Manulife Centre
Building in Toronto
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The Manulife Centre is located on the southeast corner of Bay and Bloor streets, along the Mink Mile and adjacent to the southern edge of the Yorkville district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a 3-floor retail complex that connects to an office tower on the north end of the building and residential towers on the south.
| Manulife Centre | |
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 Interactive map of the Manulife Centre area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-use (Retail, Residential, Office) |
| Location | 55 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A5 |
| Coordinates | 43°40′10″N 79°23′18″W |
| Construction started | 1970 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 51 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Clifford & Lawrie |
| Structural engineer | Jablonsky, Ast and Partners[1] |
| Main contractor | Goldie Burgess Limited |
| References | |
| Skyscraper Center[2] | |
History
Designed by the Toronto architectural firm of Clifford and Lawrie Architects, construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1974.[2] It was developed and built for Manulife Financial, the current owners. Early retail tenants at the Manulife Centre included Bretton's department store (60,000 square feet), Creed's (38,000 square feet), Harridge's, and other luxury tenants. Over time, these three large retailers went bankrupt and closed.
Today
Retailers at Manulife Centre includes Birks and Indigo Books. Bay Bloor Radio, which was founded in 1946, moved into the Manulife Centre when it opened and remains there today. A tunnel connects the basement level of the shopping concourse to Holt Renfrew at 50 Bloor Street West on the north side of Bloor.
Manulife Centre is home to Canada's first flagship Eataly location as well as Over the Rainbow, a fashion retailer, and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Manulife Centre connects to Bay station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth via the tunnel to 60 Bloor Street West. Tunnels also provide access to Toronto's busiest subway station Bloor–Yonge.
Manulife Centre Interior
Residential tower
Eataly Toronto in Level 2
