First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Also known as - First Bank Tower ^[1], and First Canadian Place ^[1]

Address - 100 King Street West ^{[1] [2]}

Postal Code - M5X 2A1 ^{[1] [2]}

Fronts -  Bay Street , and King Street West

Neighbourhood -  Bay Street Corridor

City -  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration -  Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Buildings -  Richmond Adelaide Centre, Standard Life Centre, 110 York, Lombard Place, Prudential Building, Exchange Tower, Oxford Tower - Continental Bank, 145 Adelaide Street West, Lord Simcoe Hotel, and Sun Life Centre - East Structure

Nearby Parks - Cloud Gardens , First Canadian Place Public Park , Metro Hall , Nathan Phillips Square , and Sir William Campbell House

Ward - Toronto Centre-Rosedale (28)

Technical

Type -  Skyscraper

Designation - Commercial , and Office

Status - Complete

Office - 190,360.84m² (2,049,027.03f²)

Floors Above-Ground - 72 ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Height (Non-Specific) - 298m (977.69f)

Companies

Architect - Acheson Doyle Partners Architects ^[5]

Construction Manager - EllisDon ^[2]

Demolition Company - Clifford Masonry and Restoration ^[2]

Developer - Brookfield Properties ^[2]

Developer - Olympia and York Developments ^[4]

Electrical Contractor - Guild Electric ^[2]

Electrical Engineering - DIALOG ^[2]

Envelope Consultant - Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects ^{[6] [7]}

Mechanical Engineering - DIALOG ^[2]

Restoration - Clifford Masonry and Restoration ^[2]

Structural Engineering - Yolles ^[2]

Windows-Glass-Glazing - Sota Glazing Inc ^[2]

Building Record History

2012 - Complete ^[8]

2010 - Reconstruction ^{[2] [5]}

1978 - Complete ^[4]

References

1. 2008-08-11: Onsite Observations
2. 2010-12-08: Reed Construction Data, "First Canadian Place, 100 King St W, M5X 1J5"
3. 2003-01-01: Dundurn Press, "Toronto Sketches 7: The Way We Were", Mike Filey
4. 2010-02-19: http://www.toronto.ca/bbp/pro…
5. 2010-09-13: Urban Toronto, "Quick Pic(s): First Canadian Place Re-Cladding Slowly Being Revealed"
6. 2010-11-08: Urban Toronto, "First Canadian Place Behind The Scaffolding"
7. 2010-11-22: Urban Toronto, "A Close-Up View of the First Canadian Place Recladding"
8. 2012-11-21: Onsite Observations