Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Exercise Five - Amanda Compagnone

COMMERCE COURT NORTH
King St & Bay St


- When completed in 1930 the 34-story tower was the tallest in the British Empire until 1962 when it was surpassed by the Royal York Hotel.

- The statue of Mercury near the main entrance represents the god of bankers. The bees, squirrels and beavers surrounding the statue represent industry, hard work and thrift.

- The original building was designed by Pearson and Darling; later three buildings were added by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners creating the Commerce Court complex, which was then renovated by Zeidler Partnership Architects in 1994.

- The building currently has 40,457 employees with a growth rate of 3.5%

- In 2007 the building brought in $24 402.2 million in sales with a net income of $3 798.3 million.



http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu?id=commercecourtnorth-toronto-canada
http://www.answers.com/topic/canadian-imperial-bank-of-commerce

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