Telus Building
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Also known as - Telus Tower, Union Plaza and Union Tower

Address - 25 York Street

Fronts - Bremner Boulevard and York Street

Neighbourhood - Waterfront Communities-the Island

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Parks - Olympic Park , Queens Quay Planters , Roundhouse Park , Simcoe Park and Union Station Parkette

Ward - Toronto Centre-Rosedale (28)

Technical

Type - Skyscraper

Designation - Commercial and Office

Status - Complete

Commercial - 2,787.09m² (29,999.99f²)

Floors - 30

Underground Floors - 3

Height - 136.09m (446.49f)

Companies

Architect - Adamson Associates Architects

Leed Consultant - Enermodel Engineering Limited

Developer - Halcyon Partners Fund

Developer - Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan

Developer - Menkes Developments Inc.

General Contractor - Menkes Developments Inc.

Electrical Engineering - Mulvey & Banani International Inc.

Structural Engineering - Stephenson Engineering Ltd.

Architect - Sweeney, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects

Environment Consultants - Sweeney, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects

Landscape Architect - The MBTW Group

Mechanical Engineering - The Mitchell Partnership Ltd.

Building Record History

2010 - Complete

2007-04-19 - Construction

2006-08-17 - Excavation

2003-10-20 - Proposed

References

2009-12-15: The Globe and Mail, "Telus shores up the city core", Angela Kryhul

2007-05-16: SpectraNet, "Union Tower: SpectraNet - 2007-05-16"

2006-10-07: The Globe and Mail, "Telus to join Toronto skyline", Elizabeth Church

2006-08-21: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "PRIVATE OFFICE BLDG - Telus Building, 25 York St, M5J"

2006-08-18: City of Toronto, "Telus Tower: Toronto City Hall - Staff Report - 2006-08-18"

2006-07-10: Menkes Developments Inc., "Menkes Developments and TELUS announce new office development in downtown Toronto"

2008-07-16, 2010-03-06: Onsite Observations