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