The building was scheduled to be completed in December 2019, but construction delays postponed the opening until April 2020.[7] The construction encountered delays such as a water lateral break which flooded the lower floors of the building.In January 2020 The building's developer Irgens fired the general contractor J.H.Findorff & Son and hired another builder, Pepper Construction, to finish the building.[8] The BMO Financial Center was designed by Kahler Slater.