Simpson Tower
The Simpson Tower, located at 401 Bay Street, is the 38th-tallest building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1968 by John B. Parkin Associates and Bregman & Hamann, as the headquarters of the Simpsons department store company, it has 33 floors and is 144 m high.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Toronto City Hall.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
Toronto City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jerome Decq, CC BY 2.0.
The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. Toronto City Hall is situated 300 metres northwest of Simpson Tower.
CN Tower
Photo: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1¼ km southwest of Simpson Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Downtown Yonge.
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.
Downtown Yonge
Neighborhood
Downtown Yonge is a retail and entertainment district centred on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Yonge district is bounded by Richmond Street to the south; Grosvenor and Alexander Streets to the north; Bay Street to the west; and portions of Church Street, Victoria Street, and Bond Street to the east.
Garden District
Neighborhood
Photo: Luke Hollins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets.
Simpson Tower
- Type: Office building
- Description: skyscraper
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and office
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65177° or 43° 39′ 6″ northLongitude
-79.3811° or 79° 22′ 52″ westLevels
32Height
144 metres (472 feet)Open location code
87M2MJ29+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 34587440OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q153625
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Simpson Tower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Simpson Tower”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج سيمبسون”
- French: “Simpson Tower”
- German: “Simpson Tower”
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Highlights include Old City Hall Cenotaph and Sterling Tower.
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