Location
The Tower Building is located at 110 Spadina Ave, Toronto, on the north west corner of Adelaide Street West and Spadina Avenue.
Neighbourhood
Home to a large number of older loft construction buildings originally designed for warehousing and light manufacturing purposes, most of the buildings in the area have been renovated to accommodate commercial office tenants. The space often appeals to businesses in creative fields such as software development, web design, architecture, design, marketing, advertising, communications, publishing and film production. In addition many new residential condominium buildings displaying a variety of innovative architectural designs are now dispersed within or planned for the area.
Within easy walking distance are: the Royal Alexandra Theatre, the Princess of Wales Theatre, Roy Thompson Hall, Second City, dozens of Restaurants, Cafes and Bars, the Club District, Rogers Centre (home of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts), the Air Canada Centre (home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors), shopping in the renowned Eaton Centre or on eclectic Queen Street, the CN Tower, Scotia Bank Centre (Paramount Theatres, Imax and Chapters), The Financial Core, University of Toronto and the world-renowned Hospitals of University Avenue.
Transportation
The neighbourhood of the Tower Building is bi-sected by the King St. street car line and the Spadina Avenue Light Rapid Transit Line. It is within easy 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 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 five-minute ride to The Martin Goodman Trail (bike path) that runs east/west the full length of Toronto along the shores of Lake Ontario.
Size
The Tower Building is 10 stories high with an additional two-storey pyramidal tower on the Spadina Avenue elevation that houses a passenger elevator mechanical room. The floor plate of each of the ten tenanted floors is about 12,000 sq. ft.
Construction
The Tower Building was erected in 1928 based on the design of Benjamin Brown, a noted Toronto Architect. The structure of the building consists of 7” thick concrete slab floors (no noise transmission between floors) supported around the perimeter by steel reinforced concrete piers and throughout the interior by steel reinforced concrete columns. The walls are reinforced concrete, with brick cladding on the street elevations and tower. The building features fully exposed 11’ high rough textured concrete ceilings and restored hardwood floors. In the walls facing the street elevations are large aluminum frame thermal windows with operating casements. The remaining walls contain still larger aluminum frame windows with thermal glass and operating sliders. There are two passenger elevators completely upgraded in 2009 and one freight elevator.
Heating & Air Conditioning
The Tower Building is heated and cooled by a very energy efficient heat pump system. Each suite has separate control over its own heating and cooling independent of the rest of the building. In addition, each suite has operable windows that allow for the introduction of fresh air.
Electrical
The power available to the units is 208 Volt, 3 phases. 4,000 amps of power are available to the building.
Safety
The building’s sprinkler system has been upgraded. In addition a stand-pipe system has been installed to provide two fire hose cabinets per floor. A fire alarm system, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers have been installed throughout. Regular testing and maintenance of all life safety systems is a top priority of the Capitol Buildings organization.
Security
The Tower Building’s entrance doors are locked automatically outside of 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 upon payment of a refundable deposit and they may be individually deactivated if necessary. After hours the building is patrolled periodically by a security guard. In addition, a video surveillance system has been installed. In case of emergency, Capitol Buildings can be contacted by dialing our regular office number which is answered by an answering service. We have a designated employee on call on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergencies.
Internet
There is high-speed fibre service in the building used by a variety of Internet service providers.