L Tower

The L Tower is a residential skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. The project, which broke ground in mid-October 2009, saw many delays.

Photo: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: skyscraper in Toronto, Canada
Address: 8 The Esplanade

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Meridian Hall.

Yonge-Dundas

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Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.

Meridian Hall

Theater building

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Meridian Hall, originally opened as O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts on October 1, 1960, is a performing arts venue in Toronto, Ontario, also known as Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, and as the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.

Scotiabank Arena

Stadium

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Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Scotiabank Arena is situated 380 metres southwest of L Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Financial District and South Core.

Financial District

Neighborhood

Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.

South Core

Neighborhood

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South Core is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The South Core occupies the eastern portions of the Railway Lands. The remodeling and restoration of Union Station and the construction of a new wave of business and condominium towers is central to this area's forecast growth.

St. Lawrence

Neighborhood

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.

St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.

L Tower

Category: skyscraper
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.64618° or 43° 38′ 46″ north

Longitude

-79.37631° or 79° 22′ 35″ west

Levels

Height

1 metre (3.3 feet)

Open location code

87M2JJWF+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 238264282

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q780392

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Satellite Map

Discover L Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“L Tower” goes by many names.

Basque: “L Tower”
Chinese: “L字塔”
Dutch: “L Tower”
Egyptian Arabic: “برج ال”
Finnish: “L Tower”
French: “L Tower”
German: “L Tower”
Spanish: “L Tower”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 25 The Esplanade and Dominion Public Building.

Nearby Places

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