RBC Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Also known as - Dexia Tower [1], RBC Centre [1], and Simcoe Place II [1]

Fronts -  Simco Street , and Wellington Street West

Neighbourhood -  Waterfront Communities-the Island

City -  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration -  Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Buildings -  Symphony Place, Metro Hall South, Simcoe Place, 70 University Avenue, Metro Toronto Convention Centre - North, The Ritz-Carlton, 156 Front West - Structure 2, 156 Front West - Structure 1, 145 Wellington Street West, and 180 Wellington Street West

Nearby Parks - First Canadian Place Public Park , Isabella Valancy Crawford Park , Metro Hall , Olympic Park , and Simcoe Park

Ward - Trinity-Spadina (20)

Technical

Type -  Skyscraper

Designation - Commercial , and Office [2]

Status - Complete

Commercial - 1,393.55m² (15,000.05f²)

Tower Floorplate Size - 2,322.58m² (25,000f²) [3]

Office Space - 111,500m² (1,200,176.01f²) [2]

Floors - 42 [4]

Underground Floors - 3 [4]

Height - 182.94m (600.2f) [5]

Companies

Architect - Bregman + Hamann Architects & Engineers [4]

Architect - Kohn Pederson Fox [1] [6]

Architect - Sweeney, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects [6] [7]

Construction Manager - PCL Constructors Inc. [4] [6]

Developer - Cadillac Fairview [2] [4] [6]

Electrical Engineering - Mulvey & Banani International Inc.

Elevator Contractor - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Can Ltd

Mechanical Engineering - The Mitchell Partnership Ltd. [6]

Building Record History

2009 - Complete [10]

2006-12-10 - Construction

2006-08-01 - Excavation

2005-10 - Proposed

References

  1. 2011-02-21: The Toronto Star, "Hume: New Ritz-Carlton, five-star architecture"
  2. 2005-09-28: Commercial Property News, "Cadillac Fairview Puts On the Ritz With Planned $342M Toronto Tower ", Paul Rosta
  3. 2007-02-13: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "RBC Centre, South side of Wellington St between Simcoe St and John St"
  4. 2010-08-18: http://www.pcl.com/projects/A…
  5. 2009-08-25: City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council, "King Spadina East Precinct Built Form Study - Progress Report"
  6. 2006-08-16: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "PRIVATE OFFICE BUILDING"
  7. 2010-11-05: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Downtown condos offer a change of space"
  8. 2009-09-15: The Globe and Mail, "The latest in cool", Angela Kryhul
  9. 2009-09-17: The Toronto Star, "New towers have city looking up", Royson James
  10. 2009-10-17: Onsite Observations