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. The building is owned by Triovest.
| Intact Centre | |
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 Intact Centre with the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building to the right | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | International |
| Address | 700 University Avenue |
| Town or city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′32″N 79°23′29″W / 43.658876°N 79.391273°W |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Owner | KingSett Capital Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 113,898 m2 (1,225,990 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kenneth Raymond Cooper, Kenneth H. Candy |
| Architecture firm | Gordon S. Adamson and Associates |
| Awards and prizes | BOMA Canada 2020 TOBY |
| Designations | LEED 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.[citation needed]
The building is served by Queen's Park station on the Toronto subway. The subway station connects the building to the MaRS Discovery District.
The building has a food court on the main floor which has restaurants such as Swiss Chalet, Subway, Tim Hortons, and Mr. Souvlaki. It also contains an INS convenience store and dental and eye offices.
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