nicholas. The Bronfmans: The Rise and Fall of the House of Seagram, 2006. . External links Seagram Museum Collection RG 490 – Brock University Library Digital Repository Distilleries in Canada Canadian brands Coca-Cola brands Defunct manufacturing companies of Canada Defunct mass media companies of Canada Companies based in Montreal Entertainment companies of the United States Manufacturing companies established in 1857 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000 Bronfman family Ginger ale Jewish Canadian history Pernod Ricard brands Former Vivendi subsidiaries Canadian companies established in 1857