Building Facts At A Glance
The COMPLEX at a glance
- Parking garage - Accessible 24/7, bright, fully enclosed, heated and secure
- In 2013 there were a total of 50 events including building, tenant, community and promotional events
- 30,000 people a day pass through the retail concourse, and 7,000 pass through the West Lobby (the largest of our 4 building) daily
- There are approximately 50 retail and 50 office tenants at Commerce Court with a total of 7,000 employees
- There are 24 eateries in the complex
- There are more than 10 service-oriented tenants in the building
- 11 km PATH walkway
- Location: On four acres at King and Bay in the heart of Toronto, Ontario
- Central to Canada’s most dynamic financial and legal community
- Direct access to the King St. subway, Union Station and PATH network
- Retail Concourse: Approximately 55 shops, restaurants and food service facilities
- A total of 2,021,229 square feet in 4 buildings
- Commerce Court North was built in 1931 and has 34 floors, totalling 238,441 square feet
- Commerce Court South was built in 1972 and has 5 floors, totalling 91,561 square feet
- Commerce Court East was built in 1972 and has 13 floors, totalling 163,073 square feet
- Commerce Court West was built in 1972 and has 57 floors, totalling 1,209, 530 square feet
- Property Owner: British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
- Property Manager: Quad Real Property Group
SUSTAINABILITY at a glance
- Total energy savings at Commerce Court from 2008 to 2012 were 24 million kWhs
- Electricity use alone in the complex has reduced by over 16M kWhs since 2008, which is equivalent to powering over 3,300 households
- Total complex waste was reduced by 42% from 2008 to 2012
- A key to the complex’s effective waste diversion is the tenant-landlord collaboration. Ownership, tenants and management of Commerce Court have the satisfaction of knowing that their recycling efforts in 2012 saved over 23,000 trees
- From 2008 to 2012, water consumption at the complex was reduced by 27%
- High-efficiency water fixtures in the bathrooms at Commerce Court use 25 percent less water than the baseline target set by LEED®, resulting in savings of 10M liters of water per year
- Complex GHG (Greenhouse gas) emission levels have decreased from 2008 to 2012 by 34%
- Building projects (such as lighting replacement on select floors, in the lobby and mechanical room) along with mechanical improvements including the installation of new control panels, variable speed drives on fans and pumps, and high efficiency equipment, have contributed to a positive impact related to the reduction of GHG emissions. For 2012, projects undertaken resulted in a 7% reduction in energy use, with an estimated 485 tonne reduction in GHG emissions
Note: all above data is from the Commerce Court Sustainability Scorecard 2012 (date issued June 2013). To view the complete report, click here.