Exterior

The exterior consists of a 2 storey carved limestone fascia on both the Adelaide St. W. and the Peter St. elevations with buff coloured brick for the other eight stories and the two story tower. Rows of paired windows separated by protruding brick piers rise up the street elevations.

Entrance

The main entrance to the building is through double glass doors surrounded by two storeys of Canadian limestone. The limestone is ornately carved in a neo-gothic style with the name of the building above and pilasters flanking the doorway. There is a grand arch over the transom.

Main Lobby

The original features of the art deco main lobby have been retained and restored. The floor is a mix of light green, dark green and beige terrazzo with brass inlay. The walls are covered with a tan travertine marble. The lobby ceiling is an elaborately carved plaster relief in a flower motife. The original brass building directory has been restored. There is also a restored brass and bronze mail box from which Canda Post still collects the mail.

Elevators

There are 2 passenger elevators and 2 freight elevators in the building. The passenger elevators feature mirrored tempered glass walls and PVC tile floors. Doors, trim and button plate are stainless steel. The button plate incorporates a monitored emergency phone.

The 2 freight elevators open to the rear of the building at truck level. One of the freight elevators is serviced by a scissors lift that folds into the ground when not in use.

Ceilings and Windows

The building features fully exposed 11 foot high rough textured concrete ceilings. In the walls facing the street elevations are steel frame operating casement windows. The other walls contain original steel sash small panel warehouse style windows or replacement aluminum frame windows with double pane thermally broken glass.

Restrooms

The restrooms have all been recently renovated. Sinks, vanities, fixtures, toilet stalls were all replaced. The floor is now ceramic tile.

Communications

Tenants may choose 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 this building. Paid parking is available at parking lots throughout the area including one immediately adjacent to the building to the south.

Location

The Commodore Building is in the heart of Toronto's revitalized King Spadina district. At 10 stories with a distinctive 2 story tower the building on the south east corner of Adelaide Street West and Peter Street is a landmark in the heart of Toronto's revitalized warehouse district.

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.

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 Avenue 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 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.