Ernst & Young Tower

Ernst & Young Tower

Rendering of Ernst & Young Tower
Former names 100 Adelaide Street West
General information
Status Under construction
Type Office, Retail
Architectural style Neomodern
Address 100 Adelaide Street West
Town or city Toronto, Ontario
Country Canada
Coordinates 43°38′58.902″N 79°22′56.611″W / 43.64969500°N 79.38239194°W / 43.64969500; -79.38239194Coordinates: 43°38′58.902″N 79°22′56.611″W / 43.64969500°N 79.38239194°W / 43.64969500; -79.38239194
Completed 2017
Owner Oxford Properties
Height 188 metres (617 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 42
Floor area 84,000 square metres (900,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox
WZMH Architects
Engineer Stephenson Engineering
Civil engineer MMM Group
Website
www.100asw.com

The Ernst & Young Tower (formally 100 Adelaide Street West) is a skyscraper currently under construction in Toronto, Ontario at 100 Adelaide Street West.[1] The building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and WZMH Architects.[2]

Original site

100 Adelaide Street West originally was the Concourse Building, a 14-story Art Deco building that opened in 1928. The building tenant was the Toronto Industrial Commission, which promoted the city as a hub of finance and business in Ontario. The building was famous for its mosaics by Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald.[3] The Concourse was designed by the firm of Baldwin and Greene.[4] Oxford Properties took control of the building in 1998 and released plans to replace the Concourse Building with a new tower.[5] The Concourse’s defenders tried to find a buyer for the building, though Oxford refused to sell the site.[6]

The decision to demolish the Concourse Building was controversial, but the Toronto and East York community councils ultimately voted in favor of the demolition in May 2000, with a vote of 38 to 12.[7]

New building

Oxford released plans for the new building on 17 June 2013.[6] The new proposal also announced that the building would be renamed from 100 Adelaide Street West, the street address of the site, to Ernst & Young Tower.[8] Ernst and Young, the primary tenant of the new building, will be leasing 20,900 square metres (225,000 sq ft) of office space.[8]

When finished, Ernst & Young Tower will be 188 m (617 ft) high, with 42 floors and a total area of 84,000 square metres (900,000 sq ft).[9] The base of the new tower will include the south and east walls of the original Concourse Building and will be integrated into the PATH as part of Oxford’s Richmond-Adelaide Centre. The anchor tenants of the building will be Ernst & Young and TMX Group. The new building is already 45% pre-leased.[10] In addition to a new public space and renovated entrance through the Concourse Building, the tower will also feature a 460 m2 (5,000 sq ft) outdoor terrace on the 6th floor. When complete, the building will be LEED Platinum certified.[11] The tower is currently under construction and will be completed by 2017.[12]

Construction

On 23 April 2015, a Toronto man fell 5 metres (16 ft) near the construction site of Ernst & Young Tower.[13] He was pronounced dead at the scene.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "100 ADELAIDE STREET WEST – PUBLIC ART PLAN" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Landau, Jack (25 November 2014). "Oxford's EY Tower Reaches Grade in the Financial District". Urban Toronto.
  3. ↑ Hume, Christopher (14 June 2013). "Celebrated Toronto Art Deco tower victim of growth: Hume". Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.
  4. ↑ Landau, Jack (6 May 2013). "Demolition Imminent for Art Deco Concourse Building on Adelaide". Urban Toronto.
  5. ↑ "Oxford Properties moves ahead with new Toronto office tower". The Globe & Mall. 12 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Bradburn, Jamie (21 June 2013). "Goodbye Historic Concourse Building, Hello Ernst & Young Tower". Torontoist.
  7. ↑ "Draft By-laws - Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning - 100, 120 and 130 Adelaide Street West, 12 and 22 Sheppard Street and 85 and 111 Richmond Street West (Downtown)" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 Giuliano, Dylan (13 June 2013). "Oxford Renames 100 Adelaide West as the Ernst and Young Tower". Urban Toronto.
  9. ↑ "100 Adelaide W". Oxford Properties Group. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Oxford Announces 40-Storey Downtown Toronto Office Tower Development". MarketWire. 12 June 2013.
  11. ↑ White, Craig (February 26, 2013). "Concourse Building Cleared for Redevelopment of 100 Adelaide West". Urban Toronto.
  12. ↑ "100 Adelaide West". Urban Toronto. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Man falls five metres at downtown worksite, dies". CBC News. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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