| Date of Construction
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| 1928 |
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| Architect
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| Benjamin
Brown
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| Original Use
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| Commercial Warehouse |
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| Current Use
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| The
building has been converted to commercial
office use. Retail bank branches occupy
the main floors. |
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| Structure
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| The
structure of the building consists of
7 inch concrete slab floors supported
around the perimeter by steel reinforced
concrete piers and throughout the interior
by steel reinforced concrete columns.
The perimeter walls are reinforced concrete
with brick cladding on the street elevations
and tower. The origiinal steel casement
windows have been maintained on the
street elevations but are slated for
replacement in 2006. The remaining windows
are gradually being replaced by aluminium
frame windows with double glased thermally
broken glass.
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| Floor Plate
|
| The
floor plate consists of approximately
12,400 square feet of gross leaseable
floor area. |
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| Elevators
|
| The
building has 2 passenger elevators and
1 freight elevator. |
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| Electrical
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| The
building has been upgraded to a 4000
amp service to be provided by the building's
own 13.8 KVA transformer. Suites have
access to an ample supply of 208 amp,
3 phase power. |
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| Sprinklers
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| The
building is sprinklered throughout.
New sprinkler heads are installed in
all renovated units with sprinkler pipe
sized to meet existing Code requirements
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| HVAC
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| A
central heat pump provides only cooling
to individual units within tenant suites
but will eventually provide heating
as well. In the meantime heating is
provided by two new (2000) steam boilers
sending steam to cast iron radiators
in the suites. Ventilation is available
through operable windows. |
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| Life Safety
Features |
| The
building is fully sprinklered. There
is a fire alarm system and emergency
lighting installed. |
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