khris
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That's a really great photo Mo-tage!
Cadillac Fairview to give TD Centre $110M facelift
Cadillac Fairview Corp. announced the launch Monday of a $110-million revitalization investment in the company’s iconic Toronto-Dominion Centre complex in downtown Toronto.
A major aspect of the project will be the replacement of all 5,676 single-pane glass windows in the 46-storey tower at 77 King St. West.
They will be replaced with thermal double panes and a roller shade system.
“The new windows and shades will enhance energy efficiency by keeping the building better insulated and will be tinted bronze to ensure consistency with the original architectural design,” the company said in a news release.
The idea is to enhance the property and tenant comfort “while at the same time maintaining the integrity and style of the original building designed by world-renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,” the company said in a news release.
Originally built in 1969, the TD Centre was downtown Toronto’s first major office development and “to this day, remains the largest office complex in Canada, home to many of the country’s premier businesses and foreign multinationals in addition to being the global headquarters of TD Bank Financial Group,” Cadillac Fairview said.
“Given the architectural and historical significance of the property, the revitalization will ensure the careful restoration and replacement of existing finishes and materials to remain true to Mies Van der Rohe’s original vision,” it said.
The 46-storey tower at 77 King West is one of five in the Toronto-Dominion Centre complex in the heart of the financial district.
The building envelope is famous for its bronze-coloured curtain wall within a matte-black painted steel frame, featuring floor to ceiling windows considered a generation ahead of its time.
“I am really excited about this initiative, as it enhances the timeless modern design that is the Toronto-Dominion Centre” said Steven Sorensen, vice-president, property management for Cadillac Fairview.
Cadillac Fairview, wholly owned by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, owns or co-owns and manages more than 80 properties in Canada and the United States. The office buildings and retail centres are valued at some $15 billion.
What a huge difference! They're gonna be nice and dark again.
Then the sun will fade them again in a few years.
Then they'll paint them again ...
I doubt they'll be in a rush to do so again. This has got to be costing close to a thousand bucks. This is the first time they've been painted since they were constructed, no?