Exterior

The exterior consists of slender buff coloured brick piers that rise the full height of the building. The minimalism of the piers and the large windows result in 90% of the exterior walls being glass. The tall attic is finished with a brick façade and gothic style trim. A copper detail runs around the building just below the roof. At street level there is a black granite façade.

Entrance

The entrance consists of double glass doors framed in bronze anodized aluminum with broad side lights and transom. The building name is centered in art deco letters above the entrance doors.

Main Lobby

The Main Lobby is two tiered with a broad set of stairs rising from a short foyer immediately inside the entrance and a narrower set of stairs descending on the right side to the half basement. Lighting is provided by pot lights recessed into the high ceiling. The floors are a mix of beige and black coloured terrazzo. The walls are clad in beige, red veined travertine marble. The stainless steel passenger elevator door is recessed into a wall of shiny black granite. Black granite frames the doors leading out of the lobby.

Elevators

There are 2 passenger elevators and 2 freight elevators in the building.

The passenger elevators are finished with plastic laminate walls and tile floors. The doors and button panels are stainless steel. Fluorescent lighting is filtered through chrome grid ceiling panels.

A freight elevator open at truck level to a lane at the rear of the building.

Ceilings and Windows

The building features twelve foot high ceilings. The ceilings are made up of 6 inch wide timber planks supported by wooden beams. All the wood has been sand blasted to restore it to its original natural condition.

The windows are double pane thermally broken aluminum frame replacement windows. In all suites some of the windows open in casement fashion. The windows are unusually large on all the buildings elevations.

Restrooms

There are typically 2 men's and 2 women's restrooms per floor. Finishes include ceramic tile floors, plastic laminate millwork and baked enamel coated toilet stalls.

Communications

Tenants may choose telephone and high speed internet services 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.

Location

The Capitol Building on the north side of Adelaide St. West midway between Peter St. and Spadina Ave. It lies in the heart of Toronto's revitalized King-Spadina Planning district. Its stature makes it a landmark in the core 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 condominium 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);
-The 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.