Sterling Tower

Sterling Tower

General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Toronto, Canada
Coordinates	43°39′04″N 79°22′54″W / 43.650973°N 79.381612°W / 43.650973; -79.381612Coordinates: 43°39′04″N 79°22′54″W / 43.650973°N 79.381612°W / 43.650973; -79.381612
Completed	1928
Height
Roof	c.100 m (330 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	21
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Architect	Chapman and Oxley
Structural engineer	Yolles Group
References
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Sterling Tower is an art deco skyscraper at 372 Bay Street at Richmond Street in Toronto, Canada.

Overview

Designed by Chapman and Oxley, and completed in 1928, the building was the tallest in the city for one year, until the construction of the Royal York Hotel.

Recognition

On 18 August 1976, Sterling Tower was adopted by the City Council of Toronto as an architectural/contextual Heritage Property.^[3]

References

↑ Sterling Tower at Emporis
↑ "Sterling Tower". SkyscraperPage.
↑ "Heritage Property Detail: Sterling Tower". City of Toronto. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

External links

Sterling Towers at UrbanDB

Timeline of the tallest buildings in Toronto

Toronto Board of Trade Building (1892)
Beard Building (30 m) (1894)
Temple Building (40 m) (1896)
Trader's Bank Building (60 m) (1906)
Canadian Pacific Building (c.85 m) (1913)
Royal Bank Building (90 m) (1915)
Sterling Tower (c.100 m) (1928)
Fairmont Royal York (124 m) (1929)
Commerce Court North (145 m) (1931)
Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower (223 m) (1967)
Commerce Court West (239 m) (1972)
First Canadian Place (298 m) (1975)

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