Office Tower Construction Begins In Downtown Toronto

Carttera Private Equities has broken ground for an 18 storey office development at 65 King Street East in downtown Toronto according to Ontario Construction Report. The building was designed by WZMH Architects and IBI Group.

The ground floor of the building will include an office tower lobby and retail space. Levels 2 through 18 will have office spaces from 15,705 square feet to 29,131 square feet. The building will also feature 18,152 square feet of individual terrace space which will range in size from 679 square feet to 4,600 square feet. 

The project team includes PCL Construction, CBRE, Entuitive, Soberman Engineering, Smith + Andersen, Jag-con and Ecovert.

The building's office space is targeting LEED Gold certification and WELL Ready standards. The following features will include:

 - An aluminum curtain wall cladding system featuring floor-to-ceiling 12 foot vision glass and double glazed units with low-emissivity

 - An advanced in-floor HVAC system

 - High efficiency dimmable LED lighting

 - 174 secured bike stalls for tenants

 - Shower facilities and change rooms for those commuting to work via bike

According to 65 King East, this project is just steps to King & Yonge, the Financial Core and less than a 10 minute walk to Union Station with seamless connections to the TTC, Go Transit, Via Rail and the UP Express.  

Every detail of this workplace environment was designed to encourage teamwork, productivity, health and employee wellness. It's terraces offer stunning views of Toronto, Lake Ontario and the King East neighborhood below. 

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