Telus Harbour
{{distinguish|Telus Tower (Montreal)}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Telus House
| image = 25 York Street 2022.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| former_names = Union Tower
| alternate_names = Telus House
| location = 25 York Street
Toronto, Ontario
| coordinates = {{coord|43.6433|-79.3809|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| start_date = 2007
| completion_date = 2009
| building_type = Commercial offices
| antenna_spire = {{convert|136.1|m|abbr=on}}
| roof = {{convert|121.7|m|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = 32
| elevator_count = 15
| cost =
| floor_area = {{convert|72000|m2|abbr=on}}
| architect = Adamson Associates Architects
Sweeny, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects
| structural_engineer=
| main_contractor = Menkes Construction
| developer = Menkes Developments Ltd.
Hospitals of OntarioPension Plan (HOOPP) and Halcyon Partners Fund
| owner =
| management =
| references = {{ctbuh|4439}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/101416 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025647/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/101416 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 101416 |work=Emporis}}{{skyscraperpage|42321}}
}}
Telus Harbour, formerly Telus House, formerly Union Tower, is a 30-storey office skyscraper at 25 York Street, on the south side of the traditionally defined financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web | title=Telus Fact Sheet | url=http://www.menkes.com/telus/pdf/telus_fact.pdf | publisher=Menkes | date=2 August 2008 | access-date=2 February 2011}} As of 2016, Telus being the Anchor tenant, occupied 21 of 30 storeys ({{Percentage|21|30}}), which included 3 of them dedicated to fun and wellness.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-03 |title=Inside Telus's enormous, 21-floor office, with three whole storeys dedicated to fun and wellness |url=https://torontolife.com/style/inside-the-telus-house-with-a-rooftop-garden-and-wellness-centre/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}} In 2021, the building earned BOMA BEST Platinum certification with a score of 99.2% which was, at the time, the highest score globally.{{Cite web |title=Telus Harbour Sets New Global Industry Record for BOMA BEST Score |url=https://storeys.com/25-york-street-menkes-new-record-boma-best-score/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=storeys.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=25 York Street {{!}} Menkes Developments |url=https://www.menkes.com/commercial/projects/25-york-street |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.menkes.com}}
Location
{{stack|File:25 York Street office lobby 2021.jpg}}
The building is located at the corner of York Street and Bremner Boulevard, the former brownfield railway lands, just south of Union Station. Telus Tower is connected to the Toronto PATH network of underground pedestrian passageways. The building is visible from the Toronto Waterfront and is one of the many new developments in the area, including the Scotiabank Arena, Maple Leaf Square, and Infinity Condominium.
Sustainable design
The development is pursuing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold status for the project's environmental sustainability.Telus house achieves LEED platinum. (2012). Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, 85(213), 1. {{ProQuest|1152169085}}
Construction
The project was managed by Menkes Development Ltd., Alcion Ventures and HOOPP Realty Inc. and was built by architecture firms Sweeny&Co Architects Inc. and Adamson Associates as lead architects.
Tenants
- Telus
- Dye & Durham{{cite web | url=https://dyedurham.com/contact/ | title=Contact }}
- President's Choice Financial (President's Choice Bank)
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Telus House}}
- [http://www.menkes.com/telus/index.html Menkes Official Page]
- [http://about.telus.com/cgi-bin/media_news_viewer.cgi?news_id=721&mode=2 Telus Release]
- [https://www.thestar.com/article/559983 Toronto Star coverage of worker death]
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Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design basic silver certified buildings
Category:Office buildings completed in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Ontario