Intact Centre

The Intact Centre is an office building located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that serves as the head offices of Ontario Power Generation and Intact Financial. It was originally built in 1975 for Ontario Hydro (of which OPG is a successor company) and has been previously known as Hydro Place, Ontario Hydro Building and Ontario Power Building.

Intact Centre
Intact Centre with the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building to the right
Former names
    • Hydro Place,
    • Ontario Hydro Building,
    • Ontario Power Building
General information
TypeOffice building
Architectural styleInternational
Address700 University Avenue
Town or cityToronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates43.658876°N 79.391273°W / 43.658876; -79.391273
Completed1976
Opened1976
OwnerKingSett Capital Inc.
Technical details
Floor count20
Floor area113,898 m2 (1,225,990 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators17
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kenneth Raymond Cooper, Kenneth H. Candy
Architecture firmGordon S. Adamson and Associates
Awards and prizesBOMA Canada 2020 TOBY
DesignationsLEED Gold, Fitwel 1 Star, BOMA BEST Gold, WiredScore Platinum, WELL, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility
Other information
Public transit access Queen's Park

It was designed by the architect Kenneth Raymond Cooper with Consulting Architect Kenneth H. Candy, Chief Architect of Ontario Hydro, and Adamson Associates. Located at 700 University Avenue at the intersection of College Street in Downtown Toronto, the International Style building stands at 80.0 m and 19 floors with 113,898 m2 (1,225,990 sq ft) of space.

The building is served by Queen's Park station on the Toronto subway.

See also

  • "Intact Centre". SkyscraperPage.
  • 700 University Avenue - Triovest


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