Brookfield Place
Information
Location	161 and 181 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario  Canada
Status	Complete
Constructed	1990-1991
Use	office/retail
Roof	261m 856ft and 207m 679ft
Floor count	53 and 49
Companies
Architect	Bregman + Hamann Architects, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP et al.

Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place)^[1] is an office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, comprising the 2.1 hectare (5.2 acre) block bounded by Yonge Street to the east, Wellington Street West to the north, Bay Street to the west, and Front Street to the south. The complex contains 242,000 square metres (2.6 million square feet) of office space, and consists of two towers, the Bay Wellington Tower and the TD Canada Trust Tower, linked by the six-storey Allen Lambert Galleria. Brookfield Place is also the home of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixel, file size: 817 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Bregman + Hamann Architects is an Toronto, Canada based architecture and interior design firm. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... Torontos Bay Street in the heart of the financial district. ... Front Street is an east-west street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Allen Thomas Lambert, 1911-2002 Junior to General Manager Fresh from high school at the age of fifteen, Allen Lambert joined a Victoria branch of the Bank of Toronto in 1927 as an $8 a week junior clerk. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ...

Design

The Bay Wellington Tower is a 47 storey office tower, designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects and completed in 1990. The TD Canada Trust Tower (formerly the Canada Trust Tower until the merger with the Toronto-Dominion Bank) noted for its recessed design and spire on the upper levels, stands at 53 storeys. Designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the tower was completed in 1991. CT Financial Services Inc was a financial services holding company that had its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario and operated in United States, CT Financial operated as First Federal Savings and Loan Association. ... The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) (TSX: TD NYSE: TD TYO: 8640 ) is a bank headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Although Brookfield Place is a modern office complex, it contains a significant heritage component. In the 19th century, this block was described in the Globe newspaper as "the most valuable business block in the city", although much of it was subsequently destroyed in the 1904 Toronto fire. The fire spared a row of a dozen commercial buildings at the corner of Yonge and Wellington streets, the façades of which were restored decades later and incorporated "in situ" into the Brookfield Place development. The façade of the 1890s-era Merchants' Bank building, originally located on Wellington Street, was similarly restored, although it was moved and incorporated into the Allen Lambert Galleria. The opulent former Bank of Montreal branch at the northwest corner of Yonge and Front streets, built in 1885, also forms part of the complex, and now serves as part of the Hockey Hall of Fame. It contains portraits all of the Hall of Fame inductees, and houses a number of hockey trophies, including the Stanley Cup. The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ... The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 was a fire that destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1904. ... Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO, NYSE: BMO) is Canadas fourth largest bank[1], and is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ...

Brookfield Place is connected to the underground PATH system and to the subway. Brookfield Commercial Properties owns the Bay Wellington Tower, and it shares the ownership of the TD Canada Trust Tower with OMERS Realty and Truscan Property Corporation. PATH is a 27-kilometre network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Allen Lambert Galleria

The Allen Lambert Galleria, sometimes described as the "crystal cathedral of commerce", was the result of an international competition and was incorporated into the development in order to satisfy the City of Toronto's public art requirements. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is one of the most photographed spaces in Toronto's financial district, and is heavily featured as a backdrop for news reports, as well as TV and film productions. As pictured below, the interior illustrates Calatrava's signature organic style, with a vaulted ceiling that is intended to evoke an avenue of trees. The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain, usually outside and accessible to all. ... Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Spanish architect and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland. ...

Photo gallery

Allen Lambert Galleria by Santiago Calatrava. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1480x2465, 466 KB) BCE Place Galleria in Toronto, Canada, designed by Santiago Calatrava. ... Allen Thomas Lambert, 1911-2002 Junior to General Manager Fresh from high school at the age of fifteen, Allen Lambert joined a Victoria branch of the Bank of Toronto in 1927 as an $8 a week junior clerk. ... Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Spanish architect and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland. ...	Sunlight penetrates concourse. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixel, file size: 923 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...	View of Toronto-Dominion Centre and Royal Bank Plaza from entrance. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixel, file size: 952 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... The Toronto-Dominion Centre. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Skyscrapers | Toronto buildings | Canadian skyscrapers ...	Top floors and the TD sign seen for miles when lit at night. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixel, file size: 695 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...
Canada Trust Tower Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (393x902, 68 KB) Canada Trust Tower (Toronto), taken by SimonP I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...	Bay Wellington Tower Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 367 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (627 × 1024 pixel, file size: 128 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bay Wellington Tower in Toronto, taken by SimonP I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document...

See also

• List of Toronto's 10 tallest skyscrapers

This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

References

1. ^ Toronto’s BCE Place Renamed Brookfield Place (PDF). Brookfield Properties (2007-07-27). Retrieved on 2007-07-27.

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External links

• Official site
• Photos of Brookfield Place
• Photo of Allen Lambert Galleria
• Description of Allen Lambert Galleria
• Heritage elements of Brookfield Place
• Emporis Listing