Brookfield Place (Toronto)

Brookfield Place
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	161 and 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′49″N 79°22′43″W / 43.64694°N 79.37861°W / 43.64694; -79.37861
Construction started	1985
Completed	1992
Owner	161 Bay: Oxford Properties and PSP Investments 181 Bay: Brookfield Properties
Height
Antenna spire	161 Bay: 263 m (863 ft)
Roof	161 Bay: 227 m (745 ft) 181 Bay: 208 m (682 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	161 Bay: 53 181 Bay: 49
Floor area	161 Bay: 127,470 m2 (1,372,100 sq ft) 181 Bay: 148,640 m2 (1,599,900 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Bregman + Hamann Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (interior galleria by Santiago Calatrava)
Website
Official website
References
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Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place)^[1] is an office and retail complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, comprising the 2.1 ha (5.2-acre) block bounded by Yonge Street, Wellington Street West, Bay Street, and Front Street West. The complex contains 242,000 m² (2,604,866 sq ft) of office space, 59,000 sq ft (5,481 m²) of retail space,^[9] and consists of two towers, the TD Canada Trust Tower (161 Bay Street) and the Bay Wellington Tower (181 Bay Street), linked by the Allen Lambert Galleria. Brookfield Place is also the home of the Hockey Hall of Fame (housed in an opulent former bank from 1885).^[10] The complex also includes 12 preserved heritage buildings.^[11] The complex is also connected to the PATH, which includes several shops and a food court in its basement.^[12][13]