Canada's third-tallest skyscraper, built into a 1951 landmark

Scotia Plaza

Rather than demolish the Bank of Nova Scotia's heritage-designated 1951 building, developers built one of Toronto's tallest towers directly onto and around it.

Scotia Plaza, at 40 King Street West, was built between 1985 and 1988, rising 275 metres to become Canada's third-tallest skyscraper. Rather than clear the site entirely, the development incorporates the historic Beaux-Arts Bank of Nova Scotia Building, built between 1946 and 1951 and designated significant under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1975.

A 40-metre atrium

The tower features a dramatic 40-metre-high atrium connecting the heritage building to the modern tower behind it, a design solution that let Scotiabank keep its architecturally significant headquarters building intact while gaining the office space of a modern high-rise on the same site.

Sources

Schindler Group — Scotia Plaza, Toronto

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