RBC Centre
| RBC Centre | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alternative names | RBC Dexia Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location |
155 Wellington Street West Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°38′45″N 79°23′06″W / 43.6457°N 79.385°WCoordinates: 43°38′45″N 79°23′06″W / 43.6457°N 79.385°W |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Owner |
Cadillac Fairview/ ONTREA (50%) Ontario Pension Board (50%) [1] |
| Management | Cadillac Fairview |
| Height | |
| Roof | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Floor area | 112,900 m2 (1,215,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 30 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox, Bregman + Hamann Architects, Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects |
| Developer | Cadillac Fairview |
| Main contractor | PCL Construction |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
RBC Centre is a 185 m (607 ft), 43-storey office tower completed on June 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the outskirts of the traditionally defined financial district, owned and managed by Cadillac Fairview Corporation[5][6] jointly with the Ontario Pension Board since 2012.[1] The anchor tenants are Royal Bank of Canada.[6] The building is connected to Toronto's PATH network of underground pedestrian passageways.[7]
The development achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold status for the project's environmental sustainability and will produce an estimated 50% energy savings relative to buildings built to the Canadian National Energy Code. The LEED rating system recognizes leading-edge buildings that incorporate design, construction and operational practices that combine healthy, high-quality and high-performance advantages with reduced environmental impacts.[8]
In 2011 Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume named the RBC Centre and the neighbouring Ritz-Carlton Toronto as the two most beautiful buildings completed in the 21st century in Toronto. He praised their integration into the community, and how they have revived Wellington Street. [9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ontario Pension Board Purchases 50 Per Cent Interest in RBC Centre". Lexpert. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ↑ RBC Centre at Emporis
- ↑ RBC Centre at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ RBC Centre at Structurae
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RBC Centre". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Cadillac Fairview "Tops Off" the RBC Centre". Cadillac Fairview. December 12, 2008.
- ↑ "RBC Centre". Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ↑ "LEED Gold...Creating Something Remarkable". Cadillac Fairview. 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Hume's most beautiful buildings: These two are Number 1." Toronto Star May 12, 2011.