Sunday 3 March 2013

Crane Up at Bay Adelaide 2 (Office Tower)

Crane Up at BA2 - #Toronto Construction



Just doing some reporting on an earlier post regarding the Bay Adelaide Centre Office Tower 2 which is currently under construction in the financial core of Toronto. Learned that yesterday the office tower, officially had it's crane brought and erected on site. So this is the latest office tower to begin construction in Toronto and at a height of 196 meters this is no small tower, almost equal in height to the original Bay Adelaide Tower which is 218 meters.

Description

Adjacent to Brookfield’s new 51-storey office development (Bay Adelaide West) in the Financial Core, Bay Adelaide East is a 43-storey, 900,000- square-foot office tower planned for the second phase of the Bay Adelaide Centre project. The tower is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and will feature state-of-the-art operating and life safety systems. Connected to Toronto’s PATH system, the tower will have direct access to the 27 kilometer below grade public walkway and retail network.

Bay Adelaide North is the third phase of the Bay Adelaide Centre project and could accommodate a new development of up to 500,000 square feet.

Building size (000’s Sq. Ft.): Office: 20; Retail: 8
Year Built: Approx. 1930s (8-14 Adelaide St. W) and mid 1900s (2-6 Adelaide St. W & 118 Yonge St.)
Year Renovated: 1986
Number of floors: 4
Typical floor size: 7,500 SF

Amenities

•Underground parking for 1100 vehicles (currently 860 stalls available due to construction)
•Proximate to major hotels, restaurants and shops including the 3.5 -million-square-foot Toronto Eaton Centre as well as The Bay department store
•Located in the Central Business District near public parks and transportation
•Situated equidistant from both the Queen and King Street Subway stations (Yonge-University Line) and a short walk south to Union Station

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