Exterior

The exterior consists of a 2 storey carved limestone fascia on both the Adelaide St. W. and the Spadina Ave. elevations with buff coloured brick for the other eight storeys and the two storey tower. A distinctive copper clad pyramid tops the tower creating a landmark for the area. Rows of paired windows separated by protruding brick piers rise up the street elevations.

Main Entrance (Spadina)

The main entrance to the building is from Spadina Avenue through a glass door surrounded by two storeys of Canadian limestone. The limestone is ornately carved in a neo-gothic style with the name of the building and pilasters flanking the doorway. There is a grand arch over the transom which consists of leaded glass.

Main Lobby (Spadina)

The original features of the art deco main lobby have been retained and restored. The floor is a mix of black, charcoal and beige terrazzo with brass inlay. The walls are covered with tan travertine marble. The lobby ceiling is an elaborately carved plaster relief in a flower motife. The original brass building directory has been restored.

Adelaide St. West Lobby

The building has a second lobby that is accessed through double glass doors from Adelaide St. West. The floor consists of light and dark beige ceramic tiles laid in a pattern that sweeps graciosly from the entrance to the passenger elevator. The curved pattern of the tile is reflected in curved bulkheads into which are recessed pot lights. The lobby ceiling is fully exposed to the slab 12 feet high with the slab and mechanicals painted black. The walls are painted in three shades complementary to the ceramic tile with a faux finish on the wall that bears the black and white building directory.

Ceilings and Windows

The building features fully exposed 12 foot high rough textured concrete ceilings. The windows on the street elevations are slated for replacement in the fall of 2006. New, energy efficient windows will replace the old in a design intended to replicate the existing, including casements that open.

Elevators

The building has two passenger elevators and one freight elevator. One passenger elevator services the main lobby off Spadina Avenue. It was recently refurbished with new PVC floor tile, plastic laminate walls, stainless steel trim and a new stainless steel control panel with an emergency phone at handicap level. After regular business hours only this passenger elevator is operative. It can only be called with a key fob access device issued to the Tenants on a restricted basis.

The second passenger elevator services the Adelaide St. West lobby. The cab is slated to be refurbished at the end of 2006.

The freight elevator opens at truck level to the lane behind the building that runs north from Adelaide St. West.

Restrooms

There are typically one men's and one women's restrooms on each floor.

Communications

Tenants may choose from telephone and high speed internet service from a variety of providers serving the Building.

Security

The building doors are locked outside regular business hours. An intercom by the front door allows visitors to contact tenants via the tenants' telephones. After hours, the front door and passenger elevators can only be opened with a key fob that activates a proximity reader. The key fobs are issued on a restricted basis and may be individually deactivated if necessary. After hours the building is patrolled periodically by a security guard. In addition, a video surveillance system is in effect.

Parking

No parking is available with the building. Paid parking is available at parking lots throughout the area.

Neighbourhood

The neighbourhood is home to a large number of older loft construction buildings originally designed for warehousing and light manufacturing. Most of the buildings in the area have recently benefited from major retrofits designed to attract commercial office tenants in fields such as software development, internet, architecture, design, marketing, advertising, publishing and film production. Many new condominiuim buildings displaying a variety of inovative architectural designs are now dispersed throughout the area.

They are drawn to the interesting character of the space available in the buildings as well as the amenities of the area. Within easy walking distance are:
-the Theatre District (the Royal Alexandra Theatre, the Princess of Wales Theatre, Roy Thompson Hall and Second City);
-The Financial Core;
-the Restaurant District;
-the Club District;
-Rogers Centre(home of the Toronto Blue Jays);
-Festival Hall (Paramount Theatres, Imax and Chapters)
-the CN Tower;
-shopping on eclectic Queen Street;
-the renowned Eaton Centre;
-the Air Canada Centre (home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors);
-University of Toronto.

Location

The Tower Building is in the heart of Toronto's revitalized King - Spadina district. At 10 storeys with a distinctive 2 storey tower the building on the north west corner of Adelaide Street West and Spadina Avenue is a landmark in the heart of Toronto's revitalized warehouse district.

Transportation

The area is easily accessible by various methods of transportation. It is bi-sected by the King St. Street Car Line and the Spadina Ave. Light Rapid Transit Line. It is within walking distance of the Yonge/University Subway Line and Toronto's Union Station (the intersection of Rail, Subway and GO train service.) It is only a few minutes drive to the Spadina Ramp to the Gardiner Expressway with its links to the Don Valley Parkway/404 and Highway 427 (the route to Pearson International Airport). The Toronto City Centre Airport is a short cab ride away. One of Toronto's main north/south designated bicycle routes feeds into the area. It is just a 5 minute ride to The Martin Goodman Trail (bike path) that runs east/west the full length of Toronto along the shores of Lake Ontario.