Government of Canada Building (North York)
| Joseph Shepard Building | |
|---|---|
Édifice Joseph-Shepard | |
Modernist | |
| Address | 4900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2N 6B1 |
| Coordinates | 43°45′48″N 79°24′47″W / 43.763315°N 79.413042°W |
| Construction started | 1975 |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Macy DuBois |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Sheppard–Yonge |
The Joseph Shepard Building (
Built in 1977 as a medium-sized, planned consolidation project
The structure, with its multi-layered design, stands out among the surrounding skyscrapers along Yonge Street, which were built during the office boom of the 1990s surrounding the diversification of North York City Centre. The building is within walking distance to Sheppard–Yonge subway station and short distance from Ontario Highway 401.
The building is one of two buildings used by the federal government in North York, the other being the
Stabbing
On March 14, 2016, two members of the
References
- ^ "Joseph Shepard Building". TERMIUM Plus. Government of Canada. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons. Canada, Auditor General of Canada, 1979.
- ^ "Canada's Historic Places: Joseph Shepard Building". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "North York military stabbing suspect faces nine charges". Toronto Star. 15 March 2016.
External links
- Joseph Sheppard Federal Building Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine