Fairmont Royal York

Fairmont Royal York
The hotel with Union Station in foreground
Map
Former namesRoyal York (1929–2001)
Record height
Tallest in the British Empire from 1929 to 1931[I]
Preceded byRoyal Bank Tower
Surpassed byCanadian Bank of Commerce Tower
General information
Architectural styleChâteauesque
Address100 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5J 1E3
Coordinates43°38′46″N 79°22′54″W / 43.646133°N 79.381561°W / 43.646133; -79.381561
Construction started1927
Opened1929; 95 years ago (1929)
OwnerKingSett Capital Inc. (60%)
InnVest Hotels LP (20%)
Ivanhoé Cambridge (20%)
ManagementFairmont Hotels and Resorts
Height124 m (407 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
Architecture firmRoss and Macdonald;
Sproatt and Rolph
DeveloperCanadian Pacific Railway
Other information
Number of rooms1,363
Number of restaurants3
Website
www.fairmont.com/royalyork
Official nameUnion Station Heritage Conservation District
Designated27 February 2006 (2006-02-27)
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The Fairmont Royal York, formerly and still commonly known as the Royal York, is a large historic luxury hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Front Street West, the hotel is situated at the southern end of the Financial District, in Downtown Toronto. The Royal York was designed by Ross and Macdonald, in association with Sproatt and Rolph, and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The hotel is currently managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.

Opened on 11 June 1929, the Châteauesque-styled building is 124 metres (407 ft) tall, and contains 28 floors. It is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels. After its completion, the building was briefly the tallest building in Toronto, as well as the tallest building in the country, and the British Empire, until the nearby Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower was built the following year. The building has undergone several extensive renovations since it first opened, with its first major renovation in 1972. An underground walkway linking the hotel with the Royal Bank Plaza and Union Station form part of Toronto's PATH underground city system.

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  3. ^ Fairmont Royal York at Structurae