Manulife Centre, Mixed-use skyscraper in Yorkville district, Toronto, Canada
Manulife Centre is a 51-story tower reaching 166 meters at the intersection of Bay and Bloor Streets. It combines residential apartments, office space, and retail shops throughout its mixed-use floors.
The structure was designed by Toronto architectural firm Clifford and Lawrie in 1970 and completed in 1974 for Manulife Financial. It represented a major development in transforming the Yorkville district into a modern commercial hub.
The building houses Canada's first Eataly location, where Italian food products and dining experiences occupy multiple levels. This brings a distinct European flavor to the Yorkville shopping and dining scene.
The building connects underground to Bay station on Line 2 and Bloor-Yonge station via tunnel passageways. This direct link makes it easy to reach by public transit in any weather.
Bay Bloor Radio has occupied the Manulife Centre since the building opened, trading there since the early 1970s. The retailer was founded in 1946, so it predates the tower by more than two decades. A tunnel from the basement shopping concourse also reaches Holt Renfrew at 50 Bloor Street West.
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